Fans faint and Arctic Monkeys interrupt show three times in Argentina

With frenetic melodies, raspy vocals and easy-to-identify, laid-back lyrics, the Arctic Monkeys revolutionized the music scene in England during the 2000s. After the band's huge success, at a time when indie rock was gaining momentum with New York's The Strokes, the Monkeys' influence took on a global dimension, making the young band idols and role models for millions of people. Despite having established themselves within the underground scene and far from a commercial format, the British band's career development has allowed them to reach all types of audiences. This has been evident for some time now. The band has managed to break out of the alternative bubble and has increasingly participated in major festivals and awards shows.

_{Arctic Monkeys at the beginning of their career (Photo: Reproduction/Radio X)}

On tour for Primavera Sound, Arctic Monkeys have been performing in South America. But their success has been so great that the musicians had to interrupt a show in Argentina after some confusion in the audience. It is common knowledge that fans get really excited when they see the Monkeys, and during their performance last Sunday (13), some even fainted, causing a commotion in the room. The British band had to stop the show three times so that firefighters could help people, and because of this, the performance time had to be reduced. They left out some classics from the setlist and performed only 15 songs, which is already quite a lot, even if some fans were disappointed.

_{Vocalist Alex Turner, wearing boots on the beach during his visit to Brazil (Photo: Reproduction/Twitter)}

At the height of their career, the group led by Alex Turner is promoting their new work, “The Car”. The album earned them a 2023 Grammy nomination for Best Alternative Music Performance, for the single “There'd Better Be a Mirrorball”. It is worth remembering that to date, the band has collected seven Brit Awards – including Best British Group and Best British Album – and three Grammy nominations. In addition to being present as a headliner at renowned festivals such as Glastonbury, and now Primavera Sound.

Featured photo: Arctic Monkeys at Primavera Sound (Photo: Reproduction/Plano Crítico)