Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys are an indie rock band from Sheffield, England.
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England |
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| Years active | 2002–Present |
| Labels | Domino |
| Associated acts | The Last Shadow Puppets Mongrel The Dodgems The Rascals Reverend & The Makers |
| Website | www.arcticmonkeys.com |
| Members | Alex Turner Jamie Cook Matt Helders Nick O'Malley |
| Past members | Andy Nicholson Glyn Jones |
The three founders, Alex Turner, Matt Helders, and Andy Nicholson knew each other from high school and formed the band as teenagers. Arctic Monkeys' first album was Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not. It reached #1 in the United Kingdom album charts. Over 300 thousand copies of the album were sold in the first week. This makes it the fasting selling first album by a band in British music history.[1] It was nominated for Best Alternative Album at the 2006 Grammy Awards. Their second album, Favourite Worst Nightmare was first released in Japan on April 18, 2007. Their third album, Humbug was released in England on 24 August 2009. In 2011 their fourth album Suck It and See was released. AM, the Monkeys' fifth album, was released 6 September 2013. The sixth Arctic Monkeys album, Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino was released in 2018.
The members are:
- Alex Turner (guitar and singing)
- Jamie Cooke (guitar)
- Nick O'Malley (bass guitar)
- Matthew Helders (drums)
- Andy Nicholson (bass guitar, left in 2006)
Studio albums
- Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (2006)
- Favourite Worst Nightmare (2007)
- Humbug (2009)
- Suck It and See (2011)
- AM (2013)
- Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino (2018)
- The Car (2022)
Arctic Monkeys Media
Arctic Monkeys performing in 2006
Headshots of the current line-up; clockwise from top left: Nick O'Malley, Jamie Cook, Matt Helders, Alex Turner
Arctic Monkeys at the Shepherd's Bush Empire, London, March 2010
Lead vocalist Alex Turner at Lollapalooza in Chicago, August 2011
Arctic Monkeys performing at the InMusic Festival in Zagreb on 25 June 2013. The concert was a part of the AM Tour.
The band's 2018 performance at the Royal Albert Hall, which was later released as Live at the Royal Albert Hall in 2020
Turner on stage at Glastonbury Festival in England, June 2023
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References
- ↑ Kumi, Alex (30 January 2006). "Arctic Monkeys make UK chart history" – via www.theguardian.com.