Arcade Fire Reportedly Playing to Smaller Crowds Than Expected

1/4 full or 3/4 empty? I’m a 3/4 empty kinda guy

 

This band seems to always struggle to fill arenas in non hip markets. Not sure why they aren't just playing large 3-5k theaters in the majority of cities while booking arenas in NYC/LA/Toronto.

 

Because you'd have to pay me to watch five different versions of Infinite Content live.

 

To be fair, any band that's not Metallica or Iron Maiden is struggling to fill seats in Quebec City.

 

What a Shame! (1975 EP). 'Cause these guys are srsly one of the best live bands I've ever seen. And although I can't stand EN, this live show was bonkers good!

 

Got some tickets through work and saw them during their Reflektor arena tour in the states. Show was great, but it was probably the emptiest arena concert I've been to.

 

It's just a reflektor.

 

The upper deck was closed at the Philly show, and all those ticketholders got freebies for the lower level (or floor, I guess). The show was incredible, though, and the production was unreal

The article notes that there are few venues available in-between 3k cap theaters and bigger arenas. They're in a tough spot.

 

Next album, complete rebranding.

A$AP Fire!

They're hip hop now...and adding shows 'cause they all sold out!

 

That last point is key. Especially when it's a fall/winter tour and a lot of the venues in that capacity range are unavailable outdoor amphitheaters.

 

Well, arena shows kind of suck and the new Arcade Fire album definitely sucks, so those two things combined are probably keeping people far away.

 

Nah, I wouldn't say so. I enjoyed the new album but skipped them this time around. I've noticed that a lot of tours (aside from the MEGA tours) have been having trouble selling out because there are just SO many goddamn tours out there now. If you're an indie/rock/alt fan living in the vicinity of a major city, you likely have 2-3 options every WEEK so people are going to be pickier. I've lived in NYC for a decade and, on any given week, there's about 4-5 shows I'm interested in. Can't attend them all (though I used to try) while trying to maintain a life.

 

This show was great. I got tickets for 20 bucks though so it wasn't expensive for me

 

Still haven't gotten their most recent album after everyones response.

 

To be fair they had trouble filling up reflektor dates too. We were able to buy tickets on stubhub for $8 that were originally worth $85. This time around secondary market tickets were also pretty low.

 

saw them last week in chicago. this show ruled.