Live at the Royal Albert Hall (Arctic Monkeys album) explained

Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Type:	live
Artist:	Arctic Monkeys
Cover:	Arctic Monkeys - Live at the Royal Albert Hall.png
Released:	4 December 2020
Recorded:	7 June 2018
Venue:	Royal Albert Hall, London
Label:	Domino
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Live at the Royal Albert Hall is a live album by English rock band Arctic Monkeys, consisting of their 7 June 2018 performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London. It was released on 4 December 2020 through Domino Recording Company,^[1] with all proceeds going to the War Child charity.^[2]

Critical reception

Leonie Cooper of NME gave the album a 5-star review, saying "it's the sound of a band who delight in defying expectations".^[3] Noah Yoo of Pitchfork gave the album 7.3 out of 10 and stated the "set leans heavily on the band's last two albums but still plays like a greatest hits".^[4] Matt Collar of AllMusic rated the album 4.5 out of 5 stars, stating the album finds the band "digging into a vibrant cross-section of material from throughout their career".^[5]

Personnel

Performers

• Alex Turner – lead vocals; guitar (2–4, 7–8, 10–11, 13–14, 16–17, 19–20), keyboards (1, 6, 12, 15, 18)
• Jamie Cook – guitar (1–17, 19–20), keyboards (1, 18), lap steel (18)
• Nick O'Malley – bass guitar; backing vocals (1–5, 10–11, 13, 15–16, 18–20)
• Matt Helders – drums; backing vocals (1–2, 4–5, 10–11, 14, 16–20)
• Tom Rowley – guitar (1, 3, 5–6, 11–12, 18), keyboards (2, 4, 7, 9–10, 13, 15–16, 20), lap steel (8, 15), backing vocals (1, 3–5, 10–11, 13, 16, 20)
• Tyler Parkford – keyboards (1–13, 15–18, 20), backing vocals (1, 3–5, 10–11, 13, 16–18, 20)
• Scott Gillies – 12-string acoustic guitar (1)
• Cameron Avery – acoustic guitar (1), keyboards (1, 12–13), backing vocals (1, 13)
• Davey Latter – percussion (1–2, 4–5, 8, 10–12, 16, 18)

Technical personnel

• James Ford – mixing engineering
• Matt Colton – mastering engineering
• Red TX Audio – audio recording

Crew

• Steven G Chapman – tour management
• Ian Calder – production management
• Greta Cantos – production coordination
• Toby Plant – stage management
• Matthew Kettle – FOH audio engineering
• William Doyle – monitor engineering
• Graham Feast – lighting operation
• Scott Gillies – backline
• David Latter – backline
• Andrew Dimmack – backline
• Steven Body – backline

Artwork

• Zackery Michael – photography
• Matthew Cooper – design

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2020)! scope="col"

Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[6]	66

Year-end charts

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Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[7]	184

Notes and References

1. Web site: Monroe. Jazz. Arctic Monkeys Releasing Live Album for Charity. 31 October 2020. Pitchfork. 28 October 2020 . en-us.
2. Martoccio. Angie. 28 October 2020. Arctic Monkeys Announce 'Live at the Royal Albert Hall' Album. 31 October 2020. Rolling Stone. en-US.
3. Web site: Arctic Monkeys – 'Live at the Royal Albert Hall' review: a reminder of the cathartic joy of gigs . . 4 December 2020 . 11 December 2020 . Cooper, Leonie.
4. Web site: Arctic Monkeys: Live at the Royal Albert Hall Album Review . . 10 December 2020 . 11 December 2020 . Yoo, Noah.
5. Web site: Collar . Matt . Arctic Monkeys: Live at the Royal Albert Hall - Arctic Monkeys . 2024-05-05 . AllMusic.
6. Web site: アークティック・モンキーズ. 18 June 2020 . Oricon. 12 December 2020.
7. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2021. Ultratop. 5 January 2022.