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Arctic Monkeys to headline Rock Werchter 2023 – the week after Glastonbury - www.nme.com - Belgium
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19.10.2022

Arctic Monkeys to headline Rock Werchter 2023 – the week after Glastonbury

Arctic Monkeys have announced they will be headlining next year’s Rock Werchter Festival.The Sheffield quartet will top the bill on the final day of the Belgian music festival, which will be taking place from Thursday, June 29 to Sunday, July 2, 2023. Last week, it was announced that Stromae would be headlining the first day of the event.

Watch Matt Helders, Beck and St. Vincent play at the ‘Josh Homme & Friends’ benefit gig - www.nme.com - county Hall - Chad - Los Angeles, county Hall
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21.03.2024

Watch Matt Helders, Beck and St. Vincent play at the ‘Josh Homme & Friends’ benefit gig

Matt Helders, Beck and St. Vincent have all appeared at the recent ‘Josh Homme & Friends’ beefit gig – watch fan-filmed footage of their performances below.Earlier this month, the Queens Of The Stone Age frontman announced a one-night only benefit gig in support of his charity, The Sweet Stuff Foundation. The gig took place on March 20 at the Belasco Hall in Los Angeles.Now, footage of the concert has appeared on social media, where an impressive lineup of artists took to the stage.

Watch Nandi Bushell perform a rock medley at the O2 in front of 20,000 people - www.nme.com - Britain - city Sandman
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19.03.2024

Watch Nandi Bushell perform a rock medley at the O2 in front of 20,000 people

Nandi Bushell has performed a rock medley at the O2 Arena in front of 20,000 people – watch footage from the performance below.Recently, Bushell performed at the O2 Arena as part of the Young Voices youth choir tour, which played to a total of 600,000 attendees across the UK. Backed by the choir and a house band, Bushell performed a medley that consisted of classics from The Who, Metallica, Foo Fighters, Nirvana and many others.This past weekend, Bushell uploaded a clip of her performance onto YouTube, titled ‘The Greatest Rock Medley Ever!’.The medley kicked off with The Who’s ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’, before transitioning to The Killers‘ ‘Somebody Told Me’.

Arctic Monkeys joined by James Ford and Miles Kane at final night of ‘The Car’ world tour - www.nme.com - Dublin
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20.10.2023

Arctic Monkeys joined by James Ford and Miles Kane at final night of ‘The Car’ world tour

Arctic Monkeys concluded the final night of their world tour by bringing out James Ford and Miles Kane as special guests.The moment took place at the band’s gig last night (October 19) at the 3Arena in Dublin, as they played the final night of their global tour, celebrating the release of their latest album, ‘The Car’.Kicking off the show with ‘Sculptures of Anything Goes’ from the latest album, Alex Turner and co.

Ronnie Wood talks Rolling Stones’ ‘Hackney Diamonds’: “These songs are explosive” - www.nme.com - London - Jordan
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16.10.2023

Ronnie Wood talks Rolling Stones’ ‘Hackney Diamonds’: “These songs are explosive”

Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood has spoken to NME about the “explosive” new songs, his final meeting with late drummer Charlie Watts and who’d play who in a biopic of the band. Watch the full video interview above.Wood, alongside Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, announced ‘Hackney Diamonds’ during a live press conference at the Hackney Empire in London last month.

Watch Arctic Monkeys perform with string section in Dublin as they begin final nights of ‘The Car’ tour - www.nme.com - Dublin
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16.10.2023

Watch Arctic Monkeys perform with string section in Dublin as they begin final nights of ‘The Car’ tour

Arctic Monkeys have performed with a string section during the final nights of their ongoing tour. Check out footage of the gig below.A string section accompanied the Sheffield band at their show in Dublin last night (October 15), which came during the final run of shows of their ‘The Car’ tour.As well as including a variety of fan favourites (‘Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High?’, ‘Arabella’ and ‘Teddy Picker’) Alex Turner and co. also played a variety of songs from the new LP and performed some tracks with a string section for the first time.The addition was introduced on the opening track of the 21-song setlist, ‘Sculptures Of Anything Goes’, and appeared elsewhere on other newer releases including ‘There’d Better Be A Mirrorball’, ‘Body Paint’ and ‘Hello You’.The latter song was only introduced to the band’s setlist last month, and this was the first time they performed it with the string ensemble.Strings were also added to renditions of tracks from earlier on in Arctic Monkeys’ discography, including on their 2007 hit ‘505’ and 2013 classic ‘Do I Wanna Know?’.

