Arctic Monkeys headlined the Glastonbury Festival on 22 June 2007

Arctic Monkeys headlined the Glastonbury Festival on 22 June 2007, the highlights of which were aired on BBC2 . During their headline act, the band performed with Dizzee Rascal and Simian Mobile Disco and covered Shirley Bassey ‘s ” Diamonds Are Forever “. The band also played a large gig at Dublin ‘s Malahide Castle on 16 June 2007, with a second date added the following day. On 28–29 July 2007 the band played their biggest concert to date with two sell out shows at the 55,000 capacity Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester . Billed as being the group’s own ‘mini-festivals’ both date saw support sets for Supergrass , The Coral , Amy Winehouse and Japanese Beatles tribute act The Parrots. The shows were hailed as ‘the gigs of a generation’ by NME and were even compared to Oasis ‘ record-breaking shows at Knebworth House in 1996. The LCCG concerts cemented Arctic Monkeys’ status as the defining band of their generation, as Oasis had done before them. The band was also slated to play the Austin City Limits Music Festival in September 2007. Other European festivals include Rock Werchter in 2007. The band played two shows at Cardiff International Arena on 19 and 20 June 2007. They also played two London gigs at Alexandra Palace on 8 and 9 December 2007. On 1 September 2007 the band performed an intimate show at Ibiza Rocks show in Bar M (now Ibiza Rocks Bar) along with Reverend and the Makers . The band played their last show of the tour on 17 December 2007 at Manchester Apollo, which was filmed for the live album and video release At the Apollo , which was released in cinemas the following year.