Funeral Now

We were lucky enough to get tickets to see Arcade Fire play Brixton the other week.

For me, Arcade Fire are one of the greatest live bands of all time. I first saw them perform at Reading 2007 and the experience altered my brain chemistry. There were people speaking in tongues and writhing around to the sound of a hurdy-gurdy. It was anarchy.

I’ve seen Arcade Fire on every album tour since (bar We when we all agreed it was best to give them a bit of space).

This time around, it was the twentieth anniversary of Funeral, their debut. My favourite Funeral fact is that David Bowie bought copies of that album for everyone he knew for Christmas. That’s how highly he thought of it.
Bowie and Arcade Fire performed together at Fashion Rocks and he provided backing on Reflektor too, if you’re paying attention to my AF facts.

What made this tour so special is hearing the whole album from start to finish before a short interval and a return for some bloody hits.

We had the best time and getting to see E get into it made my night.

1. Sound and Vision
2. Vampire/Forest Fire
3. Funeral:
4. Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)
5. Neighborhood #2 (Laika)
6. Une année sans lumière
7. Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)
8. Neighborhood #4 (7 Kettles)
9. Crown of Love
10. Wake Up
11. Haïti
12. Rebellion (Lies)
13. In the Backseat
14. Enjoy the Silence
15. Cars and Telephones
16. Intervention
17. Age of Anxiety II (Rabbit Hole)
18. Headlights Look Like Diamonds
19. Reflektor
20. Afterlife
21. Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)
22. The Suburbs
23. The Suburbs (Continued)