Followers label Alex Turner 'Vic Reeves' as Arctic Monkeys headline Glastonbury

Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner shook off a bout of laryngitis to headline the primary stage at Glastonbury final evening (Friday, June 23).

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The band made their third headline look on the competition to an enthusiastic reception from the gang.

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But elsewhere the decision was much less beneficial, with some viewers watching at dwelling evaluating Turner to Vic Reeves in his membership singer persona, inflicting the comic to pattern on Twitter.

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Turner, in a black swimsuit and white shirt paired with darkish sun shades, was additionally in comparison with Nick Cave and to an Elvis impersonator, amongst others.

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A Twitter person known as Lucy wrote: "Twitter makes me howl! So far people have said Alex Turner looks like: a poor man's Nick Cave, Roy Orbison, Engelbert Humperdinck, Vic Reeves and Richard Hammond."

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Talbotski tweeted an image of Turner on stage and captioned it: "Popped Tony Angelino, Vic Reeves, Richard Hammond, Alan Partridge and David Brent's Cuban heels into the Hadron Collider earlier, et voila!"

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MunchBunch tweeted: "Aww this is unbearable to listen to even old favourites like Fluorescent Adolescent being sung Vic Reeves pub singer style. Early night. At least I didn't pay to stand crushed in a field 1/4 mile away to listen to this disappointment."

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And BrighterBeat wrote: "Yes, it's almost 20 years on from the Beneath the Boardwalk demos, but the Arctic Monkeys WERE fast, fun, cynical, sharp, northern powerhouses of indie rock... not the Vic Reeves 1970s lounge singer crooner band they've become… (and I'm old enough to remember)."

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The Worthy Farm crowd nonetheless appeared to get behind the band as they revisited their chart-topping again catalogue in addition to performing tracks from their 2022 launch The Car.

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Earlier this week, the band introduced Turner had acute laryngitis, which pressured them to cancel their present in Dublin on Wednesday.

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The tens of 1000's of festival-goers appeared to approve of the set-list as they belted it again.

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After a short spell on the piano, Turner introduced the vitality again up for his or her 2013 tune Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High, following up with Arabella and Fluorescent Adolescent.

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Before launching into Mardy Bum, Turner mentioned: "How do you feel everybody? I'm glad to be back."

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Arctic Monkeys are on a world tour and for the reason that begin of the yr they've carried out throughout Australia, Asia and the UK.

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They ended the encores with I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor and an electrical rendition of R U Mine?

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