THE SINGLE

‘Crying Lightning’, the first single from Arctic Monkeys’ new album, ‘Humbug’, will receive its worldwide, exclusive first radio play on Monday the 6th of July on Zane Lowe’s Radio 1 show.  The single will then be available digitally via iTunes from midnight that night.  The physical versions of ‘Crying Lightning’ will be available on the 17th of August, a week before ‘Humbug’s release.

THE ALBUM

‘Humbug’ features 10 brand new Arctic Monkeys’ songs and was produced by Josh Homme in the Mojave Desert and Los Angeles and James Ford in Brooklyn.  Fans can now pre-order the album in bundle form, with a collectible, limited edition poster, from the band’s website.

THE SHOWS

The band, who'll be headlining the Reading and Leeds Festivals in August and playing the following shows over the summer, have announced 4 new shows in the US in August:

 

Thursday                     2nd  July           Opener Festival, Gydnia, Poland           

Saturday                     4th  July           Rock For People, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic

Sunday                        5th  July            Vienna Arena, Austria

Tuesday                      7th July             Prokurative, Split, Croatia

Thursday                     9th  July            Exit Festival, Serbia

Saturday                     1st  August       All Points West, New Jersey, USA

Sunday                        2nd  August      Osheaga Festival, Montreal, Canada

Monday                       3rd August        Highline, New York, USA

Wednesday                 5th August        Paradise, Boston, USA

Friday                          7th August        Metro, Chicago, USA

Saturday                     8th August        Lollapalooza, Chicago, USA

Thursday                     13th August      Oya Festival, Oslo, Norway

Friday                         14th August      Way Out West, Gothenburg, Sweden

Saturday                     15th August      Beat Day Festival, Copenhagen, Denmark

Friday                         21st August      Highfield Festival, Erfurt, Germany

Saturday                     22nd August     Pukkelpop Festival, Hasselt, Belgium

Sunday                        23rd August      Lowlands Festival, Holland

Friday                         28th August      Leeds Festival, England

Saturday                     29th August      Reading Festival, England

Monday                       19th October    Budokan, Tokyo, Japan

Friday                          6th  November Zenith, Paris, France