Arctic Monkeys | Alpharetta, GA
At 9:10 PM at the Ameris Bank Amphitheatre in Alpharetta, Georgia, the stage went dark and thousands of fans could be heard from miles away. As Arctic Monkeys took the stage, the crowd grew louder and louder. When the beginning of “Do I Wanna Know” began to play, the crowd sang in sync with Alex Turner and stayed that way the rest of the night.
On September 11th, Arctic Monkeys stopped in Alpharetta, Georgia with Fontaines D.C. as support as part of their North American tour. The sold-out show was a night to remember as 12,000 fans screamed every word of every song.
Irish post-punk band Fontaines D.C. started the night off with strong, whimsical sounds and a sonorous voice as their first song of the set, “A Lucid Dream” echoed through the crowd. Fontaines D.C. definitely gave an unforgettable performance, getting everyone amped up for what was to follow.
Entering the stage around 9:10 PM, Alex Turner, Jamie Cook, Nick O’Malley, and Matt Helders were welcomed by high-pitched screams of the full crowd. Throughout the night, the band gave a good mix of hits from every album, getting strong reactions from “Brainstorm”, “Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High”, “505”, “There’d Better Be A Mirrorball”, and “Star Treatment”. A key moment during “505” occurred when halfway through the song, the massive disco ball above the stage descended, shooting small rays of light around the amphitheater.
The encore consisted of three songs: “Suck It and See”, “I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor”, with “R U Mine?” closing the evening. The crowd roared, even as rain began to fall at the beginning of the final song. In a way, the rain created the perfect ambiance to finish the night. If you have the chance to see Arctic Monkeys and Fontaines D.C., you will not be disappointed.
