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# UK Band Uses New Tech To Build Base And Hits #1
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/uk_band_uses_ne/
- Published: 2005-10-27T10:14:14.000Z
- Updated: 2005-10-27T10:14:14.000Z
- Description: Here’s an interesting story about the Arctic Monkeys, a British band that built a large following well before signing with a label by giving away Mp3′ and holding spontaneous gigs. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2005/10/uk_band_uses_ne.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Marketing, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:10

Here’s an interesting story about the Arctic Monkeys, a British band that built a large following well before signing with a label by giving away Mp3′ and holding spontaneous gigs announced via text messaging. When the commercial single was finally released, it immediately reached the No. 1 spot and a sold-out tour UK followed.

Read the full article[ here.](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/10/24/nmusic24.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/10/24/ixhome.html&ref=hypebot.com)