Arctic Monkeys delight hardcore fans by adding surprise to setlist
Arctic Monkeys delight hardcore fans by adding a surprise to their setlist as they make their much-anticipated return to the big stage
Arctic Monkeys delighted their hardcore fans by adding a surprise to their set list as they made their much anticipated return to the big stage.
The Sheffield band performed in Bristol on Monday night, marking the start of their UK stadium tour.
And it was a special night for their fans as they performed their 2006 hit Mardy Bum for the first time in a decade.
Busy promoting their latest album, The Car, the band will be performing in Coventry on Wednesday night, before heading to Manchester for two gigs.
They will also perform in Norwich, Sheffield, Swansea, Southampton, London and Dublin before finishing their tour in Glasgow on June 25.
Iconic: Arctic Monkeys delighted hardcore fans by adding a surprise to their setlist as they made their highly anticipated return to the big stage in Bristol on Monday
Idols: Alex Turner, Matthew Helders, Jamie Cook and Nick O’Malley pictured in 2008 – the band played fan favorites including beloved hit Mardy Bum on the first night of their tour
LadBible reported that the band performed 21 songs in Bristol and most of those were fan favourites, with only three from the new album.
They wrote that they also treated fans to My Propeller’s first performance in nearly a decade.
They also went crazy 505, Arabella, Teddy Picker, The View From The Afternoon and Fluorescent Adolescent, before finishing with I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor and RU Mine?.
Arctic Monkeys will headline Glastonbury this year alongside Guns N’ Roses and Elton John.
The full Glastonbury Festival line-up and stage times were announced on Monday.
The festival – which takes place from 21 to 25 June at Somerset’s Worthy Farm – will see Queens Of The Stone Age, Skepta and The Chemical Brothers join the already confirmed headline acts.
Other artists performing at the event include Royal Blood, Caroline Polachek and Digga D, as the full lineup has now been announced.
Rock duo Royal Blood will play for Arctic Monkeys on Friday.
And unknown act, The ChurnUps are also on the lineup and many believe it to be the band Pulp.
Glastonbury Full Lineup and Stage Times Revealed! The Queens Of The Stone Age, Skepta and The Chemical Brothers were announced as part of the festival on Monday
Glastonbury Festival headliners over the years
2022
Performer: Billie Eilish took the stage last year
Billie Eilish, Sir Paul McCartney and Kendrick Lamar
2021 (Cancelled due to Covid 19)
Coldplay, Haim and Damon Albarn
2020 (Cancelled due to Covid 19)
Kendrick Lamar, Paul McCartney and Taylor Swift
2019
Stormzy, The Killers, The Cure and Kylie Minogue
There he is: Paul McCartney was ready to entertain the public in 2022