Arctic Monkeys: 85,000 in 24 hours

Posted by Flick in Uncategorized on 05 4th, 2007 | no responses |

Arctic MonkeysThe Arctic Monkeys have launchd a world-wide tour after their sophomore release, Favourite Worst Nightmare, was unwrapped by thousands of fans on April 23. The album sold 85,000 units in the first 24 hours. The three month tour began in North America and will continue in Europe, ending in August when the band plays in Tokyo.

The Arctic Monkeys' success points to the rise of the Internet's significance in the changing music industry. Due to friends swapping files and posting music on the web, two of the bands' singles hit #1 on UK charts without any official marketing or promotion. Word of mouth spread quickly about the band and fans created a buzz that would be quite costly for a traditional marketing scheme to generate.

The independent Domino Records signed the band and have carried the momentum up to this point. "Their debut album Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not became the fastest-selling debut album in British music history and received critical acclaim, winning the 2006 Mercury Prize." (Wikipedia) Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not sold 363,735 albums in the first week.

The band members are no longer 16, but their fans continue to sing along in youthful fashion. Favourite Worst Nightmare hit #1 on the UK Albums Chart on April 29, six days after it was released. Every track from the album has already charted in the top 200 UK Singles Chart, with Brainstorm hitting #7.

To celebrate the rise of independent music, Puddlegum has teamed up with Cornerstone Promotion and Domino Records to offer a free Arctic Monkeys Brainstorm 12". To enter the contest, subscribe to receive Puddlegum email updates. The contest will end May 12.

Arctic Monkeys – Do Me A Favour

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07.05.07 Monday First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
08.05.07 Tuesday Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL
09.05.07 Wednesday Clutch Cargo's, Pontiac, MI
11.05.07 Friday Kook Haus, Toronto, ONT
12.05.07 Saturday Theatre Olympia, Montreal, QUE
13.05.07 Sunday Avalon, Boston, MA
15.05.07 Tuesday Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, NY
16.05.07 Wednesday 9:30 Club, Washington DC
17.05.07 Thursday Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA
19.05.07 Saturday The Tabernacle, Atlanta, GA
20.05.07 Sunday Hard Rock Live, Orlando, FL
27.05.07 Sunday Tivoli, Utrecht, Holland
28.05.07 Monday Pinkpop, The Netherlands
01.06.07 Friday Rock am Ring, Nürnburgring/Eifel
02.06.07 Saturday Rock im Park, Zeppelinfeld/Nürnberg
16.06.07 Saturday Malahide Castle, Dublin
17.06.07 Sunday Malahide Castle, Dublin
22.06.07 Friday Glastonbury Festival, Glastonbury
25.06.07 Monday Sentrum Scene, Oslo
26.06.07 Tuesday Annex, Stockholm
28.06.07 Thursday Stadtpark, Hamburg
29.06.07 Friday Rock Werchter, Belguim
01.07.07 Sunday St. Gallen Festival, Switzerland
06.07.07 Friday T in the Park, Kinross
08.07.07 Sunday Roskilde Festival, Denmark
09.07.07 Monday Columbiahalle, Berlin
10.07.07 Tuesday Alter Schlachthof, Dresden
11.07.07 Wednesday Vienna Arena, Vienna
14.07.07 Saturday Piazza Castello, Ferrara, Italy
18.07.07 Wednesday Lisbon Coliseum, Portugal
21.07.07 Saturday Festival Internacional de Benicassim, Benicassim
22.07.07 Sunday Nimes Les Arenes Festival, France
24.07.07 Tuesday Paleo Festival, Switzerland
28.07.07 Saturday Lancashire County Cricket Club, Manchester
29.07.07 Sunday Lancashire County Cricket Club, Manchester
05.08.07 Sunday Splendour In The Grass, Byron Bay, Australia
11.08.07 Saturday Summersonic, Osaka
12.08.07 Sunday Summersonic, Tokyo

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