Matt Helders explains his approach to photography and shooting Arctic Monkeys - www.nme.com - Britain - New York - Los Angeles
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05.10.2023

Matt Helders explains his approach to photography and shooting Arctic Monkeys

Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders has spoken about shooting the cover artwork for the band’s latest album, and his approach to photography on the whole.In a recent interview with The New Yorker, Helders recalled that he captured the image featured on the front of ‘The Car’ with a long lens from the window of his former apartment in Los Angeles.“This was in 2019, before we’d started any music for the album,” the musician said. “Alex [Turner] was, like, ‘Oh, wow’.

Watch Arctic Monkeys debut ‘The Car’ track ‘Hello You’ live - www.nme.com - USA - Ireland - city Portland - city Vancouver
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24.09.2023

Watch Arctic Monkeys debut ‘The Car’ track ‘Hello You’ live

Arctic Monkeys performed ‘Hello You’ for the first time last night (September 23) at a show in Vancouver.The Sheffield band showcased the song from their recent album ‘The Car’ during the encore at the Pacific Coliseum.Performing the track initially with his guitar, frontman Alex Turner then got behind the piano midway through the song. You can view footage below.Throughout their set, alongside hits from their back catalogue, the band also performed a host of other tracks from their recent album including ‘Sculptures Of Anything Goes’, ‘Perfect Sense’, ‘There’d Better Be a Mirrorball’ and ‘Body Paint’.They wrapped up the show with ‘I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor’ and ‘R U Mine?’.The band will continue their tour of the US with Fontaines D.C.

Watch John Cooper Clarke perform ‘I Wanna Be Yours’ at Arctic Monkeys’ NYC gig to mark ‘AM’ 10th anniversary - www.nme.com - New York - county Queens - county Clarke
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10.09.2023

Watch John Cooper Clarke perform ‘I Wanna Be Yours’ at Arctic Monkeys’ NYC gig to mark ‘AM’ 10th anniversary

John Cooper Clarke opened Arctic Monkeys‘ gig in New York last night with a special performance of ‘I Wanna Be Yours’ to mark the 10th anniversary of ‘AM’.Clarke’s poem is covered by the band as the last track of their lauded 2013 album, which celebrated its birthday on Saturday (September 9).At the second of two shows from the band at the venue in Queens, Clarke came on stage before the band’s performance to share a rendition of the iconic poem.See footage of the performance below.Así iniciaba el show de los Arctic Monkeys en el 10º aniversario de "AM", con John Cooper Clarke recitando "I Wanna Be Yours".pic.twitter.com/C6VWLmusnz— The Information Action Ratio (@RatioMonkeys) September 10, 2023Dr John Cooper Clarke reciting I Wanna Be Yours on AM's 10th anniversary

Ezra Collective win the 2023 Mercury Prize for ‘Where I’m Meant To Be’ - www.nme.com - Britain
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07.09.2023

Ezra Collective win the 2023 Mercury Prize for ‘Where I’m Meant To Be’

Ezra Collective have won the 2023 Mercury Prize for their album ‘Where I’m Meant To Be’.The jazz collective were outsiders to clinch the prize going into tonight’s (September 7) ceremony beating off favourites Jockstap, Loyle Carner and Young Fathers at London’s Eventim Apollo.Jamz Supernova presented the collective with the prize and they were greeted with red confetti as they reached the stage.Accepting the trophy, Femi Koleoso, said: “Wow first of all let me thank God because if a jazz band winning the Mercury Prize doesn’t make you believe in God I don’t know what will.”He went on to thank the band’s manager and his mum and dad before adding: “Ezra Collective represents something very special because we met in a youth club. What we’re celebrating right is testimony to good special people, for putting in effort for young people to play music.“This is not just a result for Ezra Collective, for UK jazz but it’s a special moment for every organisation across the country ploughing their efforts and time into young people that play music.”The collective earlier played their track ‘Victory Dance’ and got up to perform the track for a second time after after accepting the award.All of the artists performed live on the night apart from Fred Again..

