Arctic Monkeys UK Tour: Band to play Tom Jones at entrance even after his bad cover of their song. Here's why

The Arctic Monkeys are back on tour in the UK, after having played at only one UK stadium before in Manchester in 2003. The band is back after a long time – 20 years! The Arctic Monkeys' world tour will be held in the UK on Monday, May 29. But what is creating a buzz is their warming up to Tom Jones.

Is there beef between Arctic Monkeys and Tom Jones?

Tom Jones had once “ruined” Arctic Monkeys with a cover of their 2005 song 'I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor’, at a charity show. Jones had performed the song’s cover at The Concert For Diana at Wembley Stadium in 2007.


Jones had accepted the bad reviews, and revealed to NME then, "The only feedback we got were the reviews which said we’d ruined it!", adding, ““We were going to release it, but the reviews were so bad we thought better of putting it out”.

So there’s no real beef here, but the Arctic Monkeys in their world tour have been walking on stage to either one of these two songs – Barry White's ‘I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby’, or Tom Jones's ‘It's Not Unusual’.

"It's like our little moment," said drummer Matt Helders to the BBC. "Before we walk on, backstage, we all have a little dance. We're pretty tight. We've got a good thing going."

He explained why the band chose these two songs for entrance. Barry White “definitely gets us in the mood” he said, but “Tom Jones even more so in terms of pace and speed and getting us pumped” before a gig.

Which means that the Arctic Monkeys have taken the bad cover of their song by Tom Jones in good humour.

About the Arctic Monkey’s UK Tour

The Arctic Monkeys began their UK tour at the Ashton Gate Stadium in Bristol, and later will play in Coventry, Manchester, Middlesborough, Norwich, Sheffield, Swansea, Southampton and London. The tour helps promote their seventh album, The Car.

FAQs

Q1. Who are the Arctic Monkeys?
A1. The Arctic Monkeys are an English rock band formed in 2002.

Q2. When will Arctic Monkeys play in the UK?
A2. Arctic Monkeys 2023 UK and Ireland Tour will be from May–June 2023.