Arcade Fire
Arcade Fire performing during the Neon Bible tour on May 7, 2007
Background information
Origin	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genre(s)	Indie rock Baroque pop Art rock Alternative rock
Years active	2003–present
Label(s)	Merge, Rough Trade, City Slang
Associated acts	Bell Orchestre Final Fantasy
Website	ArcadeFire.com
Members
Win Butler Régine Chassagne Richard Reed Parry William Butler Tim Kingsbury Sarah Neufeld Jeremy Gara
Former members
Howard Bilerman Josh Deu Brendan Reed Myles Broscoe Dane Mills Tim Kyle

Arcade Fire is an indie rock band based in Montreal, Quebec which is based around the husband and wife duo of Win Butler and Régine Chassagne. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Indie rock is genre of Alternative rock that primarily exists in the independent Underground music scene BAROQUE POP is a style of music developed in the mid 1960s (often compared to Sunshine Pop, which was a commercial answer to Baroque Pop i Art rock is a term describing a subgenre of Rock music that tends to have "experimental or avant-garde influences" and emphasizes "novel sonic texture Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Merge Records is an Independent record label based in Durham North Carolina. Rough Trade Records began as an Independent record label, based in London, England. City Slang Records is an Independent record label based in Berlin, Germany. Bell Orchestre are a five-piece Instrumental band from Montreal, Canada. Michael James Owen Pallett (born on September 7, 1979) is a Violinist and singer from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and Win Butler (born April 14 1980) is the Texas -born lead vocalist and songwriter of the Montreal -based Indie rock band Arcade Régine Chassagne (born 18 August 1977 is a Canadian Multi-instrumentalist musician and singer and a founding member of the Indie rock Richard Reed Parry (born October 4, 1977) is a musician and member of the Indie rock band Arcade Fire, where he plays Upright bass William Pierce Butler (born October 6 1982) is a band member of the band Arcade Fire. Tim Kingsbury is a Canadian musician and member of the Indie rock band Arcade Fire. Sarah Neufeld (born August 27, 1979 on Vancouver Island, British Columbia) is a Fiddler and a member of the popular Indie Jeremy Gara is a drummer from Ottawa, Canada He currently plays with successful indie-rock band Arcade Fire, and is the principal member of Lessons Howard Bilerman is a Canadian musician He is a former member of the band Arcade Fire, and drummed on their debut album Funeral, as well as records Indie rock is genre of Alternative rock that primarily exists in the independent Underground music scene Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Win Butler (born April 14 1980) is the Texas -born lead vocalist and songwriter of the Montreal -based Indie rock band Arcade Régine Chassagne (born 18 August 1977 is a Canadian Multi-instrumentalist musician and singer and a founding member of the Indie rock In 2004, their first full-length album Funeral was recorded. Funeral is the debut full-length album by Canadian rock band Arcade Fire, released on September 14, 2004 on Merge While the group does use the mainstay rock instruments of guitar, drums and bass guitar, they also employ an array of more eccentric musical instruments for a rock band, such as strings, accordion, various brass and harp. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the The accordion is a portable box-shaped Musical instrument of the hand-held Bellows -driven free-reed aerophone family sometimes referred to as a Squeezebox A brass instrument is a Musical instrument whose tone is produced by vibration of the lips as the player blows into a tubular Resonator. The harp is a Stringed instrument which has the plane of its strings positioned perpendicular to the soundboard.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Formation and early history (1995–2004) 1.2 Funeral (2004–2006) 1.3 Neon Bible (2006–2008) 1.4 Present (2008–present) 2 Personnel 3 Discography 4 Awards 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

History

Formation and early history (1995–2004)

The band was formed while Win Butler was at the Phillips Exeter Academy and originally consisted of Butler, Josh Deu, and Tim Kile (now of Wild Light). Win Butler (born April 14 1980) is the Texas -born lead vocalist and songwriter of the Montreal -based Indie rock band Arcade Phillips Exeter Academy (also called Exeter, Phillips Exeter or PEA) is a Co-educational independent Boarding school for grades 9–12 ^[1] The band's current lineup formed around the husband and wife duo of Win Butler and Régine Chassagne around mid-2003 and was solidified in late 2003 to early 2004 when their first full-length album Funeral was recorded. Win Butler (born April 14 1980) is the Texas -born lead vocalist and songwriter of the Montreal -based Indie rock band Arcade Régine Chassagne (born 18 August 1977 is a Canadian Multi-instrumentalist musician and singer and a founding member of the Indie rock Before this, an eponymous EP (often referred to by fans as the Us Kids Know EP) was sold at early shows. The EP was subsequently remastered and given a full release once the band started becoming more prominent. ^[2]

