Fans celebrate as Arctic Monkeys announce comeback with TRNSMT date
Arctic Monkeys fans have expressed their delight at the band’s comeback following the announcement of several festival dates for this year.
The Sheffield rockers, who went on hiatus in 2014, have been revealed as one of the headline acts for Scotland’s TRNSMT festival this summer.
Their stint as headliners at the Glasgow event is the band’s only UK date confirmed for this year so far.
However, they will also take to the stage at a number of other festivals across Europe, including at Spain’s Primavera Sound festival in June in their first gig.
They will also perform at the Hurricane festival in Germany the same month and at the Oya festival in Norway in August.
The Arctic Monkeys were previously confirmed to be headlining at the Firefly Festival in the US in July, alongside fellow headliners Eminem, The Killers and Kendrick Lemar.
They have been slated to performer at TRNSMT on 1 July at Glasgow Green.
The band last played live in Scotland at T in the Park in 2014.
Fronted by Alex Turner, the Arctic Monkeys announced their hiatus after the release of their successful 2013 album AM and its accompanying tour, which ran until November 2014.
The new announcement of performances has further thrilled fans ahead of the indie rock band’s long-awaited return.
Plenty took to Twitter to share their excitement.
As Arctic Monkeys became a trending topic in the UK, one enthused fan wrote: “ARCTIC MONKEYS ARE OFFICIALLY BACK I AM RESURRECTED.”
Another poster said: “Arctic Monkeys are back dude this makes me so happy you have no idea.”
A Twitter user added, using several crying emojis: “Unbelievably happy that Arctic Monkeys are officially back.”
“New Arctic Monkeys is imminent and I seriously cannot wait,” one wrote, while another said 2018 had now “reached peak status”.
Fans quickly called for details of a new album.