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By: hannah

hannah — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:54:41 +0000

have you heard the recording of arcade fire at nottingham arena on 31/10? someone throws something on stage and win has a bit of a hissy fit.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 10:27:06 +0000

Like you say, you can’t stop it. Most of the people there seemed pretty into it, so I don’t know if they attracted an above average number of hangers on, it’s just that anything this popular seems to become a juggernaut that can kind of get away from you. Bono embraces it (ugh) but this lot seem to find it a bit intrusive. I have plenty of sympathy for them.

By: mjrc

mjrc — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 01:50:57 +0000

well sure. i mean, here they are, writing these great songs, performing their hearts out, connecting with their fans in a really intimate way, and then all of a sudden they’re in bigger venues with people there only because they’ve heard the band is cool, not because they love them, and they have to do all the publicity-related crappola that’s demanded of them. i can see what a drag it would be. but how do you prevent it from happening? how can you stop the media from writing about you and people loving you and wanting to see you? our whole culture is built on creating that phenomenon. unfortunately, success=loss of self, in the sense of losing the ability to do what you want to do when/how/if you want to. *sigh*

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 23:24:32 +0000

Nice review, Matthew, puts my weak effort to shame! I’ve added your site to our links section.

By: Mulrine

Mulrine — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 20:40:53 +0000

Utter agreement from myself. After being horribly disappointed at seeing Arcade Fire last night at Newcastle’s Metro Radio Arena I think I’ll be reconsidering any arena gigs and so should Arcade Fire.

They were so great too. Shame I didn’t feel it.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:51:12 +0000

Shane's article here, based on this in the Guardian. Shane's article is pretty funny, but I have a degree of sympathy for them. If you aren't a natural celebrity it must be pretty grinding trying to not be a superstar in a band that popular.

By: mjrc

mjrc — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:29:56 +0000

have you read what shane had up on friday? pretty freaking funny, especially after you read the actual article it’s based on. (i’d put a link in but i can’t seem to figure out how to do it.)

By: Matthew

Matthew — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:34:28 +0000

I’ve only seen Dylan at Wembley, and that wasn’t bad. Maybe because I was slightly in awe of seeing Bob Dylan of course.

Thing is, if touring is supposed to prop up the lost income from album sales then you can’t blame them for playing the bigger places if they can, but apparently that fact has led to groups being pushed into bigger venues than they can really handle or fill, which can seriously damage their, erm, aura, for want of a better word.

No such problem with these lads, but I’m never going back to the seats at the SECC again.

By: Ed

Ed — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:36:18 +0000

I fear not. If it’s any consolation, when I still lived in england, I went to Wembley Arena three times (Pulp, Cure, Smashing Pumpkins) and that was even worse. It would be nice if bands would take the time to play smaller shows, maybe that’s the downside of getting big. I remember seeing Franz Ferdinand in tiny places, and noty even being able to get tickets for the bigger ones.