The song ” Opening Night ” was released on 22 January.
On 20 January 2026, Arctic Monkeys announced they would be releasing a new single as part of an upcoming project with charity organisation War Child , later revealed to be the compilation album Help(2) .
The Car , like its predecessor, was nominated for the 2023 Mercury Prize . This was their fifth nomination, the most nominations of any artist, held jointly with Radiohead . The album was also nominated for ” Best Alternative Music Album ” at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards , the…
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On 8 December 2021, the band was announced as the Saturday co-headliner of the 2022 Reading and Leeds Festival , alongside Bring Me the Horizon , Megan Thee Stallion , Rage Against the Machine and Halsey . On 23 August 2022 at the Zurich Openair festival, they debuted new song…
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A live album from their 2018 Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino Tour concert at the Royal Albert Hall entitled Live at the Royal Albert Hall was released on 4 December 2020. All proceeds from the album, as with the concert, went to the charity War Child .
In December 2016, Turner confirmed to BBC Radio Sheffield that the band’s hiatus had ended and work had begun on their sixth studio album. The album had begun recording in September 2017. The album, Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino was released on 11 May 2018. The band headlined a handful…
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Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino was nominated for the 2018 Mercury Prize , an annual prize awarded to the year’s best British or Irish album. This became the band’s fourth nomination for the award: the second most nominations received by any act. The album was nominated for Best Alternative Music…
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On 23 and 24 May 2014, Arctic Monkeys held one of their biggest shows to date, playing to approximately 80,000 across two days shows at Finsbury Park with the support act by Tame Impala , Miles Kane and Royal Blood . Arctic Monkeys also headlined the Reading and Leeds Festival…
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Upon the release of AM on 9 September 2013, the album debuted at number 1 in the UK album charts, selling over 157,000 copies in its first week. As a result, Arctic Monkeys made history as the first independent label band with five consecutive number 1 albums in the UK.…
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The band’s fifth studio album, AM , was released on 9 September 2013. The album was recorded in Rancho de la Luna in Joshua Tree, California and features guest appearances from Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age , Elvis Costello ‘s drummer Pete Thomas and Bill Ryder-Jones of…
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