Arcade Fire is returning to the stage and supporting a good cause. The indie-rock band has announced a last-minute Ukraine benefit concert in New Orleans. Scheduled for tonight (March 14) at the Toulouse Theatre, admission for the show is on a "pay what you can" basis.
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Doors open at 7:30 PM and wristbands (one per customer) will be available at the venue beginning at 10 AM. Per the concert flyer, “all proceeds benefit the Plus 1 Ukraine relief fund.” Focused on social and environmental justice, the non-profit organization Plus 1 works specifically with the music industry, artists, events, and brands.
Tonight’s performance will be Arcade Fire’s first full-band show in over two years. Arcade Fire performed collectively in November of 2020 at Mahalia Jackson Theater, located also in New Orleans. Most recently, band members Win Butler and Régine Chassagne played a private Las Vegas show for a crypto company in December.
Arcade Fire additionally teased an official comeback. Last week, the band posted a snippet of new music on their website. Previously, Arcade Fire released a 45-minute song titled “Memories Of The Age of Anxiety” for the meditation app Headspace last April. The band's latest studio album Everything Now was released in 2017.
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