Arcade Fire haven’t been much of a secret since about 2005, but if you go by recent events, Win Butler’s crew are basically full-fledged super stars. They’re nominated for a Grammy, headlining Coachella, and can call U2 tour mates.
Arcade Fire will open for U2 at their July 30th concert in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. The concert will take place at Magnetic Hill, which was built for Pope John Paul II’s papal mass in 1984 and has since hosted the likes of The Rolling Stones, Bon Jovi, AC/DC, and Eagles, among others. Tickets go on sale Tuesday, February 8th.
The two outfits have appeared together on stage once before. In 2006, Arcade Fire opened three shows for U2’s “Vertigo Tour” and joined them in Montreal for a performance of Joy Division’s “Love Will Tear Us Apart”. Watch the clip below.
According to U2’s manager Paul McGuinness, Moncton will mark the final date of the U2 360° Tour in North America. Also below, you can find both bands’ respective touring itineraries for 2011.
Arcade Fire 2011 Tour Dates:
04/16 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Music Festival
04/24 – Chicago, IL @ UIC Pavilion #
04/25 – Chicago, IL @ UIC Pavilion #
05/06 – New Orleans, LA @ New Orleans Jazz Fest
06/17 – Scheeßel, DE @ Hurricane Festival
06/18 – Neuhausen ob Eck, DE @ Southside Festival
06/21 – Zagreb, HR @ T Mobile InMusic Festival
06/22 – Wiesen, AT @ Festivalgelände
06/26 – Luxembourg @ Rock A Field
06/30 – London, UK @ Hyde Park * ^ $
07/02 – Arras, FR @ Main Square Festival
07/03 – Belfort, FR @ Les Eurockeenes
07/05 – Milan, IT @ Milano Jazzin’ Festival
07/07 – Novi Sad, SB @ Exit Festival
07/09 – Lucca, IT @ Summer Festival
07/17 – Benicasim, ES @ Benicasim Festival
07/30 – Moncton, NB @ Magnetic Hill !
# = w/ The National
* = w/ Mumford & Sons
& = w/ Beirut
$ = w/ Vaccines
! = w/ U2
U2 2011 Tour Dates:
02/13 – Johannesburg, ZA @ FNB Stadium
02/18 – Cape Town, ZA @ Cape Town Stadium
03/25 – Santiago, CL @ Estadio Nacional +
03/30 – Buenos Aires, AR @ Estadio Unico de La Plata +
04/02 – Buenos Aires, AR @ Estadio Unico de La Plata +
04/03 – Buenos Aires, AR @ Estadio Unico de La Plata +
04/09 – Sao Paulo, BR @ Estadio Morumbi +
04/10 – Sao Paulo, BR @ Estadio Morumbi +
04/13 – Sao Paulo, BR @ Estadio Morumbi +
05/11 – Mexico City, MX @ Azteca Stadium #
05/14 – Mexico City, MX @ Azteca Stadium #
05/15 – Mexico City, MX @ Azteca Stadium #
05/21 – Denver, CO @ Invesco Field $
05/24 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Rice Eccles Stadium $
05/29 – Winnipeg, MB @ CANAD Inns Stadium $
06/01 – Edmonton, AB @ Commonwealth Stadium $
06/04 – Seattle, WA @ Qwet Field !
06/07 – Oakland, CA @ McAfee Coliseum !
06/17 – Anaheim, CA @ Angels Stadium !
06/18 – Anaheim, CA @ Angels Stadium !
06/22 – Baltimore, MD @ M & T Bank Stadium &
06/26 – E. Lansing, MI @ Spartan Stadium &
06/29 – Miami, FL @ Sun Life Stadium &
07/02 – Nashville, TN @ Vanderbilt Stadium &
07/05 – Chicago, IL @ Soldier Field ^
07/08 – Montreal, QC @ Hippodrome ^
07/09 – Montreal, QC @ Hippodrome ^
07/11 – Toronto, ON @ Rogers Centre ^
07/14 – Philadelphia, PA @ Lincoln Financial Field ^
07/17 – St. Louis, MO @ Busch Stadium ^
07/20 – E. Rutherford, NJ @ New Meadowlands Stadium ^
07/23 – Minneapolis, MN @ TCF Bank Stadium ^
07/26 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Heinz Field ^
07/30 – Moncton, NB @ Magnetic Hill *
+ = w/ Muse
# = w/Snow Patrol
$ = w/ The Fray
! = w/ Lenny Kravitz
& = w/ Florence and the Machine
* = w/ Arcade Fire
