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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