Arcade Fire have announced their biggest ever UK gig at London's Hyde Park this summer. The Canadian band will also reportedly release a new version of their latest album, The Suburbs, including an original film by Spike Jonze.
The 30 June gig in Hyde Park is Arcade Fire's only UK date so far this year, despite scheduled appearances at festivals in the USA and Europe. They will headline the venue just a week after Kings of Leon play two dates, plus there will be support from Mumford & Sons, Beirut and the Vaccines. Though Arcade Fire played the O2 Arena on their last visit to London, Hyde Park is about three times bigger – some 60,000 fans will have the chance to buy tickets, which go on sale this Friday.
Meanwhile, fans of The Suburbs have something else to look forward to. According to Germany's Spex magazine (via Consequence of Sound), Arcade Fire plan to reissue their third album in May. This will reportedly include a photobook, new songs and a DVD of Spike Jonze's Scenes from the Suburbs, which premieres at the Berlin international film festival next month. Scenes from this short film previously appeared in the video for the album's title track.
Arcade Fire's The Suburbs has been nominated for three Grammy awards, including album of the year, as well as two Brits. It debuted at No 1 in the UK charts.
See tickets at www.premierevents.co.uk
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/jan/25/arcade-fire-suburbs-hyde-park
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