Arctic Monkeys Coming Back To North America

10/16/09 11:23am

by Kate Harper (CHARTattack)

Arctic Monkeys have announced six North American dates slated for December.

The gigs are in support of the band's recently released third album, Humbug. The band will play shows in Chicago, Pittsburgh, Washington, D.C., New York City, Boston and Montreal on the mini-trek.

Arctic Monkeys are readying the release of Humbug's second single, "Cornerstone," out digitally Nov. 17 and in stores Dec. 8. The single will come with three new B-sides, and will be available on CD and vinyl. The band just shot a video for "Cornerstone," which you can see in our media section.

Here are Arctic Monkeys' upcoming dates:

Oct. 18 Tokyo, Japan @ Liquid Room
Oct. 19 Tokyo, Japan @ Budokan
Nov. 3 Antwerp, Belgium @ Lotto Arena
Nov. 5-6 Paris, France @ Zenith De Paris
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 @ Newcastle Metro Arena
Nov. 17-18 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 & Conference Centre
Nov. 25 Belfast, Northern Ireland @ The Odyssey
Nov. 26 Dublin, Ireland @ O2 Dublin
Dec. 6 Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre
Dec. 7 Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Small's Theatre
Dec. 8 Washington, DC @ Nightclub 9:30
Dec. 11 New York, NY @ Terminal 5
Dec. 13 Boston, MA @ House Of Blues
Dec. 14 Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
Jan. 26 Milan, Italy @ PalaSharp
Jan. 27 Grenoble, France @ Summum
Jan. 29 Rennes, France @ Liberte
Jan. 30 Bordeaux, France @ Medoquine
Jan. 31 Montpellier, France @ Zenith De Montpellier
Feb. 2 Porto, Portugal @ Coliseo Do Porto
Feb. 3 Lisbon, Portugal @ Campo Pequeno
Feb. 5 Madrid, Spain @ Palacio Vistalegre
Feb. 6 Barcelona, Spain @ Palau Sant Jordi
Feb. 8 Munich, Germany @ Zenith De Munich
Feb. 9 Offenbach, Germany @ Stadthalle
Feb. 10 Dusseldorf, Germany @ Phillipshalle