Arctic Monkeys have come “back to earth” on “louder” new album ‘The Car’, says Alex Turner

Parties, proms and meditation practice are on the menu in Queer Sydney this week, making for an incredibly diverse array of things to do and see this weekend and beyond. Fifteen years after its closure, Chinatown’s Harbour City Twin Cinema is being revived by month-long festival Pleasures Playhouse. Starting Thursday, three consecutive parties are to be thrown each night, but only Friday’s show starring a DJ set by Kiwi duo Broods with special appearances by Big Wett and Heaps Gay DJs has tickets still available.Pleasures Playhouse runs until October 31st with a wide range of exciting and queer-inclusive events to come.

Reddit user, who shared under the name Informal-Water-40, said they believed that airlines treated passengers badly when they did not dress well. READ MORE: Model with 'UK's biggest boobs' forced out of plane seat after strangers complain The ranting poster said: “People dress like absolute garbage at the airport and it has an overwhelmingly negative impact on how airlines treat passengers.”They continued: “Nobody thinks that you need a suit and tie to board a plane, but at least try to cosplay as a responsible adult.“The pyjamas, blanket wraps, and gym wear has to go. The airport and the plane itself is a place a workplace for many.

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Anton Du Beke, 56, has issued a savage dig at his fellow Strictly Come Dancing judges before the 2022 series launches tomorrow.The star has confidently said he would win a hypothetical dance-off competition should it come down to it. In a recent BBC interview, the star proudly declared he would "probably win the dance off", while poking fun at himself for being in the bottom two several times as a professional dancer with his celebrity partners throughout the years.He said: "I would probably win the dance off."I have more experience in it than the other judges!"Anton also went on to speak about his time on the show and his favourite dances so far, ahead of the show's upcoming 20th season.The judge then confirmed which celebrities he would most like to dance with. "My favourite dance, to dance with a professional partner has always been the Slow Foxtrot."My favourite to dance on Strictly Come Dancing is the American Smooth, with the hats and canes." He then went on to speak about his favourite celebrity dancers and who he would like to Jive with.Anton said: "The person I’ve always really wanted to dance with and never have is Darcey Bussell."I thought we could have a wonderful collaboration, a fusion of styles."He said it is something he has always secretly "dreamed of" being able to do. Anton was once a former professional dancer in the series, before becoming a judge on the show. He explained that he loved being a judge, though he sometimes feels "dance envy" when watching the performers from his desk. Despite this, he maintained that judging was a lot "easier on the knees". The BBC have confired that the judges will remain the same for this year's instalment of the show. The lineup of judges includes: Shirley Ballas,

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Bring Me The Horizon have expressed their admiration for Arctic Monkeys, describing their current live show as “fucking cool” and recalling bumping into them backstage after previously going to the same school.BMTH and AM – both from Sheffield – co-headlined the same nights of Reading & Leeds 2022 on the dual festival’s Main Stage West and Main Stage East, respectively. Prior to their first bill-topping gigs at the events, Bring Me spoke to NME for this week’s Big Read cover story.During the conversation, frontman Oli Sykes said he felt “starstruck” when he ran into Alex Turner on the European festival circuit in 2018.

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Arctic Monkeys‘ headline show at Leeds Festival last Sunday (August 28) – see the footage below.As BBC Look North reports, Zak and Emily – who have been together for eight years – were watching AM close out the northern edition of Reading & Leeds 2022 when Zak got down on one knee.Emily had previously asked Zak if she could get up on his shoulders during the Monkeys’ performance of ‘505’, which ended their main set ahead of a three-track encore. “It just felt like, for me, that was the right moment,” Zak explained.Recalling the proposal, Emily added that it was “amazing”.

Arctic Monkeys have announced an intimate show in New York for next month – find all the details below.The Sheffield band, who are set to release their seventh album ‘The Car’ on October 21, will take to the stage at the 3,000-capacity Kings Theatre in Brooklyn on September 22. Per a post on AM’s social media pages, the gig is “a phone-free” event.Tickets go on sale at 10am ET tomorrow (September 1) – buy yours from here.The forthcoming concert will follow Arctic Monkeys’ dates in Europe, the UK and Ireland, and comes ahead of their scheduled South American tour.

Arctic Monkeys have shared the lead single from their upcoming album The Car. A video for "There'd Better Be A Mirrorball," directed by frontman Alex Turner, can be seen below.

