ContactMusic — Rocker Neil Young's annual Bridge School Benefit concert will this year feature Arcade Fire, Dave Matthews and Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder. Foo Fighters, Tony Bennett, Mumford & Sons, Beck, Diana Krall and Los Invisibles, featuring Carlos Santana... more info

Mercury News, California — The lineup has just been revealed for the 25th anniversary Bridge School Benefit shows -- and it's every bit as big as the occasion. more info

ContactMusic — Rockers Arcade Fire are to host a celebrity basketball match to raise money for charity. The band's frontman Win Butler has organised the sporting event in his hometown of Montreal, Canada, for later this month (Sep11) to tie in with the Pop Montreal... more info

NME — Band members, NBA stars and Vampire Weekend all sign up for the 'POP vs. Jocks' event more info

Scotsman.com — Arcade Fire Castle Esplanade, Edinburgh ***** more info

Song, by Toad —  I pulled a time-honoured, if slightly risky skill out of the bag last night in order to get my own way, and it came through in spades.  I was most pleased!  Jonny from the Edinburgh Man podcast happened to have a spare Arcade Fire ticket spare, s... more info

The Music Fix — Arcade Fire return to Manchester - we've got the photos. more info

Stereogum — Arcade Fire’s The Suburbs world tour stopped in the Netherlands last night and Elena Morelli supplied some shots of the show. Opening were indie rock heatseekers Austra, who recently contributed “Alone, Together” to our our Stroked tribute. Pho... more info

Guardian Music — Inni will document Icelandic band's 2008 concert at Alexandra Palace in LondonSigur Rós have announced a new live album and concert DVD, Inni, recorded at London's Alexandra Palace in 2008. Due in November, the film was directed by Vincent Morisset,... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Talking Heads founder David Byrne is perpetually up to something cool. If he's not singing backing vocals on Arcade Fire records or writing his New York Times column about cycling (seriously), he's creating wry and topical art. His latest offering is... more info