Arcade Fire to open for U2 on 3 Canadian Dates

[pop_mofo]

Check it out at U2tours.com

I wish I was seeing them in Montreal or Ottawa. Funeral is just one fo the most amazing albums in recent history.

Those shows should be amazing.

Cheers

 

[quasi1970]

I hope they end up just doing the entire 3rd leg....

 

[Dalton Brother]

yes.....it would be nice if they played Toronto!!

 

[discothequeLP]

you think they'll still play Wake Up over the PA right before the show?

 

[NumbMacphisto]

I hope they end up just doing the entire 3rd leg....

Don't think so, they just released a bunch of headlining dates until mid October, I'm seeing them on 9/28 in Chicago

 

[popmart86]

this is kinda like ZOOTV when the disposable heroes of hiphoprasy opened and their song was playing over the loud speakers before u2 went on.

 

[marik]

Ahhhgg man....
i just bought a ticket to see arcade fire on their own small tour in oct And now it looks like i'll see them for free in Nov. Oh well, seeing a good band twice is better than seeing Kings of Leon at all.

 

[u2popmofo]

Holy freaking crap, that's actually quite impressive.


PLEASE HAVE SOMEONE DECENT PLAY SLC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Zoomerang96]

awesome!

other than broken social scene, u2 couldn't have found a better band to open for them!

 

[kakvox]

http://www.arcadefire.net/tour

Anyone who is going to any of the shows, I would LOVE to have a boot of The Arcade Fire's performances. A perfect U2 show, so to speak.

 

[Zoomerang96]

yeah, no kidding. someone has to tape arcade fire!

 

[martha]

Wow.

I see that they still are unbooked on the dates of U2's Vegas and Portland shows.


Please!!!!

 

[VertigoGal]

that is so so awesome.

are they booked for any shows in November? I hope they open for U2 a few more times (namely ATL). I want to see them so bad it hurts.

edit: just kidding I looked at the link...that's so cruel that they're opening for U2 less than a week *after* my show.

 

[fah]

What Martha said

PLEASE

 

[Pop Artist]

Doesn't look likely for the October ones, but it would be fab if they opened the November NYC shows, or Boston in December.

 

[zonelistener]

A lot of the dates that Arcade Fire are playing in the Fall aren't too far off of the U2 dates.

I just saw this news on "Us Kids know.."

HEY....a song lyric I have had in my head all day now (I woke up to this song).

 

[Neilz]

I'm sure that U2 will even use another track for their intro... Arcade Fire will surely play Wake Up in their own set... Besides, in the Arena's the 'Everybody' is the intro...

 

[Liesje]

not my first choice, but I'll take it!

 

[Boozyuzi]

I am hoping for Ryan Adams to open at the October New York dates.

 

[Pop Artist]

Actually for the October NY shows I hope they do what they did for Elevation 3rd leg in NYC...have a different opener each night, we got all three main openers that way.

 

[Needle_Chill]

I'm going! Yay! I love the Arcade Fire! This is incredible!

 

[bombergirl1978]

Wish they'd stick with them until the 12th

 

[ZooMacPhisto800]

I could see the crowd in Montreal being extremely loud for the Arcade Fire... possibly even louder than for U2. I bet Bono will notice and say something...

 

[Cigar]

Even though i'll be very proud and happy to go to the see the show on the 28th and seing our local hero opening for perhaps the biggest band of the past 25 years,it is a gutsy move by U2 to ask for The Arcade fire to open the Montreal shows.As Zoomacphisto800 said,there's a huge chance the crowd WILL be,at least,as loud for them than for U2..

But never the less,that should make for one hell of an evening.Who knows,maybe Bono will ask to The Arcade fire to join them on stage after"Yahweh" and finishing the evening with both bands playing "Wake up"

..just dreaming...

 

[NumbMacphisto]

Who knows,maybe Bono will ask to The Arcade fire to join them on stage after"Yahweh" and finishing the evening with both of the band playing "Wake up"

Wake Up x2!!!

 

[ruffian]

wow, that would totally rock if we got them for Toronto!

 

[cmb737]

Just curious, how many non canadiens had ever heard of Arcade Fire before the Vertigo Tour? I think it is interesting to think about over the years how many bands I have been exposed to because of U2.

That being said, I am still holding out for Keane for Oakland, SLC, or Portland.

 

[Needle_Chill]

Just curious, how many non canadiens had ever heard of Arcade Fire before the Vertigo Tour? I think it is interesting to think about over the years how many bands I have been exposed to because of U2.

Good point. The only reason I've heard of The Arcade Fire is because of Wake Up as the intro to the show. Now they're one of my favorite bands.

 

[NumbMacphisto]

Just curious, how many non canadiens had ever heard of Arcade Fire before the Vertigo Tour? I think it is interesting to think about over the years how many bands I have been exposed to because of U2.

I got "Funeral" about a year ago a few months after it came out and it's still my favorite album of last year. I think it's fantastic that U2 are exposing them to a new and wider audience.

 

[Princey]

i got an e-mail about this (im on the Us Kids Know mailing list) and it seems like its just the three dates in Canada..