the Arctic Monkeys began in 2002. Alex Turner was the lead singer with Drummer Matt Helders, Guitarist Jamie Cook, and their original Bassist Andy Nicholson, soon to be replaced by Nick O’Malley. 

Turner and Helders had been lifelong childhood friends and neighbors. They met Andy Nicholson in secondary school. They had become a band when they were just 16 and 17 years old. In 2003 they brought Jamie Cook into the band as a second guitarist, and the music making started. They had their first gig in a Sheffield pub in 2003. 

Soon after, on October 17, 2005, they had finally released their first hit song ‘I Bet You Look Good on the Dance Floor.’ It became the first hit single and then went straight on to No.1 on the UK Singles Chart. During that time they had begun taking advantage of the internet to get themselves to become more popular. 

Furthermore, in 2006 Andy Nicholson had left the Arctic Monkeys for the reason that the band wanted to move on with their career, while Nicholson didn’t. Once the band had traveled to America, Andy had realized that this wasn’t for him. With that he had left right after they released their debut album ‘Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not.’ Shortly after, Nick O’Malley had joined the band. 

The last album that the Arctic Monkeys had released was on October 21, 2022 called “The Car.” There was supposed to be one more released in 2024 called “The End of the Road.” Unfortunately, fans did not end up getting the album. Sadly, the Arctic Monkeys are rumored to be over. It’s said that they will not be making anymore music since their last tour.