Arlo Parks on her surprise Reading Holly Humberstone collab and love of Arctic Monkeys - www.nme.com
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27.08.2023

Arlo Parks on her surprise Reading Holly Humberstone collab and love of Arctic Monkeys

Arlo Parks caught up with NME backstage at Reading & Leeds 2023 to discuss her upcoming book of poetry, surprise apperance with Holly Humberstone, and her love of Arctic Monkeys’ debut album. Check out the full interview above.The singer, songwriter and poet kicked off her performance yesterday afternoon (August 26), with two tracks from her new album, ‘My Soft Machine’, long before indie giants The 1975 and The Killers took to the stage to end the night with their headline sets.

Arctic Monkeys announce 2023 Ireland shows for ‘The Car’ world tour finale - www.nme.com - Britain - London - USA - Ireland - city Belfast - city Dublin, county Park - county Hillsborough
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22.08.2023

Arctic Monkeys announce 2023 Ireland shows for ‘The Car’ world tour finale

Arctic Monkeys have announced a run of arena shows in Ireland for 2023 – you can find all the details below.The Sheffield band are due to play three headline gigs at the 3Arena in Dublin on October 15, 17 and 19. Additionally, they’ll take to the stage at the SSE Arena in Belfast on October 16.Miles Kane is set to appear as a “special guest” support act at each of the new dates, which will bring AM’s ‘The Car’ world tour to a close.The Monkeys were forced to cancel a concert at Marlay Park in Dublin earlier this summer after frontman Alex Turner came down with acute laryngitis.Per a press release, previous ticketholders for the original date will be sent a unique access code and given 72-hour priority pre-sale access to buy tickets, starting at 9am BST this Friday (August 25).All remaining tickets will be made available at 9am BST next Tuesday (August 29) – you’ll be able to buy yours here.

Watch The Strokes’ Julian Casablancas imitate Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner - www.nme.com
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05.08.2023

Watch The Strokes’ Julian Casablancas imitate Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner

The Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas doing an impersonation of Alex Turner during a recent show in Singapore.As the band were gearing up to perform their 2005 hit ‘Juicebox’ at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre on Thursday (August 3), Casablancas thanked the crowd for coming and told them: “Hope you all have a good time” before he then said in a very similar manner to the Arctic Monkeys frontman: “Hope you didn’t have to travel too far.”“That sounded like very modern Arctic Monkeys,” he added. You can view the clip below.A post shared by Arctic Monkeys Mania (@arcticmonkeysmania)Turner has been very open and vocal about his love of The Strokes over the years, with the band covering ‘Is This It’ live in 2018 – as well as honouring them on ‘Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino’ track ‘Star Treatment’ with the lyric: “I just wanted to be one of The Strokes, now look at the mess you’ve made me make.”At the time, Turner admitted the arrival of The Strokes in 2001 changed his life.“The arrival of The Strokes changed what music I was listening to, what shoes I was wearing.

Jeremy Corbyn and Zand announce gig at Sheffield’s Leadmill to support grassroots venues - www.nme.com
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02.08.2023

Jeremy Corbyn and Zand announce gig at Sheffield’s Leadmill to support grassroots venues

Arctic Monkeys, Kings Of Leon and The Killers. However, the future of the venue came under threat, after the owners of the building were issued an eviction notice.Following the announcement, various campaigns were launched in a bid to save the historic spot, and support came from the likes of Jarvis Cocker, as well as Arctic Monkeys and Bring Me The Horizon frontman Oli Sykes.We're delighted to announce a very special one-off show from alt-pop rulebreaker ZAND this August, presented by former…Posted by The Leadmill on Monday, July 31, 2023Now, the upcoming gig with Zand and Corbyn follows news of the new ‘Battle For The Soul Of Sheffield’ initiative which launched last week, fighting against the eviction.Announcing the event, Corbyn said (via The Corbyn Project): “Exciting new artists like ZAND are just part of the reason the government must do more to protect venues like The Leadmill.

