Arctic's Alex Turner inspired by Kylie

Arctic Monkeys star Alex Turner has admitted that he watched Kylie Minogue, Britney Spears and Beyoncé's arena shows as inspiration for his group's upcoming tour.

The frontman confessed that he was not an expert on playing arenas and claimed that he was impressed with Minogue's concert style.

"I'd never even been to a gig in an arena. But recently, knowing we've got this coming up I've been trying to dip my toe into that. So I've seen Britney Spears at The O2, I saw Kylie the other week, and we went to see Beyoncé in Japan - to try and see how it pans out," he told NME. "And so those are the only gigs in arenas I've ever been to, apart from like WWF Wrestling when I was six, but that doesn't really count.

"There's not gonna be circus performers or bass solos. Beyoncé had an all-girl band and one of them was doing these daft bass solos. No, there's not gonna be any horn sections. But you can't try and be all coy about it with something that big. I think to some degree you can't hold back. That's what I've learnt from those three anyway. Kylie was terrific, by the way."

When asked about his favourite Minogue track, the Sheffield singer added: "I quite like that one from the newer breed. Is it called 'Slow'? It's quite low for her, she's not as high as she normally is. And she dropped into the Nick Cave one, the wild roses one. Medleys, as well. That's what you've got to consider with these big shows."