If given the opportunity, Hypeful would most like to perform with the next and #7 artist in our ambitious 120-part series - BETTER KNOW AN ACL ARTIST! The (lucky) seventh part of our installment is a closer look at Arcade Fire - the Fightin’ Funeral Directors!!!

ARTIST:
Arcade Fire

ACL DATE/TIME:
TBA

PREVIOUS ACL APPEARANCES:
1

WEBSITES:
Official Site
MySpace Page

BAND MEMBERS:
Win Butler
Régine Chassagne
Richard Reed Parry
William Butler
Tim Kingsbury
Sarah Neufeld

HOMETOWN:
Montréal, Québec, Canada

GENRE:
Arcade Fire (that’s right - they’re in their own genre!)

MOST RECENT ALBUM:
Neon Bible

NOTABLE ALBUMS:
Funeral

FUN FACTS:
Arcade Fire formed around the husband and wife duo of Win Butler and Régine Chassagne. When asked about the rumor that the band’s name refers to a fire in an arcade, Win Butler replied: “It’s not a rumour, it’s based on a story that someone told me. It’s not an actual event, but one that I took to be real. I would say that it’s probably something that the kid made up, but at the time I believed him.” The arcade in question was the Exeter arcade in Exeter, New Hampshire - where both Butlers attended Phillips Exeter Academy.

WHAT TO EXPECT:
Arcade Fire is known for its enthralling live performances, as well as its use of a large number of musical instruments. In addition to mainstays guitar, drums, and bass guitar, members play piano, violin, viola, cello, double bass, xylophone, keyboard, French horn, accordion, hurdy gurdy and harp. With several able musicians, Arcade Fire takes most of its instrumental diversity on tour and band members switch instrumental duties throughout their shows. Two years ago at ACL, headlining band Coldplay spent most of their set gushing and singing about how amazing Arcade Fire is. Hypeful is obliged to agree.

MP3:
Arcade Fire - Cold Wind

VIDEO:


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