Since we can’t leave it up to the government to solve the problem of ticket scalping (go see secondary sites and take a look at the sheer amount of seats available, for waaaay more than the ‘allowed’ markup deemed acceptable by the people in power), kudos to The Arctic Monkeys for taking the problem into their own hands for a solution. It might not solve ALL the problems, but at least they’re trying. And it gives the fans an even further bond with their relationship with the band.

From their website:

Tickets go on sale for our Live dates in September 2018 at 9am on Friday 13th April.

We will be undertaking the below measures to prevent tickets being resold on secondary ticket sites.

These tickets will be NAMED. This means the surname of the Lead Booker(PURCHASER) will be printed on ALL tickets. The name WILL NOT be changed once the booking has been made.

If more than 1 ticket has been purchased, each guest in the party MUST arrive with the Lead Booker(PURCHASER) at the venue on the night of the show. Failure to do so will result in the guests being turned away.

All Ticket Purchasers need to bring a VALID PHOTO ID which matches the Lead Booker(PURCHASER) surname on the tickets. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THIS YOU WILL BE REFUSED ENTRY.

These tickets will IMMEDIATELY BECOME INVALID if resold OR OFFERED FOR SALEunless the sale is through our OFFICIAL FACE-VALUE resale partner, TWICKETS.

This ticket is sold by the Promoters directly to the Consumer(PURCHASER). Any tickets purchased by business or traders in breach of the Terms & Conditions of Ticket Sale will be CANCELLED.

Ticket sales are limited to a maximum of 4 tickets per person.

For the avoidance of doubt the ONLY official ticket sellers for these shows are:

SEETICKETS

GIGSANDTOURS

TICKETMASTER.CO.UK

TICKETMASTER.IE

LONDON THE O2 – ONLINE & PHONE ONLY – 0844 847 8000

BIRMINGHAM ARENA – ONLINE & PHONE ONLY – 0844 338 0338

MANCHESTER ARENA– ONLINE & PHONE ONLY – 0844 847 8000

SHEFFIELD FLYDSA ARENA – ONLINE & PHONE ONLY – 0114 2 565 656

NEWCASTLE METRO RADIO ARENA– ONLINE & PHONE ONLY – 0844 493 6666

DUBLIN 3ARENA – ONLINE & PHONE ONLY

DO NOT PURCHASE TICKETS FROM ANY OTHER OUTLETS – THESE TICKETS WILL BE CANCELLED.

Age Restrictions for these shows are as follows:

Standing: 16+ (ALL DATES)

Seated: U14 accompanied by an adult (Manchester, Birmingham, Sheffield, Newcastle)

U15 accompanied by an adult (London)

U16 accompanied by an adult (Dublin)