A hotly anticipated new record from Arctic Monkeys is released the week of the festival, taking Alex Turner's wry witticisms to a darker place. Produced in the desert with Josh Homme, Humbug is musically rawer than previous material and therefore more suited to the gritty guitar loving Reading and Leeds fans.
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Set List
- 1.My Propeller *
- 2.Red Right Hand (Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds cover)
- 3.Crying Lightning *
- 4.Brianstorm *
- 5.Still Take You Home
- 6.I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor *
- 7.Potion Approaching
- 8.Pretty Visitors
Reading performance:
- 9.House Is A Circus
- 10.If You Were There, Beware
- 11.When The Sun Goes Down
- 12.Dangerous Animals
- 13.View From The Afternoon
- 14.Cornerstone *
- 15.Only Ones Who Know
- 16.Do Me A Favour
- 17.Fluorescent Adolescent *
- 18.Secret Door *
- 19.505
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Saturday 29 ~ Reading
Friday 28 ~ Leeds
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Had to watch the Monkeys on TV I wasn't able to get to Leeds this year - you were great - love the new songs, thanks for playing 505 as well, an amazing finish to an inspired set. Please come play in Newcastle soon xxx
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I love arctic monkeys more than I love music itself. By far the best band in the industry. but I am upset that they didnt do certain romance and mardy bum (which is just amazing at festivals). keep up the good work thanks
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At reading and had the pleasure of being so close to this truly amazing band, loving the new album and the whole arctic monkey's image re-vamp.
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Did anyone notice at Leeds how Alex Turner seemed totally out of it? For whatever reason his set was lacking in sparkle, and I don't think the crowd appreciated him attempting to slow down the pace of the tracks.
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