Arctic Monkeys

[Sketchead]

Christ that trailer gives me goosebumps, amazing weekend. The whole tent in a field in their hometown idea, atmosphere, everything was perfect.

[Redwinevino]

When and where did you see them, when ive seen them they were brilliant, there actually one of the best live bands in Britain and possibly the world.

Alex Turner said in an interview last year 'I'd really like another shot at headlining Glastonbury. I don't think we got that quite right when we did it.' (coming from 'Cocky Arrogant' Mr Turner right)

Source: http://www.nme.com/news/arctic-monkeys/60523

So any doubts of them looking bored or not 'rising to the occasion' should be took away, if your going to Glasto and don't see there set, i think you will be missing out.

Don't understand all the hate, watch them and if you dont enjoy yourself then that's cool, but don't slag them off before you have heard the new album or seen them in 2013, they will change again, they change with every release of new album, i think it could be there best album next year with this new 'Heavier' sound

Edited December 28, 2012 by Redwinevino

[GlastoSimon]

Arctic Monkeys in my opinion are an excellent studio band and have produced some good songs on all four albums, but sometimes I'm not sure they can make a lot of it work live.

For example, Humbug (for me) is a brilliant album, and in some ways is better than the first two albums. The issue is that those songs are very difficult to reproduce live when the audience may not know them as much as stuff from the first one; also Humbug is hardly a dance and sing-a-long album. I'd be interested to see if they have improved live, because in earlier 'big' performances, I think they relied on the audience a lot - hence why Reading '09 didn't really work.

Edited December 28, 2012 by GlastoSimon

[mike46]

Perhaps you had to be there but if I'm honest that video does nothing for me. I used to adore the Arctics back when I was 15/16 and they released the EP/Album/EP in pretty short timing, ever since then I've just grown out of love with them. Would depend who is up against them as to if I'd go watch.

[EighteenSixty7]

They're my favourite band, seen them lots of times (double figures), their gigs are always my favourite, but if I was thinking rationally, they aren't the best live act in the world.

They are to me, because I adore them so much, but they aren't. Make sense? Probably not.

Edited December 28, 2012 by EighteenSixty7

[Mud Dweller]

I used to adore the Arctics back when I was 15/16 and they released the EP/Album/EP in pretty short timing, ever since then I've just grown out of love with them. Would depend who is up against them as to if I'd go watch.

[sisco]

They're my favourite band, seen them lots of times (double figures), their gigs are always my favourite, but if I was thinking rationally, they aren't the best live act in the world.

They are to me, because I adore them so much, but they aren't. Make sense? Probably not.

[Role Model]

Find the booking a bit underwhelming to be honest, maybe because they were such a let down last time I saw them, I just get the feeling they'd work better in smaller venues, plus the setlists aren't the best these days.

[FloorFiller]

they just seem like an incredibly easy booking to me. i know it's hard to get three stellar, please everybody, never been done before headliners, and most years at Glastonbury have that 'standard' headliner, but the Arctics seem it even more so because they never seem to go away. their last album came out a year and a half ago but it seems like only yesterday. maybe it's because they're British and so are always touring over here, but they seem like such a 'shall we just draft in the Arctics, then?' type headliner. i don't think i could ever be overly excited about them playing because they're never away long enough to get me excited

[Role Model]

Just tell yourself, at least it's not The Killers or KOL, that makes it seem a better booking.

[FloorFiller]

Just tell yourself, at least it's not The Killers or KOL, that makes it seem a better booking.

[Role Model]

ha that's true for me too actually, it's a good point, didn't think of it like that.

[Bisque]

Just tell yourself, at least it's not The Killers or KOL, that makes it seem a better booking.

[mike46]

Plus as much they divide opinion here, they will draw a big crowd and will enable a few more pennies to be moved into the Rolling Stones pot...

[Bisque]

Plus as much they divide opinion here, they will draw a big crowd and will enable a few more pennies to be moved into the Rolling Stones pot...

[Chris E]

They were on top form live with Suck It And See. Much improved from the previous album tour.

The Don Valley Bowl gigs in Sheffield were outstanding.

[peter93]

i think some of you have misinterpreted what i meant by live act, i meant how they sound musically; the drummer really bangs the drums, and they all sound in sync very well, i never meant there crowd involvement and other live experiences etc. But i think they have improved with that since the last album to be fair

Lets just say there a professional young band, ive seen some live performances on YouTube where they look bored but its Glastonbury for Christ sake of course there gonna give it 100%

who wouldn't?

And the Dad joke i giggled at

[amfy]

they just seem like an incredibly easy booking to me. i know it's hard to get three stellar, please everybody, never been done before headliners, and most years at Glastonbury have that 'standard' headliner, but the Arctics seem it even more so because they never seem to go away. their last album came out a year and a half ago but it seems like only yesterday. maybe it's because they're British and so are always touring over here, but they seem like such a 'shall we just draft in the Arctics, then?' type headliner. i don't think i could ever be overly excited about them playing because they're never away long enough to get me excited

[FloorFiller]

considering Alex's interview saying he'd like to headline Glasto again because he doesn't think they did their best in '07, it's given me a bit of hope for them. if they were going to put on a good show anywhere, it'd be Glastonbury. i suppose i'll just have to see what mood i'm in on the night and it'll come down to that

[chickenfire]

After seeing them twice before I am conflicted about wanting to see them again. The second time I saw them (humbug tour, in Glasgow) was among the worst gigs I have ever been to but the first time, a few years before, was amazing.

I reckon the only way I would watch them at Glastonbury would be if I could pick their setlist. Which isn't going to happen.

[monkey1989]

I predict this will go down as a classic glastonbury set

[FloorFiller]

to be honest i hope that there is either nobody at all on that i want to see at the same time as Arctics, or somebody absolutely incredible / unmissable, to make my decision easier. i'm hoping they do a few dates leading upto Glasto so that i can get a general idea of their setlist / live situation at the time

[EighteenSixty7]

Wouldn't bother me much but it would be nice if there's some new music out before/around that time. No word on anything so far apart from a few Demo's recorded a few months ago.

[dancelittleliar]

Wouldn't bother me much but it would be nice if there's some new music out before/around that time. No word on anything so far apart from a few Demo's recorded a few months ago.

[EighteenSixty7]

They won't make the same mistake they made at Leeds, I'd say the new album will land April/ May