Tuesday
2nd December, 2003 - 1844 GMT
The Darkness rock Great Yarmouth
Marina Centre, Great Yarmouth, 01/12/03
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It was billed as The Darkness' homecoming gig, and it really was.
Like many fans of The Darkness living in Suffolk, I was quite disappointed
the Lowestoft lads weren't performing in their home town. |
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Instead they had to travel over the boarder to Great Yarmouth. This
aside though it was fantastic and The Darkness seemed well and truly
at home.
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is a superb guitarist |
In fact
from the moment lead singer Justin Hawkins opened his mouth, he had
the "East Anglian" audience right where he wanted them.
With references to Kirkley High, his home town Lowestoft and even
his old teacher Mr Spencer (who funnily enough was stood a few feet
away from me in the audience), Justin really put Suffolk on the map.
As well as being an awesome live band Justin proved he's an entertainer.
He was funny, a bit cheeky and made sure the audience were always
part of his performance.
At one point he even made it into the crowd, wowing fans with his
guitar skills while parading through the army of adoring fans.
Justin could've upstaged the likes of Britney Spears and Madonna with
all his costumes changes, I counted four, including a rather fetching
pink and white lycra number.
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Most of
the tracks performed were predictably upbeat, a cross between Queen
and Def Lepard, but there was also a ballad or two thrown in as well
which worked well.
My favourite song of the night was their most successful one so far,
"I Believe in a Thing Called Love". It got the crowd into
more of a frenzy than they already were.
It was an hour long set with two encores and a Christmas offering
as a finale. I think it's fair to say everyone was left wanting more.
The Darkness are already huge across the country and are hotly tipped
to be Christmas number one with "Christmas Time - Don't Let the
Bells End".
After Monday's performance in Great Yarmouth I predict they'll be
around for a long time to come as more people turn to the dark side.
Disclaimer: All photographs are credited
to Oli Moorman and are copyright of BBC Suffolk. The reproduction
of them in any form is strictly prohibited. See BBC
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