The Darkness are said to be on the verge of a reunion after a U.S. entrepreneur reportedly offered the group “a small fortune” to tour.

The group found fame with their hit single I Believe In A Thing Called Love in 2003 – but were forced to split three years later when frontman Justin Hawkins was admitted into rehab to battle a drug addiction.

This week it has been reported that Dubai Desert Rocks festival has offered the group a massive amount of money in a bid to tempt the rockers into making a new LP and touring again.

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I’m still not sure what caused The Darkness to disband, but if it was so Justin Hawkins could start his own vanity project, it may well backfire on him.

Let me start by saying that I had a lot of love for Hawkins as part of The Darkness, but I’m not sure he can transition to being a serious artist in his own right or as part of another band.

And that brings me neatly to Hot Leg…

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