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| 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'. |
| 2025 | Announced an American summer tour with Snail Mail. |
| 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. |
| 2024 | Released the digital single '44th & Vanderbilt' on Matador Records, marking a continued evolution of their musical output. |
| 2024 | Contributes 'The Refused Party Program' to The Shape Of Punk To Come (Obliterated Edition) tribute album LP on Epitaph Records. |
| 2024 | Dave Nardi joined the band as a touring rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist. |
| 2024 | Released two studio albums 'Who's Got the Time & a Half?' and 'Another Day'. |
| 2024 | Announced upcoming studio album 'Someday'. |
| November 1 2024 | Surprise-released the third album in the One Day series, Someday, predominantly featuring lead vocals from guitarist Mike Haliechuk, with guest appearances from Tuka Mohammed and Julianna Roilino. |
| August 2024 | Peter Hughes announced his departure from the band, citing health and sanity concerns. |
| August 9 2024 | Released their eighth studio album, Another Day, a direct sequel to One Day, recorded with the same 24-hour recording constraint for each band member. |
| August 7 2024 | Completed the livestream and released Who's Got the Time & A Half? on BandCamp for twenty-four hours only. |
| August 6 2024 | Began a livestream where the band wrote, recorded, mixed, and released a full studio album in twenty-four hours. |
| July 15 2024 | Performed a live show at The Meteor in Windsor, Ontario, recorded and planned for download release. |
| 2023 | Isa Burke joins The Mountain Goats as a current touring member, playing violin and guitar. |
| 2023 | Fucked Up begins a new experimental recording approach where each band member records their parts within a single day for a series of albums. |
| June 2023 | The band was announced as a Friday headliner for Mexico City's Corona Capital festival in November. |
| May 2023 | Announced the Memory Dust EP. |
| April 2023 | Arcade Fire were added to Pharrell Williams' Something in the Water festival in Virginia Beach. |
| January 27 2023 | Released their sixth studio album, One Day, which was recorded between 2019 and 2022 with each band member recording their parts remotely within a strict 24-hour timeframe during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2022 | Paul Beaubrun and Dan Boeckner join as touring musicians, bringing new instrumental diversity to the band's live performances. |
| 2022 | Released 'Oberon' 12-inch on Fucked Up Records |
| 2022 | Released 'Do All Words Can Do' LP on Matador Records and reissued 'Epics in Minutes' on Get Better Records |
| 2022 | Robin Hatch joined the band as a touring musician, playing keyboards and providing backing vocals. |
| November 2022 | Arcade Fire were announced as headliners for the 2023 Kalorama festival in Lisbon and Cala Mijas festival in Málaga. |
| November 2022 | Album 'Lucifer on the Sofa' was nominated for Best Rock Album at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards, marking the band's first Grammy nomination. |
| November 4 2022 | Released 'Lucifer on the Moon' album. |
| September 21 2022 | Announced 'Lucifer on the Moon', a track-by-track reworking of 'Lucifer on the Sofa' with remixes by Adrian Sherwood. |
| 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 | 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. |
| March 17 2022 | The band announced their album 'We' would be released on May 6, 2022. |
| 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. |
| February 11 2022 | Album 'Lucifer on the Sofa' was released via Matador. |
| 2021 | Will Butler leaves the band after nearly two decades of membership, marking a significant change in the band's long-standing lineup. |
| 2021 | Released the 'Year of the Horse' double 12-inch through Tankcrimes. |
| 2021 | Ben Trokan joins the band as a bass and keyboard player, previously a touring member since 2019. |
| December 10 2021 | Released the second single 'Wild' as a 7-inch single, backed with a remix by Dennis Bovell. |
| November 2021 | Longtime guitarist Ben Cook left the band, with Robin Hatch announced as his replacement for live performances. |
| October 28 2021 | Band announced their tenth studio album 'Lucifer on the Sofa' and released the lead single 'The Hardest Cut'. |
| September 2021 | Former lead singer Susan Anway passed away. |
| May 28 2021 | Barlow released his solo album 'Reason to Live' via Joyful Noise Recordings. |
| May 7 2021 | Released their sixth studio album and ninth Zodiac series installment, 'Year of the Horse', which was ranked eleventh on Decibel magazine's 'Top 40 Albums of 2021'. |
| April 23 2021 | Released their 12th album 'Sweep It Into Space', which was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with singles 'I Ran Away' and 'Garden' preceding the release. |
| April 14 2021 | The band released a 45-minute instrumental piece called 'Memories of the Age of Anxiety' on the meditation application Headspace. |
| March 12 2021 | Spoon released covers of two Tom Petty songs: 'Breakdown' and 'A Face in the Crowd'. |
| 2020 | Released two albums in the same year: 'Songs for Pierre Chuvin' and 'Getting Into Knives', demonstrating continued musical productivity. |
| 2020 | Album recording was nearly finished but put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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