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).

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)

Professional ratings

Review 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

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

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

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")

References

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. Official At the Apollo website Retrieved 12 November 2011.

External links

• At the Apollo at Discogs (list of releases)