Arctic Monkeys, Raye, Fred Again, More Shortlisted for 2023 Mercury Prize - variety.com - Britain - Scotland - Ireland - county Young
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27.07.2023

Arctic Monkeys, Raye, Fred Again, More Shortlisted for 2023 Mercury Prize

Thania Garcia Arctic Monkeys, Fred Again, Raye and numerous other British and Irish acts are behind some of the top albums shortlisted for the U.K.’s esteemed Mercury Prize. The annual ceremony is set to take place on Sept. 7 at the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith, London and will feature live performances from many of the highlighted artists.

Blur’s Damon Albarn on Alex Turner: “He’s great – I sing a lot like him on the new album” - www.nme.com - county Suffolk
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27.07.2023

Blur’s Damon Albarn on Alex Turner: “He’s great – I sing a lot like him on the new album”

Blur‘s Damon Albarn has shared his love for Arctic Monkeys‘ Alex Turner, saying he sings “a lot like him” on the band’s new album.Albarn and his band released new LP ‘The Ballad Of Darren’ this month, their first since 2015’s ‘The Magic Whip’.In a new interview with Musikexpress, Albarn has discussed his admiration for Turner, and how he influenced the Britpop heroes’ new album.Asked what he thinks of Turner, Albarn responded: “I think he’s great, I sing a lot like him on the new album.“You know our producer James Ford?” the frontman added. “He also worked with the Arctic Monkeys, I mentioned that to him.

Watch Arctic Monkeys’ Matt Helders join The Hives on stage - www.nme.com - Sweden - Greece - city Athens
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19.07.2023

Watch Arctic Monkeys’ Matt Helders join The Hives on stage

The Hives brought out Arctic Monkeys’ drummer Matt Helders to join them on stage during their recent show in Athens. Check out footage below.While performing at Release Athens at Plateia Nerou in the Greek capital on Tuesday (July 18), the Swedish indie icons invited the drummer on stage to perform upcoming new album track ‘Rigor Mortis Radio’.“We got another of the world’s best drummers coming in, coming in hot!” said The Hives frontman Pelle Almqvist as he introduced the drummer to the stage. “From the Arctic Monkeys, Mr.

The Hives call Arctic Monkeys “the only good really popular band” - www.nme.com - Britain - Sweden
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14.07.2023

The Hives call Arctic Monkeys “the only good really popular band”

The Hives have called their recent tour mates Arctic Monkeys “the only good really popular band” in a new interview with NME.The Swedish group supported the Sheffield band on their recent UK stadium tour, with drummer Matt Helders calling them “so much fun to watch” last year.Speaking to NME for the latest interview in the In Conversation video series, Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist responded to other comments from Helders, in which he cited The Hives as one of Arctic Monkeys first real inspirations. “They told us that the first week or month that they started the band, they saw The Hives and The Strokes and that was the thing that really started it off for them,” the frontman said.“We toured with them in South America about 10 years ago and had a great time, so I’m really happy they wanted us back.

Here’s Homer Simpson singing Arctic Monkeys via AI - www.nme.com - city Springfield
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14.07.2023

Here’s Homer Simpson singing Arctic Monkeys via AI

Arctic Monkeys’ ‘R U Mine?’ has gone viral.The footage was developed using artificial intelligence by the TikTok user going by the handle Meme Music, and shows the hit 2013 song by the Sheffield indie legends recreated featuring Homer Simpson-style vocals.The clip also comes with an accompanying Simpsons-style music video, pieced together from various episodes of the show and showing Homer and co. performing the ‘AM’ hit to a crowd in a small music venue.“Never thought I’d hear Homer with a Sheffield accent but here we are,” one user wrote in the comments.

Damon Albarn calls Arctic Monkeys “the last great guitar band” - www.nme.com - USA
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13.07.2023

Damon Albarn calls Arctic Monkeys “the last great guitar band”

Damon Albarn has shared that he believes Arctic Monkeys are “the last great guitar band,” adding that guitar music has gone “sterile”.While appearing on the Broken Record podcast, the Blur frontman discussed the state of guitar music. Though he said he remained optimistic about the future of the genre, Albarn believed it went through a rough patch before its reinvention.“I feel like there’s a bit more excitement about guitar music again, that can’t be a bad thing because it got so sterile.