Arcade Fire is known for their enthralling live performances as well as their use of a large number of musical instruments. In addition to mainstays guitar, drums and bass guitar, members play piano, violin, viola, cello, double bass, xylophone, keyboard, French horn, accordion, hurdy gurdy, harp and mandolin. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers The violin is a bowed String instrument with four strings usually tuned in Perfect fifths It is the smallest and highest-pitched member The viola is a bowed String instrument. It is the middle voice of the Violin family, The violoncello (abbreviated to cello, or 'cello, plural cellos or celli —the c is tʃ The double bass is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed String instrument used in the modern symphony orchestra. The xylophone (from the Greek words ξύλον - xylon, "wood" + φωνή - phone, "voice" meaning "wooden A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. The accordion is a portable box-shaped Musical instrument of the hand-held Bellows -driven free-reed aerophone family sometimes referred to as a Squeezebox A hurdy gurdy (also known as a wheel fiddle) is a stringed Musical instrument in which the strings are sounded by means of a Rosined wheel which the strings The harp is a Stringed instrument which has the plane of its strings positioned perpendicular to the soundboard. A mandolin is a musical instrument in the Lute family (plucked or strummed With several able musicians, Arcade Fire takes most of their instrumental diversity on tour and band members switch instrumental duties throughout their shows. The number of instruments, along with a wide set of musical influences, has provided a substantial number of resources on which to draw during the recording process. The promise shown by the band in their live shows allowed them to land a record contract with the independent record label Merge Records. Merge Records is an Independent record label based in Durham North Carolina. ^[3]

When asked about the rumour that the band's name refers to a fire in an arcade, Win Butler replied: "It's not a rumour, it's based on a story that someone told me. It's not an actual event, but one that I took to be real. I would say that it's probably something that the kid made up, but at the time I believed him. "^[4] The arcade in question was the Exeter arcade and bandstand in the town square of Exeter, New Hampshire, where both Butlers attended Phillips Exeter Academy preparatory school. Exeter is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. Phillips Exeter Academy (also called Exeter, Phillips Exeter or PEA) is a Co-educational independent Boarding school for grades 9–12 ^[5]

Funeral (2004–2006)

Funeral, debuted in September 2004 in Canada and in February 2005 in the UK. Funeral is the debut full-length album by Canadian rock band Arcade Fire, released on September 14, 2004 on Merge The title of the debut album was chosen because of the deaths of several relatives of band members during recording. These events created a somber atmosphere which influenced songs such as "Une année sans lumière" ("A Year Without Light"), "In the Backseat" and "Haiti", Chassagne's elegy to her lost homeland. The term " elegy " was originally used for a type of poetic meter ( Elegiac metre but is also used for a Poem of mourning from the Greek ^[6]

David Bowie heard the band while on tour and brought them to the attention of label owners. David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Still without a major label backing, the success of the band and the album, Funeral, has been acclaimed as an Internet phenomenon. After a 9. 7 rating from Pitchfork, Merge Records sold out their inventory of Funeral and it became the label's first album in the Billboard 200 chart. Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork, is a Chicago -based daily Internet publication devoted to music criticism and commentary Merge Records is an Independent record label based in Durham North Carolina. The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard ^[7] The band booked small clubs for their 2004 tour, but growing interest forced many venue changes, far beyond the band's expectations, and continued internationally into mid-2005 throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and the SummerSonic Festival in Japan. Taking much of the summer of 2005 off, the band made six key festival appearances at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, the Sasquatch! Music Festival, Lollapalooza, Reading Festival in the UK, Electric Picnic in Ireland and the Lowlands Festival in the Netherlands. The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (commonly known as Coachella) is a three-day (formerly a one or two-day annual music and arts festival organized by Goldenvoice Sasquatch! Music Festival is a music festival held annually at the Gorge Amphitheatre in George Washington. Lollapalooza is an American music festival featuring Alternative rock, hip hop, and Punk rock bands Dance and Comedy performances Electric Picnic is an annual boutique arts and Music festival which has been staged since 2004 in Stradbally Hall Stradbally, County Laois in A Campingflight to Lowlands Paradise, also known as simply Lowlands, is a Music festival, held annually in the Netherlands in August Funeral made many top ten album lists for 2004, with Pitchfork, Filter and No Ripcord crowning it the album of the year. Record chart are a method of ranking Music according to Popularity during a given period of time With the release of Funeral in 2005 in the UK, Japan and Australia, Arcade Fire also made many top lists for 2005. The MTV2 2005 Review hosted by Zane Lowe named Funeral Album of the Year, and NME named Funeral Number 2^[8] in their list of 2005's best albums and "Rebellion (Lies)" the 2nd best track behind Hounds of Love. The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been By November 2005, Funeral had gone gold in both Canada and the UK and sold in excess of half a million copies worldwide,^[9] a phenomenal number for an independent release with minimal television or radio exposure. It has also surpassed Neutral Milk Hotel's In the Aeroplane Over the Sea as the biggest selling Merge Records album to date. Neutral Milk Hotel was an American indie Folk band. The band's chief Songwriter, Jeff Mangum, played with a number of other In the Aeroplane Over the Sea is the second Studio album by American Indie rock band Neutral Milk Hotel. ^[10]

