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The Darkness to reform in 2009?

Yahoo! Music, Dec 23, 2008 1:00 am PST
The Darkness are considering reforming for a new album and tour, according to newspaper reports.

The band, which split in 2006, is apparently considering an offer made by the U.S. entrepreneur behind the Dubai Desert Rocks festival to tour in 2009, reports Britain's The Sun.

However, bitter internal disputes between all four band members may put any possible reunion in jeopardy.

Relations between singer Justin Hawkins and brother/guitarist Dan Hawkins have apparently been strained since the band's breakup, and the guitarist and drummer Ed Graham are also suing the band's management over money they claim they are owed.

Bassist Frankie Poullain left the group in 2005, though it is not clear if a proposed reunion would include him.

As previously reported on NME.com, Justin Hawkins' new band Hot Leg made their live debut at London's Proud Galleries on August 6.

For more on the Darkness, check out their NME.com page.

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