The Arctic Monkeys were apparently nearly turned away from London's Met Bar after the Mercury Music Prize event earlier in the week. Bouncers at the bar initially refused to let Alex Turner et al in when they couldn't prove their ages. But eventually someone realized who they were and ushered them into the post-Mercury party. It's their own fault for not carrying around those fake IDs they admitted to using while touring the US (which 'proved' they were over 21, of course).
Elsewhere in Monkeys news, the band have confirmed that they will donate their £20,000 winnings from the MMP to an unnamed charity. On winning the prize, the band said in a statement: "We had a fantastic night and we're really chuffed with winning the award. It was unexpected but it means a lot to us as the competition was from other musicians we really respect. We strongly believe in the ethos of the Nationwide Mercury Prize in that it is about the music and not everything else that goes with it and are therefore really flattered by the decision. Regarding the £20,000 cheque, we are going to donate it to a worthy charity which we would prefer to keep private. We have discussed it with [former bassist] Andy [Nicholson] who played an equal part in the making of the album and he is happy with our choice. As for the near future, we are really looking forward to taking a break to continue writing our new album."