The Arcade Fire

The Arcade Fire is an indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec. Its members are Win Butler, Régine Chassagne, Richard Reed Parry, William Butler, Tim Kingsbury, Sarah Neufeld, and Jeremy Gara. Howard Bilerman, who played drums on the album Funeral, has since moved on to other projects. As of May 2005, the touring band includes horn player Pietro Amato and violinist Owen Pallett. Pallett has opened for their shows, appearing as the one-man band 'Final Fantasy'.

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Indie rock - Montreal, Quebec - Win Butler - Régine Chassagne - Richard Reed Parry - William Butler - Tim Kingsbury - Sarah Neufeld - Jeremy Gara - Howard Bilerman - May - 2005 - Pietro Amato - Owen Pallett - Final Fantasy

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The band?s trademark fashion is the waistcoat, giving them an air of "frumpiness". When asked about the rumour that the band's name refers to a fire in an arcade, Win Butler replied: "It's not a rumour, it's based on a story that someone told me. It's not an actual event, but one that I took to be real. I would say that it's probably something that the kid made up, but at the time I believed him" (Pitchfork Media).

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