The Darkness joyfully unveil their new single ‘Mistletoe and Wine,’ out now via Cooking Vinyl. Arriving on this fifth day of Advent, the beloved British rockers fling open the festive door to reveal a gloriously reimagined version of Cliff Richard’s yuletide classic.

The Darkness have announced their biggest headline tour in two decades, bringing their unmistakable, high-voltage rock to arenas across the UK in December 2026. The seven-date run kicks off at Glasgow’s OVO Hydro on December 8th and culminates with the band’s first-ever headline show at The O2 in London on December 16th.

Following the wildly successful and widely praised run of one-man shows in 2024 - where he brought his hugely popular YouTube channel (boasting over 600,000 subscribers) to the stage - Justin Hawkins is set to embark on a brand new solo adventure in early 2026.

In 'The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows' John Koenig coined the term anemoia- the feeling of nostalgia for a time that you never knew, or indeed that never even existed. Over their eight albums, The Darkness have cultivated the musical version of anemoia, dragging the listener through an uncanny valley of familiar but slanted glam rock.

This isn't the first time The Darkness have played Wembley having supported Hollywood Vampires in the arena back in 2018 and co-headlining with Black Stone Cherry in 2023. Tonight, however it is all about the enigmatic quartet and their sold out 'Dreams on Toast' album tour.