# Humbug Tour

The Humbug Tour was a world concert tour by British indie rock band Arctic Monkeys in support of their third studio album, Humbug. Although Humbug was not released until 25 August 2009, the tour started with a series of shows in Australia and New Zealand in the January of that year, followed by a break for the band to put the finishing touches on the record. The tour then resumed in Poland on 2 July 2009. The band proceeded to tour through 2009 and into 2010, ending with 15 dates in April across the United States and Mexico.

## Set list

The set list evolved over the duration of the tour, but primarily focused on songs from Humbug. Songs from Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not were primarily left out of the set, with "The View from the Afternoon", "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor", and "Still Take You Home" being the only songs to regularly feature from the band's record breaking debut album. The set list was briefly modified to include "When The Sun Goes Down" and a snippet of "Mardy Bum" during the November 2009 European dates. "When the Sun Goes Down" also returned for select shows in 2010, but "Mardy Bum" did not.
Generally, the band opened each gig with a song from Humbug (either "Pretty Visitors" or "Dance Little Liar"), followed by "Brianstorm", "This House is a Circus" and "Still Take You Home". The mid-part of the set list was commonly rotated but generally featured two songs from Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, three songs from Favourite Worst Nightmare, seven from Humbug and a cover of Nick Cave's 1994 hit; "Red Right Hand". In addition, a B-side from the Humbug sessions would often make the set list (often "Sketchead" or "Catapult"), although Favourite Worst Nightmare B-side "Nettles" was included during the last US leg in Spring 2010. Following the last song of the main set (usually "Do Me a Favour" in North America and "Secret Door" in Europe), the band returned for a two-song encore.
The encore typically consisted of a new version of "Fluorescent Adolescent", which had been transposed to include a snippet of a different song (most commonly "Only You Know" by Dion or "Strange" by Patsy Kline), as well as standard closing number "505". Both songs in the encore were generally from the band's 2007 album Favourite Worst Nightmare as a few variations included either "If You Were There, Beware", or the aforementioned B-side "Nettles".

## Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, and venue :
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| 13 January 2009 | Wellington | New Zealand | Wellington Town Hall |
| 15 January 2009 | Auckland | New Zealand | The Powerstation |
| 16 January 2009 | Auckland | New Zealand | Mount Smart Stadium |
| 18 January 2009 | Gold Coast | Australia | Gold Coast Parklands |
| 20 January 2009 | Melbourne | Australia | Palais Theatre |
| 22 January 2009 | Sydney | Australia | Hordern Pavilion |
| 23 January 2009 | Sydney | Australia | Sydney Olympic Park |
| 24 January 2009 | Melbourne | Australia | Palais Theatre |
| 26 January 2009 | Melbourne | Australia | Flemington Racecourse |
| 30 January 2009 | Adelaide | Australia | Adelaide Showground |
| 1 February 2009 | Perth | Australia | Claremont Showground |
| 2 July 2009 | Gdynia | Poland | Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport |
| 4 July 2009 | Hradec Králové | Czech Republic | Hradec Králové Airport |
| 5 July 2009 | Vienna | Austria | Arena |
| 7 July 2009 | Split | Croatia | Prokurative |
| 9 July 2009 | Novi Sad | Serbia | Petrovaradin Fortress |
| 1 August 2009 | Jersey City | United States | Liberty State Park |
| 2 August 2009 | Montreal | Canada | Parc Jean-Drapeau |
| 3 August 2009 | New York City | United States | Highline Ballroom |
| 5 August 2009 | Boston | United States | Paradise Rock Club |
| 7 August 2009 | Chicago | United States | Metro Chicago |
| 8 August 2009 | Chicago | United States | Grant Park |
| 13 August 2009 | Oslo | Norway | Oya Festival |
| 14 August 2009 | Gothenburg | Sweden | Way Out West Festival |
| 15 August 2009 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Beat Day Festival |
| 21 August 2009 | Erfurt | Germany | Highfield Festival |
| 22 August 2009 | Hasselt | Belgium | Pukkelpop Festival |
| 23 August 2009 | Biddinghuizen | Netherlands | Lowlands Festival |
| 26 August 2009 | London | England | Brixton Academy |
| 28 August 2009 | Leeds | England | Leeds Festival |
| 29 August 2009 | Reading | England | Reading Festival |
| 14 September 2009 | San Diego | United States | Soma San Diego |
| 15 September 2009 | Los Angeles | United States | Hollywood Palladium |
| 16 September 2009 | Oakland | United States | Fox Theatre |
| 18 September 2009 | Portland | United States | Wonder Ballroom |
| 19 September 2009 | Seattle | United States | The Showbox @ The Market |
| 20 September 2009 | Vancouver | Canada | Malkin Bowl |
| 22 September 2009 | Salt Lake City | United States | In the Venue |
| 23 September 2009 | Denver | United States | Ogden Theatre |
| 25 September 2009 | Minneapolis | United States | First Avenue |
| 26 September 2009 | Milwaukee | United States | The Rave |
| 28 September 2009 | Columbus | United States | Newport Music Hall |
| 29 September 2009 | Toronto | Canada | Kool Haus |
| 30 September 2009 | Philadelphia | United States | Electric Factory |
| 2 October 2009 | New Orleans | United States | House of Blues |
| 3 October 2009 | Houston | United States | House of Blues |
| 4 October 2009 | Austin | United States | Austin City Limits Festival |
| 5 October 2009 | Dallas | United States | The Palladium Ballroom |
| 18 October 2009 | Tokyo | Japan | Liquid Room |
| 19 October 2009 | Tokyo | Japan | Budokan |
| 3 November 2009 | Antwerp | Belgium | Lotto Arena |
| 5 November 2009 | Paris | France | Zenith |
| 6 November 2009 | Paris | France | Zenith |
| 8 November 2009 | Berlin | Germany | Treptow Arena |
| 10 November 2009 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Heineken Music Hall |
| 11 November 2009 | Amsterdam | Netherlands |
| 13 November 2009 | Liverpool | England | Echo Arena |
| 14 November 2009 | Sheffield | England | Sheffield Arena |
| 16 November 2009 | Newcastle upon Tyne | England | Metro Radio Arena |
| 17 November 2009 | London | England | Wembley Arena |
| 18 November 2009 | London | England | Wembley Arena |
| 20 November 2009 | Birmingham | England | National Indoor Arena |
| 21 November 2009 | Manchester | England | Manchester Evening News Arena |
| 22 November 2009 | Nottingham | England | Trent FM Arena |
| 24 November 2009 | Glasgow | Scotland | SECC |
| 25 November 2009 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | Odyssey Arena |
| 26 November 2009 | Dublin | Ireland | The O2 |
| 6 December 2009 | Chicago | United States | Riviera Theatre |
| 7 December 2009 | Pittsburgh | United States | Mr. Smalls Theatre |
| 8 December 2009 | Washington, D.C. | United States | 9:30 Club |
| 10 December 2009 | New York City | United States | Terminal 5 |
| 11 December 2009 | New York City | United States | Terminal 5 |
| 13 December 2009 | Boston | United States | House of Blues |
| 14 December 2009 | Montreal | Canada | Métropolis |
| 26 January 2010 | Milan | Italy | Palasharp |
| 27 January 2010 | Grenoble | France | Summum |
| 29 January 2010 | Rennes | France | Liberté |
| 30 January 2010 | Bordeaux | France | Medoquine |
| 31 January 2010 | Montpellier | France | Zenith |
| 2 February 2010 | Porto | Portugal | Coliseum |
| 3 February 2010 | Lisbon | Portugal | Campo Pequeno |
| 5 February 2010 | Madrid | Spain | Palacio Vistalegre |
| 6 February 2010 | Barcelona | Spain | Sant Jordi Club |
| 8 February 2010 | Munich | Germany | Zenith |
| 9 February 2010 | Offenbach am Main | Germany | Stadthalle Offenbach |
| 10 February 2010 | Düsseldorf | Germany | Philipshalle |
| 13 February 2010 | Valencia | Spain | Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias |
| 27 March 2010 | London | England | Royal Albert Hall |
| 28 March 2010 | London | England | O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire |
| 1 April 2010 | Miami Beach | United States | Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie |
| 2 April 2010 | Tampa | United States | The Ritz |
| 3 April 2010 | Hollywood | United States | Hard Rock Live |
| 5 April 2010 | Athens | United States | 40 Watt Club |
| 6 April 2010 | Raleigh | United States | Disco Rodeo |
| 7 April 2010 | Baltimore | United States | Rams Head Live |
| 9 April 2010 | Covington | United States | Madison Theatre |
| 11 April 2010 | St. Louis | United States | The Pageant |
| 12 April 2010 | Lawrence | United States | Liberty Hall |
| 13 April 2010 | Tulsa | United States | Cain's Ballroom |
| 15 April 2010 | Tempe | United States | The Marquee |
| 16 April 2010 | Las Vegas | United States | House of Blues |
| 18 April 2010 | Pioneertown | United States | Pappy and Harriet's Pioneertown Palace |
| 21 April 2010 | Mexico City | Mexico | Estadio Azteca's Esplande |
| 22 April 2010 | Guadalajara | Mexico | Foro Alterno |

## Personnel
### Arctic Monkeys

* Alex Turner – lead vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, baritone guitar; keyboards (January–February 2009)
* Jamie Cook – guitar, baritone guitar
* Nick O'Malley – bass guitar, backing vocals
* Matt Helders – drums, percussion, backing vocals

### Touring musicians

* John Ashton – keyboards, guitar, acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, percussion, backing vocals (July 2009–April 2010)

### Guests

* Josh Homme – vocals and tambourine on "Dance Little Liar" and "Pretty Visitors" (on Pappy and Harriet's Pioneertown Palace concert)