Brits and Yanks alike went nuts over Favourite Worst Nightmare, the 2007 sophomore album by Sheffield, England, lads the Arctic Monkeys. In fact, it shot to the top of the UK charts in its first week. But so did the band’s first effort, 2006’s Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not, which was the fastest-selling debut album ever in England and garnered the Arctic Monkeys the coveted Mercury Prize. The legend of the band was built on the Internet, as fans ripped early demo CD-R’s onto their computers and released them into the ether, along the way creating a highly trafficked MySpace page for the Monkeys. The band did its best to eschew the hype its music has created, upending a label feeding frenzy by signing with the small, U.K. independent Domino Records. Comprising Alex Turner (vocals, guitar), Jamie Cook (guitar), Nick O'Malley (bass) and Matt Helders (drums), the band's fast-and-loud, post-punk indie sound lays a foundation for Turner’s wry observations on British working-class culture a la Morrissey or Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker. The Arctic Monkeys began work on their much-anticipated third album last year.
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Fueron lo mejor de ACL junto con los Amigos Invisibles!!!
5 months agoGracias Austin, Mexico agradece.
5 months agoPORFIN ARCTIC ACL WOW!!!!!!!!KE BUENA BANDA ,KE BUENA IDEA AUSTIN!!!
5 months agoRight chuff’d for these geezers, gift from the trouble and strife, saucy lil stunner. These punters rock proper, all you mouthy trogs and wankers can kiss my Khyber pass.
7 months agoArctic Monkeys vs Toadies and I’m going with the AM’s!
7 months agoI agree with Marshall, I love their music but live in ‘07 they pretty much just stand their and play the songs, surprisingly dull live. I’ll see who they’re playing against, then decide.
7 months agowrong, wrong, wrong to put them at same time as Toadies….horribly wrong and unfair…what is one to do? Will ACL give me a golf cart for this hour?
7 months agoCAN’T WAIT!!!
8 months agoOoooh thats good!
8 months agoi’m going only for them!
8 months agoi wouldnt miss them for anything (radiohead/daft punk not included)
8 months agoHUMBUG!
9 months agoACL 2009 I’m there!!!! arctic monkeys
9 months agoI wouldn’t miss these guys for anything!!
9 months agoESTA SI FUE UNA BUENA NOTICIA!!!!!!!!!! CUANDO CHEQUE LINEUP, QESTOY MUY EMOCIONADO ES UNA DE MIS BANDAS FAVORITAS
9 months agoCANNOT WAIT TO SEE A LOS ARCTIC CHANGOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i just love his music but they arent the best persons
10 months agoI am sure at least half of them will be playing at the same time on opposite sides of the festival!
10 months agofinally turner… finally.
10 months agoHELL YEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSS!
10 months agoHooray! Finally the Artic Monkeys live!!!
10 months agoBLOODY GOOD TIME!
10 months agosorry, i was talking about ACL 07
10 months agoI was there in 06 and the sound was terrible. Don’t know if they had a bad night or bad setup. Hope things go better this year
10 months agoYeah last time I saw them was back in 06, can’t wait to hear the new stuff
10 months agocannot wait to see arctic monkeys!! it’ll be the first time i’ll see them live.
10 months ago