''At the Apollo'' is a

live album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...

and video release by Arctic Monkeys of the final concert of their 2007 world-tour, filmed in

Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

.Arctic Monkeys to Issue Live DVD
Pitchfork. Retrieved 11 November 2011.Official At the Apollo website
Retrieved 12 November 2011. It was filmed on

super 16mm 16 mm film is a historically popular and economical gauge of film. 16 mm refers to the width of the film (about inch); other common film gauges include 8 and 35 mm. It is generally used for non-theatrical (e.g., industrial, educ ...

film and in surround-sound. It was directed by

Richard Ayoade Richard Ellef Ayoade ( ; born 23 May 1977) is a British actor, comedian, broadcaster and filmmaker. He is best known for his role as socially awkward IT technician Maurice Moss in Channel 4 sitcom ''The IT Crowd'' (2006–2013), for which he ...

and photographed by cinematographer Danny Cohen (''

This Is England ''This Is England'' is a 2006 British drama film written and directed by Shane Meadows. The story centres on young skinheads in England in 1983. The film illustrates how their subculture, which has its roots in 1960s West Indies culture, especi ...

''). It was edited by

Nick Fenton Nicholas Leonard Fenton (born 23 November 1979) is an English former professional footballer and head physiotherapist of EFL League One side Burton Albion. As a player, he was as a defender who played between 1996 and 2014. He played for Manch ...

(''

Heima ''Heima'' (; ''at home'') is a documentary film and double DVD set about the tour around Iceland in the summer of 2006 of the band Sigur Rós. During the tour the band played two big open-air concerts at Miklatún - Reykjavík (30 July) and Ásbyr ...

, All Tomorrow's Parties''), and produced by Diarmid Scrimshaw (''

Dog Altogether ''Dog Altogether'' is a short film written and directed by Paddy Considine. The term "Dog Altogether" comes from an Irish expression that Considine's father used to use when situations got really bad. It was filmed on 22 January 2007 in Glasgow ...

Tyrannosaur Tyrannosauroidea (meaning 'tyrant lizard forms') is a superfamily (or clade) of coelurosaurian theropod dinosaurs that includes the family Tyrannosauridae as well as more basal relatives. Tyrannosauroids lived on the Laurasian supercontinent be ...

''). It has been awarded best music DVD 2009 by the ''

NME ''New Musical Express'' (''NME'') is a British music, film, gaming, and culture website and brand. Founded as a newspaper in 1952, with the publication being referred to as a 'rock inkie', the NME would become a magazine that ended up as a f ...

''. The music played in introduction credits was written by

Bruno Nicolai Bruno Nicolai (20 May 1926 – 16 August 1991) was an Italian film music composer, orchestra director and musical editor most active in the 1960s through the 1980s. While studying piano and composition at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome, ...

, 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 4Music is a British music television channel owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation. The original incarnation was launched on 15 August 2008, and until 29 June 2022, showed a mix of music and entertainment programming. It ...

on 19 February 2009. The DVD features a 'Multi Angle Camera View' of drummer Matt Helders.

DVD track listing

# "

Brianstorm "Brianstorm" (often mistaken as "Brainstorm") is a song by the English rock band Arctic Monkeys. It is the opening track on their second album, ''Favourite Worst Nightmare''. The song was released as the first single from the album on 2 April ...

" # "This House Is a Circus" # "

Teddy Picker "Teddy Picker" is a song by the English indie rock band Arctic Monkeys, released as the third single from their second album ''Favourite Worst Nightmare''. It was released on 3 December 2007 in the United Kingdom. The song entered the UK Sing ...

" # " I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" # "Dancing Shoes" # "From the Ritz to the Rubble" # " Fake Tales of San Francisco" # " When the Sun Goes Down" # "Nettles" # "D Is for Dangerous" # "

Leave Before the Lights Come On "Leave Before the Lights Come On" is a song by English indie rock band Arctic Monkeys. The song was released on 14 August 2006 as the band's third single in the United Kingdom. The song was not included on the band's debut album ''Whatever Peopl ...

" # "

Fluorescent Adolescent "Fluorescent Adolescent" is a song by English indie rock band Arctic Monkeys. It was released as the second single from their second studio album ''Favourite Worst Nightmare'' (2007). It was released on 9 July 2007 in the United Kingdom. The son ...

" # "Still Take You Home" # " Da Frame 2R" # "Plastic Tramp" (with

Miles Kane Miles Peter Kane (born 17 March 1986) is an English musician, best known as a solo artist and the co-frontman of the Last Shadow Puppets. He was also the former frontman of the Rascals, before the band announced their break-up in August 2009. ...

) # "505" (with Miles Kane) # "Do Me a Favour" # "A Certain Romance" # "

The View from the Afternoon "The View from the Afternoon" is a song by Arctic Monkeys originally released as the opening track on the band's first album ''Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not'' in January 2006. It was also the lead track on the ''Who the Fuck Are ...

" # "If You Were There, Beware" Bonus tracks # "Balaclava" # "Bad Woman" (feat.

Richard Hawley Richard Willis Hawley (born 17 January 1967) is an English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer. After his first band Treebound Story (formed while he was still at school) broke up, Hawley found success as a member of Britpop band Longp ...

)

LP track listing

Live In Texas - 7 June 2006 Side 1 # Riot Van # The View From The Afternoon # Still Take You Home # You Probably Couldn't See For The Lights But You Were Staring Straight At Me # Cigarette Smoker Fiona Side 2 # Perhaps Vampires Is A Bit Strong But... # Dancing Shoes # I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor # When The Sun Goes Down # A Certain Romance

Personnel

Arctic Monkeys * Alex Turner – lead vocals (1–20, "Balaclava"), 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 Matthew Helders (born 7 May 1986) is an English drummer, vocalist and songwriter. He is best known as a founding member of the indie rock band Arctic Monkeys, with whom he has recorded seven studio albums. In 2015, Helders collaborated with Ig ...

– drums, backing vocals (1–7, 10–15, 19, "Balaclava") Guest musicians *

– guitar (15–16) *

– lead vocals, tambourine ("Bad Woman")

References

External links

* {{Authority control Arctic Monkeys live albums 2008 live albums 2008 video albums Films directed by Richard Ayoade Live video albums Domino Recording Company live albums Domino Recording Company video albums