Arcade Fire to open for U2 on 3 Canadian Dates - Page 2

Needle_Chill · 08-10-2005, 07:58 AM

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

bombergirl1978 · 08-10-2005, 08:56 AM

Wish they'd stick with them until the 12th

ZooMacPhisto800 · 08-10-2005, 10:12 AM

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 · 08-10-2005, 10:35 AM

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 · 08-10-2005, 10:58 AM

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Originally posted by Cigar
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 · 08-10-2005, 11:01 AM

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

cmb737 · 08-10-2005, 11:14 AM

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 · 08-10-2005, 11:20 AM

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Originally posted by 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.

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 · 08-10-2005, 11:23 AM

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Originally posted by 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.

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 · 08-10-2005, 11:25 AM

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..

neutral · 08-10-2005, 01:35 PM

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Originally posted by 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.

Yep same here. I had heard of Arcade Fire but never got around to checking them out before the tour. Now I'm trying to find a way to make it to one of their shows... the boots I've been listening to are so great.

daygloeyes2 · 08-10-2005, 01:38 PM

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Originally posted by 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.

I hadn't heard of them until the Vertigo Tour. I'm just starting to get into them now. After Montreal is Boston, so I'm hoping they open for U2 December 4th.

Princey · 08-10-2005, 02:17 PM

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Originally posted by neutral

Yep same here. I had heard of Arcade Fire but never got around to checking them out before the tour. Now I'm trying to find a way to make it to one of their shows... the boots I've been listening to are so great.

where did you get your boots from??

Lancemc · 08-10-2005, 02:19 PM

LUCKY CANADIANS!

That's so awesome for them.
Too bad it looks like they won't be opening anywhere else on the third leg though. I would DIE to see them open for U2 in Philly.

Anyway, I just looked on their tour site. Does anyone know if they'll be scheduling any dates in or around Philadelphia this fall?

neutral · 08-10-2005, 02:25 PM

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Originally posted by Princey

where did you get your boots from??

http://www.dimeadozen.org/ There are 6-8 up right now.

Princey · 08-10-2005, 02:32 PM

for the second time today, thanks mate

ruffian · 08-10-2005, 04:14 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by 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.

hadn't heard of them till Wake Up. glad i discovered them!

kakvox · 08-10-2005, 04:34 PM

I heard about them in various music blogs right around the time the album came out. The I read about them at Pitchfork, a review I highly agreed with

Subsequently bought Funeral and a few months later, their EP. I cannot wait for a new album from them. Def. my 2nd favorite band.

martha · 08-10-2005, 04:40 PM

I had the album before the tour started.

angel_28 · 08-10-2005, 05:43 PM

YAY! I heard this just this evening on my way home from work, that Arcade Fire is opening up for U2 in November here in Montreal ...i was totally excited!!

...November can't come fast enough now

08-10-2005, 07:58 AM	#21
Needle_Chill War Child Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 848 Local Time: 03:20 PM	I'm going! Yay! I love the Arcade Fire! This is incredible! __________________

08-10-2005, 08:56 AM	#22
bombergirl1978 Acrobat Join Date: May 2005 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 337 Local Time: 03:20 PM	Wish they'd stick with them until the 12th __________________

08-10-2005, 05:43 PM	#40
angel_28 New Yorker Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Montreal Posts: 2,966 Local Time: 02:20 PM	YAY! I heard this just this evening on my way home from work, that Arcade Fire is opening up for U2 in November here in Montreal ...i was totally excited!! ...November can't come fast enough now __________________

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08-10-2005, 10:12 AM	#23
ZooMacPhisto800 War Child Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Montréal, QC Posts: 763 Local Time: 07:20 PM	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...

08-10-2005, 10:35 AM	#24
Cigar The Fly Join Date: May 2004 Location: Montreal Posts: 190 Local Time: 07:20 PM	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...

08-10-2005, 11:01 AM	#26
ruffian Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 9,983 Local Time: 03:20 PM	wow, that would totally rock if we got them for Toronto!

08-10-2005, 11:14 AM	#27
cmb737 Refugee Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Denver,CO Posts: 1,388 Local Time: 12:20 PM	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.

08-10-2005, 11:25 AM	#30
Princey War Child Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Hull, UK Posts: 869 Local Time: 07:20 PM	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..

08-10-2005, 02:19 PM	#34
Lancemc Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Ba Sing Se Posts: 17,691 Local Time: 03:20 PM	LUCKY CANADIANS! That's so awesome for them. Too bad it looks like they won't be opening anywhere else on the third leg though. I would DIE to see them open for U2 in Philly. Anyway, I just looked on their tour site. Does anyone know if they'll be scheduling any dates in or around Philadelphia this fall?

08-10-2005, 02:32 PM	#36
Princey War Child Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Hull, UK Posts: 869 Local Time: 07:20 PM	for the second time today, thanks mate

08-10-2005, 04:34 PM	#38
kakvox Refugee Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,258 Local Time: 02:20 PM	I heard about them in various music blogs right around the time the album came out. The I read about them at Pitchfork, a review I highly agreed with Subsequently bought Funeral and a few months later, their EP. I cannot wait for a new album from them. Def. my 2nd favorite band.

08-10-2005, 04:40 PM	#39
martha Blue Crack Supplier Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Orange County and all over the goddamn place Posts: 42,562 Local Time: 11:20 AM	I had the album before the tour started.