Arcade Fire announce ‘Funeral’ 20th anniversary show in London

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Arcade Fire have announced the latest gig in their “limited number of” shows, celebrating the 20th anniversary of their debut album ‘Funeral’.The band – comprised of frontman Win Butler, Régine Chassagne, Richard Reed Parry, Tim Kingsbury and Jeremy Gara – will be playing at Brixton’s O2 Academy in London on July 4.

Warmduscher will be serving as opening support.A ticket pre-sale will commence on Wednesday (April 17) at 10am local time. General ticket sales will take place on Friday (April 19) at 10am local time.

Visit here to purchase tickets and see a full list of tour dates below.A post shared by Arcade Fire (@arcadefire) JULY 2 – Rho, Italy, Fiera Milano4 – London, UK, O2 Academy Brixton 7 – Dublin, Ireland, The Malahide CastleThe newly announced date is the latest gig to be shared after Arcade Fire revealed that they would be playing “a limited number” of shows in celebration of their seminal 2004 debut LP.Arcade Fire’s gig at Brixton Academy comes after the venue’s reopening since closing its doors in December 2022 after a fatal crowd crush that left two people dead.Back in February, the band shared two separate invitation posts that read: “Save the date.

Arcade Fire invite you to attend a celebration of the twentieth anniversary of their debut album ‘Funeral’”. The caption of the posts read: “We will be playing a limited number of special concerts, and we would be honoured if you would join us.