The Darkness

A rock concert in Birmingham pairing The Darkness, the hard rock and glam rock band formed in Lowestoft, with Feeder, the Newport rock band rooted in grunge and alternative rock.

The Darkness is a British hard rock and glam rock band formed in Lowestoft in 2000. Signed to Atlantic Records, the group released its first album, Permission to Land, in 2003. Justin Hawkins is the band's frontman, and the group's sound draws on the glam rock of the 1970s as well as on hard rock.

Feeder is a British rock band from Newport, formed in 1992. Its music draws on grunge, alternative rock and post-grunge, and it records for Roadrunner Records. The bill therefore brings together a glam-influenced hard rock group and a band whose roots lie in the grunge and alternative rock of the 1990s.

The concert takes place at Utilita Arena Birmingham, a venue that hosts concerts and shows in the city. The evening suits listeners who follow hard rock, glam rock, grunge or alternative rock, and it is a fitting outing for anyone who knows the catalogues of either act.