Arcade Fire was featured on the April 4, 2005 cover of Time Magazine's Canadian edition and hailed as a band who "helped put Canadian music on the world map". Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and On May 1, 2005, the band performed to approximately 15,000 fans at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ^[11] In May 2005, the band signed a short-term publishing contract with EMI for Funeral and in June the band released a new single, "Cold Wind", on Six Feet Under, Vol. 2: Everything Ends, the second soundtrack album to the popular HBO series Six Feet Under. The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in "Cold Wind" is a single by Canadian Indie rock band Arcade Fire. This an Article for the cd For the song see Everything Ends. Six Feet Under Vol Six Feet Under is an American Television Drama created by Alan Ball that was originally broadcast from 2001 to 2005 The BBC used the track "Wake Up" on an advertisement for their autumn 2005 season and the tracks "Rebellion (Lies)" and "Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)" on adverts in January 2006. On September 9, 2005, the band appeared on the UK/US TV special Fashion Rocks, where David Bowie joined them for "Wake Up". Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This recording, as well as recordings by the collaboration of Bowie's "Life on Mars" and "Five Years", were made available on the iTunes Music Store in a virtual live EP. The iTunes Store is a software-based online Digital media store operated by Apple Inc The same trip to New York City took them to the Late Show with David Letterman and a concert in Central Park. The City of New York The Late Show with David Letterman is an Emmy Award -winning American late-night Talk show hosted by David Letterman on CBS Central Park is a large public Urban park in New York City, with about twenty-five million visitors annually The Central Park Show had a surprise appearance by Bowie and capped a great touring season for the band. On September 11, 2005, Arcade Fire appeared on the long-running BBC music series Top of the Pops, performing "Rebellion (Lies)" — on what was one of the band's first mainstream UK television appearances. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, was a long-running British music chart Television programme, made and broadcast "Rebellion (Lies" is a song by Canadian Indie rock band Arcade Fire. The band also performed to a TV audience in Paris for Canal+, and the show was later screened on UK television's Channel 4. Canal+ ("Canal Plus" "C+" meaning "Channel Plus/More" in French is a French premium pay television channel launched in 1984 Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began The band has scored two number one songs on MTV2 (UK) NME Chart Show, with "Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)" and a three week run with "Wake Up". MTV2 is a cable network that is widely available in the United States on Digital cable and Satellite television, and is progressively being However, this success followed Rough Trade Records's (the label that distributes Arcade Fire's music in the UK) decision at the last minute not to release "Wake Up" on CD, and only on 7" vinyl. Rough Trade Records began as an Independent record label, based in London, England.

Arcade Fire's song, "Wake Up", was played immediately before the Irish rock group U2 opened their concerts on their 2005-2007 Vertigo Tour; the band would subsequently open three shows for that tour, and at the third show they appeared on stage during U2's encore to join them in a cover of Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart". The Vertigo Tour was a Concert tour by the Irish rock band U2, which took place in 2005 and 2006 in support of the group's 2004 album Joy Division were an English rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. " Love Will Tear Us Apart " is a song by the British Post-punk band Joy Division.

