Arcade Fire
Canadian indie rock band
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2025 | Arcade Fire announced or planned to release the single 'Year of the Snake' from the album 'Pink Elephant' |
April 7 2025 | Butler and Chassagne announced their new album 'Pink Elephant' would be released on May 9 during the radio mix in the Trust app. |
April 4 2025 | The band published a teaser video clip on their social media accounts and launched a mobile app called Trust, where they shared video clips including a song 'Cars and Telephones'. |
March 2025 | Arcade Fire performed at Luck Reunion near Austin, Texas, debuting new songs including 'Pink Elephant', 'Ride or Die', and 'Year of the Snake' from their upcoming seventh album. |
2024 | Arcade Fire launched the Real Fun tour, continuing to perform and engage with their audience. |
June 2023 | The band was announced as a Friday headliner for Mexico City's Corona Capital festival in November. |
April 2023 | Arcade Fire were added to Pharrell Williams' Something in the Water festival in Virginia Beach. |
February 5 2023 | The album was nominated for Best Alternative Music Album at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards, highlighting its critical recognition in the music industry. |
2022 | Arcade Fire's album 'We' was longlisted for the Polaris Music Prize, a prestigious Canadian music award recognizing the best full-length Canadian album. |
2022 | Paul Beaubrun and Dan Boeckner join as touring musicians, bringing new instrumental diversity to the band's live performances. |
2022 | Arcade Fire released two singles: 'The Lightning I, II' and 'Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)' from their album 'We' |
November 2022 | Arcade Fire were announced as headliners for the 2023 Kalorama festival in Lisbon and Cala Mijas festival in Málaga. |
August 27 2022 | Win Butler was accused of sexual misconduct, leading to Feist and Beck dropping out as opening acts for their tour. |
May 7 2022 | Arcade Fire appeared on Saturday Night Live, performing songs 'Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)', 'The Lightning I, II', and 'End of The Empire II'. |
May 7 2022 | The band performed on Saturday Night Live, playing songs from their new album and ending with a statement about women's reproductive rights. |
May 6 2022 | Arcade Fire released their album 'We' and announced their first world tour since 2018, starting in August 2022. |
May 6 2022 | Released sixth studio album 'We' through Columbia Records, continuing their consistent chart performance across international markets. |
March 2022 | Will Butler announced he had amicably left the band after the new album was completed in late 2021. |
March 2022 | Arcade Fire fans received mysterious postcards with the band's logo and cryptic messaging, hinting at an upcoming album release. |
March 17 2022 | The band announced their album 'We' would be released on May 6, 2022. |
March 14 2022 | The band announced a new song 'The Lightning I, II' to be released on March 17, and revealed details about their upcoming album 'We'. |
March 14 2022 | Arcade Fire announced a new song 'The Lightning I, II' and performed a benefit concert for the Plus 1 Ukraine relief fund at the Toulouse Theatre in New Orleans. |
2021 | Will Butler leaves the band after nearly two decades of membership, marking a significant change in the band's long-standing lineup. |
April 14 2021 | The band released a 45-minute instrumental piece called 'Memories of the Age of Anxiety' on the meditation application Headspace. |
March 19 2021 | Released soundtrack album 'Her (Original Score)' in collaboration with Owen Pallett through Milan Records, charting in multiple European countries. |
2020 | The album 'We' was recorded outside El Paso, Texas during the COVID-19 lockdown, with the band isolated in a remote location, strictly controlling access to ensure their ability to work together. |
October 21 2020 | Win Butler was interviewed on the Broken Record podcast, discussing Arcade Fire's sixth album and their writing process during the pandemic. |
April 2020 | Win Butler shared snippets of new musical material on social networks during the COVID-19 lockdown. |
2019 | Arcade Fire released 'Baby Mine' as part of the Dumbo (Original Soundtrack), which peaked at chart position 44 in one region |
2018 | Arcade Fire continued touring with the Everything Now Continued tour. |
2018 | Arcade Fire released multiple music videos including 'Money + Love' directed by David Wilson, 'Chemistry' directed by Ray Tintori, and 'Peter Pan' directed by Storm Saulter |
2018 | Arcade Fire released two singles: 'Chemistry' and 'Peter Pan' from their album 'Everything Now' |
2018 | Arcade Fire released the single 'Put Your Money on Me' from their album 'Everything Now' |
March 17 2018 | Arcade Fire appeared as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live for the fifth time, performing 'Creature Comfort' and 'Put Your Money On Me'. |
March 12 2018 | The band announced a short film 'Money + Love', directed by David Wilson, containing two songs 'Put Your Money On Me' and 'We Don't Deserve Love'. |
2017 | The band embarked on the Infinite Content Tour, showcasing their evolving musical style. |
October 2017 | Long-time manager Scott Rodger parted ways with the band. |
July 28 2017 | Released fifth studio album 'Everything Now' through Sonovox and Columbia Records, maintaining their trend of achieving number 1 chart positions. |
May 31 2017 | The band released the single 'Everything Now' on a limited edition 12" vinyl at the Primavera Sound Festival in Barcelona. |
January 19 2017 | Arcade Fire released a new single 'I Give You Power' featuring Mavis Staples, coinciding with Donald Trump's presidential inauguration, with proceeds donated to the American Civil Liberties Union. |
2016 | Arcade Fire conducted the Post-Reflektor Tour, continuing to support their Reflektor album. |
July 5 2016 | The band played their first complete full-band concert in two years in Barcelona, Spain, as a warm-up for summer festival dates in Canada, Portugal, Spain, and USA. |
June 17 2016 | Will Butler hosted a Reddit AMA, discussing the potential release of the next Arcade Fire album in spring 2017. |
May 25 2016 | Win Butler and Régine Chassagne performed a surprise set outside the Louvre, including a new song, at the launch of street artist JR's exhibition by setting up drums and keyboards in the Tuileries gardens. |
2013 | The Reflektor Tour started, supporting their fourth studio album Reflektor. |
2013 | Sarah Neufeld transitions from a core group member (2003-2013) to a touring musician, continuing her involvement with the band. |
2013 | Released their fourth album, Reflektor, and scored the feature film Her. Will Butler and Owen Pallett were nominated for Best Original Score at the 86th Academy Awards. |
October 28 2013 | Released fourth studio album 'Reflektor' in Canada through Merge Records, again securing number 1 chart positions in multiple territories. |
2011 | Won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, the Juno Award for Album of the Year, and the Brit Award for Best International Album for The Suburbs. |
2010 | Arcade Fire began The Suburbs Tour, touring in support of their critically acclaimed third studio album. |
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