NME — Band bring 'The Suburbs' to Main Stage for headline slot more info

Its Getting Boring By The Sea — Wow, what a month. Starting with a sweat-inducing Best Coast gig and ending with an even hotter Libertines reunion August has been one of the biggest of the year to date with brilliant albums released every single week. Far ahead from the crowd for m... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Lori Baily "Is there any better big venue live band these days than Sonic Youth? Okay, maybe Radiohead, maybe Phish, and maybe--depending on how their Madison Square Garden debut goes this week--even Arcade Fire. (Yes, we just used... more info

Guardian Music — Journos, bands and readers are out there getting trench foot so you don't have toThere's nothing quite like looking out of the window at the driving rain, icy winds and blizzards of frogs and thinking: "Right, let's pack for Reading festival." Having... more info

NME — Plus Brian Fallon tells audience to watch Arcade Fire more info

MTV.co.uk News — Reading and Leeds Festivals kick off today with acts including The Libertines, Arcade Fire, Guns N’ Roses and Blink-182 set to play over the weekend. At the southern leg of the event the site... more info

NME — Plus Cribs, Pendulum, Maccabees all set for first day of this year's event more info

Gigwise — Bands will share the bill... more info

Silent Uproar — Arcade Fire has unveiled their complete North American tour schedule around their new album, The Suburbs. They play a string of shows in September and October before heading to Europe. [arcadefire.com] more info

Song, by Toad — You know, this sounds awfully like the Arcade Fire.  Given my recent smart-arsed remarks about journalists finding a way to compare pretty much all music (especially music with instruments in it) to the Arcade Fire, you might think that I am just be... more info