Arctic Monkeys announce London charity show at Royal Albert Hall

It'll be their first gig in the UK's capital for four years

Arctic Monkeys will play their first London show in four years - in just three weeks time.

It was announced this morning (16 May) that the Sheffield quartet - led by Alex Turner - will bring new album Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino to the Royal Albert Hall for a surprise charity concert in aid of War Child on Thursday 7 June.

To obtain tickets, fans must enter a ballot which is open from now until 8pm on Sunday 20 May.

Successful applicants will be notified on Monday (21 May) where they will then be instructed to buy tickets with all proceeds going to charity.

The group, who released their sixth record last week, recently completed a run of US dates before a string of European shows including Primavera Sound in Barcelona. They previously announced their return to the London stage would occur in September at the 02 Arena.

Earlier this week, they dropped a video for new song "Four Out Of Five" which was inspired by the works of directors Stanley Kubrick and Rainer Werner Fassbinder.

You can find a ranking of all Tranquility Base's album tracks here.

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