These guys are playing at the music venue across the street from where I work today. Fans have been lining up since before I got here at 1pm. I would pop in and check out a few songs if I was working the night shift tonight, but alas.

Because of all the pollen out?

The Darkness Announce 20th Anniversary Permission to Land Reissue

The Darkness have announced a deluxe reissue of Permission to Land in celebration of the album’s 20th anniversary. Permission to Land…Again is out October 6 on Rhino.

Permission to Land was originally released via Atlantic Records in 2003. The 4xCD/DVD deluxe reissue will feature rare B-sides, previously unreleased demos, and live albums from three of the Darkness’ early 2000s London shows: one at the Astoria in 2003, one at Knebworth Park in support of Robbie Williams in 2003, and a 2004 Wembley Arena concert. The DVD portion of Permission to Land…Again will include footage of the Knebworth and Astoria shows, a History of the Darkness documentary, music videos, and behind-the-scenes footage from the years surrounding Permission to Land’s release.

This fall, the Darkness will head out on a U.S. tour, starting in San Francisco and wrapping up in Washington, D.C. The group opened for Guns N’ Roses at London’s Hyde Park on June 30.

The Darkness: Permission to Land... Again (20th Anniversary Edition)
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Permission to Land... Again (20th Anniversary Edition):

01 Black Shuck
02 Get Your Hands Off My Woman
03 Growing on Me
04 I Believe in a Thing Called Love
05 Love Is Only a Feeling
06 Givin’ Up
07 Stuck in a Rut
08 Friday Night
09 Love on the Rocks With No Ice
10 Holding My Own
11 Black Shuck (Demo)
12 I Believe in a Thing Called Love (Demo)
13 Out of My Hands (Demo)
14 Live ’Til I Die (Demo)
15 Love on the Rocks With No Ice (Demo)
16 Nothin’s Gonna Stop Us (Demo)
17 I Believe in a Thing Called Love (2002 Version)
18 Love on the Rocks With No Ice (2002 Version)
19 Love Is Only a Feeling (2002 Version)
20 Get Your Hands Off My Woman (2003 Edit Version)
21 The Best of Me
22 I Believe in a Thing Called Love (Single Version)
23 Out of My Hands
24 Makin’ Out
25 Physical Sex
26 How Dare You Call This Love?
27 Bareback
28 Planning Permission
29 Curse of the Tollund Man
30 Get Your Hands Off My Woman... Again (2004 Version)
31 I Love You 5 Times
32 Get Your Hands Off My Woman... Again (2004 Edit Version)
33 Christmas Time (Don’t Let the Bells End)
34 Growing on Me (Live at Knebworth, 2003)
35 The Best of Me (Live at Knebworth, 2003)
36 Makin’ Out (Live at Knebworth, 2003)
37 Get Your Hands Off My Woman (Live at Knebworth, 2003)
38 Stuck in a Rut (Live at Knebworth, 2003)
39 I Believe in a Thing Called Love (Live at Knebworth, 2003)
40 Love on the Rocks With No Ice (Live at Knebworth, 2003)
41 Bareback (Live at the Astoria, London, 2003)
42 Black Shuck (Live at the Astoria, London, 2003)
43 Love Is Only a Feeling (Live at the Astoria, London, 2003)
44 Get Your Hands Off My Woman (Live at the Astoria, London, 2003)
45 Friday Night (Live at the Astoria, London, 2003)
46 I Believe in a Thing Called Love (Live at the Astoria, London, 2003)
47 Buffet (Live at the Astoria, London, 2003)
48 Givin’ Up (Live at the Astoria, London, 2003)
49 Love on the Rocks With No Ice (Live at the Astoria, London, 2003)
50 Grief Hammer (Live at Wembley, 2004)
51 Givin’ Up (Live at Wembley, 2004)
52 Stuck in a Rut (Live at Wembley, 2004)
53 Dinner Lady Arms (Live at Wembley, 2004)
54 Growing on Me (Live at Wembley, 2004)
55 Makin’ Out (Live at Wembley, 2004)
56 Physical Sex (Live at Wembley, 2004)
57 Love Is Only a Feeling (Live at Wembley, 2004)
58 Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time (Live at Wembley, 2004)
59 Buffet (Live at Wembley, 2004)
60 Black Shuck (Live at Wembley, 2004)
61 Friday Night (Live at Wembley, 2004)
62 I Believe in a Thing Called Love (Live at Wembley, 2004)
63 Get Your Hands Off My Woman (Live at Wembley, 2004)
64 Love on the Rocks With No Ice (Live at Wembley, 2004)
65 Do They Know It’s Christmas (Live at Wembley, 2004)
66 Christmas Time (Don’t Let the Bells End) (Live at Wembley, 2004)