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The past few months have been huge for the four lads from Sheffield. They conquered Glastonbury, the world cup of music, standing tall above veterans The Rolling Stones and the face of folk, Mumford and Sons. To follow that, their fifth album, AM, went straight in at number one in the UK album charts. Following all of this success, the indie superstars have embarked on an arena tour across the UK, kicking off in Newcastle.

They arrived on stage to a massive ovation, beginning with the lead single from AM, the thumping Do I Wanna Know? They then cranked it up and tore into Brianstorm, sending the already rowdy crowd wild. This was the way it went all night, massive tune after massive tune, taken from all five of their albums. Snap Out of It was the first of the album tracks from AM that was showcased, which went down brilliantly.

Despite saying in an interview that he didn’t really fancy playing his guitar during this tour, front man Alex Turner only put down his strings twice, during new track Arabella, and Pretty Visitors, taken from Humbug, where the crowd all waved along with Turner. Turner then focused his attention on the females, as he addressed the “Geordie lasses” and began playing I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor, probably their most popular track which shot them to stardom back in 2005.

Eight years later, they’re the finest band this country has to offer. Turner has transformed into a fantastic showman, Matthew Helders is sensational on the drums, and his harmonies with Nick O’Malley are of the highest order. Meanwhile, lead guitarist Jamie Cook just does his own thing, never missing a note.

The Arctics then stripped it back as Alex got out his acoustic guitar and played the beautiful Cornerstone. They would exit the stage after playing Knee Socks, as pieces of confetti covered their adoring fans.

For the encore, they returned to play crowd favourite Mardy Bum and new track One for the Road. To the disappointment of all in attendance, Turner told us it was time for them to go, but he had one more question: R U Mine?

A memorable night for all involved. A brilliant set list, with a great blend of songs from each album, focusing heavily on their latest, which is arguably their best. It’s certainly the best album that’s been released in the year 2013. Many huge tracks didn’t make the cut. When The Sun Goes Down and former show closer 505 weren’t performed, but when you’re a band of Arctic Monkeys’ stature, you can’t play everything. They’re a band that could play any song from any album and not disappoint.

They’re untouchable right now; they’re in their own league.

You won’t find a better lyricist than Alex Turner. You’ll struggle to find a better live band. What else is there for the Arctic Monkeys to achieve? Five studio albums all going in at number one, sold out tours across the globe, dominating UK festivals, they even played the Olympic Opening Ceremony!

Please continue to believe the hype.