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Arctic Monkeys have returned to the stage this evening (August 9) in Istanbul, for their first gig since 2019.
Alex Turner and co. took to the stage in Instanbul tonight for one of two nights at the Zorlu Center PSM. They’re next due to head to Burgas (August 12), Pula (August 16) and Prague (August 18).
The gig saw the band open with some classics including ‘Do I Wanna Know’ ‘Brainstorm’ and ‘Snap Out Of It’. The stage set up featured a huge disco ball, which you can see below.
You can see some fan-shot photos from the gig, along with some reaction from those in attendance, here. The set list for the gig so far can also be seen below – check back at nme.com for updates and footage throughout the evening.
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— Arctic Monkeys Tour (@monkeystour) August 9, 2022
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— Arctic Monkeys Tour (@monkeystour) August 9, 2022
Setlist:
‘Do I Wanna Know?’
‘Brainstorm’
‘Snap Out Of It’
‘Crying Lightening’
‘Teddy Picker’
‘Potion Approaching’
Meanwhile, the band’s drummer Matt Helders has recently spoke about the band’s upcoming new album, saying that musically it “picks up where ‘Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino’ left off”.
The Sheffield four-piece have yet to officially announce the follow-up to their May 2018 album, but new music from the band is expected to arrive this year given that the band are now out on tour.
Speaking to Mike Dolbear for this year’s DrumathonLIVE 2022, Helders said that the Monkeys’ next album will be in a similar vein to 2018’s ‘Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino’.
“It kinda like picks up where the other one [‘Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino’] left off musically. I mean, it’s never gonna be like [2012 ‘AM’ single] ‘R U Mine?’ and all that stuff again, you know, the heavy riffs and stuff,” he continued.
“But there are riffs in there and [it’s] a bit more up-tempo, even though it’s not loud,” he added. “It’s hard to explain!”
After it emerged in August 2021 that the band had been recording new music in Suffolk, Helders told BBC Radio 5 Live in November that Arctic Monkeys “always do try and do something a bit different” with each release.
Asked if the new album was “ready to go”, Helders replied: “Yeah, pretty much, yeah. It was a bit disjointed how we had to do it, and there are bits to finish off, but yeah, it’s all in the works.”
Arctic Monkeys will headline Reading & Leeds in August – their only two UK live appearances scheduled for 2022 so far – while their tour will also visit Europe, North America, South America and Australia.
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