Lineup 2014

[Andre91]

Arctic's looked really dull at T. They seem more and more disinterested each time I see live footage of them.

[dentalplan]

I might just blame the crowd to see if Matt has anything to say against it when it's about the crowd he's in.

But nah, it wasn't too exciting but we were only watching it on TV. Seemed really light as well, like it was in the middle of the day.

The sound on the BBC (as always) was awful but the band can't really complain about that.

[TheSilence]

I think they've lost a lot of their "cool" factor since they've tried to change their image. Not that that has any impact on their music but, y'know.

[Mash011]

Their performances have definitely gotten worse as the tour's gone on. I think they've burned out at this point. I'll still go mental for them at Reading because I love their music but their performances aren't amazing at the moment.

[Dead throne]

They're really not very good live.

I like Rather Be, but on nearly everything else the whole strings thing seems rather forced, like the have to put them in to make themselves feel different

I enjoy most of their songs

[mattgimmeshelter]

Arctics were great at TITP, they really know how to put on a show now! Reading is going to be very very exciting!

Although, the 3 AM song encore is bollocks, I left after a certain romance.

[the wonderwhy]

I think they've lost a lot of their "cool" factor since they've tried to change their image. Not that that has any impact on their music but, y'know.

Personally I think they're a lot cooler now. Give me a leather jacket over trackie bottoms any day.

Although, the 3 AM song encore is bollocks,

yeah this does kinda suck

[TheSilence]

Personally I think they're a lot cooler now. Give me a leather jacket over trackie bottoms any day.

Nah, when they were just some lads from sheffield I felt like they were much cooler. As cliche as it sounds, they weren't trying to be something they aren't.

[mattgimmeshelter]

Personally I think they're a lot cooler now. Give me a leather jacket over trackie bottoms any day.

yeah this does kinda suck

I think they had huge stage presence but the encore is boring. One for the road is good but not an encore song, I wanna be yours is boring and I still don't consider R U Mine a strong enough closer.

The encore simply does not work, After A Certain Romance I felt no guilt in going.

[dentalplan]

The encore simply does not work, After A Certain Romance I felt no guilt in going.

That's kinda weird. Did you dislike the new album that much? And how did you know what the encore was gonna be?

[the wonderwhy]

One For Road is probably the worst song on AM for me. I think I Wanna Be Yours into R U Mine works quite well to end, but it would be nice to have another song in there so it wasn't a straight run of AM for the encore.

[mattgimmeshelter]

That's kinda weird. Did you dislike the new album that much? And how did you know what the encore was gonna be?

I researched alot of their setlists before titp and realised they were pretty much following the same formula.

After the whole crowd singing to my favourite monkeys song, I realised theres very little they could do to top that.

I like AM, but two okayish songs and a (good) but not as captivating as some other songs closer. It just kinda leaves the performance abit stale, even more so as before they really were on top form.

I guess the tables have turned and now i'm explaining to you guys how they were better in the crowd than on TV I guess. Whole crowd singalong for the whole thing!

[Gucci Piggy]

Arctics were great at TITP, they really know how to put on a show now! Reading is going to be very very exciting!

Although, the 3 AM song encore is bollocks, I left after a certain romance.

I've spoken to one person who went to T, and they're an Arctic Monkeys fan (and not one that thinks they've turned rubbish), and she said they were shit.

[Andre91]

Compared to their 2011 headline set at T, which I consider to be one of the best performances I've ever seen them do, they just look a totally different band now, just in that short space of time.

[TenInchToenaiIs]

Watched them on TV and just looked so boring. Suppose a good crowd would make it a lot better though

[TheSilence]

The only person I've spoke to who went to T in the Park is a fan of Arctics and she said the same, that they were shit.

[the wonderwhy]

Thankfully I don't know anyone who goes to T in the Park

[Gucci Piggy]

Just spoke to my second T goer; "Arctics were pretty crap". This person's favourite two bands are Biffy and AM. Bants.

[Yellow_Fellow]

Glad people are coming round

[Babyquack]

The only person I've spoke to who went to T said Arctics were a fun act but they were the worst headliner of the weekend purely because the whole set felt too rehearsed. Which I think is a fair point.

The songs speak for themselves, so the set will always be enjoyable if you like the band but there's definitely a lack of spontaneity about their performances.

[TenInchToenaiIs]

For the record, I've touted AM as hot garbage since day 1.

[Gucci Piggy]

For the record I still like Arctic Monkeys and they're the only headliner on any stage at Leeds that I'd be that bothered about seeing.

[Babyquack]

For the record I still like Arctic Monkeys and they're the only headliner on any stage at Leeds that I'd be that bothered about seeing.

Queens tho?

[dentalplan]

Queens tho?

Not headlining nuffin' at Leeds.

[Gucci Piggy]

Queens tho?

Nah I hate them.

Nah like dental suggests, I mean tb e acts playing last at Leeds.