Arctics have coach loads for guest list

Arctic Monkeys are worried they have promised to get too many people on the guest list for their shows at Old Trafford this weekend.

The huge gigs at Lancashire County Cricket Ground, Manchester, will be by far their biggest so far.

And members say they have been telling mates they can get in on hospitality for months gone by.

Guitarist Jamie Cook told the NME: "I'm a bit worried now because every time we've played a gig in Sheffield lately, like the Leadmill, and people have been asking for tickets I've been saying, 'Wait until Manchester, it will be alright.'

"And everyone's remembered! There's about 70 from the local boozer. It's tiny but there's still 70 odd people coming down on the coach!"

Frontman Alex Turner has taken a different approach, however. "I've said, 'Just send us a text the day beforehand,'" he explained. "They'll just have a tantrum if they can't get in, there's nowt else they can do."