Arcade Fire appeared on Saturday Night Live last night (May 7), performing two tracks from ‘WE’ and seemingly speaking out about abortion rights.Earlier this week, a leaked draft from the US Supreme Court suggested the organisation is preparing to overturn Roe V.
Wade – a 1973 ruling that made abortion legal on a federal level.Arcade Fire used their performance on Saturday Night Live to seemingly critique the proposed draft.After a powerful performance of ‘The Lightning I,II’, vocalist Win Butler returned to the mic to say “a woman’s right to choose forever and ever and ever.
Amen.” Check it out below. Later in the show, the Canadian group played the joyous ‘Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)’ which was dedicated to Régine Chassagne and Butler’s son Eddie.
It ended with the vocalist telling his mum he loved her.The show ended with host Benedict Cumberbatch and other SNL members wearing “1973” t-shirts, referencing the year Roe V.
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