NEWS 2023/02/07
It feels like ages since we’ve had a proper rock ‘n’ roll tour in the UK and I don’t count the recent Evanescence/Within Temptation extravaganza in that category either. I’m talking about a proper foot-on-the-monitor, fist in the air, sweat, grooves and massive songs rock show. So, who better to bring the boom to Leeds than Black Stone Cherry and The Darkness? Kicking off the night was Canadian hard rockers Danko Jones who blitzed through their eight-song set early doors to a small but ready-to-rock crowd. By the time the lights dimmed an hour later and Lowestoft rock favourites The Darkness strutted out and into opener “Growing On Me” in front of a sparkling pyro “waterfall,” you could see that they weren’t here just to provide background noise until the headliners. “Black Shuck” continue...