Arcade Fire, LCD Soundsystem add gigs, split 7 :: Music News :: Articles

E’rybody’s been giddily-yappin’ about the Arcade Fire/LCD Soundsystem tour, recently expanded with dates in California, Washington, Missouri and Utah. Now (said in exuberant infomercial-like voiceover) you can treasure the pairing for as long as life goes on with a split 7" featuring LCD Soundsystem's take on Joy Division's "No Love Lost" and Arcade Fire's cover of Serge Gainsbourg's "Poupee de Cire," available exclusively ~~at 1-800-LCD-FIRE~~ on tour and the bands' respective websites.

Speaking of covers, the songs of LCD Soundsystem itself will be remixed and re-interpreted by artists like Franz Ferdinand and Sorcerer for a DFA/Capitol Records EP ambiguously titled A Bunch of Stuff.

And now, the dates:

August
17 - Hasselt, Belgium @ Pukkelpop Festival
19 - Biddinghuizen, Holland @ Lowlands Festival
24 - Paris, France @ Rock En Seine
25 - Reading, England @ Reading Festival
26 - Leeds, England @ Leeds Festival

September
15 - Austin, Texas - Zilker Park @ Austin City Limits Festival
17 - Morrison, Col @ Red Rocks ^
20 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ Hollywood Bowl ^
21 - Mountain View, Calif. @ Shoreline Ampitheatre ^
24 - Seattle, Wash. @ Bank of America Arena ^
28 - Kansas City, Mo. @ Starlight Theatre ^
30 - St. Paul, Min. @ Roy Wilkins Auditorium ^

October
3 - Louisville, Ky. @ Waterfront Park ^
5 - Columbus, Ohio @ LC Pavilion ^
6 - New York, N.Y. @ Randall's Island ^
26 - Glasgow, Scotland @ SECC *
27 - Manchester, England @ MEN Arena *
29 - Newcastle, England @ Metro Radio Arena *
30 - Cardiff, Wales @ International Arena *
31 - Nottingham, England @ Arena *

November
4 - Oslo, Norway @ Spektrum #
5 - Stockholm, Sweden @ Annexet #
7 - Copenhagen, Denmark @ KB Hallen #
8 - Berlin, Germany @Columbiahalle #
10 - Vienna, Austria @Gasometer #
11 - Munich, Germany @Tonhalle #
17 - London, England @Alexandra Palace *
18 - London, England @Alexandra Palace #
19 - London, England @Alexandra Palace *