Wow. Wow. Wow. What. A. Corker. Of. A. Headline.
That set was truly out of this world.
Twelve hours later and I'm still on a high, an Arctic Monkeys induced haze, because how could we,
as Arctic Monkeys fans, have asked for anything better than what they gave us last night?
Hit after hit after hit, truly phenomenal showmanship from Alex (did you like those dramatic hair combs eh?), electrifying atmosphere, Helders' intense, pulsing drumming, Nick and Jamie's scorching guitar slides and riffs.... This was a coming of age show alright.
Before the Monkeys walked on stage my heart was pounding with excitement.
The red record light on my Sky Plus box was flashing, my foot was tapping away, my mother was zonked out on the sofa. And then... they walked onstage, and the last two year wait meant nothing as feelings of excitement, love and inner celebratory screaming took over.
They were finally there. And they were ready to blow our socks off.
We've been waiting for this set since March and all day yesterday was agonising as the clock edged nearer and nearer to 10:15pm. In all honesty, I was afraid that this set had been bigged up so much that it surely couldn't live up to expectation but I am so, so glad to say I was proved wrong.
By song number two, 'Brianstorm', I was having an eargasm on the floor.
'Don't Sit Down...' had me doing karate moves at the TV screen.
'Brick By Brick' I was pummeling my fists and shaking my head like a possessed tribal warrior.
My mother, who by now had woken up, stared at me like I was a new breed of UFO and damn she was right. The Monkeys really were possessing me.
The music was filling me up, taking over my body, zapping through my veins.
Life really could not get any better than it did last night.
Alex was the perfect showman, working the crowd who were literally in the palm of his hand.
He requested they sing a rendition of 'Happy Birthday' to his mum Penny, which they duly did, and I'm pretty sure if he asked them to pop down to ASDA and get him a roast chicken, they would have.
Even us sat watching him on the TV were entranced like little zombies, watching our leader and obeying his every command. In my last AM's article I mentioned how the Monkeys have matured and really come into their own, and this set demonstrated that perfectly.
Just watch it and you'll know exactly what I mean.
The Monkeys were having a whale of a time, the crowd was dying of epicness overload, the music had a life of it's own. Everything came together in those one and a half hours and the result was a set that will surely go down in Glasto history. I know I'll never forget it.
Oh and who could resist a strings version of 'Cornerstone' and 'Mardy Bum'?
If I was having an eargasm before, well right then I was having an ear attack because it was just perfection.
Guy Garvey certainly spun his magic into that one.
Of course the addition of Miles Kane and his metal incased finger to perform the much adored riffs of 505,
wrapped up the epic show in true Monkeys style and made sure every single person both at Glasto, or watching it from behind a screen, went to bed last night 100% satisfied in every way possible.
It was a magical night and of course today we have the Rolling Stones headlining and they'll be sure to crank the mightiness of Glastonbury up by more than a few notches.
The first is the day UK tour tickets go on-sale and trust me, if you want to see the AM's live, you're gonna have to get in quick because those tickets are going to sell like hotcakes.
If they hadn't just done Glasto, I wouldn't be so worried, but with that platform, you will have your hardcore Monkey fans vying for tickets and your nostalgic Monkey fans who just want to see the old school hits like 'I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor' or 'Fluorescent Adolescent' played live once again.
You really need to get in there as fast as you can my friends.
Keep and eye out for pre-sale and if you miss that, 9am sharp be on the web, credit card in hand, ready to buy, because if Glasto is anything to go by, you really don't want to miss out on an opportunity to see the Monkeys live. As for the album 'AM', just head online to pre-order and you shouldn't have any problem with that whatsoever.
So that's all, hope you enjoyed the set as much as I did,
and lets hold our fists up to the UK's best band as of now.
ALL HAIL THE MONKEYS OO-OOO-OOOO.
The setlist:
'Do I Wanna Know?'
'Brianstorm'
'Dancing Shoes'
'Don't Sit Down Cause I've Moved Your Chair'
'Teddy Picker'
'Crying Lightning'
'Brick By Brick'
'Fake Tales Of San Francisco'
'She's Thunderstorms'
'Old Yellow Bricks'
'Pretty Visitors'
'I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor'
'Do Me A Favour'
'R U Mine?'
'Mad Sounds'
'Fluorescent Adolescent'
'A Certain Romance'
'Cornerstone
'Mardy Bum'
'When The Sun Goes Down'
'505'
Pictures/info from: http://www.nme.com/news/arctic-monkeys/71138#A1ZoV2BZil5TrpIj.99
'Dancing Shoes'
'Don't Sit Down Cause I've Moved Your Chair'
'Teddy Picker'
'Crying Lightning'
'Brick By Brick'
'Fake Tales Of San Francisco'
'She's Thunderstorms'
'Old Yellow Bricks'
'Pretty Visitors'
'I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor'
'Do Me A Favour'
'R U Mine?'
'Mad Sounds'
'Fluorescent Adolescent'
'A Certain Romance'
'Cornerstone
'Mardy Bum'
'When The Sun Goes Down'
'505'
Pictures/info from: http://www.nme.com/news/arctic-monkeys/71138#A1ZoV2BZil5TrpIj.99
WEBSITE: http://www.arcticmonkeys.com/
CORNERSTONE LIVE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuONLLVbbJI
MARDY BUM: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwNTuPTXaJ0
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