Solo show: Arcade Fire coming to Toronto Island

Update #3
Show officially announced! Presale for this show is happening right now. Show and ticket details:

Collective Concerts Presents
Arcade Fire
Date: Sat 14th Aug 2010
Doors: 16:00 EST
Venue: Olympic Island
Location: Toronto Island Park, Toronto, M5J 2E5, Canada
Age: ALL AGES
About: Please note that all tickets include a CAD1.00 donation for Partners in Health

General Admission Includes Ferry + Charitable Donation
CAD54.50 (+ CAD6.30 Booking Fee)

Update #2
The post has been updated with what should be the correct info. Eye Weekly broke the news.

Update #1
A screen grab before the show was taken down from Ticketmaster.

Great news Toronto people. Arcade Fire are coming to Toronto Centre Island (Olympic Island) on August 14. General sale tickets are $47.50 (not including the facility fee, a charity fee plus the $6.50 return-ferry fee) and go on sale this Friday, May 28 at 12:00PM EDT over at Ticketmaster.

Solo show! Arcade Fire at the Senaatintori (update #4)

Happy day, Finland! Arcade Fire are coming to your fine capital Helsinki on June 28th for a show at the Senaatintori (Senate Square). Tickets on general sale next Monday, May 24th. This is the first time Arcade Fire are playing in Finland so could be something very special just for that reason alone.

The stage will be facing the Cathedral so the crowd can also stand in the cathedral stairs. As I'm writing this it hasn't yet been announced on Arcade Fire.com but I reckon it very soon will be with a presale link to go along with that. For now you will have to make do with the Finnish promotor's announcement etc.

Update
Presale happening right now! Get your tickets before they go on general sale next Monday.

Update #2
Tickets will now go on general sale next Thursday (May 27th) instead of this coming Monday (May 24th) due to Finnish politicians questioning how appropriate it is to lend the Senaatintori to events like this one. Ridiculous. Anyway, you guys know tickets are on presale here anyway so you guys are all good.

This is how the organizers had at least originally planned on using the square and Cathedral stairs for the show. 4,500 tickets available.

Show and ticket info

Uutiset article

Google Street View

Update #3
Statement from Live Nation about the general sale date.

Live Nation News
Arcade Fire onsale-date postponed!
Friday 21 May 2010

The new on-sale date for Arcade Fire's show will be announced Wednesday, may 26th.

The concert promoters Live Nation Finland and Eastway will have to await a decision from the City Of Helsinki’s board. The rental of the northern part of the Senate Square for concert use is still pending on the decision of the board.

Arcade Fire concert’s ticket on sale was planned to start on Monday 24th May but the board will not meet until Tuesday. The new ticket on sale date will be announced on Wednesday 26th May.

Update #4
Tickets for this show will go on general sale tomorrow, May 27th, at 9:00 local time.

Solo show! Arcade Fire at Tempodrom

A new solo show has been announced, the second one following the outdoor show at Dalhalla in Sweden. Arcade Fire have found another great venue, Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany where they'll play a bit later in the summer on August 31st. Tickets are on presale now! Grab your tickets while there are some left. This is a venue which fits about 3,500 people so tickets are bound to sell out quickly when word gets out.

Tickets: Arcade Fire.com

Venue: Tempodrom

Update
Tickets on sale now both via Arcade Fire.com and MCT. €1 from all tickets sold goes to Partners in Health.

Info about Arcade Fire tickets to Dalhalla

The tickets for this went on general sale this morning and there are now only a very limited number of tickets left to the centre lower and middle sections. So to anyone who is looking to go to this I'd recommend getting your ticket asap so you don't end up on the sides or at the back.

It doesn't really matter where in the lower sections you are. It's just important because sometimes there are security checking you actually have a ticket to the lower sections. Otherwise you won't be allowed to go down there to dance and jump around.

And for those interested; everyone who bought tickets from Arcade Fire.com (CrowdSurge) will get a ticket to the lower sections from what I've gathered. The very first ended up in "Section C Lower" (1) and when that section was full they started filling up "Section B Lower" (2).

This is awesome because it means it will pretty much only be people in the lower sections who truly love and adore Arcade Fire. Bring it on!!

Arcade Fire at Dalhalla!! (my year is made)

The first solo show announced! Tickets are on sale NOW. Buy them over at ArcadeFire.com. I've got mine!

