Alex Turner fronting Arctic Monkeys @ Brooklyn Steel (Paul Bachmann for Live4ever)
They’re Arctic Monkeys’ first confirmed shows since 2019.
Not long after drummer Matt Helders disclosed that the band’s new album is close to completion, Arctic Monkeys have revealed their initial plans for what’s thus likely to prove to be a busy 2022.
Tour dates in Turkey, Bulgaria, Croatia and the Czech Republic have been arranged for August 2022 following the pre-pandemic wrap-up of Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino – a Live4ever album of the year in 2018:
“In a few weeks it will have been analysed, microscopically dissected, eviscerated for meaning when perhaps it’s best realised as simply an experience, something that doesn’t need definition,” our review concludes.
“It’s always been easy to love or hate the Arctic Monkeys, but now you can’t ignore them, the pinnacle of achievement for stars in the grand tradition which this record upholds with equal shots of panache and glee.”
