Arctic Monkeys, Arctic Fucking Monkeys, live, are amazing.
So the other day, I said i'll finish of my post the next day, because I was shattered and needed to rest my tired eyes and aching body, but that plan was completely abrupted when a night out in Rochester comes up! Such a good night, got drunk, dont remember alot.. and the best thing about it, I went to school the next day! (today)! Im such a rockstar ha :') Stink of Alcohol but oh well! Lifes life. :D
But yeah, back to Arctics.
We arrived after a long eventful journey to Wembley arena, thanks to the luckyness that Sam's eyelids didnt close whilst driving down the motorway. We got in, found the toilets, and quickly rushed to our seats. I didnt realise how big the arena was inside, and it began to fill quite quickly..
After a while of constant eager to see someone walk on that stage, the 'Eagles of Death Metal' came on.. Andy said these were shit at Reading, but they werent too bad. Had very catchy lyrics.. "I'd be your rock and rolla', Cherry Cola" LOL. :D
After they had finished, I went on an adventure to find the merchandise stand. Me and oriental eventually found it, after about 10 minutes of searching, and this is where I purchased my beloved tee :')
We then headed back, and waited for the legends to commit to the stage. After a long anticipated nail biting tension filled 45 minutes had taken place, the music began to play, the lights began to dim, and the curtains opened slowly to reveal what we had been waiting for. THE ARCTIC MONKEYS! Yes, they were infront of me, oh my fucking god. Legends, the people who have basically inspired my appearance several times, were standing infront of me, doing what they do best. Playing great music. The crowd went mental.
'Dance Little Liar' (the first song of the night) kind of put me off, I began to think like maybe it was just going to be their old songs, but my predictions veered of track, and thenegative attitude soon went when Alex put down his guitar, picked up another, and began playing the delicate chords to Brianstorm. Wow.
Still take you home.. Wow. Halfway through, they done their famous 'pausing inbetween songs' thing.. But I, and im pretty sure a majority of the crowd thought so too, thought they had stopped performing because of objects being thrown around in the crowd, and few landing on the stage. Turner had a litte joke with the crowd, telling them off but in a laughable matter.
However, after about 5 minutes of silence from the band, (well they had a little conversation amongst themselves, but obviously we couldnt hear) they continued out of the blue, and the atmosphere from the crowd was amazing.
I loved it, shortly after 'I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor' was played, and I was in my element. I wanted them two songs to be played, and it happened within the first 5 songs! :) So happy! I did record them, but for some homo reason, my phone didnt save the videos :/ Which im gutted about :(
Heres the tracklist they performed, people probably wont even read this, but yeah, its here for all you Arctic Monkey fans out there ;)
'Dance Little Liar'
'Brianstorm'
'This House Is A Circus'
'Still Take You Home'
'I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor'
'Sketchead'
'My Propeller'
'Crying Lightning'
'Potion Approaching'
'The View From The Afternoon'
'Cornerstone'
'If You Were There, Beware'
'Pretty Visitors'
'The Jeweller's Hands'
'Do Me A Favour'
'When The Sun Goes Down'
'Secret Door'
'Fluorescent Adolescent'
'Mardy Bum'
'505'
When 'When The Sun Goes Down' came on.. the beginning is nice and soft. Alex does the usual pause, however this time it was exceedingly long. Tension grew from the crowd for Turner to just say those famous words. He said them, we all went mad! EVERYBODY, AND I MEAN EVERY FUCKING PERSON INSIDE THAT ARENA, WAS BUZZING AROUND! By far, the best atmosphere ive EVER felt in my life. Infact, its joint top with when I went to see Kanye, and he performed 'Touch the Sky' and 'Good Life'.
The band left the stage after performing Secret Door, but returned with an encore, with a rememberable performance of Fluorescent Adolescent, which merged into Mardy Bum, and then back. Such a good song. The lads all wanted 'A Certain Romance' to be the finale song.. But unfortunately it was 505.. Still a good ending song dont get me wrong, but A Certain Romance would of been nice. Probably their best song.
What a night, it was complete. I never thought they'd be as good as they were. Its got us in the 'go out and watch a band live' mood.. And its great!
It was amazing, Mosh pits, beer thrown everywhere! Me and Luke got beer thrown over us, my hair was wet with sweat, my feet sticking to the ground, my legs ached from the standing up we'd been doing. It was truly amazing.
It really was.
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