Stereogum — Last fall, Arcade Fire caused a stir when they included a note on Ticketmaster requesting that fans wear formal attire or costume to their upcoming concerts. While their small warm-up shows in Montreal and Brooklyn featured this mandatory dress code,... more info

Stereogum — Are Arcade Fire going to cover a region-specific song in every city they visit on tour? Is this going to be like Taylor Swift bringing out guest singers at every so? Because if so, that’s awesome. The band already covered the Constantines when they... more info

NME — The band continue their series of covers more info

Stereogum — Arcade Fire were just in Toronto for a live show where they brought out a fake Rob Ford. And while there, co-leader Win Butler, a serious basketball head, taped a goofy segment for Off The Record, a show on the Canadian sports network TSN. During the... more info

Stereogum — Arcade Fire’s string of geographically appropriate covers continued last night in Toronto, where they covered “Young Lions” by the rugged, recently reunited Toronto post-punk masters the Constantines. (They previously covered Prince in Minneapo... more info

NME — The band played 'Normal People' with the fake Mayor last night at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto more info

Stereogum — Arcade Fire have made a habit in these early days of their massive Reflektor tour to cover a different classic at each show. First there was a cover of “The Last Time” by the Rolling Stones in Louisville, and then video of Prince’s Controversy�... more info

NME — The track is the latest cover from the band as they continue their 'Reflektor' world tour more info

Stereogum — Yesterday we heard about the impending launch of Neil Young’s PonoMusic through Kickstarter. Now the Kickstarter is live with a promo video featuring a dumbfounding parade of musical luminaries singing Pono’s praises. Watch Arcade Fire, Jack Whit... more info

NME — ‘Global Citizen Tickets’ swaps community work for tickets more info