Arctic Monkeys are returning to Australia and they’re bringing their sci-fi lounge comeback album Tranquility Base & Hotel Casino with them.

How many cities are they playing? 'Four Out Of Five'. They'll tour through arenas between February and March with support from friends and collaborators Mini Mansions, the LA band featuring members of The Last Shadow Puppets and Queens of the Stone Age.

Update: Due to overwhelming demand, second and final shows have been added for fans in Melbourne and Sydney.

Tickets are on sale 3.30pm AEDT today (Wednesday 7 November). View the dates below and more info at Frontier Touring.

Arctic Monkeys Australian Tour 2019

with special guest Mini Mansions

Saturday 23 February – RAC Arena, Perth

Tuesday 26 February – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne (sold out)

(sold out) Wednesday 27 February – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne (just added!)

Friday 1 March – Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney (sold out)

(sold out) Saturday 2 March – Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney

Sunday 3 March – Brisbane Entertainment Centre

Chief Arctic Monkey Alex Turner spoke to triple j Breakfast this morning, saying fans can expect "something off every album and maybe half the new record" on this tour. Stream the chat below.

"I still like playing some of them old tunes. It doesn’t feel as comfortable perhaps as playing the more recent stuff sometimes," he said. "It almost feels like some of the older ones aren’t ours anymore but it doesn’t mean that we don’t play them. Doesn’t mean that I don’t enjoy playing them either, it just feels like a long time ago."

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Released in April, Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino is Arctic Monkeys’ first album in five years. In case you missed it, check out Warp Speed Chic, a short film about the making of the record.

The band are also releasing the title track as a 7'' vinyl single, bundled with the previously unreleased B-side 'Anyways'. It’s out 30 November. More info below.