Arcade Fire: 'We're not a band that's out to party until we die'

They don't buy into the rock'n'roll lifestyle, their songs deal with big ideas, and their live shows – which now take place inside huge arenas – favour exuberance over irony and aloofness. And yet Arcade Fire, who emerged from Montreal's indie scene in 2004, are somehow the hottest band on the planet. Sean O'Hagan meets them on their world tour and asks whether they can keep evolving as they get biggerIn a concrete room backstage at the Palau Sant Jordi arena in Barcelona, I am midway thoug...

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00:04 on November 28 2010

Arcade Fire: 'We're not a band that's out to party until we die'

Guardian Music — They don't buy into the rock'n'roll lifestyle, their songs deal with big ideas, and their live shows – which now take place inside huge arenas – favour exuberance ove... more info

Arcade Fire of Montreal

13:38 on November 28 2010

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LargeHeartedBoy — The Guardian profiles the Arcade Fire. In case you have not noticed, Arcade Fire – a multi-instrumental, mixed gender, seven-piece indie-rock group from the very un-roc... more info

Arcade Fire of Montreal

08:15 on November 29 2010