On top of their previously announced Hyde Park show Arcade Fire will be heading to Manchester and Edinburgh towards the end of the summer.
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Arcade Fire announce Hyde Park show
Set to play London’s Hyde Park on June 30, Arcade Fire will be joined by Mumford & Sons, The Vaccines and Beirut.
Death From Above 1979, Arcade Fire, PJ Harvey, The Strokes, Robyn and more confirmed for Coachella Festival 2011
Coachella Festival 2011 looks set to be a scorcher, with a line up that includes a reunited Death From Above 1979, Arcade Fire, PJ Harvey, Warpaint and Suede.
Arcade Fire unveil interactive video
During a weekend that saw them play headlining sets at Reading and Leeds, Arcade Fire unveiled an experimental new collaborative video for their song ‘We Used To Wait’. Harnessing the capabilities of HTML 5, the video invites viewers to type in their postcode or childhood address, and then uses Google Maps to generate a user [...]
Arcade Fire plan UK Stadium dates
Arcade Fire have announced some of their biggest UK dates so far, playing a host of Stadiums across the country. Tickets will go on sale at 9am this Friday. DECEMBER 01 London O2 Arena 08 Birmingham LG Arena 09 Cardiff Arena 11 Manchester Central 12 Glasgow SECC
Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
On the whole, The Suburbs is slightly less oppressive than Neon Bible, turning to a state of reflection on childhood accompanied by a hugely varied array of styles and influences.
Arcade Fire – Hackney Empire, London 07/07/2010
“Arms were held aloft, the impassioned caterwauling of the crowd almost drowned out the band, and finally, we got a reminder that at their best, there’s no live act on Earth that can touch them.” Adam Elmahdi witnesses the Arcade Fire’s first UK live show in quite some time…
Arcade Fire play Secret Show, get tickets via pre-order
Arcade Fire are going to do an exclusive secret show before their appearance at this year’s Reading and Leeds Festival, which will be their only show before the festivals. They’ve set up a site for fans to get tickets to this show by pre-ordering the album (which will enter them into a lottery to be [...]
Seabear – We Built a Fire
Sigfusson has been called the ‘Icelandic Beck’ and Seabear likened to Arcade Fire with the plugs pulled out… Matthew Haddrill investigates if these are true…
Peggy Sue giveaway free ‘cassette’ and have some Record Store Day action
Peggy Sue are giving away a collection of their early work, plus have recorded a split 7″ with one of their label mates…
TLOBF Interview :: Owen Pallett
In perhaps not one of our classic interviews, Erik Thompson seems to catch Owen Pallett on a “difficult” day…
TLOBF Albums Of The Decade
It’s the last TLOBF feature of the year… The best, and must hear, albums since the noughties arrived – as chosen by TLOBF contributors. Enjoy.
Bell Orchestre – As Seen Through Windows
This second album features post-rock from the classical end of the spectrum, from the Montreal instrumental band featuring several Arcade Fire members.
Jeniferever – Spring Tides
It may be called ‘Spring Tides’ but this is epic, widescreen and wintery music that is not to be dipped in and out of. Says Andrew Grillo of Swedish quartet Jeniferever’s latest.
Arcade Fire give physical release to Miroir Noir
The Aracade Fire documentary film, Miroir Noir, which was available for download only in December, will be released on DVD in April.
A Word To The Wise Guy #1
David Laurie; label boss, radio plugger and chinese food expert joins TLOBF for a brand new monthly column. Balls of steel, eyes full of wonder and dreams of a better world – this month we’re talking Pete Wylie.
