Following the Friday release of their sixth album WeMontreal band Arcade Fire have announced a world tour planned for later this year.
This will be the Grammy-winning band’s first tour since 2018, and tickets are set to go on sale May 13.
The tour will kick off in Dublin in August and see the band travel through Europe and North America, with a final stop in Toronto in December.
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Other Canadian stops include Edmonton and Vancouver.
Canadian singer-songwriter Feist will join Arcade Fire on all UK and European dates, while Beck is expected to support all North American dates.
It’s a big month for the band, which should also perform on Saturday Night Live this weekend, and at the Juno Awards on May 15 in Toronto.
The group will have lost an original member – co-founder Will Butler announced in March that he had left the group at the end of last year.
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