Arctic Monkeys release final extra tickets to London Emirates Stadium shows

Fontaines DC frontman Grian Chatten has praised Arctic Monkeys, saying that they have “maintained their credibility” despite achieving huge global success.The Irish singer-songwriter recently spoke to NME about his debut solo album ‘Chaos For The Fly’, which was released on June 30. It followed Fontaines’ acclaimed third record, 2022’s ‘Skinty Fia’.Next month the band will hit the road to support Arctic Monkeys on their huge North American stadium tour.“I don’t know what to expect – we haven’t done a support tour since the first album,” Chatten told NME.

Taylor Swift has added a fifth stop at London’s Wembley Stadium to her ‘Eras’ tour.Following an extensive number of performances in the US, Swift announced earlier this week that she will be bring the show to the rest of the world and shared dates for 2024.A large number of UK dates were also announced for summer next year including stops in Edinburgh, Cardiff and Liverpool. Four dates in London were also added, which all take place in the capital’s Wembley Stadium.Now, due to overwhelming demand for the live shows, an extra stop has been added to the London tour dates on August 15.It follows previously announced dates in June (21–22) and August (16–17).Currently, the ongoing US leg of the ‘Eras’ tour is set to continue through North America until August 9 where it’ll conclude with the final of six shows at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium.From there, the pop star will venture over to Australia for five shows in Melbourne and Sydney before embarking on a mammoth number of European dates.These will start on May 9, 2024 with three back-to-back shows at the La Defense Arena in Paris before moving on to hit Stockholm, Lyon, Madrid and Lisbon.

Pink is already having a stellar 2023 after scoring her fourth UK Number 1 album in February with TRUSTFALL. The bop-packed album increased her tally of Top 40 singles to 38 after Never Not Gonna Dance Again and the Fred again..-produced TRUSTFALL peaked at Number 19 and Number 14 respectively.

Following their surprisingly unsurprising surprise appearance at Glastonbury this weekend, the Foo Fighters have announced a series of UK stadium shows for next summer.

Elton John, Rina Sawayama, Rick Astley and more have spiked after their performances at Glastonbury this weekend.According to a new Spotify round-up of this year’s Glastonbury tracks and artists that was shared with NME, streams of John’s songs increased 294 per cent in the UK in the hour after his career-spanning headline set on the Pyramid Stage yesterday (June 25).Gun N’ Roses‘ opening track of their headline set on the Pyramid stage on Saturday (June 24), ‘It’s So Easy’, saw a 300 per cent increase in streams in the UK on Sunday.Meanwhile, Friday (June 23) headliners Arctic Monkeys, were identified as the artists with the most tracks on user-generated Glastonbury playlists.Rick Astley’s debut Glastonbury performance was also followed by a 294 per cent spike in steams of his song ‘Dance’ in the UK.

Pink is already having a stellar 2023 after scoring her fourth UK Number 1 album in February with TRUSTFALL. The bop-packed album increased her tally of Top 40 singles to 38 after Never Not Gonna Dance Again and the Fred again..-produced TRUSTFALL peaked at Number 19 and Number 14 respectively.

Whether you were in the thick of it and soaking up the vibes at Worthy Farm, or you were snuggled up on your sofa watching Glastonbury from the comfort of your own home, chances are, you tuned in for the first major headline show of the festival. Last night, Alex Turner, Jamie Cook, Nick O'Malley, and Matt Helders - aka Arctic Monkeys - took to the iconic Pyramid stage for their third headline set, after first securing a main stage slot in 2007 and then again in 2013. For hardcore AM fans, it was a huge moment, with literally thousands of people gearing up for an hour and a half of their biggest hits.

Arctic Monkeys performed a career-spanning headline set at Glastonbury Festival today (June 23) as Alex Turner made it to the stage just days after illness threatened to cancel their headline slot.Earlier this week, the band announced the cancellation of their Dublin show that was scheduled for Tuesday after Turner, who had been suffering from an acute case of laryngitis, was instructed to rest, leaving their return to Worthy Farm up in the air.Emily Eavis then shared that she was confident Arctic Monkeys would play Glastonbury, but that they “have a couple of back-up plans”.Today, though, the news everyone was hoping for was confirmed: Arctic Monkeys’ headline set would go ahead.Turner and his well-rested pipes were on strong form throughout the set – for which he donned his trademark suit and shades – which saw the Sheffield indie rockers kick off with ‘Sculptures of Anything Goes’.Other tracks given a Worthy Farm outing included ‘Cornerstone’, ‘Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High?’, ‘Arabella’, ‘Mardy Bum’, ‘There’d Better Be A Mirrorball’, ‘505’ and many more.“The Monkeys are back on the farm!” Turner proclaimed to the huge crowd.Today marked the band’s third time headlining Glastonbury, with their previous performances taking place back in 2007 and 2013.‘Body Paint’ from newest album ‘The Car‘ saw Turner and co. deliver a wildly electric faux set closer with an extended outro, before the band returned for an encore of ‘I Wanna Be Yours’, ‘I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor’ and ‘R U Mine?’.Fans reacted enthusiastically to the band’s energetic performance, while others were more divided on Turner’s distinctive style of showmanship.

Arctic Monkeys’ headline set at Glastonbury 2023 on Friday (June 23) as they took to the festival’s Pyramid Stage.During the Sheffield band’s performance, fans took to Twitter to share their reactions in real-time to the “beautiful” set. One fan wrote: “Arctic Monkeys set is so beautiful….