Liam Gallagher shares his thoughts on Alex Turner’s style - www.nme.com - USA
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06.07.2023

Liam Gallagher shares his thoughts on Alex Turner’s style

Liam Gallagher has shared his thoughts about Alex Turner‘s fashion style.The former Oasis singer and founder of the Pretty Green clothing line was asked by a fan on Twitter recently whether he’d dress like the Arctic Monkeys singer and guitarist for a gig.Attached to the tweet was an image of a suited-up Turner with long hair and a beard from the ‘Tranquility Base…’ album era.Gallagher, who’s known for his love of parka jackets and ’60s Mod-inspired-fashion, replied: “He looks good [but] I can’t be wearing suits on stage fuck that snizzle.” See the post below.He looks good I can’t be wearing suits on stage fuck that snizzle— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) July 3, 2023Gallagher was also asked by one of his followers to name his favourite Arctic Monkeys song. He picked ‘Cornerstone’, the romantic 2009 single from the Sheffield group’s third album ‘Humbug’.Cornerstone— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) June 30, 2023In 2018 Gallagher reportedly made peace with Turner over a pint at Sziget Festival after the soloist previously mocked the Monkeys frontman for appearing to adopt an American twang.During an interview on BBC Radio 1 the previous year, Gallagher criticised artists who “start speaking American” after relocating to the US.

Fontaines DC’s Grian Chatten: “If you were going to model your career off a band, you’d look to Arctic Monkeys” - www.nme.com - USA - Ireland
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06.07.2023

Fontaines DC’s Grian Chatten: “If you were going to model your career off a band, you’d look to Arctic Monkeys”

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.

Glastonbury 2023: Glen Matlock on playing with Blondie, solo work and “self-centred nitwit politicians” - www.nme.com - county Bryan - county Ferry
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28.06.2023

Glastonbury 2023: Glen Matlock on playing with Blondie, solo work and “self-centred nitwit politicians”

Sex Pistols guitarist Glen Matlock caught up with NME backstage at Glastonbury 2023 to tell us about returning to the festival to play with Blondie and his successful solo career.After being announced last year to appear on Blondie’s new album – the follow-up to 2017’s ‘Pollinator‘ – the punk veteran has also been playing with the art-pop icons for recent world tour commitments, performing to a huge Pyramid Stage on the closing day of Glastonbury on Sunday (June 24).Before he took to the stage, NME asked the bass legend if he could recall the first time he met the band.“I can’t remember exactly because I was probably really drunk and out of it, but I think I met them first when I did a for-one-night-only gig with Sid Vicious at the Electric Ballroom in ‘78 or ‘79,” he replied. “Blondie turned up as a band, and I think that’s when I met Clem [Burke] and Debbie [Harry] for the first time.“What I thought was quite sweet about them was that when bands go on tour and have a night off, everyone tends to filter off somewhere – but they always seemed to be out and about as a band.

Elton John, Rina Sawayama, Rick Astley music streaming figures spike after Glastonbury - www.nme.com - Britain
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26.06.2023

Elton John, Rina Sawayama, Rick Astley music streaming figures spike after Glastonbury

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.

Glastonbury fans disappointed as Arctic Monkeys accused of 'slowing down' hits - www.ok.co.uk
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24.06.2023

Glastonbury fans disappointed as Arctic Monkeys accused of 'slowing down' hits

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.

Glastonbury Festival 2023: Arctic Monkeys play career-spanning headline set as Alex Turner bounces back to health - www.nme.com - Dublin
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23.06.2023

Glastonbury Festival 2023: Arctic Monkeys play career-spanning headline set as Alex Turner bounces back to health

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.

Royal Blood’s Ben Thatcher wears Arctic Monkeys shirt at Glastonbury to return 2013 gesture from Matt Helders - www.nme.com
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23.06.2023

Royal Blood’s Ben Thatcher wears Arctic Monkeys shirt at Glastonbury to return 2013 gesture from Matt Helders

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 2023: Arctic Monkeys’ headline set will go ahead - www.nme.com - Dublin
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23.06.2023

Glastonbury 2023: Arctic Monkeys’ headline set will go ahead

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 confident Arctic Monkeys will play Glastonbury but they “have a couple of back-up plans” - www.nme.com - Dublin
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21.06.2023

Emily Eavis confident Arctic Monkeys will play Glastonbury but they “have a couple of back-up plans”

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.

