The Darkness Big Day Out 2004

[@peterkaldanis9769]

Was there on this day as a 17 year old kid wearing a Kiss T shirt (since thrown out) , best band of the lineup. Strokes were shocking and left half way through their set, Metallica were great but these guys were the best for me!

[@moonbeanification]

Thank God for The Darkness ♥♥♥

[@barrymiller2272]

Justin Hawkins is a bonafide rock god and a treasure of England.....

[@Giratina1999]

Not a single doubt there, just wish they were bigger here (America) :(

[@chriscampbell9191]

So cool to see this. As I'm in the US, never obviously got to a Big Day Out. Heard of the festival, though, as I was always a fan of Oz rock music.... I gather from this show that the Darkness went over reasonably well over there. They have a lot of that pub rock sound, obviously picked up from their AC/DC influence. And a kick ass drummer. Thanks for posting this, and Peace out to the Oz fans of this band.

[@heftosprod]

God they were good. and still are I think. What a machine.

[@back2lifechiropractic526]

Best band ever. Thank you hawkos

[@The_Digital_Dolphin]

Agreed

[@babyshambler]

What a fucking GREAT band.

[@Magooch86]

I remember sitting home on a Saturday afternoon watching this whole set on Channel V. I think they sent em out in a jet boat at one point as well. So sick.

[@Fluffyduckdown]

I was in this crowd, I couldn't see them because i'm short and was packed in, but the energy was amazing and I just had to find out who these guys were!

[@majorfeelgoodrecords2740]

Thanks for sharing 🎼🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@ursathokchom8626]

I love them so much 💓 💗

[@aaronriedel1985]

wow i was there! just finished school

[@Timmsy]

Oh my . .Mr Hawkins 🤩💕

[@synchronicity1470]

cheeky lad, eh?

[@MetalMayhem1978]

If this was Sydney, jan 04’ I was there. But missed out on seeing these guys cause I got there to late. On the plus side, I met Metallica backstage 😀

[@uphereinmytreeyeah]

I was there second row centre it was bloody awesome. They got to the last song and asked us what we wanted to hear so I yelled out Love On The Rocks! And so they played it :)

[@sheydoll]

It's the Thin Lizzy shirt for me❤️

[@jlyonia]

Ahh! Cuts out at the end of the last solo in IBIATCL. Blue balls!

[@rodentcafeteria]

Could you see Justin and Angus Young on stage together? That would be total insanity!

[@chriscampbell9191]

The way Dan plays reminds me a bit of Malcolm's attack on the guitar.

[@JohnNicholson-ww3nx]

That's my son angel and Raul sr. Too...lol...the truth....

[@spaceburger80]

Legend has it that Aerosmith, AC/DC, Def Leppard, and Queen combined their magical essences into a single sperm, gave it to Brian May who launched into the past from a homemade time travelling phone boof, secretly impregnated a prehistoric dino… and The Darkness burst forth from the dino’s chest. Truth? Urban legend? You be the judge.

[@bevhatle]

Hot

[@Blobby192]

Bareback what a song to open on by a british band to an emerican audience

[@pokemasterk3518]

big day out is literally an australian festival

[@Blobby192]

@@pokemasterk3518 yes it was but they were just breaking america

[@angryangelant9519]

No one cares about america, get lost@@Blobby192