Arcade Fire's album, Funeral, and their single, "Cold Wind", were respectively nominated for Grammys in the best Alternative Rock Album and Best Song Written for Television, Film, or Other Media categories (Six Feet Under, Vol. "Cold Wind" is a single by Canadian Indie rock band Arcade Fire. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences 2: Everything Ends). On April 2, 2006, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Arcade Fire received the Juno Award for Songwriters Of The Year for three songs from Funeral: "Wake Up", "Rebellion (Lies)" and "Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)". Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Metropolitan Halifax (2006 pop 282924) often referred to as Metro Halifax, or inaccurately Halifax, is the urban part of the Halifax Regional Municipality The Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian Musical Artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music ^[12] The band was nominated for, but not awarded, three BRIT Awards; Best International Group, Best International Album and Best International Breakthrough Act. The BRIT Awards, often simply called The BRITs, are the British Phonographic Industry 's annual pop music awards

Arcade Fire made an appearance on the BBC show Later with Jools Holland on May 12, 2005, performing "Power Out" and "Rebellion (Lies)". Later with Jools Holland is a contemporary British Music television show hosted by Jools Holland. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. On December 27, 2005, Funeral was ranked #1 on MTV2's "50 Greatest Albums of the Year" in the United Kingdom. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. MTV2 is a cable network that is widely available in the United States on Digital cable and Satellite television, and is progressively being The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located On October 22, 2007, Funeral was ranked #8 in Bob Mersereau's book The Top 100 Canadian Albums. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Bob Mersereau is a Canadian arts journalist Mersereau is a music columnist and long-time arts reporter for CBC Television in New Brunswick The Top 100 Canadian Albums is a book by Bob Mersereau, published in 2007 by Goose Lane Editions. ^[13]

Neon Bible (2006–2008)

During the downtime between Funeral and the beginning of recording sessions for Neon Bible, the band purchased a defunct church in the small Quebec town of Farnham, approximately 70 kilometres (45 miles) outside of Montreal, and spent the early part of 2006 converting it into a recording studio. Neon Bible is the second album by Canadian Indie rock band Arcade Fire. The United Palace theater originally known as Loew's 175th Street Theatre is one of the 3 Loew's Wonder Theaters in New York City Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Farnham is a town located in the province of Quebec, Canada It is part of the Brome-Missisquoi Regional county ^[14]

On June 26, 2006, Win Butler announced on the band's journal that work had been progressing on their new album and the band had committed 15 tracks to tape using a wide variety of new instruments, including a pipe organ, and that some recording had taken place in the living room of Win and Régine. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ^[15] Butler also announced on his online diary, Win's Scrapbook, that the new album would be self-produced, saying that "after trying to decide if we should work with any producers we kind of realized that 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 someone else to guide the good ship Arcade Fire. " He also said the band was working with the engineers, Scott Colburn and Marcus Dravs. ^[16]

The first track officially released from Neon Bible was "Intervention" in December 2006 on iTunes. Neon Bible is the second album by Canadian Indie rock band Arcade Fire. "Intervention" is a song by Canadian Indie rock band Arcade Fire. iTunes is a proprietary digital media player application introduced by Apple Inc Proceeds from this release were dedicated to Partners in Health. Partners In Health (PIH is a Boston Massachusetts -based non-profit Health care organization dedicated to providing a "preferential option for the poor" ^[17] An error resulted in a second song, "Black Wave/Bad Vibrations", being on iTunes for a short time. The album was leaked to peer to peer networks on January 26, 2007 and was officially released March 5, 2007 in the UK, and March 6 in North America. For other uses of the term see Peer-to-peer (disambiguation For peer-to-peer networks used for file sharing see File sharing Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Neon Bible premiered at No 1 on the Canadian Albums Chart & The Irish Album Charts and No 2 on the U. The Canadian Albums Chart is the official album sales chart in Canada. S. Billboard Top 200 charts & The UK Top 40 Album Chart for the week of March 12, 2007. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[18] The album was also No. 1 on the Rock and Indie album charts. The first proper single, "Black Mirror", was announced in January 2007. "Black Mirror" is the first single by Canadian Indie rock band Arcade Fire in the US from their second album Neon Bible Displaying echoes of British band Echo and the Bunnymen, "Black Mirror" reached the #1 spot on CBC Radio 3's R3-30 chart for five consecutive weeks, from March 22 to April 19, 2007, and was the first single by any band ever to spend more than two weeks atop that chart. Echo & the Bunnymen are an English Post-punk group formed in Liverpool in 1978 CBC Radio 3 is a radio station that consists of three major parts devoted to Canadian arts and music a Sirius Satellite Radio station (channel 86 a weekly The R3-30 is a weekly Record chart show on CBC Radio 3, which counts down the week's top Indie rock singles as determined by airplay (top Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The album has gained much critical acclaim (even being mooted as a strong contender for album of the year), and because of its success saw the band proclaimed the most exciting act on the earth by British music magazine Q. Paste Magazine voted it one of the five best albums of 2007. ^[19] Trouser Press writer Jason Reeher ranked Neon Bible "among the best indie rock recordings of all time. A trouser press is an Electrical appliance used to smooth the Wrinkles from a pair of Trousers ( pants in Australia, Neon Bible is the second album by Canadian Indie rock band Arcade Fire. "

