Arctic Monkeys play Barnsley

Arctic Monkeys played a triumphant homecoming show last night in Barnsley.

The guitar heroes put on a secret gig at the town's Citrus Club, just miles from where they grew up and were educated, with tickets only available on the door.

The concert precedes the band's show at the London Forum tonight, which is a warm-up to this weekend's appearance at the Carling Weekend: Reading and Leeds.

The Monkeys played a host of familiar tracks at the Barnsley show, including "Sun Goes Down", "View From The Afternoon" and "Riot Van", according to the NME.

After the show, drummer Matt Helders commented: "It was wonderful to play local. The crowd were really up for it, and it was nice to play close to where we grew up and went to college.

"We won't get to do this very often so we really appreciate it when we can," he said.

The new Arctic Monkeys single, "Leave Before The Lights Come On", was a new entry in the UK charts last Sunday.document.write(unescape("