Live at the Royal Albert Hall (Arctic Monkeys album)

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Live at the Royal Albert Hall
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Live album by
Released4 December 2020
Recorded7 June 2018
Venue Royal Albert Hall, London
Length86:07
Label Domino
Arctic Monkeys chronology
Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino
(2018)
Live at the Royal Albert Hall
(2020)
The Car
(2022)

Live at the Royal Albert Hall is a live album by English rock band Arctic Monkeys, consisting of their 7 June 2018 performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London. It was released on 4 December 2020 through Domino Recording Company, [1] with all proceeds going to the War Child charity. [2]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Leonie Cooper of NME gave the album a 5-star review, saying "it's the sound of a band who delight in defying expectations". [3] Noah Yoo of Pitchfork gave the album 7.3 out of 10 and stated the "set leans heavily on the band's last two albums but still plays like a greatest hits". [4] Matt Collar of AllMusic rated the album 4.5 out of 5 stars, stating the album finds the band "digging into a vibrant cross-section of material from throughout their career". [5]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Alex Turner; all music is composed by Arctic Monkeys

No.TitleLength
1."Four Out of Five"5:32
2."Brianstorm"3:29
3."Crying Lightning"4:00
4."Do I Wanna Know?"4:41
5."Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?"3:03
6."505"4:35
7."One Point Perspective"3:22
8."Do Me a Favour"3:59
9."Cornerstone"3:41
10."Knee Socks"5:50
11."Arabella"4:06
12."Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino"4:03
13."She Looks Like Fun"3:21
14."From the Ritz to the Rubble"3:41
15."Pretty Visitors"4:01
16."Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair"3:41
17."I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor"3:42
18."Star Treatment"5:35
19."The View from the Afternoon"4:24
20."R U Mine?"6:11
Total length:86:07

Personnel

Charts

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