Arctic Monkeys Bring Their Greatest Hits to Montreal: Photos + Recap
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Arctic Monkeys kicked off the final leg of their world tour last week (get tickets here), and on Saturday they stopped by Montreal’s Bell Center for a tantalizing show. Nearly a year after the trek’s initial announcement and subsequent release of their latest effort, The Car, the band finally were back in North America, bringing along their classics, a few surprises, and yes, there was indeed a mirrorball.
Irish rockers Fontaines D.C. have joined Arctic Monkeys for this latest round of shows, an excellent addition to the concert experience. The five-piece played a handful of tracks from their 2022 album, Skinty Fia, such as “I Love You” and “Nabokov,” while also including a few cuts from their earlier material.
Though nominally a four-piece, Arctic Monkeys brought an even bigger band arrangement than their openers to the stage. Alex Turner, Matt Helders, Jamie Cook, and Nick O’Malley have continued to perform as a seven-piece band, expanding their lineup with some new friends supporting with the percussion and keys.
Things kicked off with “Sculptures of Anything Goes” from their new LP before the band dove into older materials with fan favorites such as “Brainstorm” and “Snap Out of It.” Although this outting primarily serves as supporting The Car, the setlist mostly leaned more on tracks off AM, perhaps because the record’s 10th anniversary is quickly approaching. Aside from the singles, the band has dusted off “Fireside” during their first few dates, which is a pleasant addition.
While classics such as “From the Ritz to the Rubble” have remained on the setlist over the group’s recent tours, Alex Turner and friends have reintroduced older cuts like “Florescent Adolescent” and “Suck It and See” back into their song rotation. That’s perhaps come at the expense of their second-most recent album, 2018’s Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino, of which “One Point Perspective” was the only song to appear during their Montreal gig.
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With much of the set design focused on an alluring, retro-space-aged circule screen playing back pixelated footage like a VHS concert film, the show also featured an appearance by the iconic mirrorball during the encore (which opened with, you guest it, “There’d Better Be a Mirrorball”).
Arctic Monkeys’ recent tours have consisted of a more cinematic, refined style of rock show, a reflection of their latest material being better suited for a live audience. Still, the inclusion of extended guitar outros throughout the show on tracks like “Body Paint” instantly elevated their performance while also proving that the band has yet to loose their touch.
All and all, and even with Turner’s odd attempts at stage banter, the band delivered a stellar 21-song set. Arctic Monkeys’ live performances serve as a reminder that they are very much still about that rock n’ roll that will never die — and there’s nothing you can do about it.
Check out the full photo gallery from Arctic Monkeys and Fontaines D.C.’s performances in Montreal below, followed by the full setlist.
Photo Gallery – Arctic Monkeys bring “The Car” tour to Montreal (click to expand and scroll through):
Setlist:
Sculptures of Anything Goes
Brianstorm
Snap Out of It
Don’t Sit Down ‘Cause I’ve Moved Your Chair
Crying Lightning
Fireside
One Point Perspective
Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High?
Arabella
From the Ritz to the Rubble
Do Me a Favour
Pretty Visitors
Fluorescent Adolescent
Suck It and See
Knee Socks
Do I Wanna Know?
I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
Body Paint
Encore:
There’d Better Be a Mirrorball
505
R U Mine?
Arctic Monkeys Bring Their Greatest Hits to Montreal: Photos + Recap
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