Arts & Entertainment
Arctic Monkeys To Play At Forest Hills Stadium This Summer
The Grammy-nominated rock band will play in Queens on July 24 in their first tour since 2014.

FOREST HILLS, QUEENS -- The Grammy-nominated Arctic Monkeys are back on the radar for the first time in years, and the Forest Hills Stadium is among the first stops planned for their comeback tour.
The English rock band tweeted a lineup of North American tour dates including the Queens stadium on Monday after announcing their first live concert since 2014 and a 2018 European tour earlier this year.
Arctic Monkeys will play in Forest Hills on July 24, a spokesperson for the stadium confirmed. Tickets to the show range from $59.50 to $79.50 and will go on sale to the public on March. 16, according to the stadium's website.
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A pre-sale opened up to West Side Tennis Club members on Monday at noon, and another will open to members of the band's fan club on Tuesday at 10 a.m.
The Arctic Monkeys formed in 2002 out of Sheffield, England. The four-person band - made up of Alex Turner, Jamie Cook, Nick O'Malley and Matt Helders - has released five albums to date, most recently in 2013.
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Their 2006 debut album, "Whatever People Say I am, That's What I'm Not," became the fastest selling debut album in United Kingdom history and received a Grammy nomination for Best Alternative Music Album. The band was also nominated for the Best Instrumental Performance Grammy that year.
In 2014, Arctic Monkeys snagged a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Performance for, "Do I Wanna Know" - a song off their most recent album "AM."
The rock band is the eight addition to Forest Hills Stadium's upcoming summer concert series. Visit the stadium's website for more information or to purchase tickets.
And here are some North American dates...Tickets on sale 10am(Local Times) - Friday 16th March. pic.twitter.com/Tc16niBseT
— Arctic Monkeys (@ArcticMonkeys) March 12, 2018
Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images
Caption: Arctic Monkeys perform on the Pyramid Stage at the Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts in England in 2013.
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