Arctic Monkeys Lose Bassist

Arctic Monkeys bassist Andy Nicholson has left the riot van for good. In an announcement on their website, the remaining Monkeys explained that Nicholson-- who has not been touring with the band due to "fatigue"-- "is no longer with the band."

They have not yet named a permanent replacement for Nicholson, but the Monkeys do say, "Nick O'Malley, who stood in for Andy while he was absent from the recent tour of North America, shall carry on playing bass for the remaining shows this summer."

"We all wish Andy the very best," they say, and while it may not be quite the same as before, you can still catch Arctic Monkeys at any of their remaining dates this summer.

Wherever people say they are:

06-23 Scheesel, Germany - Hurricane Festival
06-24 Berlin, Germany - Columbia
06-25 Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany - Southside Festival
06-30 Belfort, France - Eurockeenes Festival
07-01 Werchter, Belgium - Werchter Festival
07-02 Roskilde, Denmark - Roskilde Festival
07-04 Kristiansand, Norway - Quart Festival
07-05 Göteborg, Sweden - Accelerator Festival
07-06 Stockholm, Sweden - Accelerator Festival
07-08 Naas, Ireland - Punchestown Racecourse (Oxegen Festival)
07-09 Balado, Scotland - T in the Park Festival
07-28 Auckland, New Zealand - St. James Theatre
07-30 Perth, Australia - Metro City
08-01 Adelaide, Australia - Thebarton Theatre
08-02 Melbourne, Australia - The Palace
08-03 Melbourne, Australia - The Palace
08-05 Brisbane, Australia - The Arena
08-06 Brisbane, Australia - The Arena
08-08 Sydney, Australia - Enmore Theatre
08-09 Sydney, Australia - Enmore Theatre
08-12 Osaka, Japan - Summersonic Festival
08-13 Tokyo, Japan - Summersonic Festival
08-18 Salzburg, Austria - Frequency Festival
08-19 Hasselt, Belgium - Pukkelpop Festival
08-20 Biddinghuizen, Netherlands - Lowlands Festival
08-26 Reading, England - Carling Festival
08-27 Leeds, England - Carling Festival

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