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arcticmonkeys europe2023Rudolf Weber-ARENA, Oberhausen, Germany
3rd May 2023
Arctic Monkeys - “European Tour 2023“ - Support: Inhaler

The ARCTIC MONKEYS from Sheffield are among the world’s most successful bands, although they are constantly repositioning themselves stylistically. Countless prestigious prizes - including seven BRIT Awards, 20 NME Awards, a Mercury Prize and an Igor Novello Award as well as five Grammy nominations - testify to the quality of their songwriting, which is always shaped differently by the band, but always remains constant. On top of that, the ARCTIC MONKEYS are among the best and highest quality live bands in Indie Rock, which is why the joy about their upcoming world tour for the current, seventh album ‘The Car’ is correspondingly great. Within this framework, the ARCTIC MONKEYS will also play one concert in Austria and five concerts in Germany: Between April 24 and May 8, 2023, the band will be making guest appearances in Linz, Munich, Hamburg, Berlin, Oberhausen and Frankfurt.

The ARCTIC MONKEYS are one of those rare cases where high artistic standards and outstanding international success go hand in hand - and not just for a certain phase, but constantly since their formation in 2002. Their albums regularly climb to the top of the UK charts and are also in the top 10 worldwide - for example in Germany, where, apart from the debut, every other long player made it into the top ten. Even the USA - traditionally a difficult place for British bands - have remained loyal to the ARCTIC MONKEYS since their stunning 2006 debut ‘Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not’, regularly lifting their albums up into the charts and carrying theirs part of the almost 30 million records sold worldwide to date. And all this with music that can always be attributed to Indie Rock in a broader sense, but which is always subject to new and courageous arrangements. Or as Vice Magazine wrote, “The ARCTIC MONKEYS have reached a point where they are too hugely important to fail. They’re just a force far too valued for that.”

Alex Turner (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Jamie Cook (guitar, piano), Matt Helders (drums) and Nick O'Malley (bass) received this special appreciation from their fans right from the start. Because the ARCTIC MONKEYS are considered one of the first bands to find a broad audience via the new digital PR and distribution channels on the Internet - long before an album was even released. In fact, the digital release of a few demos was enough for a first UK tour, where they sold out venues with a capacity of 3,000 people at times; at the end of the tour they even played at the Reading and Leeds Festivals as an unsigned band. The international enthusiasm was correspondingly great when the debut album with such classics as ‘I Bet You Look Good On the Dancefloor’ and ‘When the Sun Goes Down’ was finally released in 2006 - their first two singles, which, like the album, immediately went to the Topped the UK charts.

Starting from this early world success, the four musicians undertook an exciting musical journey with their albums that continues to this day, presenting their fantastically composed songs in ever new sounds. While the third album ‘Humbug’ (2009) was produced in the Californian desert under the production of QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE head Josh Homme and sounded correspondingly rocky, the fifth album ‘AM’, which many experts considered their best to date, turned out to be judged, astonishingly orchestral and tonally expansive. About the seventh album ‘The Car’, which was released on October 21st, Alex Turner has said that it is a sequel to the fragile predecessor based on piano ballads ‘Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino’. So you can be curious - and look forward to the next great feat of the ARCTIC MONKEYS.

Additional Concert Information
Doors: 18:30
Start: 20:00
Tickets: Only VIP Tickets still available from 150 euros (plus charges pre-sale) via Eventim
Info: https://prime-entertainment.de/veranstaltung/arctic-monkeys/

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