On Thursday night, Arcade Fire rolled through Los Angeles as part of their ongoing Everything Now world tour, which will conclude this weekend with a two-night stand in Berkley, California and a headlining appearance at Life Is Beautiful Festival in Las Vegas.
During Arcade Fire’s performance at the Greek Theatre, the famed Canadian indie rock band surprised the audience by playing their hit debut album, 2004’s Funeral, in its entirety for the first time ever. Arcade Fire’s run through Funeral comprised the entirety of their first set, with the final track on the album, “In The Backseat”, marking the first time the band has performed the tune this tour.
As frontman Win Butler explained to the crowd during their performance of the classic album, “We’re not sentimental, but it’s just been 14 years since Funeral so we felt like playing it.”
As for the second set, Arcade Fire offered up a mix of tracks off their recently released album, Everything Now, which they have been supporting throughout this global tour, as well as a selection of tunes from across their catalog. 2007’s Neon Bible was represented with “My Body Is A Cage” and “Intervention”; 2010’s The Suburbs was showcased with its title track as well as “Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)” and “Ready To Start”; and 2013’s Reflektor was represented with a set-opening take on the album’s title track.
You can watch selections from Arcade Fire’s Thursday night performance at Los Angeles’ Greek Theatre below. Enjoy!
Arcade Fire – “Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)”
[Video: Daanon DeCock]
Arcade Fire – “Wake Up”
[Video: Eddie Monterrubio]
For reference, you can listen to Arcade Fire’s 2004 debut album, Funeral, below via Spotify:
Arcade Fire – Funeral – Full Album
For more information on Arcade Fire’s upcoming tour dates, head to the band’s website here.
[H/T Consequence Of Sound]