![Plays the most hyped gig of Reading/Leeds (2005): Aged just 19, Turner has charmed the nation in summer 2005 thanks to a brilliant demo EP that was available on Myspace for free. When the organisers scheduled the bands Arctic Monkeys weren't that big so they were booked for an afternoon slot in a small tent. The EP was so good though that every man and his dog attempted to crowd into see them as the crowd mushroomed around the outside of the tent.]()
Plays the most hyped gig of Reading/Leeds (2005): Aged just 19, Turner has charmed the nation in summer 2005 thanks to a brilliant demo EP that was available on Myspace for free. When the organisers scheduled the bands Arctic Monkeys weren't that big so they were booked for an afternoon slot in a small tent. The EP was so good though that every man and his dog attempted to crowd into see them as the crowd mushroomed around the outside of the tent.
![Gets No.1 with debut single (2005): 'I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor' is everything an indie rock single should be, it's short, fast, direct, and a hell of a lot of fun. It remains one of the greatest indie anthems of all time.]()
Gets No.1 with debut single (2005): 'I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor' is everything an indie rock single should be, it's short, fast, direct, and a hell of a lot of fun. It remains one of the greatest indie anthems of all time.
![Number one debut album (2006): Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, hit number one in January of 2006, thanks to them gaining praise for their live shows and recognition as the best new band in the country at the time. It sold a remarkable 360,000 copies in its first week and has since gone quadruple platinum.]()
Number one debut album (2006): Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, hit number one in January of 2006, thanks to them gaining praise for their live shows and recognition as the best new band in the country at the time. It sold a remarkable 360,000 copies in its first week and has since gone quadruple platinum.
![Wins The Mercury Prize (2006): Arctic Monkeys' debut album wins the Mercury Prize, the most prestigious award in British music.]()
Wins The Mercury Prize (2006): Arctic Monkeys' debut album wins the Mercury Prize, the most prestigious award in British music.
![Sells out a big UK tour within an hour (2006): The bands first big headline tour saw them take on 12 venues including Brixton Academy. Tickets sold out Glastonbury style.]()
Sells out a big UK tour within an hour (2006): The bands first big headline tour saw them take on 12 venues including Brixton Academy. Tickets sold out Glastonbury style.
![Plays the main stage, just a year after The Carling stage at Reading / Leeds (2006): The band played just before Muse at the festival, marking one of the fastest ever climbs of the line up.]()
Plays the main stage, just a year after The Carling stage at Reading / Leeds (2006): The band played just before Muse at the festival, marking one of the fastest ever climbs of the line up.
![Headlines Glastonbury for the first time (2007):
From buzz band to Glastonbury headliners in two years, Arctic Monkeys triumphed on the Pyramid stage, and consolidated their presence as one of the most important contemporary rock bands on the planet.]()
Headlines Glastonbury for the first time (2007):
From buzz band to Glastonbury headliners in two years, Arctic Monkeys triumphed on the Pyramid stage, and consolidated their presence as one of the most important contemporary rock bands on the planet.
![Supergrass, The Coral and Amy Winehouse support him (2007): Following their Glastonbury headline slot, the band played two huge dates at Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester. They had the honour of some of Britain's best ever bands in support.]()
Supergrass, The Coral and Amy Winehouse support him (2007): Following their Glastonbury headline slot, the band played two huge dates at Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester. They had the honour of some of Britain's best ever bands in support.
![Forms a band with Miles Kane (2008): The Last Shadow Puppets are one of the best supergroups to have formed in the last two decades. Kane and Turner's music taste and songwriting compliment each other superbly and their album gets nominated for the Mercury Prize. They've a new record coming out this year.]()
Forms a band with Miles Kane (2008): The Last Shadow Puppets are one of the best supergroups to have formed in the last two decades. Kane and Turner's music taste and songwriting compliment each other superbly and their album gets nominated for the Mercury Prize. They've a new record coming out this year.
![Makes an album with Josh Homme (2009): This is about as big of a compliment you get in rock, Josh Homme sat at the controls for Humbug and had an influence on Turner that would change his output forever. Arctic Monkeys began embracing a darker, more epic sound, and he also developed superior stage moves to help the band excel on the world's biggest stages.]()
Makes an album with Josh Homme (2009): This is about as big of a compliment you get in rock, Josh Homme sat at the controls for Humbug and had an influence on Turner that would change his output forever. Arctic Monkeys began embracing a darker, more epic sound, and he also developed superior stage moves to help the band excel on the world's biggest stages.
![Headlines Reading / Leeds for the first time (2009): Headlining Reading and Leeds is a massive compliment if you look at the calibre of bands who have done it before. It was only four years since they played the Carling tent and Turner, to his credit, was still only 23.]()
Headlines Reading / Leeds for the first time (2009): Headlining Reading and Leeds is a massive compliment if you look at the calibre of bands who have done it before. It was only four years since they played the Carling tent and Turner, to his credit, was still only 23.
![Becomes one of the greatest lyricists in rock (2011): His early stuff was full of observational brilliance but the breakup album Suck It and see was when he started being recognised on par with the likes of Jarvis Cocker, John Cooper Clarke and Nick Cave.]()
Becomes one of the greatest lyricists in rock (2011): His early stuff was full of observational brilliance but the breakup album Suck It and see was when he started being recognised on par with the likes of Jarvis Cocker, John Cooper Clarke and Nick Cave.
![Fifth album scores straight to No.1 (2013): When the sublime AM was released in 2013, Arctic Monkeys marked history as the only independent band whose five albums have gone to the top of the charts.]()
Fifth album scores straight to No.1 (2013): When the sublime AM was released in 2013, Arctic Monkeys marked history as the only independent band whose five albums have gone to the top of the charts.
![Gets a seventh Brit award (2013): AM received great praise and even scored the best album gong at the Brits, making it the seventh time he won something there.]()
Gets a seventh Brit award (2013): AM received great praise and even scored the best album gong at the Brits, making it the seventh time he won something there.
![Headlines Glastonbury for a second time (2013): The Rolling Stones and Mumford & Sons were the other two headliners that year. Arctic Monkeys received remarkable praise for their set, surpassing even the highest expectations.]()
Headlines Glastonbury for a second time (2013): The Rolling Stones and Mumford & Sons were the other two headliners that year. Arctic Monkeys received remarkable praise for their set, surpassing even the highest expectations.
![Headlines Reading for a second time (2014): Arctic Monkeys perform yet another career-defining set, off the back of their remarkable fifth album campaign.]()
Headlines Reading for a second time (2014): Arctic Monkeys perform yet another career-defining set, off the back of their remarkable fifth album campaign.