LIVE DATES FOR 2012
Saturday 24th March 2012
The Old Bell Hotel, Derby, 51 Sadler Gate, Derby, DE1 3NQ
Doors open 8.00pm
Advance tickets are available now priced at £16.50 (inc. booking fee) from www.ticketline.co.uk
Sunday 25th March 2012
100 Club, Oxford Street, London W1D 1LL
Doors: 7.30pm - 11pm
Advance tickets are available now priced at £16.00 + booking fee
via the 100 Club website www.the100club.co.uk or through the
direct link www.wegottickets.com/event/137943 or £18 on the door.
Saturday 3rd November 2012
Holiday Resort Unity, Coast Road, Brean Sands, Somerset TA8 2RB
Due to unforeseen circumstances, Darts will not be appearing at this 'Yesterday Once More' event in Brean Sands. Please accept our sincere apologies for this.
For all enquiries re. gigs and bookings contact Don Macdearmid
by clicking HERE or call Don on 07811 351228.
NEW DARTS RELEASES ON CD
New record label Drumfire Records is delighted to present all three of Darts studio albums for Magnet Records as well as 'The Amazing Darts' - the band's bestselling LP ! The band have been involved in putting together these reissues with Liner notes by bassist Thump Thomson. Bonus tracks include a number of tracks from singles and B-sides that have never made it to CD before, 'Come Back My Love' is on CD for the first time in its original album length, and from the vaults a number of demos and previously unheard songs have been unearthed. For full details, check out the SALES page
Film-maker, Chris Daniels has completed an exciting documentary on Darts. Featuring interviews with band members, live gig footage and an interview with DJ and long-time friend of the band, Danny Baker, this limited edition DVD is now on sale via thi website. For a sneak preview Chris has posted a trailer on YouTube. Click HERE to watch it. To order your copy, click HERE.
The band would like to thank Chris for this labour love.
Hear Den Hegarty on the fantastic new album from The Senti-Mentals, 'Who Knows, Who Cares?'. Listen to tracks and buy the album from their website by clicking HERE. Additional tracks may be heard on their myspace site HERE.
Bob Fish has completed a 30" x 20" black and white photomontage of the original band, using many previously unseen photographs.
Click HERE to view the montage and to order your own copy, signed by Bob.
Check out the photographs of the band taken at Butlins, Bognor Regis in December 2007 which are in the Main Photograph Gallery.
Click HERE to navigate straight to them.
Following the success of The Platinum Collection, Warner released a fantastic Darts 46 track, double CD on 2nd October 2006. 'Double Top' sees the band's first two albums reissued for the first time on CD plus lots of great bonus material. This is an essential addition to your music collection. Buy your copy now - online or from all good highstreet music shops.
1. DADDY COOL / THE GIRL CAN'T HELP IT (2.29)
2. YOUNG BLOOD (2.44)
3. TOO HOT IN THE KITCHEN (2.23)
4. SOMETIME LATELY (2.38)
5. ZING WENT THE STRINGS OF MY HEART (3.04)
6. SHOTGUN (2.45)
7. COME BACK MY LOVE (2.30)
8. BELLS IN MY HEART (2.09)
9. SH-BOOM (LIFE COULD BE A DREAM) (2.37)
10. STAY AWAY (FROM THEM GIRLS) (2.32)
11. I'M MAD / FANCY MAN / FRAMED / RIOT IN CELL BLOCK NO.9 / TROUBLE (4.42)
BONUS TRACKS
12. DON'T LET IT FADE AWAY (3.22)
13. GET IT (2.56)
14. DUKE OF EARL (3.42)
15. CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF YOUR LOVE (3.27)
16. REET PETITE (2.53)
17. LET'S HANG ON (3.13)
18. PEACHES & CREAM (2.47)
19. COOL JERK (3.31)
20. RUNAROUND (2.48)
21. MESSING SHOE BLUES (2.44)
22. NAFF OFF (2.49)
23. WHITE CHRISTMAS (2.27)
DISC 2 - EVERYONE PLAYS DARTS
1. THE BOY FROM NEW YORK CITY (3.03)
2. HONEY LOVE (2.19)
3. MY FRIEND'S WIFE (2.58)
4. IT'S RAINING (3.44)
5. MAKE IT (2.24)
6. HAMMY'S BOOGIE (2.35)
7. WHO'S THAT KNOCKING (2.00)
8. MY TRUE STORY (2.41)
9. LATE FOR WORK (2.35)
10. BONES (2.56)
11. LATE LAST NIGHT (2.33)
12. I GOTTA GO HOME (2.57)
13. WHY I CRY (1.55)
BONUS TRACKS
14. DON'T SAY YES (2.34)
15. CUCKOO (3.27)
16. ONE OFF THE WRISTS (2.09)
17. DON'T HANG UP (2.30)
18. HONEY BEE (1.58)
19. DON'T MESS AROUND WITH LOVE (3.47)
20. DON'T LOOK BACK (3.53)
21. THIS IS THE NIGHT (1.56)
22. GOODBYE BRENDA (2.56)
23. WHY I CRY (PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED VERSION) (3.09)
CD
- THE PLATINUM COLLECTION
The record
label Warner has issued a Darts compliation CD 'Darts - The
Platinum Collection'. This 19 track 'Best Of' compilation is available
on-line and from all good music shops
Cherry Red Films have released "Daddy Cool - Darts Live" the DVD of their live performance from London's Marquee Club from 1984. The DVD has been available since 27th February 2006