Arctic Monkeys

[Inhaler]

Last nights Arctic Monkeys setlist

[the wonderwhy]

Encore's a bit naff

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

They need to scrap the Fluorescent/505 encore completely, if not now, definitely by when they tour the UK. Move 505 to pre encore finisher, drop Fluorescent, end with That's Where.

[the wonderwhy]

I haven't even seen them live & I'm bored of them ending on 505.

[Mardy]

Was thinking about this earlier. I've got a feeling they're going to blow it and it'll be a damp squib like last time. Hope not, but can see it happening. They've not got enough proper big smashers to pull it off. Good band, just not right for this gig.

[Matt42]

They aren't playing when the sun goes down! It's aggravating me!

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

Was thinking about this earlier. I've got a feeling they're going to blow it and it'll be a damp squib like last time. Hope not, but can see it happening. They've not got enough proper big smashers to pull it off. Good band, just not right for this gig.

Edited May 29, 2013 by thesecretingredientiscrime

[Chiefski]

They need to scrap the Fluorescent/505 encore completely, if not now, definitely by when they tour the UK. Move 505 to pre encore finisher, drop Fluorescent, end with That's Where.

[Bobs]

I can't stand 505, proper shite tune...

Gotta hope that Black Treacle, Teddypicker (back) and A Certain Romance get added, I'd be more than Happy if Brick By Brick got dropped, i think it's an awful tune imo!

[Inhaler]

Perhaps they will dust off A Certain Romance for Glastonbury to close with that would be pretty special.

[Gucci Piggy]

A Certain Romance was an incredible closer at Don Valley Bowl, but they did say they were bringing it back specially, just for those shows, so I doubt whether they'd play it at Glasto. If You Were There, Beware looked like a great closer at the Apollo from the DVD. Other than that, when they opened the encore at Don Valley with When The Sun Goes Down, I remember thinking it would have been a brilliant closer, really felt like the end of a gig. Would be cool to bring that back specially for Glasto to close.

[JBarbour]

The set list is aimed at an American audience not a British festival crowd.

Personally would love to see them open with dancing shoes then straight into Brianstorm

Encore -suck it and see, a certain romance, when the sun goes down.

[JBarbour]

Anyone mentioned an appearance from dizzee for that legendary b side track?

[Sketchead]

A Certain Romance was an incredible closer at Don Valley Bowl, but they did say they were bringing it back specially, just for those shows, so I doubt whether they'd play it at Glasto. If You Were There, Beware looked like a great closer at the Apollo from the DVD. Other than that, when they opened the encore at Don Valley with When The Sun Goes Down, I remember thinking it would have been a brilliant closer, really felt like the end of a gig. Would be cool to bring that back specially for Glasto to close.

[Mardy]

The set list is aimed at an American audience not a British festival crowd.

[Gucci Piggy]

I was a the Apollo and whilst it was an incredible gig, it's probably the most underwhelming set closer I've seen them do.

Anyone else think that Dizzee coming on for Temptation would be a bit too obvious and meh? The only time they've done it before was at Glasto, it's gonna end up being some sort of lame tradition.

[JBarbour]

Indeed, but do you think they'll change it?

[the wonderwhy]

I hope, for the UK tour (which I've decided is happening in October, including a night in Nottingham for just 20 pounds), they end the main set with 505 > That's Where You're Wrong then go Sun Goes Down > Teddy Picker > A Certain Romance for the freaking sweetest encore ever.

Edited May 29, 2013 by MattDavies__

[GlastoSimon]

I believe they have a decent size gap between these shows and the European festival shows (with Glastonbury obviously being one of them), so I think the setlist for the first festivals they do will be more accurate.

[Sketchead]

Really? The entire Apollo DVD sounds shit anyway so it's probably not the best idea to use it to judge, I suppose. One of my favourite songs of theirs too, so I'm probably a little biased. That run of Do Me A Favour > This House Is A Circus > If You Were There, Beware on Favourite Worst Nightmare is brilliant.

[LondonTom]

They're a very good live act anyway, and they've progressed massively since '07. I'd rather they showed how much they've progressed as an act.

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

???

I don't think that's how most non fans would describe them A band that is a lot better on record (excluding Humbug) than live.

A shame but I am debating in my head to, if they will manage to do get it right this time ..from footage and setlists with that massive meh at the end and middle .. I'm not sure they will. I'd like them to..but I can't see it

[DeclarationOfWar]

Hoping they play a lot off the first and second albums! Nothing wrong with 505 btw despite what has been said on there. I was also there at the apollo in dec 2007, great gig tbh no complaints from me

[the wonderwhy]

There's nothing wrong with 505, its just boring to end with it every. single. time.

[EighteenSixty7]

Turner's said that they think they didn't get it quite right last time round. I have faith that they'll nail it.