Wilco, Ray Lamontagne, Arcade Fire Make Obama’s Spotify Playlist : February 10, 2012

Early this morning, via Twitter, President Obama’s campaign staff released a Spotify playlist of the music that will soundtrack the president’s upcoming reelection campaign. An ...

Bridge School Finalized with Dave Matthews, Arcade Fire, Mumford & Sons : September 07, 2011

This year's Bride School Benefit Concert lineup has been announced. The Neil Young annual event has a gigantic bill to celebrate the silver anniversary of the concert. It will take ...

Kanye West, Coldplay, Arcade Fire Light Up ACL Festival Lineup : May 17, 2011

On Tuesday, rumors that had been circulating for months about ACL's festival lineup, were denied as well as confirmed when the docket for the 10th anniversary festival was released ...

Arcade Fire Take Grammy on Spring Tour : February 21, 2011

Following their huge success at the BRIT Awards and the Grammys, Arcade Fire is adding concerts to their United States tour. At the most recent Grammy Awards, the group nabbed the ...

Arcade Fire Tack North American Dates onto World Tour : June 03, 2010

Finally, after three years of being off the music scene, Win Butler, wife Regine Chassagne, William Butler, Tim Kingsbury, Sarah Neufield, Jeremy Gara and Richard Reed Perry, colle ...

Rage, Bjork, Chili Peppers Highlight 2007 Coachella Festival : January 22, 2007

Progressive rock-rap act Rage Against the Machine will be headlining this year’s Coachella Festival, along with Bjork and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The announcement was made on ...

arcade fire Biography

Arcade Fire, the Canadian indie rock band, was formed in Montreal, Quebec in 2003. Members of the band include Will Butler, Sarah Neufeld, Tim Kingsbury, Richard Reed Parry, Jeremy Gara, Regine Chassagne and also Win Butler (husband of Regine Chassagne). In 2004, Arcade Fire released their debut set “Funeral,” which received critical acclaim. Band members play the mandolin, hurdy-gurdy, accordion, harp, keyboard, French horn, glockenspiel, double bass, xylophone, viola cello, piano, violin, drums, bass guitar and guitar. The band takes most of the instruments with them on tour and take turns playing them throughout their shows.

Arcade Fire has received several awards, including the Album of the Year Grammy Award in 2011 and 2011 Brit Award as Best International Album. They won both of those awards for their third set “The Suburbs,” which received much commercial success as well as critical acclaim following its 2010 release. In 2008, Arcade Fire;s second set “Neon Bible” won the Juno Award as Alternative Album of the Year and Meteor Music Award as Best International Album. All three of Arcade Fire's albums have received Grammy Award nominations for Best Alternative Music Album.