From a small pub gig in the middle of nowhere with the ambition of performing at packed arena shows once again, Welcome to The Darkness shows the stark reality of a 'cult band' struggling to recapture former glory.
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00:06 [no audio]
00:08 Here we are, wasting our f***ing time and money,
00:10 driving around Valentia Island,
00:12 trying to salvage Sumatown.
00:14 F***ing bores up.
00:16 The Royal's the only place on the f***ing island which is big enough to hold them, darkness.
00:19 But why are they here?
00:21 I don't know why.
00:23 [no audio]
00:25 [laughter]
00:28 Welcome to the f***ing darkness.
00:30 [no audio]
00:32 [applause]
00:35 Hey guys, looking for the darkness concert?
00:38 Yeah.
00:39 It's just in here. You're in the right place.
00:41 The band who put the 'and' back into rock and roll,
00:44 ladies and gentlemen, the darkness.
00:46 Justin and I, I've been providing your entertainment.
00:49 Apparently they created this category especially for us.
00:52 As soon as permission to land was wrapped up,
00:54 I already knew it was going to be a mega smash.
00:56 Glad people turned up. They seem to be four people inside.
00:59 For the period that the band wasn't together,
01:02 I didn't really have a life and I didn't have a brother.
01:04 [horn]
01:06 Oh f***!
01:07 [crash]
01:09 The person I've hurt the most is my brother
01:11 and I won't forgive myself for those things.
01:13 Ever.
01:15 The fabulous element of the comeback hasn't materialised yet,
01:17 but it's all a work in progress.
01:19 [crash]
01:22 What had to happen was Rufus had to join the band.
01:25 This feels like golden era line-up.
01:27 I mean, they're weird people.
01:29 [laughter]
01:30 They're my brothers. I f***ing love them very much.
01:32 [screams]
01:34 This is Action Frankie.
01:36 Have you got anything bigger?
01:37 The worrying thing about saying you're going to do something forever
01:40 is that the next day something happens that stops it in its tracks.
01:44 [screams]
01:45 Oh dear.
01:46 [screams]
01:47 F***ing fag! Why can't my f***ing voice work?
01:50 It's just my whole livelihood and my identity.
01:53 A big deal really.
01:54 And I felt like I'd just been itching my balls all day, instantly.
01:58 Okay, alright, I think I've got cancer.
02:00 [laughter]
02:03 I think more about where it all went right rather than where it went wrong.
02:07 Being on stage is my actual happy place.
02:09 I just want it to go on forever.
02:11 It's about the love of the music and the same cheesy love we have for each other.
02:15 The vision that we have for the band, the thing that binds us together.
02:18 [singing]
02:23 Thanks for coming to see us. Give me a D!
02:25 [crowd cheers]
02:27 Give me an Aachnes!
02:28 [crowd cheers]
02:29 [screams]
02:30 Home again!
02:32 [crowd cheers]
02:35 (upbeat music)