Guardian Music — 'Security concerns' force Canadian band forced to cancel Portugal concert that coincided with Lisbon summitEurope's most important military alliance has come between Arcade Fire and their Portuguese fans. The Canadians were forced to cancel an upcomi... more info

ContactMusic — Cult Canadian group ARCADE FIRE have been forced to scrap an upcoming show in Portugal - because their visit coincides with a NATO summit.The band was billed to perform... more info

Stereogum — Because of a NATO summit scheduled to take place in the city November 19 and 20, Arcade Fire’s November 18 show at Lisbon’s Atlantic Pavilion has been canceled. Billboard reports that officials are citing “security concerns.” The Portuguese c... more info

Reuters — LONDON (Reuters) - Canadian rockers Arcade Fire have canceled their concert in Lisbon on November 18 due to what they called "security concerns" surrounding a NATO summit in the city on November 19-20. more info

NME — Summit forces band to call off their Libson gig more info

Gigwise — Their manager confirms... more info

Between Thought and Expression — Here's a flashback from 2005. An entertaining collaborative effort featuring Beck, Karen O, Wolf Parade, Arcade Fire, Sonic Youth, Postal Service, Smoosh, Feist, Rilo Kiley, Devendra Banhart and Peaches, with David Cross, Elvira and Nardwuar. Have ... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Last week Mark Ronson dropped a pretty good cover of Arcade Fire’s “We Used To Wait” while visiting BBC. It’s a little bit more spaced out and minimal, and I like it, because it’s different from the gran bombast of the original. Grab an mp3... more info

Perez Hilton — We are so pumped for the next two Saturday Night Live hosts AND for their musical guests! On November 13, Scarlett Johansson will host, with musical guest Arcade Fire! The week after that, Anne Hathaway will be hosting with musical guest Florence + ... more info

Guardian Music — Veteran music critic David Hepworth tripped himself up by slating Neil Young's new album before, apparently, listening to it properly. How can you spot unreliable reviews?Attentive readers of Alexis Petridis's well-informed and reliably waspish recor... more info