There are moments in this life you'll remember for quite some time. This morning I had one of those. I had to re-read what was on my screen like 5-6 times before I could grasp it. Arcade Fire is coming to Sweden on June 30th and are playing at the spectacular Dalhalla venue in the middle of nowhere. Well, Rättvik is pretty close. I always wanted to go see a show there and now finally it's happening. I'm breaking it in by seeing the band which I love the most, could be a lot worse...

I could go on and on about how happy I am right now but that would really fast get boring. Instead, check out the amazing photos of Dalhalla below. See you there folks!

Update #1
Luger, the promotor, has released an official announcement.

Update #2
You don't need to wait until Friday 30th April as the Dalhalla website says to get your tickets. There's a presale going on right NOW over at ArcadeFire.com

Update #3
Magnus: How do you think the gig at Dalhalla will be, considering it's seated?
Joel: At the front sections and up against the rail pretty much no one will be sitting down. Everyone will go crazy. Me and my friends included. We will be jumping, singing along, dancing and looking giddy the entire show. I urge everyone to do the same and join us. Let's make this as fun as it possibly can be. I know for a fact Arcade Fire wants everyone to sing along and clap and really connect with them on stage and not just sit there. Let's go!! :)

Update #4
People between 6-19 years old or students with Mecenat cards can NOT get free tickets from Dalhalla's website tomorrow when the tickets go on general sale to the public at 10:00 CET (10am CET). It was a mistake by the venue organizers which has now been corrected on their website. Those tickets will apparently cost just as much as the other tickets.

Update #5
Tickets now on general sale from either ArcadeFire.com or Dalhalla.se

Sweden? YES! Way Out West? No.

There's been lots of speculation whether or not Arcade Fire will play Way Out West in Gothenburg, Sweden following the confirmation from Arcade Fire's manager Scott Rodger the band is coming to Sweden and that an announcement should be made sometime early this week. Well, tomorrow Way Out West are announcing the latest batch of bands and Arcade Fire are NOT among them.

This is so awesome I don't know what to do with myself because this should mean Arcade Fire are going to do a proper outdoor show (not a festival show) somewhere in Sweden. Stockholm has been ruled out.

Lately they have been looking at outdoor parks, city squares and fields in other countries where about 2-3,000 people could rock out. Would imagine something like that would be the case here too.

Bring on the announcement! Will probably happen when the new website is relaunched.

Arcade Fire confirmed for Festival d'ete de Quebec 2010

Arcade Fire are now confirmed to play Festival d'ete de Quebec (Québec City's Summer Festival) on July 12th. More details after the jump.

Festival d'ete de Quebec: Arcade Fire

Update: Scenes from the Suburb wrap party

ATX Event Systems just tweeted this.

RT @atxeventsystems: 4/25/10: The Arcade Fire @ Austin Film Studios. 10:30pm. http://bit.ly/9orVNx

I'm not sure what it means really. I don't know if it's open to the public. But if you're down in Austin, TX it might be well worth checking out.

This post will be updated as/if more info is made available.

*Update*
The event is a wrap party for the short film Arcade Fire and Spike Jonze have been working on. The party is a private event. Sorry folks.

Arcade Fire coming to Sweden!!

Arcade Fire's awesome manager Scott Rodger has confirmed the band is coming to Sweden. An announcement should be made early next week as to where and when. A Stockholm date is however ruled out.

I'd say the festival Way Out West in Gothenburg is a good bet.

*Edit*
Just to clarify: I'm only guessing Way Out West could be where they'll play based on their schedule and a few other things, but there are numerous other possibilities. Not even sure it's a festival date.

ArcadeFire.com update

Arcade Fire's official website has been updated with all confirmed festival shows to date.

SHOWS

Hove Festival, Arendal, NORWAY, Friday July 2nd
http://www.hovefestival.com/

Rock Werchter, Werchter, BELGIUM, Sunday 4th July
http://www.rockwerchter.be

Oxegen, Dublin, IRELAND, Friday 9th July
http://www.oxegen.ie

Ottawa Bluesfest, Ottawa, CANADA, Tuesday 13th July
http://www.ottawabluesfest.ca

Osheaga Festival, Montreal, CANADA, Saturday 31st July
http://www.osheaga.com

Lollapalooza, Chicago, USA, Sunday 8th August
http://www.lollapalooza.com

Leeds Festival, Leeds, UK, Friday 27th August
http://www.leedsfestival.com

Reading Festival, Reading, UK, Saturday 28th August
http://www.readingfestival.com

Rock En Seine, Domaine National de Saint-Cloud, FRANCE, Sunday 29th August
http://www.rockenseine.com

I-DAY Festival, Bologna, Italy, Thursday Sep 2nd 2010
Pre-sale link: http://crowdsurge.com/arcadefire

ArcadeFire.com

Would this mark the end of the festival shows announcements? Guess we'll soon find out.