The inspiring story behind the youngest band to ever play Glastonbury: “I don’t let my condition stop me” - www.nme.com
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21.06.2023

The inspiring story behind the youngest band to ever play Glastonbury: “I don’t let my condition stop me”

Glastonbury, have spoken to NME about the honour of playing this year’s festival – and fighting diversity in the face of a rare condition.This year’s festival will see performances from giants including Arctic Monkeys, Guns N’ Roses and Elton John, but also the Glasto debut from the youngest-ever artists to perform at the Worthy Farm event. Meet Askew, the 16-year-old indie rockers with an inspirational message.Remember where you were at age 16? Well for Askew — formed of Eli, Freddie, Alfie, Jay and Will – the answer is wildly different to most, as they take this week off from their GCSE revision to perform at Glastonbury 2023.Having formed roughly seven years ago, the band of five close friends explained to NME how meaningful their music is to them, with songwriting is a self-proclaimed sense of “therapy”, and an escape from the devastating circumstances surrounding their frontman, Eli Crossley.Diagnosed with a rare condition called Duchenne muscular dystrophy when he was just three-years-old, Eli’s parents were told their son would be in a wheelchair at 12, and most likely not see the age of 25.

Glastonbury 2023: The first fans through the gates tell us what they’re looking forward to - www.nme.com
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21.06.2023

Glastonbury 2023: The first fans through the gates tell us what they’re looking forward to

NME arrived at Glastonbury 2023 nice and early – but not as early as the fans at the front of the queue to be first into the festival as gates opened. Watch our video interview with the early arrivals above.Thousands of fans were present for festival organiser Emily Eavis opening the gates at Worthy Farm this morning (Wednesday June 21) before they made their way on site to set up camp at the iconic Pilton festival.

The gates to Glastonbury 2023 have just opened - www.nme.com
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21.06.2023

The gates to Glastonbury 2023 have just opened

Glastonbury festival site, officially kicking off this year’s festival.The gates officially opened at 8am this morning (June 21), permitting entry to ticketholders who have been arriving at the festival site since 4pm yesterday (June 20). Emily Eavis was in attendance to welcome festivalgoers and there was a queue snaking around the site with people at the front telling NME they’d been there since yesterday afternoon.As the gates opened Eavis declared: “Welcome to Glastonbury,” before she did a countdown to huge cheers.

Arctic Monkeys cancel Dublin show due to illness ahead of Glastonbury - www.nme.com - Britain - Ireland - city Dublin, county Park
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19.06.2023

Arctic Monkeys cancel Dublin show due to illness ahead of Glastonbury

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.

Watch Arctic Monkeys reunite with Miles Kane for ‘505’ in London - www.nme.com - Britain - London
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19.06.2023

Watch Arctic Monkeys reunite with Miles Kane for ‘505’ in London

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’.

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16.06.2023

Arctic Monkeys release final extra tickets to London Emirates Stadium shows

Arctic Monkeys have released a final batch of extra tickets for this weekend’s London shows.Kicking off tonight (June 16), Alex Turner and co. will take to the stage for the first of their three-night residency at the Emirates Stadium in the capital.The shows are the latest of their ongoing UK stadium tour, which has already seen them perform in Bristol, Coventry, Manchester, Norwich and Swansea.

Here are the stage times and support acts for Arctic Monkeys’ shows at London’s Emirates Stadium - www.nme.com - Britain - London - Sweden - Manchester - Dublin - city Norwich - county Bristol - county Hillsborough - city Coventry
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16.06.2023

Here are the stage times and support acts for Arctic Monkeys’ shows at London’s Emirates Stadium

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).

Watch Arctic Monkeys open Sheffield homecoming gig with ‘A Certain Romance’ - www.nme.com - city Sheffield - county Hillsborough
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10.06.2023

Watch Arctic Monkeys open Sheffield homecoming gig with ‘A Certain Romance’

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

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