Arcade Fire played on Saturday Night Live on February 24, 2007, performing "Intervention" and "Keep the Car Running". Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[20] Owen Pallett was not present because he was recording for his own project, Final Fantasy. Michael James Owen Pallett (born on September 7, 1979) is a Violinist and singer from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and During the performance one of Win Butler's guitar strings broke prompting him to rip the strings from his acoustic guitar and smash it on the floor until it shattered. On this guitar, "sak vide pa kanpe" was written in duct tape across the front. A Haitian proverb meaning "An empty sack cannot stand up" in Creole, this was a reference to the extreme poverty of Haiti, the country of origin of Régine Chassagne. Haiti ( English: ˈheɪ·tiː or haɪ·ˈjiː·tiː French Haïti a·i·ti Haitian Creole: Haitian Creole language ( kreyòl ayisyen) often called simply Creole or Kreyòl ( pronounced) is a language spoken in Haiti Régine Chassagne (born 18 August 1977 is a Canadian Multi-instrumentalist musician and singer and a founding member of the Indie rock

On July 10, 2007, Neon Bible was revealed as being on the shortlist for the 2007 Polaris Music Prize. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Polaris Music Prize is a music award annually given to the best full-length Canadian Album based on artistic merit regardless of genre sales or record label Patrick Watson was announced as the winner at a gala ceremony on September 24, 2007. Patrick Watson is the name of the Canadian Indie rock band that consists of Patrick Watson, Simon Angell Robbie Kuster and Mishka Stein Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[21][22][23] However, due to the band's preference not to participate in compilation albums, they were the only nominee not to have a track on the Polaris promotional compilation 2007 Polaris Music Prize. A compilation album is an Album ( Music or Spoken-word) featuring tracks from one or multiple Recording artists, often culled from a variety of The 2007 shortlist for the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was announced on July 10, 2007, and the winner was announced on September 24 Some media initially reported that the Polaris committee had snubbed the band by excluding them, leading the band and the committee to issue a joint press release confirming that the band chose not to have a track included on the album. ^[24]

The Neon Bible tour continued into September 2007 with 25+ dates scheduled in North America and Europe through mid-November. The band toured Australia and New Zealand for the first time in early 2008 as part of the 2008 Big Day Out festival. The Big Day Out ( BDO) is an annual Music festival that tours Australia and New Zealand which originated in Sydney in 1992 On October 14, 2007, Win Butler and Régine Chassagne made a surprise guest appearance at a Bruce Springsteen show in Ottawa, playing "State Trooper" and "Keep the Car Running". Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Win Butler (born April 14 1980) is the Texas -born lead vocalist and songwriter of the Montreal -based Indie rock band Arcade Régine Chassagne (born 18 August 1977 is a Canadian Multi-instrumentalist musician and singer and a founding member of the Indie rock Ottawa (ˈɒtəwə or sometimes /ˈɒtəwɑː/ is the Capital of Canada and the country's fourth largest municipality. "Keep the Car Running" is a song by Canadian Indie rock band Arcade Fire. ^[25] The band has committed to give Partners in Health $1. Partners In Health (PIH is a Boston Massachusetts -based non-profit Health care organization dedicated to providing a "preferential option for the poor" 00, £1. 00 or €1. 00 of every ticket sold on their upcoming European and North American tours. ^[26]

Present (2008–present)

In February 2008, Win Butler announced on the band's journal that the Neon Bible Tour had come to an end after one year of touring and a total of 122 shows (including 33 festivals) in 75 cities and 19 countries across the globe. The fansite, "Us Kids Know", stated that Arcade Fire had no plans for any further shows or activity in 2008.

