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Sheffield indie giants Arctic Monkeys have posted a new webcast of the band performing live.

The return of Arctic Monkeys was one of 2009's biggest stories. The Sheffield group are arguably one of the most influential British rock groups of the decade releasing two seismic albums.

Combining kitchen sink realism with indie dancefloor riffs, Arctic Monkeys are one of the biggest bands in the country. Retreating to the United States to work on their third album, the group recruited Josh Homme to handle production duties.

With long term cohort James Ford helping to mix the album in New York the resultant recording was one of Arctic Monkeys most ambitious efforts to date.

Kept under lock and key the new material was released to fans in a series of inventive ways. Recording a special webcast Arctic Monkeys performed in front of giant blues screens, dramatically lit as they blasted through new material.

The performance included five tracks from their new album 'Humbug', while the band also found time to blast through a cover of Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds classic ode to outlaw behaviour 'Red Right Hand'.

The studio version of this special cover version appeared on the flipside to the single 'Crying Lightning'. A huge success the single was only available on vinyl through Cancer Research charity shops.

Going on to become one of the biggest selling physical singles of the year the gesture was well timed, raising countless thousands for the charity.

To watch the new webcast just click HERE.