Arcade Fire: The Suburbs

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ORDER...............TOUR DATES...............NEWS

ORDER...............TOUR DATES...............NEWS

Image: Arcade Fire in silhouette
09.02.2010 Bologna, Italy Arena Parco Nord
09.10.2010 Mexico City, Mexico Palacio de los Deportes
09.22.2010 St. Paul, MN Roy Wilkins Auditorium
09.23.2010 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre
09.25.2010 Saskatoon, Credit Union Centre
09.26.2010 Calgary, AB Stampede Corral
09.28.2010 Vancouver, BC Pacific Coliseum
09.29.2010 Seattle, WA Seattle Center - Key Arena
09.30.2010 Portland, OR Portland Memorial Coliseum
10.02.2010 Berkeley, CA Greek Theatre Berkeley
10.03.2010 Berkeley, CA Greek Theatre Berkeley
10.05.2010 Big Sur, CA Henry Miller Library
10.07.2010 Los Angeles, CA Shrine Auditorium
10.08.2010 Los Angeles, CA Shrine Auditorium
10.12.2010 Monterrey, Mexico Banamex Theater
11.18.2010 Lisbon, Portugal Atlantica Pavilion
11.20.2010 Madrid, Spain Palacio de Deportes
11.21.2010 Barcelona, Spain Palau Sant Jordi
11.24.2010 Marseille, France Le Dome
11.26.2010 Lyon, France Halle Tony Garnier
11.28.2010 Munich, Germany Zenith
11.29.2010 Dusseldorf, Germany Philipshalle
12.01.2010 London, United Kingdom 02 Arena
12.08.2010 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham LG Arena
12.09.2010 Cardiff, United Kingdom Cardiff International Arena
12.11.2010 Manchester, United Kingdom Manchester Central
12.12.2010 Glasgow, United Kingdom SECC

ORDER...............TOUR DATES...............NEWS

Tuesday 31st of August 2010 10:45am
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You can now watch the trailer version of the newly-released interactive video featuring “We Used to Wait.”

Monday 30th of August 2010 02:40pm
Today, Arcade Fire launched “The Wilderness Downtown,” an interactive film featuring “We Used to Wait” from their new album, The Suburbs.

Taking its name from a lyric from the aforementioned song–“so when the lights cut out, I was lost, standing in the wilderness downtown”–“The Wilderness Downtown” exemplifies the Google “Chrome Experience” and HTML5 technology, cueing the opening of multiple browser windows, visually incorporating viewers’ childhood addresses (if they are available via Google Street View), allowing the viewers to write and share messages to their younger selves and more.

“The Wilderness Downtown,” an interactive film by Chris Milk featuring “We Used To Wait” from Arcade Fire’s new album The Suburbs can be experienced now at http://thewildernessdowntown.com/. Order The Suburbs on CD, dbl-LP, and digital download now in the Merge store.

Back in the physical world, Arcade Fire’s October 7 and 8 shows at Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium have sold out completely, with all of the approximately 12,000 tickets going  within hours of on sale. Popular demand has also necessitated the adding of a second show at the Greek Theater in Berkeley CA, where the band will now perform October 2 and 3.

ARCADE FIRE ON TOUR FALL 2010:
9/22  St. Paul, MN   Roy Wilkins Arena
9/23  Winnipeg, MB   MTS Centre
9/25  Saskatoon, SK   Credit Union Centre
9/26  Calgary, AB   Stampede Corral * SOLD OUT
9/28  Vancouver, BC   Pacific Coliseum  * SOLD OUT
9/29  Seattle, WA   Key Arena
9/30  Portland, OR   Memorial Coliseum
10/2  Berkeley, CA   Greek Theatre * SOLD OUT
10/3  Berkeley, CA   Greek Theatre
10/5  Big Sur, CA   Henry Miller Library * SOLD OUT
10/7  Los Angeles, CA   Shrine Auditorium   * SOLD OUT
10/8 Los Angeles, CA   Shrine Auditorium   * SOLD OUT
10/10  Mexico City (MX)   Palacio de los Deportes
10/12  Monterrey (MX)   Banamex Theater

Friday 13th of August 2010 12:51pm
In the wake of The Suburbs’ #1 chart debut, Arcade Fire has confirmed another leg of dates stretching from Minnesota to Mexico.

The next installation of North American dates will begin September 22 at the Roy Wilkins Arena in St. Paul MN, swinging through western Canada, the pacific northwestern U.S., and California before concluding October 12 at Monterrey, Mexico’s Banamex Theater.

The September-October shows will follow a current run of dates including a recent two-night stand at New York’s Madison Square Garden, a headline set at Lollapalooza and an upcoming August 14 headline at Toronto’s Olympic Island. Following that and prior to the band’s return to North America, Arcade Fire will make a select number of UK and European appearances, including headline stands at the Reading and Leeds festivals in the UK.

Arcade Fire on tour:
8/14 Toronto, ON – Olympic Island
8/27 Leeds, UK – Leeds Festival
8/28 Reading, UK – Reading Festival
8/29 Saint Cloud, France – Rock En Seine
9/2 Bologna, Italy – I-Day Festival
9/22   St. Paul, MN   Roy Wilkins Arena
9/23   Winnipeg, MB   MTS Centre
9/25   Saskatoon, SK   Credit Union Centre
9/26   Calgary, AB   Stampede Corral
9/28   Vancouver, BC   Pacific Coliseum
9/29   Seattle, WA   Key Arena
9/30   Portland, OR   Memorial Coliseum
10/2   Berkeley, CA   Greek Theatre
10/5   Big Sur, CA   Henry Miller Library
10/7   Los Angeles, CA   Shrine Auditorium
10/8  Los Angeles, CA   Shrine Auditorium
10/10   Mexico City (MX)   Palacio de los Deportes
10/12   Monterrey (MX)   Banamex Theater

Friday 13th of August 2010 09:38am


Arcade Fire appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart last night and played “Ready to Start” from The Suburbs. They also played “Month of May” and illustrated how tiny Jon Stewart is compared to Win!

Thursday 12th of August 2010 12:04pm
Arcade Fire will appear on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart tonight. They’ll perform “Ready to Start” from their new album The Suburbs which is currently the # 1 record in the country!

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart airs on Comedy Central at 11 PM EDT / 10 PM CST. Check your local listings for channel information and set your DVRs.

The Suburbs is available on CD, dbl-LP and digital download (with special digital artwork) in the Merge store. And you should also check out this one-day special happening through twitter @earlybird!

Friday 6th of August 2010 12:20pm

photo by Alicia Korenman

Some of the Merge staffers got together and watched the Arcade Fire stream at Pinhook in Durham. Did you have a gathering or did you just watch the action in your PJs? Send us your photos today for a chance at a Merge prize pack!

Watch Terry Gilliam take total control of Arcade Fire backstage at MSG, too! The Suburbs is in stores now!

Friday 6th of August 2010 10:22am
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Watch full song archives from the Arcade Fire live stream last night from Madison Square Garden at Arcade Fire’s YouTube page.

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