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dimanche 25 septembre 2011

Nearly 100 000 people for Arcade Fire

Quartier des spectacles à Montréal - Près de 100 000 personnes pour Arcade Fire
MONTREAL - For the last concert of their world tour that lasted a year, members of Arcade Fire could not ask for better than this human tide of almost 100,000 people flooded on Thursday night, Festival Plaza, the center- Montreal.
The organizers of the event, headed by the POP Montrealfestival, expected to attract 75,000 people, and finally, it is between 75,000 and 100,000 fans who came.Impressive, the crowd overflowed the St. Catherine Street and extends towards the Place des Arts and the surrounding streets.TITLE ENCARTLe show in picturesGiant screens were also placed at strategic locations to accommodate people attending without a doubt one of the biggest concerts in the history of arts and entertainment district, produced under a mild sky, to boot.Just before the concert, which cost about $ 1 million to produce in the artistic director of Pop Montreal, Dan Seligman, the security officials reported no major problem, despite the number of spectators gathered on the outskirts of the gigantic stage erected at the intersection of Boulevard de Maisonneuve and Jeanne Mance.

A show that warms the heartAfter offering a sold-out performance Wednesday night at Metropolis, the cast of Win Butler has rewarded the loyalty of his Montreal audience with a performance free and memorable. The singer has repeatedly stated how it was good to come home to sing with his family. "Our heart is full," said Butler, smiling.
As for his sidekick Régine Chassagne, she added: "Even after having toured the world, Montreal is really cool. "
It is important to remember Arcadi Fire has been very rewarding one year, winning a host of honors for his album The Suburbs, now considered a classic in the world of rock. These include the Grammys, the Juno and the Brit in the album of the year, not to mention the prestigious Polaris Music, the award for best Canadian album.
The stars were aligned for this celebration so large. Thousands of fans, who did not want to miss this event for anything, have even presented early in the afternoon.
After the first song Ready To Start, catchy, Arcade Fire continued with a Keep The Car Running and No Cars Go, delivered with an energetic final coated violins, electric guitars and drums. The group, in great shape, played a couple of songs from his three albums (one must add the disks Funeral, released in 2004, and Neon Bible, launched in 2007), keeping in mind certain works from The Suburbs.

A myriad of successThe repertoire chosen by Arcade Fire for the evening like in large part to that offered at other shows of the tour: Haiti, Empty Room, Intervention, Rococo, The Suburbs, Month of May (rendering electrifying and dancing), We Used to Wait, Neighborhood # 3, Modern Man were among the pieces offered. We even had a new play Speaking in Tongues.
In return, the charismatic singer was first sent Rebellion (Lies). At that time, all group members have the package. In conclusion, it Régine Chassagne who played Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains), wearing a pink dress eccentric. In the crowd, the balloons change color from blue to red in the air strikes in the audience.
Won in advance, the public took advantage of every moment of the show. Virtually throughout the concert, the audience sang, clapped hands and feet, hopped, applauded, whistled, screamed ... On occasion, you could hear a roar well aware that repeated the words of Win Butler said during Performance: POP Montreal, we love you.
Between 19 am and 21 pm, Kid Koala and Karkwa ensured the first two parts brilliantly. The band of Jean-Louis Cormier gave a solid performance, with its definitely more rock than usual. The proof of the electrifying final Forget it.
The show was broadcast live on radio SiriusXM.

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