Watch Alex Turner turn wedding singer at couple's big day
26 September 2022, 15:08 | Updated: 26 September 2022, 15:11
Footage has surfaced of the Arctic Monkeys frontman singing a Dion cover during a couple's wedding dance.
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Alex Turner has trended this week after it appears he took on the role of wedding singer.
The Arctic Monkeys frontman has been captured giving his best croon at what looks like the nuptials of pals Zach and Molly, as the couples appear to take stage for their first dance.
Alex singing at Zach & Molly's wedding 🎤
— Arctic Monkeys Japan (@ArcticMonkeysJP) September 26, 2022
w/ Evan Weiss, Stella Mozgawa (Warpaint), Michael Shuman pic.twitter.com/P1lUm0WYnI
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According to fan account Arctic Monkeys Japan, Turner is performing with Evan Weiss, Michael Shuman and Warpaint drummer Stella Mozgawa.
The song they're performing is Dion's Only You Know, which comes from the American singer-songwriter's 1975 album Born to Be with You.
Listen to the original track here:
Dion - Only you know
Dion is a huge influence of Turners and the Sheffield frontman has previously covered the track for an Arctic Monkeys session.
Hear a full-length version of the romantic track below, recorded by the band back in 2009:
Arctic Monkeys - Only You Know (Dion Cover - WRXP Session)
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If that wasn't enough excitement for Monkeys fans, last week saw the band announce huge stadium dates in UK and Ireland next year.
The R U Mine? outfit - completed by Matt Helders, Jamie Cook and Nick O'Malley - will embark on dates, which support their forthcoming album, The Car, in May and June and see them headline
See Arctic Monkeys' 2023 UK stadium dates:
- Monday 29th May: Bristol - Ashton Gate Stadium
- Wednesday 31st May: Coventry - Building Society Arena
- Friday 2nd June: Manchester - Emirates Old Trafford
- Monday 5th June: Middlesbrough - Riverside Stadium
- Wednesday 7th June: Norwich - Carrow Road Stadium
- Friday 9th June: Sheffield - Hillsborough Park
- Saturday 10th June: Sheffield - Hillsborough Park
- Monday 12th June: Swansea - Swansea Stadium
- Wednesday 14th June: Southampton - Ageas Bowl
- Friday 16th June: London - Emirates Stadium
- Saturday 17th June - London Emirates Stadium
- Sunday 25th June - Glasgow Bellahouston Park
*Arctic Monkeys will also play Dublin's Marlay Park on Tuesday 20th June.
Arctic Monkey's The Car, which includes the single There'd Better Be A Mirrorball, is released on 21st October 2022.
Arctic Monkeys - There’d Better Be A Mirrorball (Official Video)
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