Arcade Fire Fear Losing Touch With Fans At Bigger Shows


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After their first two albums ‘Funeral‘ and ‘Neon Bible‘ made them one of the most critically-acclaimed bands in the world, Arcade Fire are now moving into rock’s big league following the cross-Atlantic success of their recent third record ‘The Suburbs‘. However, the band are now fearing the new momentum will bring it’s own problems.

As the Canadian group move into the larger venues, including a UK arena tour due to begin in December, they have told the NME they are worried the larger crowds may make it harder for them to connect with their audience. “The fear of playing shows the size we’re playing shows now is that you can’t connect with the audience – the room, the sound’s bad,” drummer Jeremy Gara said.

“From what we’re hearing, the O2 arena is already set up to be a great show. As long as we can play well it’ll be a good night.”

The Suburbs‘ went to number one in both the UK and US after it’s release last month, and they followed up their success with two brilliant headline performances at last weekend’s Reading/Leeds festivals. Their UK December tour will visit cities such as Cardiff, Birmingham and Glasgow as well as the back-to-back gigs at London’s O2 Arena.


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