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Arcade Fire have announced a new world tour, including five shows in the UK and Ireland

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Arcade Fire have announced a new world tour, including five shows in the UK and Ireland

The band's new album 'WE' is out now.

9 May 2022 • 9:57 am

Arcade Fire have released their new track, 'Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)'

Arcade Fire have released their new track, 'Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)'

The band's new album 'WE" comes out next week.

29 Apr 2022 • 12:27 pm

Arcade Fire are playing the reopening weekend for London's KOKO next week

Arcade Fire are playing the reopening weekend for London's KOKO next week

Tickets for the relatively intimate new date - part of the venue's reopening weekend - go on sale on Thursday, 21st April.

19 Apr 2022 • 8:00 am

Arcade Fire will play a surprise set at Coachella on Friday

Arcade Fire will play a surprise set at Coachella on Friday

The band will sneak in an hour-long set at the Mojave Tent starting at 6:45pm local time.

14 Apr 2022 • 6:24 pm

Arcade Fire are teasing a new track, 'Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)'

Arcade Fire are teasing a new track, 'Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)'

The 34-second long teaser for the track, taken from forthing album 'WE', was shared on social media yesterday (12th April).

13 Apr 2022 • 5:16 pm

Arcade Fire have announced a final surprise New York show tonight

Arcade Fire have announced a final surprise New York show tonight

They will play at Bowery Ballroom for a final time tonight (21st March).

21 Mar 2022 • 3:30 pm

Arcade Fire, MUNA, King Princess and more - this is what's fresh on the Dork Radio playlist this week

Arcade Fire, MUNA, King Princess and more - this is what's fresh on the Dork Radio playlist this week

Here are the new tracks joining our heavy rotation this week.

21 Mar 2022 • 9:00 am

Arcade Fire have announced a third surprise New York show tonight

Arcade Fire have announced a third surprise New York show tonight

They will play at Bowery Ballroom for a third time tonight (20th March).

20 Mar 2022 • 3:29 pm

Will Butler has confirmed he's left Arcade Fire: "I’ve changed—and the band has changed—over the last almost 20 years"

He'd not appeared with the band at their recent surprise shows.

19 Mar 2022 • 8:39 pm

Arcade Fire announce another surprise New York show tonight

Arcade Fire announce another surprise New York show tonight

They will play at Bowery Ballroom for a second time tonight (19th March).

19 Mar 2022 • 4:51 pm

Arcade Fire announce another surprise show - and this time they're playing New York

Arcade Fire announce another surprise show - and this time they're playing New York

They will play at Bowery Ballroom tonight (18th March).

18 Mar 2022 • 8:12 pm

The Cut: MUNA, Arcade Fire, KennyHoopla and the best new tracks of the week

The Cut: MUNA, Arcade Fire, KennyHoopla and the best new tracks of the week

It's been a week packed with new music. We've sifted through the pile and plucked out a few of the best.

18 Mar 2022 • 6:56 pm

Arcade Fire have dropped their much teased two-part new single, 'The Lightning I, II', and announced a new album 'WE'

Arcade Fire have dropped their much teased two-part new single, 'The Lightning I, II', and announced a new album 'WE'

After weeks of teasing, the new Arcade Fire track has finally arrived, with news of a new full-length, due 6th May.

17 Mar 2022 • 6:00 pm

Footage of another new Arcade Fire song, 'Rabbit Hole' has emerged online

Footage of another new Arcade Fire song, 'Rabbit Hole' has emerged online

The band are set to debut the studio version of 'The Lighthing I, II' tomorrow (16th March).

16 Mar 2022 • 9:01 pm

Watch Arcade Fire debut two new songs, 'The Lightning I, II' and 'Age of Anxiety'

Watch Arcade Fire debut two new songs, 'The Lightning I, II' and 'Age of Anxiety'

The band performed the new songs at last night's (14th March) New Orleans surprise show.

15 Mar 2022 • 7:38 am

Arcade Fire are set to drop a new song on Thursday, 'The Lightning I, II'

Arcade Fire are set to drop a new song on Thursday, 'The Lightning I, II'

The band revealed the news on social media, alongside the chords to the track.

14 Mar 2022 • 4:06 pm

Arcade Fire are playing a surprise show tonight - and they look to have played a secret warm-up already

Arcade Fire are playing a surprise show tonight - and they look to have played a secret warm-up already

They're set to play New Orleans later today (14th March).

14 Mar 2022 • 7:43 am

Arcade Fire continue to build up to new music with a mysterious website, Morse code and more weird eyeballs

Arcade Fire continue to build up to new music with a mysterious website, Morse code and more weird eyeballs

The band's campaign trail to what is surely a new album continues to build, both off and online.

12 Mar 2022 • 8:01 am

Arcade Fire are continuing to tease new music, with more postcards and a zooming eye

Arcade Fire are continuing to tease new music, with more postcards and a zooming eye

Last week, fans started receiving postcards with what appeared to be the band's logo on it.

7 Mar 2022 • 10:38 pm

With postcards sent to fans and stickers around London, it looks like Arcade Fire may be teasing something new

With postcards sent to fans and stickers around London, it looks like Arcade Fire may be teasing something new

It seems like the band may be about to return.

3 Mar 2022 • 2:56 pm

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