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The Darkness

Tickets released on: Jan 25, 2025 / 10:00am

Album Launch Show

The Darkness

  • Date: May 16, 2025
  • Venue: hmv Empire Coventry
  • Restrictions: Pre-order album event bundle online to secure access

The Darkness - live album launch show


To celebrate the release of their latest album ‘Dreams On Toast’, The Darkness will be performing a special album launch show at the venue below:

hmv Empire, Coventry - Friday 16 May - doors 6:30pm (approx)

Anyone who has seen these legends of rock live will know that the mighty Darkness always deliver a magnificent, full-throttle, no holds barred experience. At this special album launch show the band will perform Dreams on Toast in its entirity along with a selection of firm favourites and greatest hits.  

As a special treat, fans wishing to attend can pre-order a very special limited edition version of the new album; Dreams On Toast: Live Edition CD, which contains 6 extra live tracks. Copies of the special Live Edition CD are only availavilble with ticket & album bundles below. 

Access to this event is strictly via e-ticket only, order the discounted album and e-ticket bundles below to secure your place at the event (subject to availability, while stocks last). 

To secure your place at the event, payment for event bundles is processed via PayPal only, with payment taken as soon as the order is placed. 

e-tickets are issued via the hmvtickets app by 6pm on Tuesday 13 May, please click here for more details. The QR code will activate approximately 1 hour before the event begins, ready to be scanned on entry. 

*e-tickets are strictly non-refundable.

Make sure to follow @hmvtweets for event updates.

For full Ts & Cs click here.

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Order the discounted album and e-ticket bundles below to secure your place at the event (subject to availability, while stocks last).

Album & e-ticket bundles are available exclusively for delivery to UK addresses only. Each e-ticket allows entry to the event for one person only.

To secure your place at the event, payment for event bundles is processed via PayPal only, with payment taken as soon as the order is placed.  You may receive an email from PayPal regarding payment, however, acceptance of your order is only confirmed upon the receipt of an order confirmation email from hmv.com.

Please check your spam or junk folder if this hasn’t reached you within 24 hours of placing the order. 

*e-tickets are strictly non-refundable.

e-tickets are issued via the hmvtickets app by 6pm on Tuesday 13 May, please click here for more details. The QR code will activate approximately 1 hour before the event begins, ready to be scanned on entry. There are no printed tickets for this event, and tickets will not be sent by email. 

Please ensure the name and UK mobile phone number of the person attending this event are used when placing your order as these details will be used to create the e-ticket(s) which will be sent to the hmvtickets app. If ordering multiple album bundles, you will receive multiple e-tickets which can be transferred to your friends via the app.

Download and register your hmvtickets app now to save time. Customers who have not registered with the hmvtickets app will be sent an SMS text message with full details of how to download the hmvtickets app and receive their e-tickets.

Please note, these events are 14+ (under 16s must be accompanied by someone who is 18 or over). The venue operates a Challenge 25 policy and I.D. with proof of age will be required). The venue also reserves the right to refuse entry.

The total number of album bundles available to purchase per customer will be limited. ‘e-ticket only’ orders are limited to one per customer only. Please support the artist by purchasing an album bundle, this will also help us to continue to offer these special events.

*e-tickets are strictly non-refundable. In the event that an event has been rescheduled, customers will have one month from the date that they were made aware of the change to cancel their order. If an event has been cancelled, we'll be in touch regarding a refund.

Should part of an event entry bundle be returned or refunded, the bundle discount will be removed from the order and the item that is retained will revert to full price, with any remaining amount refunded.

Make sure to follow @hmvtweets for updates.

It is highly recommended that you check that the event is still scheduled to happen before incurring any travel costs. This can be done by checking hmv social media or via the following link: hmv.com/live.

For full Ts & Cs click here.

Customers who have special requirements for assisted access should check accessibility details directly with the venue. This is especially important if wheelchair access is required.

It may be necessary to book assisted access places directly with the venue hosting the live performance, and these places may be limited on a first come, first served basis.

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