It seems that just about everyone and their mothers have made guest appearances with Arcade Fire on their Reflektor tour, and last night was no exception. Legendary soul singer Mavis Staples joined the band in Chicago last night, performing a rousing rendition of “The Last Time” by The Rolling Stones.
“The Last Time” actually has a long history. The Stones have admitted that their tune was inspired by the gospel song, “This May Be The Last Time,” which was popularized by none other than The Staple Sisters in 1955. The youngest Staples sister is, of course, none other than Mavis.
In fact, the Arcade Fire performance saw the band perform both the Stones and the Staple Sisters version. You can watch this fan shot video of the moment below:
Arcade Fire finish their Reflektor tour with two nights, August 29th and 30th, in Toronto and Montreal, respectively. Check out their setlist from Chicago below:
Arcade Fire Setlist Via Setlist.fm
Reflektor
Haïti
Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)
Rebellion (Lies)
Joan of Arc
Empty Room
The Suburbs
The Suburbs (Continued)
Ready to Start
Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)
We Used to Wait
We Exist
Intervention
Afterlife (w/ ‘My Body Is a Cage’ intro)
It’s Never Over (Oh Orpheus)
Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)
Encore:
This May Be the Last Time (The Staple Singers cover)*
The Last Time (The Rolling Stones cover)*
Here Comes the Night Time
Normal Person (w/ Talking Heads’ “Psycho Killer” intro)
Wake Up
(*) with Mavis Staples