Arcade Fire’s surprise New York City shows raised over $100k for the people of Ukraine

nme.com:

Arcade Fire‘s four-night run of intimate, surprise New York shows raised more than $100,000 for the PLUS1 Ukraine Relief Fund.The Canadian rock band’s unexpected gigs, which took place last week from March 18 – March 21 at New York City’s 575-capacity Bowery Ballroom, were signalled via flyers and social media posts only a few short hours before taking place.

Each night required a wristband and “pay what you can” donation to the relief fund from fans.Would-be attendees were required to either show up to the Bowery Ballroom’s box office to grab a wristband before they quickly sold out or had to follow clues posted online by Arcade Fire in hopes of finding someone distributing passes to the show somewhere in the city.In one instance, a fan ran into frontman Win Butler, who was playing basketball at the Canal Street Basketball Court with volunteers as they handed out coveted wristbands for the final show, which took place last Monday (March 21).Final Bowery show tonight.