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Review | Pop | Arcade Fire | Hackney Empire | London

Hackney Empire, LondonThere's something striking about the behaviour of Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler at the show to launch the band's third album, The Suburbs. Between songs, he jokes with the crowd: "Well, I still think England have a pretty good shot at this World Cup", he smirks to a chorus of boos.He unexpectedly ends a song called We Used To Wait crowd-surfing, still clutching his microphone stand. He's relaxed and confident, which makes for a marked contrast with how he looked at the fi...

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17:57 on July 7 2010

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