Reading & Leeds boss Melvin Benn has confirmed to NME that “three and a half” out of six main stage headliners have already been booked for 2023’s festival – as well as revealing his highlights of this year’s event.This past weekend’s edition of the twin-site iconic festival at Bramham Park in Leeds and Little John’s Farm in Reading was the second year of having two main stages and six headliners – with Arctic Monkeys, Megan The Stallion, Bring Me The Horizon, Dave, The 1975 and Halsey all topping the bill, alongside performances from the likes of Wolf Alice, Fontaines D.C., Run The Jewels, Pale Waves, Charli XCX, Polo G and many more.Speaking to NME backstage on the final day of the event, Festival Republic boss Melvin Benn said that significant progress had already been made securing many of 2023’s big acts.“We’ve booked three and a half headline acts,” he said. “Three are booked and one is pretty close to finishing.

Arctic Monkeys have released their first new single in four years, There'd Better Be A Mirrorball, to launch their seventh album, The Car. 

Arctic Monkeys have returned with the lead single from their forthcoming seventh album, ‘The Car’ – a jazzy slow-burner called ‘There’d Better Be A Mirrorball’.Matching up with how the band had teased their new material in recent months, the new song is equally shimmery and meditative, with an edge of ’60s pop balladry. “Don’t get emotional, that ain’t like you / Yesterday’s still leaking through the roof / That’s nothing new,” Alex Turner sings on its first verse.

Alex Turner has spoken about what to expect from Arctic Monkeys‘ upcoming headline performances at Reading & Leeds 2022.The Sheffield band, who announced their seventh album ‘The Car’ today (August 24), will top the bill at the dual festival this weekend as part of their current European tour.Recent gigs have seen the Monkeys dust off ‘Potion Approaching’ for the first time since 2011 and play ‘That’s Where You’re Wrong’ for the first time since 2013. ‘AM’ ballad ‘I Wanna Be Yours’ has also made an unexpected return.Last night, Turner and co.

Arctic Monkeys have announced their highly-anticipated seventh studio album, ‘The Car’ – find all the details below.The Sheffield band will release the 10-track record on Friday, October 21 via Domino. You can pre-order/pre-save it here.‘The Car’ was produced by James Ford and recorded at Butley Priory in Suffolk, La Frette in Paris, and RAK Studios in London.Per a press release, the record “finds Arctic Monkeys running wild in a new and sumptuous musical landscape and contains some of the richest and most rewarding vocal performances of Alex Turner‘s career”.It’ll feature the new track ‘I Ain’t Quite Where I Think I Am’, which AM debuted during their show at Zurich Openair festival in Switzerland last night (August 23).Other song titles include ‘There’d Better Be A Mirrorball’, ‘Sculptures Of Anything Goes’, ‘Jet Skis On The Moat’, ‘Body Paint’ and ‘Mr Schwartz’.

Arctic Monkeys debuted a brand new song called ‘I Ain’t Quite Where I Think I Am’ tonight (August 23) at their gig as part of Zurich Openair festival in Switzerland – see the performance below.The new song is the first taster fans have got from the band’s upcoming seventh studio album.Per footage posted online by fans, the song is a perky, retro-sounding track that feels in line with the band’s last album, 2018’s ‘Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino’.The band’s comeback gigs so far had seen them dust off ‘Potion Approaching’ for the first time since 2011 and play ‘That’s Where You’re Wrong’ for the first time since 2013, but no new music had yet been shared.Watch the live debut of ‘I Ain’t Quite Where I Think I Am’, the first taster of new Arctic Monkeys material, below.

Arctic Monkeys have performed ‘That’s Where You’re Wrong’ for first time in almost a decade – watch footage from tonight’s (August 18) Prague show below.The Sheffield band, currently on their first tour since the coronavirus pandemic, treated fans to the ‘Suck It And See’ (2011) track towards the end of their set. The song was last performed live by the band in May 2013.The band’s comeback gig in Istanbul had previously seen them dust off ‘Potion Approaching’ for the first time since 2011, and the band continued to throw out fan favourites tonight, with a tour debut of ‘Four Out Of Five’ also on the setlist.Check out the setlist and fan-shot footage of ‘That’s Where You’re Wrong’ below:Atualização.

Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner has given his first interview in three years – and it’s all about sports.The indie icons returned to the road earlier this month for a European tour, marking their first gigs since 2019.Fans are expecting the band to return with their long-awaited new album later this year, but so far no new material has been played at the comeback gigs – and Turner’s first interview of 2022 revolves around his love of football and sport.Speaking to the French paper L’Equipe ahead of the band’s headline set at Rock En Seine festival in Paris next weekend (August 25-30), Turner spoke about growing up going to see Sheffield Wednesday play, and how he fell in love with their star player Chris Waddle.Discussing Wednesday and their fierce rivals, Sheffield United, Turner said: “You have to make a choice between the two clubs.”Of Waddle’s influence on him, Turner added: “When I was a kid, I had a shirt with his number on it. I loved the ease with which he made differences with the ball.