Arctic Monkeys in Dublin review: Alex Turner and co kick hard at triumphant 3Arena gig
Arctic Monkeys played at 3Arena in Dublin on Sunday night. (File picture: AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
When Arctic Monkeys cancelled their Marlay Park gig last June, a week before Glastonbury due to “medical advice”, something smelled a bit off. Depending on how you feel about their change of direction with 2018’s Tranquillity Base Hotel & Casino and 2022’s The Car (possibly their best album), their Worthy Farm set was either a moody triumph or a self-indulgent misstep.
Those in the latter camp may have been fortunate the band skipped Rathfarnham because, while the setlist wasn’t all that different on Sunday night in 3Arena, from their festival one, it kicked a lot harder.
