I saw them June 3rd, and I am so sorry this review is so so late. It just seems to keep slipping my mind. So, here we go! First of all, I came half way into the opening act which was, The Vaccines. I really liked The Vaccines, over all. I thought they sounded similar to the Arctic Monkeys, but it wasn't so similar that they were the same. I remember I once went to a concert, I cannot remember which one right now, but the opening act was too similar to the main act that the opening act almost over shadowed the main act! And that is not good, well you get to see a good band which is always fun, but it isn't good for the main act! The Venue I saw them at was the Hollywood Palladium, and I was there once before, and it is not my favorite Venue, The Music Box is my favorite. Then The Wiltern, maybe followed by The Hollywood Bowl or The Troubador, or The Palladium. Anyways, I thought that the Arctic Monkeys picked a fantastic opening act. I will probably post a few songs by The Vaccines soon, because I really liked some of their music, and it sounds the same in person as on tape which is also excellent! Now, on to the main act, The Arctic Monkeys. I went into the concert with the preconception that they wouldn't be too great, because I really only liked two of their songs before- I Bet You Look Good On The Dance Floor, and Fluorescent Adolescent- but I came out of the concert liking quite a few more of their songs. They were very good in concert! I really enjoyed the night. Also I think I had a brief spotting of Alexa Chung, which really makes it all the better. Continuing on, It is a concert worth going to! Again, even a lot of the songs I didn't know I was able to have fun to and dance around to, overall if you like them I suggest you go see them. I don't know if you all know the website:
setlist fm, you type in the name of any artist and it shows you their average setlist for their concerts. I learned that most artists have a setlist because when I saw the Raveonettes, I saw a piece of paper taped to the floor next to where they sang. I love it when Artists do not follow the setlist and play extra or different songs, so I really loved how The Arctic Monkeys did that! My favorite song of the night was I Bet You Look Good On The Dance Floor (they have played it 187 times according to this website, ermm I can't imagine playing the same song 187 times, they must be so sick of it) I also enjoyed She's Thunderstorms (from there newest album 'Suck it and See') I also liked Pretty Visitors and Crying Lightning was nice too. I love it when bands end with one of your favorite songs by them, they ended with Fluorescent Adolescent, so the concert ended on a very good note. The only thing that would have made the night better was if I knew more of their songs, was a bigger fan (though I am a fan, just not an extreme fan), and if they played Old Yellow Bricks... I found out about that song shortly after the concert and I adore it. I rate it 8/10!
