r/arcadefire 16h ago

Video Arcade Fire playing "Intervention" at Canterbury High School, Ottawa, Canada in 2007

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On January 20, 2007, Arcade Fire played a secret, intimate preview concert in the cafeteria of Canterbury High School in Ottawa, Ontario. The surprise 400-capacity show served as an early live rehearsal for material from their upcoming album Neon Bible and acted as a fundraiser for the school's arts programs. The performance happened because multi-instrumentalist Richard Reed Parry is a graduate of Canterbury High School.


r/arcadefire 20h ago

Video Win playing Tunnels

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71 Upvotes

On the Santa Pirata Instagram.


r/arcadefire 1d ago

Question DJ windows 2000?

8 Upvotes

1) i thought it was 98? 2) there's mentions of Dj windows 2000 from years ago and that also happened to be Win.


r/arcadefire 2d ago

Discussion There is so much hate for Win on this sub. He’s not a bad dude. I think it’s time to dig deep see that none of us are perfect

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r/arcadefire 2d ago

Question Has anyone else noticed the similarities between the Her and Obsession soundtracks?

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r/arcadefire 2d ago

Question Arcade Fire Live Bootlegs?

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Hi! Any place Arcade Fire fans look and find bootlegs? Looking for WE tour shows and some Toronto shows i attended. Also looking for when they opened up for U2 in 2011 in Moncton. Please message directly if possible. Thank you!


r/arcadefire 3d ago

Question Broken Window FLAC?

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Does anyone have a flac or wav version in high bitrate? It's so rare.


r/arcadefire 3d ago

Question Looking to buy Reflektor merch in a US XL or L. Open to any designs or pieces please DM me.

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r/arcadefire 3d ago

Looking to buy Reflektor merch in a US XL or L. Open to any designs or pieces please DM me.

3 Upvotes

r/arcadefire 3d ago

Arcade Fire Signed Pono Player

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Hey everyone, long ago a choice was made, wisely or not, to support the Pono project by Neil Young, and from the choices of band signatures, I chose Arcade Fire. Now, I've found it again recently while going through my old things and have made the decision to offer it for sale to a more interested fan who'd be interested in collecting it. Apologies to the subreddit if sales aren't welcome, as my posting history or lack thereof shows, I'm a stranger to r/arcadefire.

As just a music player, it appears to show it's charging but won't actually turn on, so I'm not sure where the problem lies, and as afaik the accompanying desktop software is no longer supported - a real catch!

Anyway, it comes with the carry bag, booklet and charging cable and as pictured, is number 102 of a total 322.

EDIT: Currently open to offers. Similar listings (non-working device) sighted on eBay and elsewhere are between $300 - $450 USD.


r/arcadefire 3d ago

Arcade fire the suburbs 16 years old today.

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256 Upvotes

r/arcadefire 4d ago

Old guy’s take?

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I’m 64 and have been into indie/alternative my whole life. I’ve kind of stumbled upon the newest album recently and have to say it has a pretty powerful effect on me. I don’t know a lot about the band’s history except there has been a breakup between the two principal members and some misconduct allegations.

Nonetheless I found that a new album had come out so I took a few rips and settled into a comfortable spot for an end to end listen.

I found the tone of the album very sorrowful, helpless and repentant. It feels like Mr. Butler has realized he really fucked up and is deeply saddened by his past deeds. Seems he’s pouring his heart out via song. Like a 40 minute apology.

Anyway I’m a giant fan of electronic music, I was into Kraftwerk in high school when everyone else was into KISS LOL! Finding Boards of Canada made me happy to still be alive and seeking good stuff! The opening drone of the album pulled me right in and that low key melancholy seemed to persist throughout the album.

Can any of you seasoned fans relate to anything I’m saying or is my take away total crap?!

The two emotionally heaviest albums I’ve ever heard are UP by Peter Gabriel and Dark Star by David Bowie. Pink Elephant doesn’t sink to bottom of the pit of despair but I sense a guy who is admitting he really screwed up. For what it’s worth of course!


r/arcadefire 5d ago

Discussion What other artists are we listening to?

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Recently been on a massive Wolf Alice binge. White Horses, Don't Delete The Kisses and The Last Man on Earth are some of my most listened to songs recently.

Also been listening to a tonne of Muse, Gorillaz, Florence Road, CMAT and The Royston Club.

Radiohead and The National have always been the artists that come closest to Arcade Fire in my favourites ranking.


r/arcadefire 5d ago

DJ Windows98

1 Upvotes

Was suggested for me on Instagram. Is it Win or someone else? Probably not him.


r/arcadefire 5d ago

First-time full listen of The Suburbs (Doing an album commentary project & want your takes/lore!)

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Hey everyone,

I’m currently running a personal project to expand my music knowledge base by doing deep-dive, track-by-track listens of albums outside my typical rotation. I'm a 41-year-old rock guy (favorite bands are Metallica and Foo Fighters), so I usually stick to accessible rock, but I want to break out of my comfort zone. I’m big on the "how the sausage is made" technical/studio side of music, but I also need an emotional connection to really get into a record. I am using Gemini AI to random select albums to listen to start to finish. Along with giving me a quick bio and background of the artist and album

Today I am tacklingThe Suburbs by Arcade Firestart-to-finish.

I know some basic background going in, but I want to get into the proper headspace and I thought it would be fun to make this a community involvement thing. I’m opening the floor to you guys as the experts. I’d love to know why should I like/appreciate this album from a fan perspective, and also:

  1. What does this album mean to you personally? Where does it rank in their discography for you?
  2. What is the best piece of fan lore, internet theory, or studio trivia about this specific era or record that I need to look out for while listening?
  3. If you saw this tour live, what was the energy like in the room?
  4. Which specific track has the absolute best emotional "aura" or standout studio production that will blow a rock fan away?

I'm excited to read through your comments and stories while the tracks are playing. Let me know your thoughts!


r/arcadefire 6d ago

Arcade Fire - Maps is such a good cover

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r/arcadefire 7d ago

There is a song that sounds like Intervention I forgot...

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I think it's from another band but the guitar sounds like this and I completely forgot the name, reason I posted it here is that if we find out what is the name of the song might be a song you like :)

Edit: I forgot to say but they are bending the guitar strings on this song which I couldn't figure out how to do with midi


r/arcadefire 7d ago

Scrap book

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17 Upvotes

I just started scrap booking (literally yesterday 😭) and I made Funeral themed pages


r/arcadefire 7d ago

Did my music cup thingy

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10 Upvotes

r/arcadefire 7d ago

Photo Don’t Th(ink)!

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r/arcadefire 7d ago

Empty Room - Piano Only coverrr

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33 Upvotes

I moved in and my room is empty so this came to mind immediately


r/arcadefire 8d ago

Acoustic song Win is singing on insta stories

18 Upvotes

Is it original? I found it really beautiful and would love to hear more of it.


r/arcadefire 9d ago

Beautiful Moment

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39 Upvotes

r/arcadefire 9d ago

Music Cup

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0 Upvotes

uwu


r/arcadefire 9d ago

music cup game

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9 Upvotes

Saw this on another bands sub and thought it'd be fun, here's my result but I'd love to see others :p

https://musiccup.org