Whatever your opinion, you can't deny the fact that each album is slightly differnt, yet at album 6 they are as popular as ever (and in the States too).
Not many British bands you can say that of, certainly not in my lifetime.
Even Oasis who remained massively popular were churning out the same stuff album after album, Arctic Monkeys have done something different every time.
yes surely the Saviours Of Real Music Played With Real Guitars should have a small city vacated for their papal address
well bearing in mind there last tour they sold out i think 60,000 odd at finsbury park and 50,000 odd at marlay park in Dublin (attended both) just seemed a bit small.
Best band on the planet. Closest we have in this country to the big old rock bands we used to produce back in the day. Looking forward to this, didn’t enjoy AM as much as suck it and see so hopefully this is an improvement.
Think the only album i have listened to was the first one. Just can't get past how much of a weapons grade helmet Alex Turner is to listen to anything else
Saw them at Glastonbury 2013 and they were a lot of fun.
Would have probably gone this time if they'd played somewhere bigger and made the tickets cheaper but it's looking like it'll be £75 for standing at the O2 which I'd only pay for one band and one band only.
My favourite band. First album came out when I was just leaving school so was lyrically very relatable. In my opinion AM is their best album absolutely loved it. As mentioned they always do something different. £75 a ticket, yeah I'd pay.
liam gallagher @ finsbury park in summer tickets were £62.50 including fees and get some decent support on a friday so taking the day off work and making a day of it. is an okay price, the 02 isn't exactly a cheap place either have only been to an event there once a uwcb event and by time a few drinks and a bit of food has been had, your looking at not much change from £50.00
I don't understand why ticket prices are so high - it will stop a lot of music fans going and end up as a corporate event where a lot of the audience aren't really interested.
I've not liked many music venues bigger than 2 or 3 thousand capacity. The atmosphere seems to die in larger venues. The Forum, Hammersmith Apollo, Bricton Academy and the Roundhouse give a far better vibe than the 02 arena. The Indigo is better than the main arena at the 02.
i understand why they cost a lot to put on the amount of security usually doing f all, lights, rental from the owner of the stadium/arena, be interesting to actually know what the markup is on costs.
Re prices...spoke with a lad who works on our Media Team a while back, who looks after a load of the record labels. The prices are all down to the bands, no matter how they like to spin it.
AM have announced just 9 gigs (excluding the festivals). They’ll have decided how much they want to earn to tour & so prices are set according to number of dates, capacities at venues. Just think last time when I saw them at Finsbury Park, they played to three times the number you can get in the O2.
It’s also why a lot of bands are in on the mass skelping of tickets from official sites on to the tout versions (because that’s exactly what they are)...which the ticket agencies, promoters also own. Why everything is usually sold out on official sites as soon as they open.
Damn. Had presale link from the AM mailing list, but couldn't get away from work to buy till a few minutes ago, no standing and only lower-tier singles left for pre-sale. If someone wants a single-lower tier or some upper-tier seats welcome to my presale password.
STANDING £67.20 (£59.50) Transaction fee applicable * Pre-sale sold out. General sale begins Friday, 13 Apr 2018 at 9:00 AM SEATS £78.20 (£69.50) Transaction fee applicable * Pre-sale sold out. General sale begins Friday, 13 Apr 2018 at 9:00 AM SEATS £62.25 (£55.00) Transaction fee applicable * Pre-sale sold out. General sale begins Friday, 13 Apr 2018 at 9:00 AM SEATS £45.20 (£39.50) Transaction fee applicable * Pre-sale sold out. General sale begins Friday, 13 Apr 2018 at 9:00 AM
also noted the terms i wonder how strict these will be stuck to;
TERMS AND CONDITIONS 1. This ticket is a personal, revocable license and, at all times, remains the property of the Promoters. This ticket must be surrendered to the Promoters upon request. 2. This ticket is sold by the Promoters directly to the Consumer. Any tickets purchased by business or traders in breach of the Terms and Conditions of Ticket Sale will be cancelled. 3. This ticket will IMMEDIATELY BECOME INVALID if resold OR OFFERED FOR SALE unless the sale is through The Artist's official face-value resale partner, Twickets. 4. The surname of the Lead Booker will be printed on all tickets. The name cannot be changed once the booking has been made. Where more than one ticket has been purchased, each guest in the party must arrive with the Lead Booker at the venue on the night of the show. Failure to do so will result in the guests being turned away. 5. To gain admission to the concert, the Lead Booker must bring: i) The tickets ii) A valid photo ID matching the Lead Booker surname on the tickets, Failure to bring all of the items i) and ii) above will result in refusal of admission to the concert. 6. Ticket sales are limited to a maximum of 4 tickets per person.
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Not many British bands you can say that of, certainly not in my lifetime.
Even Oasis who remained massively popular were churning out the same stuff album after album, Arctic Monkeys have done something different every time.
Would have probably gone this time if they'd played somewhere bigger and made the tickets cheaper but it's looking like it'll be £75 for standing at the O2 which I'd only pay for one band and one band only.
seen them live 6 times but will give this one a miss.
Best to try and see them at a festival, saw RHCP at Leeds fest on a day ticket and the price isn’t so bad when you get another 10 bands as well.
I've not liked many music venues bigger than 2 or 3 thousand capacity. The atmosphere seems to die in larger venues. The Forum, Hammersmith Apollo, Bricton Academy and the Roundhouse give a far better vibe than the 02 arena. The Indigo is better than the main arena at the 02.
AM have announced just 9 gigs (excluding the festivals). They’ll have decided how much they want to earn to tour & so prices are set according to number of dates, capacities at venues. Just think last time when I saw them at Finsbury Park, they played to three times the number you can get in the O2.
It’s also why a lot of bands are in on the mass skelping of tickets from official sites on to the tout versions (because that’s exactly what they are)...which the ticket agencies, promoters also own. Why everything is usually sold out on official sites as soon as they open.
STANDING £67.20 (£59.50)
Transaction fee applicable *
Pre-sale sold out.
General sale begins Friday, 13 Apr 2018 at 9:00 AM
SEATS £78.20 (£69.50)
Transaction fee applicable *
Pre-sale sold out.
General sale begins Friday, 13 Apr 2018 at 9:00 AM
SEATS £62.25 (£55.00)
Transaction fee applicable *
Pre-sale sold out.
General sale begins Friday, 13 Apr 2018 at 9:00 AM
SEATS £45.20 (£39.50)
Transaction fee applicable *
Pre-sale sold out.
General sale begins Friday, 13 Apr 2018 at 9:00 AM
also noted the terms i wonder how strict these will be stuck to;
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. This ticket is a personal, revocable license and, at all times, remains the property of the Promoters. This ticket must be surrendered to the Promoters upon request.
2. This ticket is sold by the Promoters directly to the Consumer. Any tickets purchased by business or traders in breach of the Terms and Conditions of Ticket Sale will be cancelled.
3. This ticket will IMMEDIATELY BECOME INVALID if resold OR OFFERED FOR SALE unless the sale is through The Artist's official face-value resale partner, Twickets.
4. The surname of the Lead Booker will be printed on all tickets. The name cannot be changed once the booking has been made. Where more than one ticket has been purchased, each guest in the party must arrive with the Lead Booker at the venue on the night of the show. Failure to do so will result in the guests being turned away.
5. To gain admission to the concert, the Lead Booker must bring:
i) The tickets
ii) A valid photo ID matching the Lead Booker surname on the tickets,
Failure to bring all of the items i) and ii) above will result in refusal of admission to the concert.
6. Ticket sales are limited to a maximum of 4 tickets per person.