Arcade Fire

[Amy Lawn]

Well I did hear The Suburbs described as "Sam's Town for hipsters" quite a bit when AF were announced for Leeds in 2010

[jonodillieono]

13 hours ago, Odessa said:

Sorry if me bumping this makes you think there's Arcade Fire news...

But, does anyone else think this sounds like something?

 

Nope, what's it meant to sound like exactly?

[TomViolence]

On 03/16/2017 at 10:55 PM, GETOFFAMYLAWN said:

We'll have (Antichrist Television Blues) in Manchester, please and thank you.

Lawn knows

[Odessa]

4 hours ago, jonodillieono said:

Nope, what's it meant to sound like exactly?

I can't decide which it sounds more like but it reminds me a lot of Neighborhood #2's chorus, and also Crown Of Love. 

[dentalplan]

Tour starts in about seven weeks. We should have heard about a new album by now.

[kaytee...]

4 hours ago, dentalplan said:

Tour starts in about seven weeks. We should have heard about a new album by now.

According to some reports they apparently won't be releasing anything until after tour starts

[Winslow Leach]

21 hours ago, Odessa said:

I can't decide which it sounds more like but it reminds me a lot of Neighborhood #2's chorus, and also Crown Of Love. 

I thought it sounded a lot like Empty Room.

[dentalplan]

Just now, Winslow Leach said:

I thought it sounded a lot like Empty Room.

I did as well but when Odessa said what he thought, I assumed I had cloth ears.

[dentalplan]

15 hours ago, kaytee... said:

According to some reports they apparently won't be releasing anything until after tour starts

I see. That's pretty garbage for the likes of Primavera Sound where they had already been booked on the Reflektor tour, but it's their art so they can take however long they like for me.

[Simpo]

No new album means I'm expecting a banging hardcore fans' setlist for Manchester.

[Amy Lawn]

1 minute ago, Simpo said:

No new album means I'm expecting a banging hardcore fans' setlist for Manchester.

Sames, compadre. If they must air unreleased tunes, I demand a 2+ hour set, and no more than 2 newies.

[Simpo]

2 minutes ago, GETOFFAMYLAWN said:

Sames, compadre. If they must air unreleased tunes, I demand a 2+ hour set, and no more than 2 newies.

Throw in a little guest appearance from some of their buddies from the band playing the previous couple of nights at the nearby arena too, why not?

 

[dentalplan]

3 minutes ago, Simpo said:

Throw in a little guest appearance from some of their buddies from the band playing the previous couple of nights at the nearby arena too, why not?

 

Didn't know Gomez, Lurch and Uncle Fester were in town.

[Amy Lawn]

9 minutes ago, Simpo said:

Throw in a little guest appearance from some of their buddies from the band playing the previous couple of nights at the nearby arena too, why not?

NO RADIOHEAD

[Simpo]

[CaledonianGonzo]

2 hours ago, dentalplan said:

Didn't know Gomez, Lurch and Uncle Fester were in town.

That's the Smashing Pumpkins.

[Wooderson]

1 hour ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

That's the Smashing Pumpkins.

Or next week's Jools Holland line up.

[Odessa]

7 hours ago, dentalplan said:

I did as well but when Odessa said what he thought, I assumed I had cloth ears.

Nobody's agreed with me so if two of you are saying that then we'll go with that haha. 

[FloorFiller]

Primavera only a month away now so I guess I should've been questioning when/if new material was coming, but that's kind of lame that we're apparently not getting anything beforehand and has dampened my excitement of seeing them quite a bit. I'm sure I won't give a shit at the time but was definitely hoping/expecting a new album + show - makes their so soon Primavera rebooking seem shittier.

Edited April 16, 2017 by FloorFiller

[Odessa]

I really hope they don't play a load of new unreleased stuff. Never as good as hearing a song you already love. 

[dentalplan]

Anyone off to see them in Belfast? In for a treat beforehand. 

 

Edited April 27, 2017 by dentalplan

[Wooderson]

Promoter is really struggling to sell out the Dublin show. They won't make much further headway with this announcement methinks.

[FloorFiller]

2 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

Anyone off to see them in Belfast? In for a treat beforehand. 

 

What a peculiar pair of support acts 

[dentalplan]

8 minutes ago, FloorFiller said:

What a peculiar pair of support acts 

I could dig The Bombas as the supports in MCR, would be a good party. The Kooks, however, would be rough for everyone present.

The bill for their day at IOW takes the cake though. Catfish, Kooks and Texas directly before... ¡ay caramba!

[FloorFiller]

Just now, dentalplan said:

The bill for their day at IOW takes the cake though. Catfish, Kooks and Texas directly before... ¡ay caramba!

Feel bad for them - they struggle to pull ginormous crowds at festivals like Coachella/Glastonbury where they'll have more of a fanbase and better lineups below them, but their crowd here is gonna be woeful.