Arcade Fire

'SNL': Watch Arcade Fire Deliver Blistering Performance of 'The Lightning I, II' · The Canadian indie rockers also performed their heartfelt 'We' cut “ ...

At the end of the set, bandleader Win Butler grabbed the mic to give his opinion regarding the threat of Roe v. Wade being overturned: “A woman’s right to choose forever and ever and ever. But even after taking the stage twice, the band wasn’t quite done.

Arcade Fire returned to the 'Saturday Night Live' stage for the first time since 2018. The band performed songs from 'We'

Sept. 29: Berlin (Mercedes-Benz Arena) Sept. 25: Bordeaux, France (Arkea Arena) Sept. 18: Munich (Olymphiahalle) Sept. 15: Paris (Accor Arena) Sept. 2: Birmingham, England (Utility Arena) Arcade Fire’s We is “a project of resolute, zeitgeisty grandeur.” Read SPIN‘s review of the album here.

After a pretty long time away from Saturday Night Live, Arcade Fire returned to the show tonight in grand fashion.

Be sure to let us know right now now in the attached comments! As for the performance that we saw right before Weekend Update tonight, it was of the band’s recent track “Unconditional I (Lookout Kid).” This was a natural evolution for the group, at least in that it felt both familiar and yet new. After a pretty long time away from Saturday Night Live, Arcade Fire returned to the show tonight in grand fashion.

With their new album 'WE' just out, Arcade Fire were musical guests on 'Saturday Night Live' this weekend and got to play three times...

With their new album WE just out, Arcade Fire were musical guests on Saturday Night Live this weekend. The played two songs off the album -- "Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)," where they were flanked by inflatable tube guys, and "The Lightning I, II" -- plus they performed "End of the Empire I-IV" as the closing credits rolled. Watch Arcade Fire play ‘SNL’

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's leaked draft opinion that threatens to overturn Roe v. Wade loomed large over Saturday Night Live.

Garments with 1973 emblazoned on them have been used to show support for Roe v. As they walked out to take a bow, the episode’s host, Benedict Cumberbatch, and several Saturday Night Live cast members wore white T-shirts with 1973 on them, which is the year the Supreme Court’s landmark decision was made. Wade loomed large over Saturday Night Live, from the cold open to the Weekend Update to the curtain call.

Earlier this week, a leaked draft from the US Supreme Court suggested the organisation is preparing to overturn Roe V. Wade – a 1973 ruling that made abortion ...

Is this guy really going to fucking win again and we’re all going to be fucked?’” Butler said. Olivia Rodrigo also discussed the subject during a recent gig in Washington D.C., telling her fans: “Our bodies should never be in the hands of politicians. Arcade Fire released their sixth album earlier this week (May 6). Speaking to NME, Butler explained how the group felt the backdrop of global uncertainty – the second, and deadliest, COVID wave in the US and the 2020 US presidential election – while making the record.

Arcade Fire returned to SNL for the fifth time, and first since 2018, alongside host and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

Wade. Arcade Fire then took the SNL stage for a third and final song, “End of the Empire I-IV,” as the credits rolled. Arcade Fire’s second songs, “The Lightning I,” and its album counterpart “The Lightning II,” were accommpanied by a purple backdrop projecting shadows of the 9-piece band. Although, Cumberbatch was joined later in the show with a surprise appearance by Multiverse of Madness co-star Elizabeth Olson in “The Understudy.“

The British actor, in his second outing as host, starred in the cold-open that took aim at the Supreme Court's move on abortion rights.

Cumberbatch said that “SNL” writers told him that not enough people saw the movie for them to write an effective sketch. “SNL” star Kate McKinnon also made an appearance as a Merlin-esque witch who came in with dark predictions of the future. I was beat by Will Smith,” which got a big response. His monologue revolved around Mother’s Day and his appreciation for his own mother and his wife, Sophie, the mother of his three young sons, in romantic and seductive terms. “Shouldn’t women have the right to choose, since having a baby means a 50 percent chance of dying?” Strong’s character asked. A few more characters dressed in period garb entered the scene to discuss equity of the situation and whether women should have political rights.

Arcade Fire were the musical guests on last night's episode of Saturday Night Live, where they performed two songs from their sixth LP WE.

WE, which was produced with Nigel Godrich, came out on Friday. The band recently announced a world tour in support of the album. Arcade Fire were the musical guests on last night’s episode of Saturday Night Live, where they performed two songs from their sixth LP WE. After performing lead single ‘The Lightning I, II’, vocalist Win Butler returned to the mic to speak out in support of abortion rights: “A woman’s right to choose forever and ever and ever. Amen.” The Canadian group later delivered a performance of ‘Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)’, which ended with the singer telling his mom he loved her.

