HEFFIELD superstars the Arctic Monkeys are to play their first Arena tour – including a homecoming city date on Saturday, November 14.
Tickets are expected to sell out within the hour when they go on sale on Friday, September 11.
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Today's announcement comes after the band recently headlined this year's Leeds and Reading Festival.
It will be their first UK tour since December 2007, and will see them playing tracks from their three chart-topping albums, including latest offering, Humbug.
Frontman singer Alex Turner and the band, Jamie Cook, Matt Helders and Nick O'Malley, this afternoon confirmed their UK and Irish tour, which begins at Liverpool Echo Arena on Friday, November 13.
Sheffield is the second night, with eight other dates planned.
Supporting them will be special guests, Eagles of Death Metal.
"We're expecting tickets to sell out very quickly for this show – possibly within the first hour,'' said an Arena spokesman.
"They are one of the biggest and most exciting bands in the world. This is their home city and fans have been wanting to see them play live here for years."
Tickets, limited to four per person, per show, will be £29.50 - may be subject to booking fee - on sale from 9am on Friday, September 11.
They will be available from the Arena box office in person, by phone on 0114 256 5656 or online at www.sheffieldarena.co.uk
Arctic Monkey's full list of tour dates and booking lines - all tickets on sale from Fri, Sept 11, 2009, 9am:
November
Friday 13: Liverpool Echo Arena,
Saturday 14: Sheffield Arena,
Monday 16:Newcastle Metro Arena,
Wednesday 18: Wembley Arena,
Friday 20: Birmingham NIA,
Saturday 21: Manchester MEN Arena
Sunday 22: Nottingham Trent FM Arena
Tuesday 24: Glasgow SECC
Wednesday 25: Belfast The Odyssey
Thursday 26: Dublin The O2
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