What is Arctic Monkeys?
{{Infobox musical artist | Name = Arctic Monkeys | Img = Arctic Monkeys - Orange Stage - Roskilde Festival 2014.jpg | Landscape = yes | Background = group_or_band | Origin = [[Sheffield]], [[South Yorkshire]], [[England]] | Genre = * [[Indie rock]], [[garage rock]], {{nowrap|[[post-punk revival]]}}, [[psychedelic rock]], [[alternative rock]], [[Lounge music|lounge pop]], [[stoner rock]], [[guitar pop]], [[post-punk]], [[punk rock]], [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] | Years_active = 2002–Present | Label = [[Domino Records|Domino]] | Associated_acts = [[The Last Shadow Puppets]]<br />[[Mongrel (British band)|Mongrel]]<br />[[The Dodgems]]<br />[[The Rascals (English band)|The Rascals]]<br />[[Reverend & The Makers]] | = | URL = [http://www.arcticmonkeys.com www.arcticmonkeys.com] | Current_members = [[Alex Turner (musician)|Alex Turner]]<br />[[Jamie Cook]]<br />[[Matt Helders]]<br />[[Nick O'Malley]] | Past_members = [[Andy Nicholson]]<br />Glyn Jones }} '''Arctic Monkeys''' are an [[indie rock]] band from [[Sheffield]], [[England]]. The three founders, '''Alex Turner''', '''Matt Helders''', and '''Andy Nicholson''' knew each other from high school and formed the band as teenagers.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Arctic Monkeys next concert setlist & tour dates|url=https://concerty.com/artist/arctic-monkeys-421961|website=Concerty.com}}</ref> Arctic Monkeys' first [[album]] was ''[[Whatever People Say I am, That's What I'm Not|Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not]]''. It reached #1 in the [[United Kingdom]] album charts. Over 300 thousand copies of the album were sold in the first week. This makes it the fasting selling first album by a band in British music history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/jan/30/arts.artsnews|title=Arctic Monkeys make UK chart history|first=Alex|last=Kumi|date=30 January 2006|publisher=|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref> It was nominated for Best Alternative Album at t