Arcade Fire’s upcoming tour in support of The Suburbs rolls into Madison Square Garden in New York City on August 5th. Yesterday, the band announced that the MSG show will be webcast live via YouTube. Fans will be able to preview songs from the new album during the broadcast. The Canadian group recently posted a trailer for the webcast featuring audio from Rococo – an as-of-yet unheard tune from The Suburbs. Take a look…
Let’s take a look at six other stories of interest this hump day…
- Radiohead’s long-awaited eighth album isn’t done yet
- Rush chats with Rolling Stone about bringing 2112 to GH
- Faster Times shows off the best NBA jerseys at the P4K Fest
- Speaking of the P4K Fest, Pavement said no to being webcast
- The latest subject of JamBase’s Questionnaire is Nathan Moore
- Crowded House performed Twice If You’re Lucky on Fallon
Finally, Live Nation continues to introduce promotions in an attempt to fill amphitheaters this summer. The latest ploy involves $10 tickets for a large number of participating events across the country. You can almost hear the guarantees dropping for most bands next summer.
