MANCHESTER CENTRAL SATURDAY 11TH DECEMBER 2010.
THE SUBURBS TOUR.
Arcade Fire is a Canadian Indie Rock Band from Montreal Quebec
consisting of Husband & Wife Win Butler & Regine Chassagne
Alongside Richard Reed Perry , Tim Kingsbury & Jeremy Gara. The
Band was founded in 2001 by friends & classmates Butler & Josh
Deu ( 2001 -2003 ) The Band came to Prominence in ( 2004 ) with
the release of their critically acclaimed Debut Studio Album Funeral
Their Second Studio Album Neon Bible ( 2007 ) won them the 2008
Meteor Music Award . They have done 7 Studio Albums . Years Active
( 2001 – 2023 ) Genres Indie Rock / Art Rock / Dance Rock & Baroque
Pop . Labels Sonovox / Columbia / Merge / DFA / Rough Trade / City
Slang / Spunk / Mercury & Virgin EMI . Line Up Win Butler Lead / B/V /
Guitar / Piano / Keyboards / Bass Guitar / Mandolin ( 2001 -2023 ) ex
ex. ex. Regine Chassagne B/V / Lead Vocals / Accordion / Piano /
Keyboards / Hurdy Gurdy / Recorder / Drums Percussion ( 2001 -2023)
ex. ex. ex. Richard Reed Parry Guitar / Bass / D/ Bass / Piano / Keys /
Synthesizers / Organ / Celesta / Accordion / Drums Percussion / B/V
( 2003 -2023 ) ex. ex. ex. Tim Kingsbury Bass Guitar / Guitar / D/ Bass
Keyboards B/V ( 2003 – 2023 ) ex. ex. ex. Jeremy Gara Drums / Guitar/
Keyboards ( 2004 -2023 ) ex. ex. ex. Current Touring Musicians. Sarah
Neufeld Violin / Piano / Keyboards / Synthesizers / Tambourine /
Xylophone / B/V ( Touring Member) ( 2013 – 2023 ) Core Member (2003-
2013 ) ex. ex. ex. Former Members Will Butler Synthesizers / Bass Guitar/
Guitar / Guitar / Percussion / Sitar / Panpipes / Trombone / Omni chord /
Musical Saw / D / Bass / Concertina / Clarinet / Gadulka / B/V ( 2003-2021)
ex. ex, ex. Former Touring Members Owen Pallet Violin / Keyboards / B/V
( 2004 -2005 ) ( 2010-2011 ) ( 2013 -2016 ) ex. ex. ex. Marika Anthony
Shaw Viola / B/V ( 2007 -2011 ) ex. ex. ex. Amazing Talented Musicians.
SONG 1. Ready To Start ex. ” The Business Men drink my blood ” ” Like
the kids in art school said they would ” ” & I guess I’ll just begin again ”
” You say can we still be friends ” Amazing arrangement & Song-writing .
SONG 2. Month Of May ex. ” One ,two ,three , four ” ” Gonna make a record
in the month of May ” ” In the month of May , in the month of May ” ” Gonna
make a record in the month of May ” ” When the violent wind blows the
wires away ” . Outstanding sounds & Fantastic Vocals & Harmonies. Magic.
SONG 3. Neighbourhood # 2 ex. ” Alexander our older brother ” ” Set out
for a great adventure ” ” He tore our images out of his pictures ” ” He
scratched our names out of all his letters ” Amazing arrangement. Love It.
SONG 4. No Cars Go ex. ” ” Hey ! ” ” No cars go ! ” ” Where we know ” Magic.
SONG 5. Haiti ex. ” Hatti , mon pays ” ” Wounded Mother I’ll never see ”
” Ma family set me free ” ” Throw my ashes into the sea ” Brilliant sounds .
SONG 6. Empty Room ex. ” Said your name in an empty room ” Said your
name in an empty room ” ” Something I would never do ” Just Love It .
SONG 7. Rococo ex. ” Let’s go down & watch the modern kids ” ( Repeat
once ) ” They will eat right out of your hand ” ” Using great big words
that they don’t understand ” ” They singing ” ” Rococo , rococo , rococo ,
rococo ” ” Rococo , rococo , rococo , rococo ” Amazing overall Sounds .
SONG 8. Deep Blue ex. ” Here in my place & time ” ” & here in my own
skin I can finally begin ” ” Let the century pass me by , standing under
the night sky ” ” Tomorrow means nothing ” Just amazing musicians.
SONG 9. The Suburbs ex ( With the Smiths ) ” In the suburbs I , I learned
to drive ” ” & you told me we’d never survive ” Grab your Mothers keys ,
we’re leaving ” Amazing arrangement & playing & overall Sounds. Love It.
SONG 10. The Suburbs ( Continued ) ex. ” Some times I can’t believe it ”
” I’m moving past the feeling ” ” Sometimes I can’t believe it ” ” I’m moving
past the feeling again ” Crowd going wild with delight . Just Pure Magic .
SONG 11. Crown Of Love ex. ” They say it fades if you let it ” ” I carved
your name across my eyelids ” ” You pray for rain , I pray for blindness ”
SONG 12. Neighbourhood # 1 ( Tunnels ) ex. ” & if the snow buries ”
” My neighbourhood ” ” & if my parents are crying ” ” Then I’ll dig a
tunnel ” ” From my window to yours ” ” Yeah , a Tunnel ” ” From my
window to yours ” Some amazing sounds & Fantastic Vocals Love It.
SONG 13. We Used To Wait ex. ” So I never wrote a letter ” ” I never
took my true heart ” ” I never wrote it down ” ” So when the lights go
go out ” ” I was lost standing in the wilderness downtown ” Magic .
SONG 14. Neighbourhood # 3 ( Power Out ) ex. ” I woke up with the
power out ” ” Not really something to shout about ” ” Ice has covered
up my parents hands ” ” Don’t have any dreams don’t have any plans”
SONG 15. Rebellion ( Lies ) ex. ” Sleeping is giving in ” ” No matter
what the time is ” ” Sleeping is giving in ” ” So lift those heavy eyelids”
SONG 16. Intervention ex. ” The King has taken back the throne ”
” The useless seed was sown ” ” When they say they’re cutting off the
phone ” ” Then tell ’em you’re not at home. Amazing arrangement
ENCORE.
SONG 17. Keep The Car Running ex. ” Every night my dreams the
same ” ” Same old City with a different name ” ” They’re not coming
to take me away ” ” I don’t know why , but I know I can’t stay ” Magic.
SONG 18 . Sprawii ( Mountains Beyond Mountains ) ex. ” Took a drive
into a sprawl ” ” To find the house where I used to stay in ” ” Couldn’t
read the number in the dark ” ” You said let’s save it for another day”
SONG 19, Wake Up ex. ” Somethin’ filled up ” ” My heart with nothin’
” Somebody told me not to cry ” This has been a wonderful Set from
this Fantastic Talented Band Of Musicians at Manchester Central .
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