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Arctic Monkeys review – cheesy irony dissolves into masterful rock'n'roll

Royal Albert Hall, LondonWith his mocking intros and bingo-hall croon, Alex Turner is not entirely genuine – but this greatest-hits set is the stuff of a bona fide rock powerhouse The Royal Albert Hall, a music hall with ideas about its station, is a weirdly apposite place for the Arctic Monkeys to play. The band’s most celebrated mode is the fast, literate indie-punk of their first LP which modulated into brawny desert blues and then on to soulful, swaggering stadium rock for thei...

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15:45 on June 7 2018

New Arctic Monkeys BBC special to be aired tomorrow

NME — Fans had petitioned for the band to be given a live concert special on the network Arctic Monkeys A new Arctic Monkeys BBC special will air tomorrow (June 8). The ba... more info
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07:28 on June 8 2018

Watch Arctic Monkeys play ‘Star Treatment’ live for the first time at epic Royal Albert Hall show

NME — "I just wanted to be one of The Strokes". Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner Arctic Monkeys played the Royal Albert Hall last night, and used the occasion to play ‘Star ... more info
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10:23 on June 8 2018

Arctic Monkeys play ‘From The Ritz To The Rubble’ live for first time in seven years at Royal Albert Hall

NME — "Well, last night these two bouncers..." Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner Last night saw Arctic Monkeys play their classic ‘From The Ritz To The Rubble’ live for fir... more info
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10:58 on June 8 2018

Arctic Monkeys review – cheesy irony dissolves into masterful rock'n'roll

Guardian Music — Royal Albert Hall, LondonWith his mocking intros and bingo-hall croon, Alex Turner is not entirely genuine – but this greatest-hits set is the stuff of a bona fide... more info
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12:18 on June 8 2018

What we learned at the Arctic Monkeys' UK comeback

BBC News - UK — The band mixed up new and old hits as they made their live return at the Royal Albert Hall. more info
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