Please enjoy Part 2 of Hypeful’s ambitious 120-part series - BETTER KNOW AN ACL ARTIST! The second part of our series focuses on Arctic Monkeys - the Fightin’ Polar Primates!!!

ARTIST:
Arctic Monkeys

ACL DATE/TIME:
TBA

PREVIOUS ACL APPEARANCES:
0

WEBSITES:
Official Site
The Riot Van (Official Tour Site)
Myspace Profile

BAND MEMBERS:
Alex Turner - lead vocals, guitar
Jamie Cook - guitar
Matt Helders - drums, backing vocals
Nick O’Malley - bass guitar

HOMETOWN:
High Green, Sheffield, England.

GENRE:
Rock & Roll

MOST RECENT ALBUM:
Favourite Worst Nightmare

NOTABLE ALBUMS:
Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not

FUN FACTS:
Despite having won at both the 2006 & 2007 Brit Awards (the biggest annual pop music awards in the United Kingdom), the Arctic Monkeys have never attended the ceremony. Instead, they’ve sent wacky taped acceptance speeches. In 2006, they recruited We Are Scientists frontman Keith Murray to accept the award for them - just to “confuse the audience”. In 2007, the band was dressed as characters from The Wizard of Oz and The Village People in their videoed acceptance speeches.

WHAT TO EXPECT:
At concerts, the band are better known for their sing-along nature and fan participation than for excessive lighting effects, pyrotechnics or other effects. Fans frequently join in, with the entire intro to “When the Sun Goes Down” typically sung by the crowd.

MP3:
Arctic Monkeys - Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys

VIDEO:

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