Gig Preview: Arctic Monkeys at Echo Arena

Friday 13^th November 2009

Arctic Monkeys

Echo Arena, Liverpool

Sheffield group Arctic Monkeys will kick off the UK leg of their world tour this Friday (13^th) at the Echo Arena, Liverpool. It will be the first time the group have performed in the city since promoting their “Favourite Worst Nightmare” album in 2007. This time they are back in support of their latest work, the critically acclaimed, if bizarrely named, “Humbug”.

Work on the album began straight after their last tour ended, with the band moving to America to write, record and produce the album. Enlisting the help of new found friend, Josh Homme, of alternative rockers Queens of The Stone Age, to produce the album, the band set up various homes across Los Angeles, New York City and California.

The album was eventually released to the world in August this year, flying straight in at the Number 1 spot in the UK Album Charts, and reaching the Top 5 in a further 8 countries including Australia, Japan and Spain.

Following the albums success, the band announced a UK and Ireland in September. The tour would span the month of November, with 11 dates. After kicking off in Liverpool, the band will visit Sheffield Arena, Newcastle Metro Arena,2 nights at Wembley Arena, NIA Birmingham, Manchester Evening News Arena, Nottingham Trent FM Arena, SECC Glasgow, The Odyssey Belfast and finishing at The O2 in Belfast. After these dates the band head over to America to carry on the Humbug tour.

Tickets for all dates sold out within hours of going on sale, cementing the tour as the most eagerly anticipated of the year.

Fans attending can expect a number of new songs from ‘Humgbug’ mixed in with the older hits from the bands previous 2 albums.

The concert is yet another name to add to the ever growing list of top artists to play the 11,000 capacity Echo Arena since the venue opened in January 2008. Artists such as Oasis, Beyonce, Pink, Muse, Lionel Ritchie, Coldplay, Elton John and Bob Dylan.

Doors open at the Echo Arena at 6:00pm with support coming from Eagles of Death Metal, Arctic Monkeys are expected to take to the stage between 8:30pm – 9:00pm with the concert due to end around 10:30pm.

Any extra tickets released will be available from: http://www.seetickets.com/ http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/ http://www.arcticmonkeys.co.uk/