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13th Feb 2017

Great news: Arcade Fire are coming to Dublin and Belfast this summer

Paul Moore

Wake up to some great news.

If you’re a massive fan of Arcade Fire, we’ve got some good news for you. The Montreal superstars have added dates in Dublin and Belfast to their upcoming tour this summer.

In fact, the band will be making their debut Northern Irish appearance this summer, with an outdoor show at Ormeau Park, Belfast on June 13.

Dubbed ‘the greatest live band in the world’, the band’s fourth album, Reflektor, was released in October 2013 and while it didn’t hit the lofty heights of its predecessor – the Grammy Award-winning grandeur of The Suburbs was always going to be hard to top – it was still a very strong album.

Arcade Fire’s seminal debut Funeral (2004) was released to wide critical acclaim and featured in numerous Album of the Decade Polls including NME, Pitchfork, Guardian, Mojo and Rolling Stone.

Their 2007 follow-up Neon Bible, debuted at #2 in the UK and also the Billboard Hot 100. Both records were nominated for Best Alternative Album at the Grammy Awards following their release.

All details are included below. We can’t wait.

https://twitter.com/arcadefire/status/831067224504934400

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