Arctic Monkeys announce Australian tour

English quartet Arctic Monkeys have announced they'll be hitting Australian soil come May 2014 for a run of mammoth headline dates.

The Sheffield rockers return to Australia next year in support of acclaimed fifth studio album 'AM', released in September through Domino. It'll be the biggest headline shows in the country thus far for the Alex Turner-led outfit, last here in 2011.

Check out dates below. Pre-sale tickets for Frontier Touring Members will go on sale next Wednesday, December 3, with general public tickets going on sale the following Wednesday, December 11.

ARCTIC MONKEYS AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2014

Tuesday, May 6 – Entertainment Centre, Sydney

Wednesday, May 7 – Entertainment Centre, Brisbane

Friday, May 9 – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne

Saturday, May 10 – AEC Theatre, Adelaide

Tuesday, May 13 – Perth Arena, Perth