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Follow the long road from Sheffield to Finsbury Park
13 June: On this day in 2003, Arctic Monkeys played their first ever gig at The Grapes in Sheffield. It was a humble start - and they pocketed just £27 from ticket sales. Little did they know what the next decade would hold. It's a long road to Reading and Finsbury Park.
From their days as four spotty Sheffield youngsters banging out White Stripes covers, to the Glastonbury-headlining rock and roll behemoths that they are today, the unstoppable rise of the Arctic Monkeys has been checkpointed by truly unforgettable and bewilderingly significant shows.
If you were at any of these gigs, then you're very lucky indeed. Here are the 16 most most important landmark gigs of Arctic Monkeys career so far.
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