The Darkness have a Christmas livestream on Friday and a festive beer

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16 Dec 2020, 14:27

It doesn't feel like Christmas until you've heard their 'Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)' tune, and now The Darkness will be performing it live.

Streaming Of A White Christmas With The Darkness

will be taking place at the indigO2 this Friday.

Expect plenty of festive merriment, tinsel, fake beards, snow and of course, catsuits and sequins.

The band released an album in October 2019, the unfortunately titled

Justin Hawkins from the band said: "Ok, so we pressed the wrong button and cancelled Easter. And we’re sorry about that. Let’s move on, yeah? Christmas is coming, and nothing says Joy and Surprise like The Darkness, rocking live in your living room! Santa gets a day off as we deliver the Premier Cru streamed concert of the year, live to you from the IndigO2 in London Town."

"Let us in at your interweb window as we celebrate life, love, Christmas and Rock Music, all wrapped in tinsel and delivered to you on a golden dream sleigh of almost ludicrous proportions."

He says he isn't at all tempted to write or record another Christmas song, despite the success of their 2003 single: "I really admired it when the Spice Girl released 'Mama' for Mother's Day. Not everybody celebrates Christmas but you can sing about Mum" he laughs. "The next thing we're going to do is the most generic celebration... a song about Monday. Someone's already done 'Thank you for the day' though."

The band have also released a limited-edition beer.  They've teamed up with Signature Brew to create

Guitarist Dan Hawkins says, “The tasting session for Bells End went well, it was a big night and we tried every ale that we could think of. We wanted a beer that’s punchy and drinkable at the same time. Signature Brew really know their stuff and captured exactly what we were after. Bells End has got a bit of oomph to it but it’s something you can drink in the run-up to Christmas and throughout the whole season. It’s a very wintry beer, it’s perfect and we can’t wait for everyone to try it.”

The livestream will start at 8pm on Friday and tickets are available from AXS.com