sorry, are people in europe generally aware of arcade fire

before i got into elbow they were probably my favorite band, their two full length albums are both amazing and both have a distinctive feel to them


any other fans here?

People of Europe ARE generally aware of the work of the band Arcade Fire!

Loved seeing them at sunset at Glasto 2007, fab set and we somehow ended up in the front row!

Thinking a couple of bits of The Hazards of Love (Decemberists) sound very AF! The ooooh's in the wanting comes in waves are great!

Arcade fire were my door into good music, i hated music before i found them, then through ukk (arcade fire forum) found radiohead, doves, elbow and others. So yea, i love them (from britain). They got big here with the release of neon bible, and I think that increased sales of funeral too. I wouldn't be surprised if they're headlining some festivals on their next tour.

Another fan here - loved both albums and would love to seem them live, but haven't had a chance yet. I just heard their song Wake Up being used in the trailer for the upcoming Spike Jonze movie Where The Wild Things Are, and I wonder if it'll be used in the film itself or just the trailer.

both great albums a mate got me the first one and I danced round the room in a frankly ungainly and uncoordinated manner with joy, Oh they are a great band

I love Arcade Fire!

I went to see them in 2007 at the MEN Manchester, they did a cover of The Smith's ' Still Ill'

I love their albums, I hope they bring another one out soon.

They have a track on "Dark Was The Night" which is an excellent compilation CD, sold in aid of an AIDS charity:

Lenin:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-x71CWd6GQ

Agree, they were brilliant at Glastonbury!!

"Funeral" is one of my top 10 favourite albums of all time. We were also at the MEN the other year. Abiding memory is shuffling out of the arena via Manchester Victoria railway station, with the "Oh Oh. Oh Oh Oh Oh. Oh Oh" from "Wake Up" striking up spontaniously every couple of minutes. Brilliant night

When I first got Funeral i couldn't stop playing it in fact I think I'll stick it on later!

That spontaneous singing brought back memories, as we were walking to the MEN all the cars seemed to be blasting out Arcade Fire tracks, magic night!

I love the albums, love the band, love the music, I also remember Victoria station echoing to the strains of wake up, but it was my first a probably last visit to the sterile corperate world of the truly horrible MEN arena.

Arcade Fire are putting the finishing touches to their 3rd album! WOO HOO! Sources say we could be hearing something by Spring. Can't f**king wait! Best band ever (erm... along with Elbow & Radiohead).

I hope when they tour the new album they come to Manchester again. Preferably on a Friday or Saturday. Now that would for make another good night out!

So want them back in the UK touring after reading some of the posts on this thread, I was at the MEN arena gig as well, the only time I've seen them so far and to be in a crowd of 14,000 people singing along to Wake Up was just phenomenal, such a brilliant night for me

Hoping for the new album asap, just can't wait to see what direction musically my favourite band (apart from elbow perhaps) has gone in as its not far off 3 years since neon bible.

I know! I'm just so excited I've already tried to imagine what it might sound like. I think it'll be quite different from Neon Bible, but who knows?! I'm getting so itchy.

Come on guys... pull your finger out!