Arctic Monkeys have announced online stream gig

Arctic Monkeys have announced plans to stream a special online gig showcasing tracks from their forthcoming album 'Humbug'.

The Sheffield four-piece will perform the one-off show through a web transmission via their official site this Thursday (July 30) at 9pm.

In the meantime, the band have posted a short trailer which you can view here.

Their new album, which was produced by James Ford and Queens Of The Stone Age's Josh Homme, is out on August 24.

The weekend after the release the group will headline the Reading And Leeds Festivals.

Trailer Released of Artic's new video

The band are set to premiere the clip for new single 'Crying Lightning' from midnight tomorrow via belgium.com.However in the meantime the group have posted-up a behind-the-scenes film from the video set. The clip shows the band chatting with director Richard Ayoade, with Alex Turner declaring he wants to "f**k with people's heads".The clip also shows the band posing in the studio on a wooden ship in front of a green screen.Watch the trailer now on the NME video blog.Listen to the 'Crying Lightning' single and post your thoughts on the band's new sound.

Arctic Monkeys Announcement US Tour

Arctic Monkeys have announced that they will be touring the USA and Canada in September 2009 - October 2009.

Arctic Monkeys band will play the following dates:

SEPTEMBER

14th September - Soma, San Diego

15th September - Hollywood Palladium, LA

16th September - Fox Theater, Oakland

18th September - Wonder Ballroom, Portland **FREE SHOW**

19th September - The Showbox @ The Market, Seattle

20th September - Malkin Bowl, Vancouver

22nd September -In The Venue, Salt Lake City - w/Airborne Toxic Event

23rd September - Ogden Theatre, Denver - w/Airborne Toxic Event

25th September - First Avenue, Minneapolis

26th September - Eagles Ballroom, Milwaukee

28th September - Newport Music Hall, Columbus

29th September - Kool Haus, Toronto

30th September - Electric Factory, Philadelphia

OCTOBER

2nd October - House of Blues, New Orleans

3rd October - House of Blues, Houston

4th October - Austin City Limits Festival, Austin

5th October - The Palladium Ballroom

Arctic Monkeys tickets information: Pre-sale tickets will only be available to Arctic Monkeys registered members.