Live at the Royal Albert Hall (Arctic Monkeys album)

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]

Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Live album by Arctic Monkeys
Released	4 December 2020
Recorded	7 June 2018
Venue	Royal Albert Hall, London
Length	86:07
Label	Domino
Arctic Monkeys chronology
Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino (2018) Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2020) The Car (2022)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Pitchfork	7.3/10
NME

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

No.	Title	Length
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

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

Personnel

Performers Alex Turner – lead vocals; guitar (2–4, 7–8, 10–11, 13–14, 16–17, 19–20), keyboards (1, 6, 12, 15, 18) Jamie Cook – guitar (1–17, 19–20), keyboards (1, 18), lap steel (18) Nick O'Malley – bass guitar; backing vocals (1–5, 10–11, 13, 15–16, 18–20) Matt Helders – drums; backing vocals (1–2, 4–5, 10–11, 14, 16–20) Tom Rowley – guitar (1, 3, 5–6, 11–12, 18), keyboards (2, 4, 7, 9–10, 13, 15–16, 20), lap steel (8, 15), backing vocals (1, 3–5, 10–11, 13, 16, 20) Tyler Parkford – keyboards (1–13, 15–18, 20), backing vocals (1, 3–5, 10–11, 13, 16–18, 20) Scott Gillies – 12-string acoustic guitar (1) Cameron Avery – acoustic guitar (1), keyboards (1, 12–13), backing vocals (1, 13) Davey Latter – percussion (1–2, 4–5, 8, 10–12, 16, 18) Technical personnel James Ford – mixing engineering Matt Colton – mastering engineering Red TX Audio – audio recording

Crew Steven G Chapman – tour management Ian Calder – production management Greta Cantos – production coordination Toby Plant – stage management Matthew Kettle – FOH audio engineering William Doyle – monitor engineering Graham Feast – lighting operation Scott Gillies – backline David Latter – backline Andrew Dimmack – backline Steven Body – backline Artwork Zackery Michael – photography Matthew Cooper – design

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Live at the Royal Albert Hall Chart (2020) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 4 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 31 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 5 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 47 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] 5 French Albums (SNEP)[11] 67 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 50 Irish Albums (OCC)[13] 15 Italian Albums (FIMI)[14] 58 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[15] 66 Portuguese Albums (AFP)[16] 2 Scottish Albums (OCC)[17] 2 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[18] 20 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 40 UK Albums (OCC)[20] 3 US Billboard 200[21] 151 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[22] 23

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Live at the Royal Albert Hall Chart (2021) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[23] 184

References

1. Monroe, Jazz (28 October 2020). "Arctic Monkeys Releasing Live Album for Charity". Pitchfork. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
2. Martoccio, Angie (28 October 2020). "Arctic Monkeys Announce 'Live at the Royal Albert Hall' Album". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
3. Cooper, Leonie (4 December 2020). "Arctic Monkeys – 'Live at the Royal Albert Hall' review: a reminder of the cathartic joy of gigs". NME. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
4. Yoo, Noah (10 December 2020). "Arctic Monkeys: Live at the Royal Albert Hall Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
5. Collar, Matt. "Arctic Monkeys: Live at the Royal Albert Hall - Arctic Monkeys". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
6. "Australiancharts.com – Arctic Monkeys – Live at the Royal Albert Hall". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
7. "Austriancharts.at – Arctic Monkeys – Live at the Royal Albert Hall" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
8. "Ultratop.be – Arctic Monkeys – Live at the Royal Albert Hall" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
9. "Ultratop.be – Arctic Monkeys – Live at the Royal Albert Hall" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
10. "Dutchcharts.nl – Arctic Monkeys – Live at the Royal Albert Hall" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
11. "Lescharts.com – Arctic Monkeys – Live at the Royal Albert Hall". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
12. "Offiziellecharts.de – Arctic Monkeys – Live at the Royal Albert Hall" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
13. "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
14. "Italiancharts.com – Arctic Monkeys – Live at the Royal Albert Hall". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
15. "アークティック・モンキーズ". Oricon. 18 June 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
16. "Portuguesecharts.com – Arctic Monkeys – Live at the Royal Albert Hall". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
17. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
18. "Spanishcharts.com – Arctic Monkeys – Live at the Royal Albert Hall". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
19. "Swisscharts.com – Arctic Monkeys – Live at the Royal Albert Hall". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
20. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
21. "Arctic Monkeys Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
22. "Arctic Monkeys Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
23. "Jaaroverzichten 2021". Ultratop. Retrieved 5 January 2022.

External links

• Live at the Royal Albert Hall at Discogs (list of releases)