Arctic Monkeys opened the London Olympics. The motherloving Olympics! That my favorite band in the world got the opportunity to do this is absolutely amazing to me. I don't know if I'm more surprised because I like them, or because they are still in their prime and not on the tail end like other bands asked to do prestigious things such as this. Hands down one of the coolest things musically in my life and I wasn't even there. I watched it on a shitty stream and am now having to wait [...]
Im pretty psyched about the 2012 Summer Olympics in London this summer. Today was the opening ceremony featuring performances by popular English artists Arctic Monkeys, Two Door Cinema Club and Beatles legend Paul McCartney. A nice nod to England's reputation for a fresh music scene. The ceremonies will give these bands worldwide exposure, especially newcomers Two Door Cinema Club. Check [...]

Yesterday or Early in the morning (depending on where you are), Arctic Monkeys played a role in the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic games. Also the singer of Two Door Cinema Club also made an appearance singing in the latter half of the ceremony. The London 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony setlist was: The Who, 'Baba O'Riley' Muse, 'Map Of The Problematique' Fuck Buttons, 'Surf Solar' Sex Pistols, 'God Save The Queen' The Clash, 'London Calling' Mike Oldfield, 'Tubular Bells' OMD, 'Enola [...]

O Arctic Monkeys apresentou uma belezinha de cover de Come Together , dos Beatles , na cerimônia de abertura dos Jogos Olímpicos de Londres. A versão de estúdio faz parte da trilha sonora oficial da cerimônia, e o pessoal do We All Want Someone to Shout For descolou um vídeo e um streaming maroto da faixa, que você pode conferir abaixo. Saca só:

The Arctic Monkeys can now tell their grandchildren they got to cover The Beatles' "Come Together" in front of the Queen and Sir Paul McCartney. The band took the stage tonight at the opening ceremonies of the London Olympics and performed both "Come Together" and "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor". You can watch footage of the performance below. A studio version of their "Come Together" cover is also now available via iTunes . The ceremonies also featured performances by McCartney, Dizzee Rascal, and Emeli Sandé. In addition, the soundtrack included [...]

Also dish out "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor ".