Arcade Fire

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Arcade Fire (often known as "The Arcade Fire") is an indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 2003 by the husband and wife team Win Butler and Régine Chassagne, the band's work features lush, anthemic arrangements and diverse instrumentation, necessitating a larger personnel than a traditional rock band. Their first release, Funeral in 2004 received critical acclaim from press and fans worldwide. In the UK, Uncut magazine made it their Album of the Year and it came second in both the NME Album of the Year list and the Album of the Year list published by Mojo magazine. It was followed in 2007 by the equally successful Neon Bible. <p>In addition to founders Butler and Chassagne, other members include Richard Reed Parry, William Butler, Tim Kingsbury, Sarah Neufeld and Jeremy Gara. <p>Howard Bilerman, who played drums on their debut album, Funeral, has since moved on to other projects. On the 'Funeral' shows the touring band included horn player Pietro Amato and violinist ...Automatically Created from Freebase. Please help us give it a human touch by adding some events.