Confirmed: Arcade Fire headline Ottawa Bluesfest 2010

The lineup for the Ottawa Bluesfest was released this morning and unsurprisingly Arcade Fire are among the headliners. The band will play on the mbna stage on July 13.

Ottawa Bluesfest 2010

Confirmed: Arcade Fire headline I-Day Festival 2010

Official confirmation came through this morning, Arcade Fire will headline I-Day Festival on September 2nd. The festival is held in Arena Parco Nord in Bologna, Italy. More info after the jump.

I-Day Festival: Arcade Fire

Presale: Arcade Fire

Arcade Fire coming to Italy

The Italian booking agency Indipendiente have on their twitter and facebook announced Arcade Fire are coming to Italy. The city and date will soon be announced. My Italian is non-existent, but it could be the band will play in Bologna on September 2nd.

From what I gather though that specific date/city is far from a certain at this point.

*Edit*
Was just informed it's very very likely that Arcade Fire are indeed playing in Bologna, Italy on September 2nd.

US shows coming up!

Arcade Fire's manager Scott Rodger just revealed following the Lollapalooza announcement more US dates are coming up. I'd imagine these upcoming dates are proper venue shows. Lucky Americans!!

Twitter: Scott Rodger

Confirmed: Arcade Fire to headline Lollapalooza 2010

It's been a done deal for a very long time. We've all just waited to get the official confirmation. This morning the headlining rumours and educated guesses became facts. Arcade Fire will headline Lollapalooza 2010 in Chicago, IL on Sunday 8th August. The date confirmed by their manager, Scott Rodger.

The other headliners are as I told you guys last week; Soundgarden, Green Day, Lady Gaga, The Strokes and Phoenix. Show me your teeth!

Lollapalooza 2010: Lineup

Lollapalooza: Arcade Fire

Festival rumours

The new and strong rumour that's been flying around this week is that Arcade Fire will play Ejekt Festival (July 13-14) in Athens, Greece. Another band also on the lineup is supposedly LCD Soundsystem, a band Arcade Fire are close friends with. Stay tuned.

In other news it's now more or less confirmed Arcade Fire will headline Lollapalooza in Chicago, IL after festival organisers put up the lineup with blanks for us to fill in. At the top of the bill, right next to Lady Gaga (haha!), we ofcourse find Arcade Fire. The top line where the headliners are would read as this: Soundgarden, Green Day, Lady Gaga, Arcade Fire, The Strokes and Phoenix. Official announcement on April 6.

Confirmed: Arcade Fire to headline Rock en Seine 2010

Another very badly kept secret was just made official by the organisers. Arcade Fire will headline Rock en Seine festival in France on August 29. Although the date is yet to be confirmed it's a simple matter of looking at the other dates which have been confirmed so far. August 29 is the only date still not occupied that weekend.

Rock en Seine

Rock en Seine: Arcade Fire

Anyone remember this from the last time they played there in 2007?



Incredible.

Confirmed: Arcade Fire to headline Reading & Leeds festivals

The official announcement was just made and the worst kept secret this year is out. Arcade Fire will headline Reading festival on August 28 and its sister festival in Leeds on August 27.

Leeds Festival: Line-up

Reading Festival: Line-up

Arcade Fire won't be at Glastonbury 2010

Arcade Fire's manager, Scott Rodger, just confirmed the band will NOT be at this year's Glastonbury festival in England.

It was earlier strongly rumoured that's where Arcade Fire would kick off their upcoming tour, but that rumour has now as you can see been squashed to pieces.

Confirmed: Arcade Fire to headline Osheaga 2010

The line-up for Osheaga festival in Montreal, Canada was just announced and Arcade Fire are as expected topping the bill. The band will rock Osheaga on Saturday July 31.

Osheaga 2010
Osheaga: Arcade Fire