Fans of indie rockers Arctic Monkeys will be queuing up virtually to get tickets for the 2023 tour, which kicks off at Ashton Gate Stadium in Bristol.
The Sheffield band will be coming to South Bristol on the Whitsun Bank Holiday Monday, May 29, before touring stadiums and parks in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland during June and early July.
Tickets go on pre-sale at 9am on Thursday to fans who bought the album before the end of Wednesday, but if you missed out, they go on general sale at 9am on Friday, September 30 from www.gigsandtours.com and www.ticketmaster.co.uk.
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There's another way to bag a ticket too - by going the whole hog and getting a hospitality package through Ashton Gate. Full details on Hospitality packages will be published on Wednesday, September 28th and available to purchase online from 9am on Friday, September 30th.
How many tickets can you buy
Tickets are limited to four per person for the entire tour, in order to give as many fans as possible a fair chance of purchasing, the band have announced. Only tickets purchased through the approved agents are valid, and be careful if you start trying to sell on your tickets at more than the face value - the band have said ticket resale is permitted at no more than the price you paid, through the official resale partner Twickets.
What age restrictions are there
Ashton Gate's concerts can have different rules for whether you get a standing ticket on the pitch, or a seat in the stands. Pitch standing will only be for anyone aged over 14, and anyone under 16 has to be accompanied by an adult aged over 18. There'll be no tickets for under 5s, and anyone aged between 5 and 14 can go, but they'll have to have a seat ticket. Anyone under 16, again, will have to be accompanied by an adult.
The clashes with football?
Championship side Bristol City play at Ashton Gate, along with Premiership rugby side Bristol Bears. Bristol City's final scheduled home game of the season takes place a full month before the Arctic Monkeys gig with Burnley coming to Ashton Gate on Saturday, April 29.
Bristol Bears' final scheduled home league game is against Gloucester a week later, on Saturday May 6.
However, both teams could, and would hope to be, involved in end of season play-offs, with Bears aiming to win the Championship, and Bristol City longing for promotion to the Premier League. And that is where it starts getting interesting.
There's a full three weeks between the end of the EFL Championship season on May 6 or May 7 and the play-off final, and were Bristol City to finish in the play-off places, they would have an extra home game, probably in the middle of May . If they win the play-off semi-final, then they will be heading to Wembley and the EFL Championship play off final is on Bank Holiday Monday, May 29 - exactly the same day as Arctic Monkeys play at Ashton Gate.
Arctic Monkeys at TRNSMT Festival in Glasgow in 2018 (Image: PA)
Now, for Bristol City fans who are also Arctic Monkeys fans this could present a massive dilemma. Most City fans would certainly go to Wembley for a play-off final - the only Championship play off final City have ever reached was 14 years ago - but the prospect of seeing Arctic Monkeys on home turf has got some people wondering...
For Bristol Bears, any appearance in the play-offs will be slightly less problematic. Their semi-final, if they are at home, will probably be on Friday, May 12, or that weekend. The final, at Twickenham, is on Saturday May 27.
More Ashton Gate concerts?
With the stadium being free for hosting sport from at least the middle of May, the set-up will pivot to turning Ashton Gate into a concert venue - and there is certainly a window that allows at least one more concert before Arctic Monkeys arrive on that Bank Holiday Monday. The whole of June is free too, with football not returning until August.
Arctic Monkeys at Glastonbury?
The release of Arctic Monkeys' tour dates has prompted speculation that the band are leaving themselves a window to play at Glastonbury Festival next summer.
They are playing roughly three or four dates a week throughout June, but after the gig in Dublin on Tuesday, June 20, there isn't another one until Glasgow on Sunday, June 25. That leaves a bit of wiggle room for Arctic Monkeys to play Glastonbury, probably on the Friday, June 23.
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