It’s been almost five years since Arctic Monkeys released AM, the riff-rocking fifth album that completed their transition from teenaged punks to seasoned rock ‘n’ roll veterans. They’ve promised a new one this year, and now they’ve affirmed that notion with a string of North American tour dates set for spring and summer.
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UPDATE: More dates have been added as of April 2018. See the updated itinerary below.
A standalone performance at LA’s Hollywood Forever Cemetery in May will be followed by a series of three-show runs in the South (Raleigh, Nashville, Atlanta), East Coast (New York, Boston, DC), and Midwest (Pittsburgh, Detroit, Toronto). Tickets go on sale March 16.
Last week the Monkeys announced a run of European dates, their first gigs since 2014.
MAY
05-02 San Diego, CA – The Observatory North Park [Sold Out]
05-03 San Diego, CA – The Observatory North Park [Sold Out]
05-05 Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Forever Cemetery [Sold Out]
05-09 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel [Sold Out]
JUNE
06-16 Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater [Sold Out]
06-18 Nashville, TN – Ascend Amphitheater
06-19 Atlanta, GA – Coca Cola Roxy Theatre [Sold Out]
JULY
07-24 Queens, NY – Forest Hills Stadium [Sold Out]
07-25 Canandaigua, NY – Constellation Brands Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center*
07-27 Boston, MA – TD Garden
07-28 Washington, DC – The Anthem [Sold Out]
07-31 Pittsburgh, PA – Petersen Events Centre
AUGUST
08-01 Detroit, MI – Masonic Temple Theatre [Sold Out]
08-02 Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza
08-04 Montreal, QC – Osheaga Festival
08-05 Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre
OCTOBER
10-09 Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom*
10-10 Oklahoma City, OK – The Criterion*
10-12 Houston, TX – Revention Music Center*
10-16 Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl*^
10-19 Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl*
10-20 San Francisco, CA – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium*
10-23 Seattle, WA – WaMu Theater at CenturyLink Field Events Center*
10-24 Portland, OR – Veterans Memorial Coliseum*
10-25 Vancouver, BC – Pacific Coliseum*
* – w/ Mini Mansons
^ – w/ The Lemon Twigs
This article originally appeared on Stereogum.