In the wake of sexual misconduct accusations against lead singer Win Butler a few months ago, Arcade Fire has continued with its fall tour, currently hitting North America. Today, however, Beck, who was slated to open the shows, withdrew from the tour after opening its European leg. Ticketholders were informed by email of Beck’s departure. […]
Name Sammy Hagar Best known for Making tequila and bringing it to the masses—plus I’m a singer and songwriter. Current city San Francisco Really want to be in In Cabo eating tacos, drinking margaritas and jamming on stage with friends at the Cabo Wabo Cantina! Excited about I’m excited that my new album with The […]
Over the weekend, Pitchfork published a lengthy report where four people accused Arcade Fire‘s Win Butler of sexual misconduct. On Aug. 30, the band kicked off their European tour in Dublin, with Canadian singer-songwriter Feist opening. At the show and following the report’s publication, she donated a portion of her merch proceeds to Women’s Aid […]
Arcade Fire singer/guitarist Win Butler has been accused of sexual misconduct by four people for incidents that allegedly took place between 2015-2020. In a report published by Pitchfork, the accusers are said to be three women and another person who is gender fluid, all of whom claim Butler had an inappropriate sexual relationship with them. […]
The following acts released quality albums in May 2022 alone: Radiohead off-shoot The Smile, Kendrick Lamar, Wilco, Arcade Fire, Sharon Van Etten, The Black Keys, Florence + the Machine, Harry Styles — we’ll stop there for space reasons. It’s been such a wild music year so far, only some of them made the following list. […]
Will Butler has released his first new music since his surprising March departure from Arcade Fire in the form of two songs from Merge Records, “A Stranger’s House” and “Nearer to Thee.” Butler will also tour this summer for the first time since 2019, with a seven-show run beginning Aug. 11 in Cambridge, Mass. Unsurprisingly, […]
Harry Styles’ latest single “As It Was” has already taken over the world, so it seems only natural that Arcade Fire covered the track during a recent appearance on the BBC radio series Live Lounge, which went live today (May 12). [embedded content][embedded content] Beyond paying tribute to its Columbia Records labelmate Styles, Arcade Fire […]
Fresh off the Saturday Night Live stage, Arcade Fire have released a new video for the song “Unconditional I (Lookout Kid).” [embedded content][embedded content] The track is drawn from the band’s brand new Columbia album, WE, which came out Friday. Arcade Fire tapped Academy Award-nominee Benh Zeitlin to direct and Affonso Gonçalves to edit the clip, which […]
Arcade Fire hit the Saturday Night Live stage for the first time since 2018, treating fans to tracks off their just-released album We. The group performed “Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)” (with an assist from inflatable tubes and “The Lightning I, II.” As the credits rolled, they also played “End of the Empire I-IV.” The appearance marked the […]
In tandem with the release today (May 6) of its new album, We, Arcade Fire has announced a fall world tour with support from Feist in Europe and Beck (playing an acoustic set) in North America. The band is also making its previously announced fifth appearance as the musical guest on NBC’s Saturday Night Live […]