Royal Blood drummer Ben Thatcher wore an Arctic Monkeys shirt during his set at Glastonbury Festival today (June 23), returning the favour to Monkeys’ drummer Matt Helders, who sported a Royal Blood shirt during his own Glasto set back in 2013.Royal Blood took to the Pyramid Stage at Glasto 2023 this afternoon, in the slot between Foo Fighters – who were revealed to be mystery band The Churnups – and headliners Arctic Monkeys.Back in 2013, Arctic Monkeys drummer Helders wore a Royal Blood t-shirt during their Glastonbury headline set. To return the gesture, Thatcher took to the stage in an Arctic Monkeys t-shirt 10 years later.ICONIC— Wanting FSG OUT #FSGOUT (@Lpool_5843) June 23, 2023Royal Blood opened with ‘Out Of The Black’, also performing tracks including ‘Come On Over’, ‘Boilermaker’, ‘Lights Out’, ‘Mountains At Midnight’ and more.The band, however did not address the moment their annoyed reaction to the crowd at Radio One’s Big Weekend that went viral recently.“I guess I should actually introduce ourselves seeing as no-one actually knows who we are,” frontman Mike Kerr told the crowd last month.

Glastonbury organiser Emily Eavis has confirmed that Arctic Monkeys‘ headline set at the festival tonight (June 23) will go ahead as planned.The band cancelled their Dublin show scheduled for June 20 due to frontman Alex Turner dealing with an acute case of laryngitis, with fans then worrying that the singer would not recover for Friday night’s show.After Eavis said she was “confident” but that the festival had a back-up plan, it has now been confirmed by Emily herself that the Sheffield band will play Glastonbury tonight as planned.Speaking to Zoe Ball from the site on BBC Radio 2 this morning, she was asked about the worries over Turner’s health.“Now Arctic Monkeys, we’ve all been concerned about Alex, he’s had laryngitis,” Ball said. “And listeners have been messaging in asking will it happen? If it doesn’t happen, what’s the contingency plan? Someone has spotted a giant mirror ball on its way here.”“That’s a very good spot,” Eavis responded, before being asked about the status of the performance.

Emily Eavis has confirmed whether or not Arctic Monkeys will headline Glastonbury tonight (Friday, June 23) after fans worried they might not make it following a gig cancellation earlier this week.

Emily Eavis has said she’s confident the Arctic Monkeys will play Glastonbury, but that they “have a couple of back-up plans” just in case.The band cancelled their Dublin show slated for June 20 due to frontman Alex Turner dealing with an acute case of laryngitis. The announcement came just days ahead of their scheduled headline performance at this year’s Glastonbury on Friday (June 23).Eavis, the festival’s co-organiser alongside her father, told reporters at the gates of the festival’s opening day (June 21) that she believes the band will still headline on Friday despite Turner’s illness.“I think we are going to be all right.

Arctic Monkeys are officially back on the road in support of their 2022 album The Car.

Arctic Monkeys have cancelled a gig just days before they're due to headline Glastonbury festival later this week.

Arctic Monkeys have announced that their upcoming show in Dublin will be cancelled due to illness.The news was announced earlier today (June 19) on the band’s Instagram page. According to the update, frontman Alex Turner has been suffering from an acute case of laryngitis and instructed to rest.The upcoming gig was scheduled to take place tomorrow (June 20) at Marley Park in Dublin, and would have been the latest date as part of the band’s ongoing UK stadium tour.According to the update, the newly-cancelled show will not be rescheduled and ticket holders will be issued refunds over the next few days.

Arctic Monkeys were joined onstage by Miles Kane at their latest show for a rendition of ‘505’. Check out footage of the moment below as well as the full setlist.The gig took place at Emirates Stadium last night (June 18), and marked the latest show in Arctic Monkeys’ ongoing UK stadium tour. It also closed off the final date of their three-day residency in London (June 16-18) — the longest run of gigs the band have had in one venue.For the most part, the setlist was relatively similar to previous shows in the UK leg of tour dates, and included a number of fan favourites including ‘Do I Wanna Know’, ‘Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High?’, ‘Fluorescent Adolescent’ and ‘Arabella’.A highlight from Last night’s set, however, came towards the end of the Sheffield rockers’ 21-song tracklist, when Miles Kane made a surprise appearance to perform a rendition of ‘505’.

Arctic Monkeys are set to kick off their three sold-out shows in London this weekend, check out the support acts, stage times and expected weather below.The shows are the latest on the Sheffield rocker’s ongoing UK stadium tour, and follow their previous stops in Bristol, Coventry, Manchester, Norwich and Swansea — as well as two of their mammoth homecoming shows at Hillsborough Park.Now, Alex Turner and co. are set to perform three back-to-back gigs in London’s Emirates Stadium, with the first show kicking off tonight (June 16).

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Arctic Monkeys have opened their Sheffield homecoming gig with ‘A Certain Romance’ from their 2006 album ‘Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not.’It’s the song’s first outing on their current tour, and the first time the band have played the song together in full since 2018.The gig is the first of two homecoming events for the Arctic Monkeys at Hillsborough Park; the band last played their hometown five years ago.Elsewhere in the show, the band did a cover of John Cooper Clarke’s ‘I Wanna Be Yours’.You can see images, footage and reaction from the gig, along with the full setlist, below:Arctic Monkeys playing ‘A Certain Romance’ tonight in Sheffield