Justin Hawkins will bring his much loved YouTube show Justin Hawkins Rides Again to stages across the UK in early 2026, with a brand new live outing titled Justin Hawkins Rides Again, Again!! The legendary frontman of The Darkness will swap the studio for theatres, offering an evening of stories, songs and unapologetic Heavy Metal nerdery.

Hot from the acclaimed 2024 live version of the show, Justin Hawkins Rides Again, Again sees him diving even deeper into three decades of life in music. Expect conversation, anecdotes, facts and near truths as he lifts the lid on the music industry, its songs and its stars, asking why some tracks become hits, why others miss, and why on earth Yungblud.

The Darkness - Custom House Square, Belfast - 9 August 2025. Photo: Steven Maloney/MetalTalk — The Darkness – Custom House Square, Belfast – 9 August 2025. Photo: Steven Maloney/MetalTalk

New for 2026 is Cerebral Connections, Justin’s own theory that everything in modern music is somehow connected to everything else. Part musical lecture, part rock n roll séance, it will find him stitching together riffs, melodies and memories with plenty of singing and stamping of feet along the way.

You will laugh, you will cry and you will probably wonder when Nando’s closes, but there are few better ways to spend a night than in the company of one of rock’s sharpest minds and most distinctive voices. This is Justin Hawkins unfiltered, armed only with a microphone, a back catalogue of outrageous tour stories and a lifelong love of Heavy Metal.

MetalTalk said the 2024 tour was quite probably the most fun you can have sans catsuit. A new show? What’s not to love.

January

12jan7:30 pmJustin Hawkins Rides Again.. Again, SwindonWyvern Theatre