Monkeys play London

Arctic Monkeys will play a warm-up for the Carling Weekend: Reading and Leeds this week, it has been announced.

The Sheffield sensation confirmed details this morning of the low-key show, which takes place at the Forum in London on Thursday, August 24.

Support on the date, which precedes their appearance at the three-day festival this weekend, comes from the Klaxons.

Tickets for the show went on-sale this morning and are limited to two per person. For more information, go to www.arcticmonkeys.com.

The new Arctic Monkeys single, "Leave Before The Lights Come On", was a new entry at number four in the UK singles chart on Sunday.

Src: Yahoo! News