Arctic Numpties - Debut Album 20th Anniversary Show

Arctic Numpties are playing Sub89 on Friday 20 November, a show built around the 20th anniversary of Arctic Monkeys' debut album. They're a tribute act, and they're doing the record live and in full for the first half of the night, so you'll hear the whole thing from start to finish. After the interval, they move on to a second set of best hits from the albums that followed, which takes the evening beyond that one record and across the band's wider catalogue.

There's a bit of a story to the band itself. They describe themselves as Yorkshire's own, with roots in the same places as the original band, and they're made up of four musicians from the northwest. They go for the full package — the look, the sound, the guitars and the stage moves — and they work through favourites from all seven studio albums. The Guardian called them 'the world's most authentic tribute to Arctic Monkeys' and noted they whip the audience into a crowd-surfing frenzy, which gives you a fair idea of the energy they bring to the room.

It's a two-part night, so you get the debut album played through in one go, then a second set of hits from the later records. If you've got a favourite from the early days and another from the more recent stuff, you'll likely hear both. It's a full evening's worth of music rather than just a short run through the old songs.

Sub89 is at 110-117 Friar Street in Reading, and the show starts at 7:00 PM. Tickets are £20.35, which includes the booking fee.