Driving drums punctuated the Crystal Ballroom through a tight set by the Vaccines. It was a dance warm-up for Arctic Monkeys, and the crowd was certainly feeling their opening set. Plenty of people were dancing up front, especially for the single "If You Wanna." Theirs is a bright quintessence of uptempo British garage rock, and they have enough chops to handle a headlining tour this fall. Catch them while you can.
09/08 Crocodile Café (Seattle, WA)
09/09 Venue (Vancouver, BC)
09/10 Doug Fir Lounge (Portland, OR)
09/13 Music Box (Los Angeles, CA)
09/14 The Casbah (San Diego, CA)
09/18 ACL (Austin, TX)
09/21 Lincoln Hall (Chicago, IL)
09/22 Newport Music Hall (Columbus, OH)
09/24 Popped Festival (Philadelphia, PA)
09/25 Paradise Rock Club (Boston, MA)
09/27 Phoenix Concert Theatre (Toronto, ON)
09/28 Corona (Montreal, QC)
09/30 Webster Hall (New York, NY)
10/01 Music Hall of Williamsburg (Brooklyn, NY)