At the Apollo

This article is about the Arctic Monkeys album and video. For the American TV show, see Showtime at the Apollo. For other uses, see Live at the Apollo (disambiguation).

2008 live album by Arctic Monkeys

At the Apollo

Live album by

Arctic Monkeys

Released| 3 November 2008 (2008-11-03)
Recorded| 17 December 2007
Venue| Manchester Apollo
Genre|

* Post-punk revival
* indie rock
* garage rock revival

Length| 35:59
Label| Domino
Arctic Monkeys chronology
| Favourite Worst Nightmare
(2007)  | At the Apollo
(2008)  | Humbug
(2009)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
PopMatters| [2]
NME| 8/10[3]
Uncut| [4]
Contactmusic| 9/10[5]
Pitchfork| 4.5/10[6]

At the Apollo is a live album and video release by English rock band Arctic Monkeys of the final concert of their 2007 world-tour, filmed in Manchester, England.[7][8]

It was filmed on super 16mm film and in surround-sound. It was directed by Richard Ayoade and photographed by cinematographer Danny Cohen (This Is England). It was edited by Nick Fenton (Heima, All Tomorrow's Parties), and produced by Diarmid Scrimshaw (Dog Altogether, Tyrannosaur).[8]

It has been awarded best music DVD 2009 by the NME. The music played in introduction credits was written by Bruno Nicolai, entitled 'Servizio fotografico' from the film The Red Queen Kills Seven Times starring Barbara Bouchet.

The film premiered on UK television on the music channel 4Music on 19 February 2009.

The DVD features a 'Multi Angle Camera View' of drummer Matt Helders.

## DVD track listing

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1. "Brianstorm"
2. "This House Is a Circus"
3. "Teddy Picker"
4. "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor"
5. "Dancing Shoes"
6. "From the Ritz to the Rubble"
7. "Fake Tales of San Francisco"
8. "When the Sun Goes Down"
9. "Nettles"
10. "D Is for Dangerous"
11. "Leave Before the Lights Come On"
12. "Fluorescent Adolescent"
13. "Still Take You Home"
14. "Da Frame 2R"
15. "Plastic Tramp" (with Miles Kane)
16. "505" (with Miles Kane)
17. "Do Me a Favour"
18. "A Certain Romance"
19. "The View from the Afternoon"
20. "If You Were There, Beware"

Bonus tracks

1. "Balaclava"
2. "Bad Woman" (feat. Richard Hawley)

### LP track listing

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Live In Texas - 7 June 2006

Side 1

1. Riot Van
2. The View From The Afternoon
3. Still Take You Home
4. You Probably Couldn't See For The Lights But You Were Staring Straight At Me
5. Cigarette Smoker Fiona

Side 2

1. Perhaps Vampires Is A Bit Strong But...
2. Dancing Shoes
3. I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor
4. When The Sun Goes Down
5. A Certain Romance

## Personnel

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Arctic Monkeys

* Alex Turner – lead vocals (all except Bad Woman), backing vocals ("Bad Woman"), guitar (1–14, 17–20, "Balaclava", "Bad Woman"), keyboards (16)
* Jamie Cook – guitar, backing vocals (1, 4, 6–8, 13, 19)
* Nick O'Malley – bass guitar, backing vocals (1–2, 7–8, 10–12, 14–15, 19, "Balaclava", "Bad Woman")
* Matt Helders – drums, backing vocals (1–7, 10–15, 19, "Balaclava")

Guest musicians

* Miles Kane – guitar (15–16)
* Richard Hawley – lead vocals, tambourine ("Bad Woman")

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## References

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1. ^ At the Apollo at AllMusic
2. ^ PopMatters review
3. ^ NME review
4. ^ Uncut review Archived 19 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
5. ^ Contactmusic review
6. ^ Pitchfork Media review
7. ^ Arctic Monkeys to Issue Live DVD Pitchfork. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
8. ^ a b Official At the Apollo website Retrieved 12 November 2011.

## External links

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* At the Apollo at Discogs (list of releases)

* v
* t
* e

Arctic Monkeys

* Alex Turner
* Matt Helders
* Jamie Cook
* Nick O'Malley

* Andy Nicholson

Studio albums|

* Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
* Favourite Worst Nightmare
* Humbug
* Suck It and See
* AM
* Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino
* The Car

Other albums|

* Beneath the Boardwalk
* At the Apollo
* Live at the Royal Albert Hall

Extended plays|

* Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys?

Singles|

* Five Minutes with Arctic Monkeys
* "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor"
* "When the Sun Goes Down"
* "Leave Before the Lights Come On"
* "Brianstorm"
* "Matador"
* "Fluorescent Adolescent"
* "Teddy Picker"
* "Crying Lightning"
* "Cornerstone"
* "My Propeller"
* "Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair"
* "The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala"
* "Suck It and See"
* "Black Treacle"
* "R U Mine?"
* "Do I Wanna Know?"
* "Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?"
* "One for the Road"
* "Arabella"
* "Snap Out of It"
* "Four Out of Five"
* "Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino"
* "There'd Better Be a Mirrorball"
* "Body Paint"

Other songs|

* "The View from the Afternoon"
* "Fake Tales of San Francisco"
* "A Certain Romance"
* "505"
* "Pretty Visitors"
* "Brick by Brick"
* "Come Together"
* "I Wanna Be Yours"
* "Sculptures of Anything Goes"

Video albums|

* Scummy Man

Concert tours|

* Favourite Worst Nightmare Tour
* Humbug Tour
* AM Tour
* Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino Tour
* The Car Tour

Related articles|

* Discography
* Songs
* Awards and nominations
* Death Ramps
* The Last Shadow Puppets
* Mongrel
* Submarine

* Category

* v
* t
* e

Richard Ayoade

Films directed|

* Submarine (2010)
* The Double (2013)

Television series created|

* Garth Marenghi's Darkplace (2004)
* Man to Man with Dean Learner (2006)

Related|

* AD/BC: A Rock Opera (2004)
* At the Apollo (2008)
* "Critical Film Studies" (2011)

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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