Arcade Fire hit the Saturday Night Live stage for the first time since 2018, treating fans to tracks off their just-released album We. The group performed “Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)” (with an assist from inflatable tubes and “The Lightning I, II.” As the credits rolled, they also played “End of the Empire I-IV.”
The appearance marked the band’s fifth time playing SNL, following performances in 2007, 2010, 2013, and 2018.
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Arcade Fire’s We is “a project of resolute, zeitgeisty grandeur.” Read SPIN‘s review of the album here. On Friday, the band announced a world tour to support the heady new record with support from Beck and Feist. See the full list of dates below.
Arcade Fire 2022 Tour Dates:
Aug. 30: Dublin (3Arena)
Sept. 2: Birmingham, England (Utility Arena)
Sept. 3: Manchester, England (AO Arena)
Sept. 5: Glasgow (OVO Hydro)
Sept. 8: London (The O2)
Sept. 11: Lille, France (Zenith)
Sept. 12: Antwerp, Belgium (Sportpaleis)
Sept. 14: Cologne, Germany (Lanxess Arena)
Sept. 15: Paris (Accor Arena)
Sept. 17: Milan (Mediolanum Forum)
Sept. 18: Munich (Olymphiahalle)
Sept. 21: Madrid (WiZink Center)
Sept. 22-23: Lisbon (Campo Pequeno)
Sept. 25: Bordeaux, France (Arkea Arena)
Sept. 26: Nantes, France (Zenith de Nantes)
Sept. 28: Amsterdam (Ziggo Dome)
Sept. 29: Berlin (Mercedes-Benz Arena)
Oct. 1: Warsaw (COS Torwar)
Oct. 28: Washington, D.C. (The Anthem)
Nov. 1: Camden, N.J. (Waterfront Music Pavilion)
Nov. 4: Brooklyn, N.Y. (Barclays Center)
Nov. 8: Boston (MGM Fenway Music Hall)
Nov. 10: Uncasville, Ct. (Mohegan Sun)
Nov. 12: Chicago (United Center)
Nov. 13: Minneapolis (The Armory)
Nov. 16: Los Angeles (Kia Forum)
Nov. 19: San Francisco (Bill Graham Civic Auditorium)
Nov. 22: Seattle (Climate Pledge Arena)
Nov. 25: Vancouver (Rogers Arena)
Nov. 27: Edmonton, Alberta (Rogers Place)
Dec. 1: Toronto (Scotiabank Arena)
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