Alex Turner: Last News

Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner has looked back in a new interview on his infamous speech at the 2014 BRIT Awards.Turner memorably gave a speech about “that rock’n’roll” and the “cyclical nature of the universe” while collecting the band’s award for MasterCard Album of the Year at the ceremony, before dropping the microphone and walking off stage.The frontman previously addressed the speech in 2018, telling Mojo: “I maintain that I didn’t really have another way around it. Another way of justifying getting up in that room.

Arctic Monkeys have announced a second Manchester date as part of their new 2023 tour following huge demand. Fans who had pre-ordered their new album, The Car, were able to get tickets this morning (September 29) but many were left disappointed following a quick sell-out.

Alex Turner serenaded a couple during their first dance at their wedding this weekend, alongside a star-studded band.The Arctic Monkeys frontman led a band including Queens Of The Stone Age and Mini Mansions’ Michael Shuman, Warpaint’s Stella Mozgawa, and former Wires On Fire frontman Evan Weiss.The wedding was that of Zach Dawes, bassist for Mini Mansions and The Last Shadow Puppets, and his partner Molly. In videos posted on social media, Turner and the band can be seen performing from a stage as the couple dance on an empty dancefloor.The band and Turner covered Dion’s ‘Only You Know’, which originally appeared on the singer-songwriter’s 1975 album, ‘Born To Be With You’.

Arctic Monkeys are set to perform on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon this week.The band are currently in New York to play an intimate “phone-free” concert at the 3,000-capacity Kings Theatre in Brooklyn this evening (September 21). It comes after recent slots at Primavera Sound Los Angeles and Life Is Beautiful in Las Vegas.Tomorrow (September 22), Alex Turner and co.

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.

Alex Turner has shared the first details on Arctic Monkeys‘ forthcoming seventh album ‘The Car’, revealing that the band have adopted a “louder” sound this time around.As announced today (August 24), the Sheffield group will release the 10-track record on Friday, October 21 via Domino (pre-order here). It was produced by James Ford and recorded at Butley Priory in Suffolk, La Frette in Paris, and RAK Studios in London.The eagerly-awaited full-length project follows on from 2018’s divisive ‘Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino’, which featured space-age-inspired lyrics over avant-garde and largely piano-led instrumentals.Speaking in a new interview with the Big Issue, frontman Turner explained: “On this record [‘The Car’], sci-fi is off the table.

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 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.

Miles Kane has hinted that The Last Shadow Puppets could return in the future.Kane formed the group with Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner in 2008. They released two albums, 2008’s ‘The Age Of The Understatement’ and 2016’s ‘Everything You’ve Come To Expect.’Speaking to Music Week, Kane said they while had no plans to reunite soon, he hasn’t ruled out another album for the group.He said: “We won’t be doing anything in the near future, but I think it’d be rude not to do a trilogy.“The trilogy would be the icing, wouldn’t it?”Previously, Miles said in 2018 that he would “never say never” when it came to the group returning on day. “The Last Shadow Puppets was good, I had great fun with that.

Arctic Monkeys have announced their first festival appearances for 2022 – check out the full schedule below.The Sheffield band, who last performed live in April 2019, revealed last week (November 16) that they’ll embark on a string of European dates next August. Now, it’s been confirmed that Alex Turner and co.

Arctic Monkeys have announced their first headline shows of 2022 – see all the details below.The Sheffield band, who last performed live in 2019, will hit the road for a string of European dates next August. Tickets go on sale here at 9am GMT (10am CET) next Wednesday (November 24).Alex Turner and co.

Miles Kane has teased that he will potentially perform some Last Shadow Puppets songs during his upcoming solo shows.The singer-songwriter is set to return to the stage next month for the Music Venue Trust (MVT) and National Lottery’s ‘Revive Live Tour’, which will take place across the summer at various grassroots venues.Kane’s intimate performance will be hosted at Coventry’s Kasbah on August 27, with the musician also due to play at Victorious Festival in Portsmouth and Car Fest South in Hampshire.

A guitar belonging to Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner has raised £128,54 in a charity raffle for grassroots music venues.