‘It’s becoming clear the Arctic Monkeys we loved are gone’ People were left divided following the Arctic Monkeys’ headline set at Glastonbury, with some saying the band ‘butchered’ their set. The Sheffield group were headlining the iconic festival for the first time since 2013, and performed an hour-and-a-half set featuring songs from all seven of […]

2 years ago

The Sheffield-based band kicked off their UK stadium tour in Bristol this week The setlist for the Artic Monkeys’ 2023 UK stadium tour has delighted fans, with the band opening the show with an old-school favourite. The Sheffield-based rockers returned to the big stage for the first time in years this week, performing at Ashton […]

3 years ago

The emperor is back with a new groove as the Arctic Monkeys move on to Sheffield for four more messianic homecoming shows So this is it then, the new face of rock and roll, Franco Begbie skinhead and marmalade-tinted sunglasses. Open-shirt suit and heeled boots exaggeratingly kicking around the stage like a deranged Waluigi, a Nintendo […]

8 years ago

The chameleonic frontman has mixed things up once again

8 years ago

Until last night I don’t think I’ve ever seen a beer thrown in the air at the Royal Albert Hall After all it’s a pretty swanky joint, right? So to be at a show and see multiple pint glasses full of beer thrown 20 feet in the air in the middle of a crowd in […]

8 years ago

So today’s the day Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino, the new Arctic Monkeys album is now available for all to wrap their ears around. A complete departure from what we’ve come to expect from Alex Turner and co. thanks to its refreshingly undisturbed feel that sounds more at home in a dingy hole-in-the-wall jazz club […]

8 years ago