Arcade Fire played Saturday Night Live last night for the fifth time, and fans were treated to two spectacular performances of “Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)” ...

Cumberbatch introduced Arcade Fire once again, who performed a rare third song by an SNL musical guest over the end credits, “End of the Empire I–III.” Benedict Cumberbatch and several cast members also wore 1973 T-shirts during the show’s closing segment, in reference to the year Roe v. Amen,” referring to the potential overturning of Roe v.

Benedict Cumberbatch hosted the episode one night after the band released their sixth album WE.

Arcade Fire appeared on Saturday Night Live this week, taking to the stage the night after the release of their new album WE. They performed “Unconditional (Lookout Kid)” and “ The Lightning I, II” during the Benedict Cumberbatch-hosted episode. This week’s SNL stop was the band’s fifth time as the musical guest on the show, following appearances in 2007, 2010, 2013, and 2018. After wrapping up their second song of the evening, Win Butler addressed the crowd with a message seemingly in support of abortion rights.

Following the universally acclaimed reception to singles “The Lightning I, II” and “Unconditional I (Lookout Kid),” Arcade Fire's “excellent sixth album” ...

Fans can visit https://vipnation.eu/ for more information. Tickets for all tour dates will be on sale to the public beginning Friday, 13th May at 10am local time. WE's release coincides with the announcement of Arcade Fire's autumn world tour.

Arcade Fire released a new album, WE, just a couple days ago, and last night they were the musical guests on Saturday Night Live.

Wade. Win Butler’s guitar also said “1973,” as well as “Call Your Mom” in honor of Mother’s Day. Watch that in the full episode stream here. They did two tracks from WE, “Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)” and “The Lightning I, II.” Watch Arcade Fire Perform WE Songs On SNL

Meanwhile, Unconditional II (Race and Religion), featuring a low-key Peter Gabriel guest spot, combines a Régine Chassagne vocal with 80s synthpop backing to ...

The Lightning I, II has a sublime gear change midway through and suddenly echoes the motorik Springsteenisms of the War on Drugs, all shot through with the air of euphoria that defined Arcade Fire’s early records. From seemingly being on the brink of U2-esque stadium success with 2010’s Grammy-winning The Suburbs, Arcade Fire rather lost their way with their next two albums. The Bowie-indebted, James Murphy-produced Reflektor was overlong and bloated.

They were a signature indie-rock band of the 2000s, their most indelible song representing a defiant hope during the darkness of the Bush years.

The age of “Wake Up” corresponded to a dark Bush era when people needed music that was a life preserver. It was the moment that “Wake Up” officially became self-parody — through no fault of the band, except for the fact that they presumably allowed the show to use it. “It’s like, ‘Yes, finally!’ … I mean, I don’t know any artists that haven’t made things that have been extremely panned.” As far as he was concerned, “I think it’s probably our best record.” To be sure, musicians tend to double-down in the face of negative reviews, but it was hard not to think back to the band’s early days playing “Wake Up” to small crowds in Montreal who were angry that Arcade Fire had changed styles. (The band performed at Obama’s inauguration.) And at a time when the idea of “selling out” was still a debatable subject, Arcade Fire allowed “Wake Up” to be used during Super Bowl XLIV, but only so they could give the money to Haitain relief after that country’s devastating 2010 earthquake. Complaints about the internet, stardom and social media started to infuse the songs, and not unlike U2, who similarly wanted to elevate the consciousness of their audience, Arcade Fire provoked a backlash. Granted, that comparison doesn’t entirely work — for one thing, The Suburbs and its follow-up, 2013’s Reflektor, were full of uncertainty and dread — and Butler himself expressed misgivings about how much Obama could fundamentally change America. In 2018, he lamented the left’s laziness about staying engaged after Obama’s triumph at the polls: “The second he got elected it was like, ‘We did it!’ He was like, ‘Okay, I want to work on health care,’ but everyone was just like, ‘Cool, we did it! “We’re basically a Motown covers band doing ‘What Becomes of the Brokenhearted.’ That’s my favorite song of all time — this exact meeting point of two things at once.”) As with another Funeral standout, “Rebellion (Lies),” “Wake Up” was juiced by its refusal to succumb to cynicism — it was a song about never admitting defeat, to holding onto optimism. Now it’s 2022 and Arcade Fire are back with a new album, We. This year is different from 2004 in lots of ways, but one of them is how this band is perceived and what “Wake Up” means. And then a bunch more “Oooh oooh”s, as if Arcade Fire were inviting us all to sing along with them. The story goes that Butler, who grew up in Houston, decided to move to Canada as a teenager on a whim. Funeral never got more empowering than on “Wake Up,” which cranked up the amps for a song about accepting that life is filled with disappointment. And “Wake Up” remains their defining song, not just because of its popularity but because of how it sums them up both musically and temperamentally.