Music

Arcade Fire to play and broadcast a free outdoor show in Montreal

by Nicole Villeneuve

On Thursday, September 22nd, at the place des Festivals of Quartier des Spectacles in downtown Montreal, Arcade Fire will be playing a free outdoor show in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the annual Pop Montreal festival. Montreal’s own Karkwa will open the show.

It’s also a gesture of gratitude from the band, who frequently points to their formative years Montreal as momentous to the band.

“Our band couldn’t exist without Montreal,” says Régine Chassagne in a press release. “After having had the chance to tour extensively around the world, we’re very excited to finally come home. And to do so the Montreal way, we hoped to play a free outside show, on the very last day of summer as a big ‘Thank you’ to the beautiful city we love so much.”

If you won’t be in the area, the show will be broadcast as well, but unfortunately only to Sirius and XM subscribers. Of course, it will likely turn up online the next day, too.