Arctic Monkeys announce 12-date US tour after release of AM album

Sheffield band tour North America

Barney the Dinosaur is going to be a major influence: Okay, so we''''re kidding with this last one but the band did say that the reason they picked purple for their Record Store Day vinyl release was because, according to Helders, "We%u2019re big fans of Barney." So who knows, maybe a cover of one of the dinosaur''''s songs could be in the pipeline...

Wednesday 26th June 2013 by Amelia Heathman | Photos by WENN.com

Arctic Monkeys have announced a twelve-date US and Canadian tour, in a week where they have also announced their fifth studio album and will headline Glastonbury festival. More details below.

The Sheffield boys are on fire at the moment, with slyly dropping new material in live shows to get fans excited for their new album, AM.

See their North American tour dates below:

September 15: Toronto, Ontario – Kool Haus
September 18: Philadelphia, PA – Mann Center for Performing Arts
September 21: Atlanta, GA – Music Midtown Festival
September 23: Chicago, IL – Riviera Theater
September 27: Oakland, CA – Fox Theater
September 29-30: Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
October 4: Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Festival
October 5: Baton Rouge, LA – Varsity Theatre
October 7: Chattanooga, TN – Track 29
October 8: Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works
October 9: Birmingham, AL – Iron City Birmingham
October 11: Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Festival

Listen to new track 'Do I Wanna Know?' below:

The band announced details for their new album earlier this week, including track listing and news that AM is being produced by Simian Mobile Disco's James Ford, as well as featuring appearances from Queens Of The Stone Age frontman Josh Homme.

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