Feb 10, 2006 • 1 min read

Arctic Monkey fans give Arctic Monkeys hard time

Fans at an Arctic Monkeys gig shouted for a Girls Aloud cover, prompting frontman Alex Turner to respond sharply.

That so-called Arctic Army have a lot to answer for, you know. This time, instead of booing off Test Icicles or leaving the venue when Maximo Park took to the stage, they bothered Arctic Monkeys themselves by shouting for a performance of Girls Aloud's 'Love Machine', which, as previously reported, the band covered on Radio 1 last month. Head monkey Alex Turner said: "Is that all you like us for? Fuck off, we can't remember how to play it."

The 'fans' also responded badly when Arctic Monkeys played a new track 'Leave Before The Lights Come On', Turner being moved to say: "Fucking hell, don't sound so enthusiastic, we'll get back to the classics afterwards."

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