Arcade Fire

[Dan R]

They actually WERE the typical QotSA festival fodder at the time.

I thought they had the vote for Glastonbury then just continued to play those songs for the rest of the summer?

[zero000]

They actually WERE the typical QotSA festival fodder at the time.

Were they? I've no idea. They just didn't seem very standard to me.

[Superscally]

looks like Keep The Car Running is rarity on this tour which is a bummer

goddam you Flashbulb Eyes / cover versions

Flashbulb Eyes is stone cold gash.

[slamdunkdafunk]

I would be most upset with no keep the car running.

[CHRLY]

Flashbulb eyes is good now! look at a recent live video, i reckon it sounds fucking brilliant.

I'd imagine we will get pretty much exactly the same as coachella, which is tomorrow or sunday can't remember which, that will be the big indicator.

As for the covers, at the festivals they have recently played in south america they haven't played one so luckily it seems like we wont get one either. Would love to see one when they tour though, just don't want them to waste part of their setlist on one.

[bocumaroy]

I don’t really get the love for Keep The Car Running. Flashbulb Eyes is one of the weakest songs on Reflektor, but it’s really good live.

[slamdunkdafunk]

The Lollapolooza set is something I'd be happy with

[theDandy]

The Lollapolooza set is something I'd be happy with

which one?

[slamdunkdafunk]

which one?

didn't know there were different;

01 Normal Person

02 Rebellion (Lies)

03 Reflektor

04 Flashbulb Eyes

05 Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)

06 The Suburbs

07 The Suburbs (Continued)

08 Ready to Start

09 Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)

10 No Cars Go

11 We Exist

12 Afterlife*

13 It's Never Over (Oh Orpheus)**

14 Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)

15 Keep the Car Running

16 Here Comes the Night Time

17 Wake Up

[theDandy]

didn't know there were different;

01 Normal Person

02 Rebellion (Lies)

03 Reflektor

04 Flashbulb Eyes

05 Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)

06 The Suburbs

07 The Suburbs (Continued)

08 Ready to Start

09 Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)

10 No Cars Go

11 We Exist

12 Afterlife*

13 It's Never Over (Oh Orpheus)**

14 Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)

15 Keep the Car Running

16 Here Comes the Night Time

17 Wake Up

Good set but Power Out in to Rebellion is a must for me. It works so well.

[AndrewMcF]

Intervention and Spawl II are the only 2 songs I'd be absolutely dying to hear, if they didn't play those, I'd be gutted.

[slamdunkdafunk]

I think one thing is for sure, with everyone having such varying favourites...someone will be left disappointed.

[theDandy]

I really do think they'd be missing a massive opportunity of epic proportions if they didn't play the original My Body is a Cage on the Pyramid. Would be so good to open the encore with it or something.

Edited April 11, 2014 by BenjKJDandy

[CHRLY]

Good set but Power Out in to Rebellion is a must for me. It works so well.

Haha the amount of times you've said that in this thread

I dunno really, I reckon by the time Glasto comes around they could be playing Keep the car running regularly, you never know.

I don’t really get the love for Keep The Car Running.

Imagine all the crowd in the pyramid field singing the first 'It's Cooooomiiiinng'.

That's why.

[theDandy]

Haha the amount of times you've said that in this thread

I dunno really, I reckon by the time Glasto comes around they could be playing Keep the car running regularly, you never know.

Imagine all the crowd in the pyramid field singing the first 'It's Cooooomiiiinng'.

That's why.

Haha I know I thought that as soon as I'd posted it!

[Dan R]

Intervention and Spawl II are the only 2 songs I'd be absolutely dying to hear, if they didn't play those, I'd be gutted.

I doubt you'll get intervention as they seem to be playing very little off neon bible, but sprawl ii seems a set list staple.

[WS_Jack_III]

I'm looking forward to "Lies! Lies!" When the Pyramid lights go on full and everybody has their hands in the air.

[CHRLY]

I'm looking forward to "Lies! Lies!" When the Pyramid lights go on full and everybody has their hands in the air.

That's really weird, was just listening to funeral and this is what i was thinking when rebellion was on hahaha.

Also after that listen, another thing im looking forward to alot is the whole crowd doing the 'oohhhhs' at the end of Tunnels

[Tuna]

reading this thread gives me goosebumps. 11 weeks and 2 hours ish boys and girls.

[Zoo Music Girl]

Been revisiting both Reflektor and the older albums this week. Can conclude this is going to be frigging ace

Hope I won't be ruining it for myself by seeing them in London a few weeks prior but I suspect that Glastonbury atmosphere will push it above and beyond.

Now just hope I'm not working during their set...

[DomDom1984]

Back to the QotSA thing and playing the songs for the rest of the summer, there was a LOT of festivals before that, and those songs were played.

Basically, they knew exactly what they were going to play and played it.

[rjb94]

A little off topic, but do people still think there will be a more extensive UK arena tour in the autumn? I'm starting to think this outdoor Montreal show in August looks like an end of tour gig. Regretting not bothering with Earls Court now - although I'll be seeing them at Glastonbury of course.

[Dan R]

Back to the QotSA thing and playing the songs for the rest of the summer, there was a LOT of festivals before that, and those songs were played.

Basically, they knew exactly what they were going to play and played it.

Pretty sure glasto was early on, theyd been touring their debut before that. I thought they just did it cos they didnt have an album to promote or anything. Doubt Arcade Fire will do anything like that until they stop making albums every few years.

[monkey1989]

what do you think the crowd will be like at glastonbury ?? i love arcade fire but they are a kinda of a weird but brilliant band, they sell alot of records but you still wouldnt call them mainstream

[kaytee...]

I've just been watching their Brazil set from a few days ago. It's the best I've seen them in a while now (and the played Laika!) so I'm really too excited for Glastonbury now.

With regards to the crowds, although it probably won't be as energetic as the likes of Brazil, their set is so well put together now that there's plenty of songs in the set that everyone must have heard by now. I don't think they'll have a problem drawing in a big crowd