“And I said, ‘oh yes, we’ve all heard that before’.
“I had no idea they would become global – and I only like Irish music.”
Mrs Flynn said she would recognise Alex Turner if he came in now “because he’s so handsome”.
“He came in once and told my niece who was working here that he would love to just go upstairs and stand in the room where it all started.
“It was just a store room then and he said he just wanted to walk up there and stand there again,” she said.
Mrs Flynn, 72, called the band “lovely lads” who always remember Sheffield.
“They always say on TV their first gig was at The Grapes and I think that’s very gracious.
“When they played in Hillsborough a few years ago they mentioned us and the pub was absolutely packed,” she added.
Mr Savage said: “The influence of Arctic Monkeys’ debut is almost impossible to put into words. Hundreds of bands – from Catfish and the Bottlemen and Blossoms to The Vaccines and Courteeners – were inspired by Alex Turner and company.
“And because their origin story was so organic and divorced from the machinations of the music industry, their success became a real rallying cry for British guitar bands.”