CBC MUSIC AND ESPACE.MU TEAM UP WITH NPR MUSIC TO BRING AUDIENCES A LIVE PERFORMANCE FROM ARCADE FIRE AT CAPITOL STUDIOS

The band will perform songs from their new album Reflektor on Monday, October 28

CBC Music and Espace.mu have teamed up with NPR Music to bring audiences an exclusive performance from Grammy Award-winning indie rock band Arcade Fire, live from Capitol Studios in Los Angeles on Monday, October 28th. The band will perform an hour-long set of highlights from their upcoming fourth studio album Reflektor, which will be released the following day.

Fans in Canada can tune into the live audio stream at cbcmusic.ca or espace.mu/arcadefireat 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT as well as CBC Radio 2’s The Signal at 10 p.m. (10:30 NT) to hear the exclusive concert. The performance will air again on Tuesday, October 29th on CBC Radio 2’s Drive at 6 p.m. (6:30 NT), and Canada Live on CBC Radio One at 2 p.m. (2:30 p.m. NT) on Friday, November 1st. In addition, Q on Radio One will air an interview with Win Butler and Jeremy Gara from Arcade Fire on Monday, October 28th at 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. (10:30 NT).

For more information, please visit cbcmusic.ca.

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About CBC Music.ca
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For more information please contact:
Renee Weekes, senior publicist, CBC
[email protected]
416-205-2053 (Office) 416-729-7945 (Mobile)

Espace Musique

Elizabeth Grenier, déléguée, Espace.mu

[email protected]

514597-7374