Arcade Fire Announces U.K. Tour Dates, Tops Billboard Charts

Great week or best week ever to be in Arcade Fire? Seems like the latter, as the band’s latest release The Suburbs topped Billboard, selling 156,000 copies in a week according to tourmate Spoon’s tweet.

Now that their U.S. tour has wrapped up with its last show in Atlanta last night, the band has announced a series of tour dates in the U.K., including a mysterious break during September and October. Catch them while you can! They’re already defying expectations by playing in amphitheaters and topping charts; the inevitable next step might be Arcade Fire: The Reality Show.

August:
14 – Toronto, Ontario @ Olympic Island
27 – Leeds, England @ Leeds Festival
28 – Reading, England @ Reading Festival
29 – Saint Cloud, France @ Rock En Seine
31 – Berlin, Germany @ Tempodrom

September:
2 – Bologna, Italy @ I-Day Festival

November:
18 – Lisbon, Portugal @ Atlantica Pavilion
21 – Barcelona, Spain @ Palau Sant Jordi
24 – Marseille, France @ Le Dome
26 – Lyon, France @ La Halle Garnier
28 – Munich, Germany @ Zenith
29 – Dusseldorf, Germany @ Philipshalle

December:
1 – London, England @ O2 Arena
8 – Birmingham, England @ LG Arena
9 – Cardiff, Wales @ Cardiff International Arena
11 – Manchester, England @ Manchester Central
12 – Glasgow, Scotland @ SECC

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