The Hives will support Arctic Monkeys on their recently announced UK and Ireland stadium tour.
The run of dates is set to include a Manchester gig at Emirates Old Trafford. They will also be joined on the tour by The Mysterines.
The tour finds The Hives and Arctic Monkeys reuniting again following their shows together back in 2019.
The Hives frontman Pelle Almqvist said of the news, “Way back in history, a bunch of young kids saw The Hives in their hometown, Sheffield. They then formed a band called the Arctic Monkeys, currently the only good European stadium size rock band in existence and The Hives are still exactly where they are, doing what they are doing, because The Hives are eternal. The two bands will now tour the UK together and everyone will live happily ever after.”
WHEN DO ARCTIC MONKEYS HEADLINE AT MANCHESTER’S EMIRATES OLD TRAFFORD?
Arctic Monkeys headline at Emirates Old Trafford on 2 June 2023. The Manchester gig is one of 13 dates they have announced:
29 May – Bristol, Ashton Gate Stadium
31 May – Coventry, Building Society Arena
2 June – Manchester, Emirates Old Trafford
5 June – Middlesbrough, Riverside Stadium
7 June – Norwich, Carrow Road Stadium
9 June – Sheffield, Hillsborough Park
10 June – Sheffield, Hillsborough Park
12 June – Swansea, Swansea Stadium
14 June – Southampton, Ageas Bowl
16 June – London, Emirates Stadium
17 June – London, Emirates Stadium
20 June – Dublin, Marlay Park
25 June – Glasgow, Bellahouston Park
WHEN DO TICKETS GO ON SALE FOR ARCTIC MONKEYS’ UK AND IRELAND TOUR?
Tickets for Arctic Monkeys’ UK and Ireland tour go on sale at 9am on Friday 30 September. A fan pre-sale opens at 9am on 29 September for those purchasing their new album The Car from the band’s webstore before 3pm on Wednesday 28 September.
image of The Hives courtesy Travis Schneider
