Arctic Monkeys Struck By Lightning

09/08/09 11:45am

by Kate Harper (CHARTattack)

First it was Sunset Rubdown's Marc Nicol, now it's Sheffield, England's most famous recent export.

Arctic Monkeys say their tour bus was struck by lightning earlier this summer while they were travelling in Germany.

"We got struck by lightning near Hanover in the bus. And the bus broke down," singer/guitarist Alex Turner told Britain's The Star. "We had a nightmare journey getting out here, but we've forgotten about it now."

It's a good thing no one has a scar resembling Nicol's! He's still unique in that aspect. Funny enough, Arctic Monkeys' most recent single is called "Crying Lightning."

Arctic Monkeys released Humbug, their third album, on Aug. 25. Turner, guitarist Jamie Cook, bassist/singer Nick O'Malley and drummer/singer Matt Helders are touring in support of it and you can see them here:

Sept. 14 San Diego, CA @ Soma
Sept. 15 Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium
Sept. 16 Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
Sept. 18 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
Sept. 19 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox at The Market
Sept. 20 Vancouver, BC @ Malkin Bowl
Sept. 22 Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue
Sept. 23 Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
Sept. 25 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
Sept. 26 Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
Sept. 28 Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
Sept. 29 Toronto, ON @ Kool Haus
Sept. 30 Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
Oct. 2 New Orleans, LA @ House Of Blues
Oct. 3 Houston, TX @ House Of Blues
Oct. 4 Austin, TX @ Zilker Park (Austin City Limits Festival)
Oct. 5 Dallas, TX @ The Palladium Ballroom
Oct. 19 Tokyo, Japan @ Budokan
Nov. 3 Antwerp, Belgium @ Lotto Arena
Nov. 5-6 Paris, France @ Le Zenith
Nov. 8 Berlin, Germany @ Berlin Arena
Nov. 10-11 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Heineken Music Hall
Nov. 13 Liverpool, England @ Echo Arena
Nov. 14 Sheffield, England @ Sheffield Arena
Nov. 16 Newcastle Upon Tyne, England @ Metro Arena
Nov. 18 London, England @ Wembley Arena
Nov. 20 Birmingham, England @ National Indoor Arena
Nov. 21 Manchester, England @ Manchester Evening News Arena
Nov. 22 Nottingham, England @ Trent FM Arena
Nov. 24 Glasgow, Scotland @ Scottish Exhibition & Cultural Centre
Nov. 25 Belfast, Northern Ireland @ The Odyssey
Nov. 26 Dublin, Ireland @ O2 Arena
Jan. 26 Milan, Italy @ PalaSharp Arena
Feb. 2 Porto, Portugal @ Coliseum
Feb. 3 Lisbon, Portugal @ Campo Pequeno
Feb. 5 Madrid, Spain @ Satellite Arna
Feb. 6 Barcelona, Spain @ Sant Jordi Club