# Dreams on Toast

Dreams on Toast is the upcoming eighth studio album by the English hard rock band The Darkness. It is due to be released on 28 March 2025, through Canary Dwarf and Cooking Vinyl.

## Background

On 18 September 2024, the band announced they were set to release the new album Dreams on Toast in March. The album is currently set to be released on 28 March 2025. Along with the announcement, the band announced an extensive list of UK tour dates to take place throughout March 2025 in support of the release of the album. Additional dates were added to play songs from the album for the first time alongside dates in Ireland.

## Personnel

The Darkness
* Justin Hawkins – lead vocals, guitar, piano
* Dan Hawkins – guitar, backing vocals, production
* Frankie Poullain – bass, backing vocals
* Rufus Tiger Taylor – drums, backing vocals

## Tour

| Date | City | Country | Venue | Special Guest | Notes |
| Rough Trade Instores ||||||
| 10 December 2024 | London | England | Rough Trade East | — | Early show (5pm) |
| 10 December 2024 | London | England | Rough Trade East | — | Late show (8pm) |
| 11 December 2024 | Nottingham | England | Rough Trade | — | Early show (5pm) |
| 11 December 2024 | Nottingham | England | Rough Trade | — | Late show (8pm) |
| 12 December 2024 | Liverpool | England | Rough Trade | — | Early show (5pm) |
| 21 December 2024 | Liverpool | England | Rough Trade | — | Late show (8pm) |
| United Kingdom ||||||
| 6 March 2025 | Ipswich | England | Regent Theatre | Ash | — |
| 7 March 2025 | Ipswich | England | Regent Theatre | Ash | — |
| 8 March 2025 | Oxford | England | New Theatre | Ash | — |
| 9 March 2025 | Swansea | Wales | Swansea Arena [cy] | Ash | — |
| 11 March 2025 | Guildford | England | G Live | Ash | — |
| 12 March 2025 | Hull | England | Connexin Live | Ash | — |
| 14 March 2025 | Liverpool | England | Guild of Students | Ash | — |
| 15 March 2025 | Wolverhampton | England | Civic Hall | Ash | — |
| 17 March 2025 | York | England | Barbican | Ash | — |
| 18 March 2025 | Edinburgh | Scotland | Usher Hall | Ash | — |
| 20 March 2025 | Glasgow | Scotland | Royal Concert Hall | Ash | — |
| 21 March 2025 | Newcastle | England | O2 City Hall | Ash | — |
| 22 March 2025 | Manchester | England | O2 Apollo | Ash | — |
| 24 March 2025 | Bristol | England | Beacon | Ash | — |
| 25 March 2025 | Portsmouth | England | Guildhall | Ash | — |
| 27 March 2025 | Leicester | England | De Montfort Hall | Ash | — |
| 28 March 2025 | Cambridge | England | Corn Exchange | Ash | — |
| 29 March 2025 | London | England | OVO Arena Wembley | Ash | — |
| Summer Gigs ||||||
| 16 May 2025 | Coventry | England | HMV Empire | — | — |
| 17 May 2025 | Leeds | England | Beckett Student Union | — | — |
| 13–15 June 2025 | Castle Donington | England | Donington Park | — | Announced as a part of the Download Festival. Unspecified date. |
| 20 June 2025 | Limerick | Ireland | King John's Castle | — | — |
| 21 June 2025 | Killarney | Ireland | Gleneagle INEC Arena | — | — |
| 2 August 2025 | Majano | Italy | Piazza del Municipo | — | Part of the Festival di Majano. |
| 9 August 2025 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | Custom House Square | Ash Bad Nerves | — |
| Europe ||||||
| 30 September 2025 | Brussels | Belgium | Ancienne Belgique | | |
| 2 October 2025 | Tilburg | Netherlands | Escape Room 013 Tilburg | | |
| 3 October 2025 | Hamburg | Germany | Steinway & Sons Fabrik Hamburg | | |
| 4 October 2025 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Poolen | | |
| 6 October 2025 | Oslo | Norway | Rockefeller Oslo | | |
| 7 October 2025 | Stockholm | Sweden | Fållan | | |
| 10 October 2025 | Berlin | Germany | Metropol | | |
| 11 October 2025 | Bratislava | Slovakia | Majestic Music Club | | |
| 13 October 2025 | Zurich | Switzerland | Komplex | | |
| 14 October 2025 | Munich | Germany | Backstage Werk | | |
| 16 October 2025 | Milan | Italy | Alcatraz | | |
| 17 October 2025 | Rome | Italy | Orion Live Club | | |
| 18 October 2025 | Modena | Italy | VOX CLUB | | |
| 21 October 2025 | Barcelona | Spain | Hotel Barcelona Apolo | | |
| 22 October 2025 | Madrid | Spain | Sala La Riviera | | |
| 24 October 2025 | Lisbon | Portugal | Lav Lisboa Ao Vivo | | |
| 26 October 2025 | Bilbao | Spain | Santana 27 | | |
| 29 October 2025 | Paris | France | Élysée Montmartre | | |
| 30 October 2025 | Cologne | Germany | Live Music Hall | | |

### Setlists

* "Rock and Roll Party Cowboy"
* "Mortal Dread"
* "Hot on My Tail" (only played at the late 11 Dec show; partial acoustic version while a technical issue was fixed)
* "Battle for Gadgetland"
* "Walking Through Fire"
* "The Longest Kiss"
* "I Hate Myself"
This is the setlist from the 6 March show in Ipswich. It may not be representative of all shows.
* "Rock and Roll Party Cowboy"
* "Growing on Me"
* "Get Your Hands Off My Woman"
* "Mortal Dread"
* "Japanese Prisoner of Love"
* "Walking Through Fire"
* "Barbarian"
* "The Battle for Gadget Land"
* "Love Is Only a Feeling"
* "The Longest Kiss"
* "Heart Explodes"
* "My Only"
* "Givin' Up"
* "Rock and Roll Deserves to Die"
* "I Hate Myself"
* "I Believe in a Thing Called Love"

#### Encore

* "Weekend in Rome"
* "Love on the Rocks With No Ice"