The Arcade Fire: Us kids want to know!
According to Pitchfork Media, The Arcade Fire has listed five shows in London at the end of January. NME adds, "Tickets go onsale at 9am tomorrow (December 8)." (NME Ticketline is 0870 1 663 663)
**Update: All tickets sold out in 2 minutes (NME)**Â
Showing the demand and excitement that these shows will bring, The Arcade Fire will perform three shows at St. John's, Smith Square followed by two shows at Porchester Hall. St. John's Smith Square normally hosts formal concerts and orchestral arrangements, with a capacity of up to 780.
The Billions reveal that the band will be headlining a tour between April and June 2007. The band's next album will be announced soon, rumored to have a March 2007 release date.
The band has been working on the album since the summer, self-producing the album. "We already know how we want things to sound so we should just run after that sound as fast as we can and not rely on somone else to guide the good ship Arcade Fire."
The forum on The Arcade Fire's fansite, Us Kids Know, was full of chatter with the announcement. A flier in France showed that they'll play in Lille on April 5th at the Areonef. This may point to a European tour following the album release. Note that this isn't confirmed.
Puddlegum contacted The Arcade Fire's management agency, but Quest Management would not give any information out "due to the respect of our client." We understand, but us kids want to know!
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The Arcade Fire tour dates:
01-29 London, England – St John's Church, Smith Square
01-30 London, England – St John's Church, Smith Square
01-31 London, England – St John's Church, Smith Square
02-01 London, England – Porchester Hall
02-02 London, England – Porchester Hall
**Update from Us Kids Know**
Tickets will go on sale at 9am (GMT) on Friday 8th December 2006, priced at £16, from the following outlets:
Ticketmaster – www.ticketmaster.co.uk – 08705 344 444
Ticketweb – www.ticketweb.co.uk – 08700 600 100
See Tickets – www.seetickets.com – 0871 220 0260
Stargreen – www.stargreen.com – 020 7734 8932.
Tickets are limited to two per person.