Win Butler has been a vocal supporter of Barack Obama since the end of the New Hampshire Primary. ^[27] Arcade Fire performed two free concerts for Obama in Cleveland and Nelsonville, Ohio on March 2, 2008 and March 3, 2008 before the March 4 primary. Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state Nelsonville is a city in northwestern Athens County, Ohio, United States. Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The band, with Superchunk, performed another two free concerts for Obama on May 1 in Greensboro, North Carolina, and on May 2, 2008 in Carrboro, North Carolina before the state's May 6 primary. Superchunk is an Indie rock band from Chapel Hill North Carolina, consisting of singer/guitarist Mac McCaughan, guitarist Jim Wilbur, bassist Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Carrboro is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States.

It was rumoured that the group were working with producer Markus Dravs on the soundtrack for the upcoming Richard Kelly film The Box^[28], although singer Win Butler denied the claims, before adding that he and Owen Pallett "may do an instrumental piece or two" for the film^[29]. Richard Kelly may be the name of Richard Kelly (director, an American film director known for 2001's Donnie Darko Richard Kelly (politician Michael James Owen Pallett (born on September 7, 1979) is a Violinist and singer from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and

Personnel

In addition to founders Win Butler and Régine Chassagne, other members include Richard Reed Parry, William Butler, Tim Kingsbury, Sarah Neufeld and Jeremy Gara. Win Butler (born April 14 1980) is the Texas -born lead vocalist and songwriter of the Montreal -based Indie rock band Arcade Régine Chassagne (born 18 August 1977 is a Canadian Multi-instrumentalist musician and singer and a founding member of the Indie rock Richard Reed Parry (born October 4, 1977) is a musician and member of the Indie rock band Arcade Fire, where he plays Upright bass William Pierce Butler (born October 6 1982) is a band member of the band Arcade Fire. Tim Kingsbury is a Canadian musician and member of the Indie rock band Arcade Fire. Sarah Neufeld (born August 27, 1979 on Vancouver Island, British Columbia) is a Fiddler and a member of the popular Indie Jeremy Gara is a drummer from Ottawa, Canada He currently plays with successful indie-rock band Arcade Fire, and is the principal member of Lessons Touring members of the band include Marika Anthony-Shaw, Colin Stetson, Kelly Pratt, Wilferd Bremmely, Owen Pallett, and Pietro Amato. Marika Anthony Shaw is a Violist / Violinist who is a touring member of the band Arcade Fire and played Viola on their second album Neon Bible Michael James Owen Pallett (born on September 7, 1979) is a Violinist and singer from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and Pietro Amato is a Montreal French horn player He plays with three bands Torngat, Bell Orchestre, and The Luyas.

Howard Bilerman, who played drums on their debut album, Funeral, has since moved on to other projects. Howard Bilerman is a Canadian musician He is a former member of the band Arcade Fire, and drummed on their debut album Funeral, as well as records Funeral is the debut full-length album by Canadian rock band Arcade Fire, released on September 14, 2004 on Merge On the Funeral shows, the touring band included horn player Pietro Amato and violinist Owen Pallett. Pietro Amato is a Montreal French horn player He plays with three bands Torngat, Bell Orchestre, and The Luyas. Michael James Owen Pallett (born on September 7, 1979) is a Violinist and singer from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and Neufeld, Parry and Amato also play in the instrumental band Bell Orchestre. Bell Orchestre are a five-piece Instrumental band from Montreal, Canada. Pallett, though not listed as a band member on the band's official site nor in the album sleeve notes, has been a member of their touring line-up and, according to the album sleeve notes, did the orchestral and string arrangements with Regine for both albums. Other members of the touring band are Marika Anthony-Shaw, a violist and former Lindsay Place High School strings teacher who played on Recording a Tape the Colour of the Light with Bell Orchestre and Set Yourself on Fire by Stars, as well as horn players Colin Stetson and Kelly Pratt, who has also played with Beirut. Marika Anthony Shaw is a Violist / Violinist who is a touring member of the band Arcade Fire and played Viola on their second album Neon Bible Recording a Tape the Colour of the Light is the debut release of Montreal -based instrumental act Bell Orchestre. Bell Orchestre are a five-piece Instrumental band from Montreal, Canada. Set Yourself on Fire is the third album by Canadian Indie rock band Stars. Stars is a Juno Award -nominated Canadian Indie pop band Originally formed in Toronto by vocalist Torquil Campbell and keyboardist These extra musicians bring the Neon Bible touring band to ten on-stage members.

Discography

Main article: Arcade Fire discography

• Funeral (2004)
• Neon Bible (2007)

Awards

Main article: List of Arcade Fire awards

See also

• Canadian rock
• Music of Canada

References

External links

• Official website
• Arcade Fire Forum
• Polish website

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