So there we have it: the definitive lesson in how to rise to stadium-band level whilst totally retaining your cool and not turning into Bono or Johnny Borrell-style dickheads.

Make no mistake, tonight the Arctics were incredible.

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There we were, getting our bosh on down the front, totally delerious. It WAS our Knebworth. The stadium was going fucking CRAZY. The band were relaxed, jovial and totally on fire.

Then the sound gremlins that marred their Glasto set kick in during 'Balaclava' and we're cursing technical glitches again.

"You're not singing any more" came the chants from the frustrated Arctic Army as the band played on olivious to fact that to 90% of the stadium they were totally silent.

"Sorry about that folks" Alex apologized moments later. "There I was talking about Batman and I just looked a berk coz you couldn't hear me".

Then again, this being the Monkeys, in the time it's taken for us to type this blog, they're back on fire, the glitch is a fading memory and Old Trafford is back in Knebworth mode.

Nothing, it seems, can stop these boys.