Could Arcade Fire's 'The Suburbs' receive the top Grammy honor?

ARCADE FIRE NOMINATED FOR ALBUM OF THE YEAR GRAMMY The Suburbs Receives Three Nods Total

"Now our parents will get off our backs about getting a real respectable job!!!!!"--Win Butler

Arcade Fire's critically acclaimed opus The Suburbs has been nominated for Album Of The Year, arguably the highest possible honor of the 53rd annual Grammy Awards.

The Suburbs has received a total of three nominations: Album Of The Year, Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals for The Suburbs' "Ready To Start" and Best Alternative Music Album.

Reached for comment in London, where the band is in the midst of a two-night stand at the O2 Arena, Arcade Fire's Win Butler said, "We are very proud of the record we made and feel incredibly blessed that so many people have gotten it! For those of you who don't understand how gambling works, if something is 100 to 1 odds and you put down 10 dollars, you win 1000 dollars... I'm just saying."

The Suburbs was released August 3, 2010 on Merge Records, debuting at #1 on the U.S. Top 200 and selling nearly 400,000 copies as of press time. The record has been supported by an extensive world tour that has included two nights at New York's Madison Square Garden and a November 13 appearance on Saturday Night Live. The current run of dates will conclude December 12 in Glasgow.

The 53rd annual Grammy Awards will take place at Los Angeles' STAPLES Center on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011, and will air live on CBS from 8 - 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).  

Source: Nasty Little Man

Arcade Fire launching tour in Twin Cities

In the wake of The Suburbs' #1 chart debut, Arcade Fire has confirmed another leg of dates stretching from Minnesota to Mexico. 

The next installation of North American dates will begin September 22 at the Roy Wilkins Arena in St. Paul MN, swinging through western Canada, the pacific northwestern U.S., and California before concluding October 12 at Monterrey, Mexico's Banamex Theater.

The September-October shows will follow a current run of dates including a recent two-night stand at New York's Madison Square Garden (highlights of the second night can be seen at http://www.youtube.com/user/ArcadeFireVEVO, a headline set at Lollapalooza and an upcoming August 14 headline at Toronto's Olympic Island. Following that and prior to the band's return to North America, Arcade Fire will make a select number of UK and European appearances, including headline stands at the Reading and Leeds festivals in the UK.

See below for a full listing of dates and check back at arcadefire.com for information re: on sales, additional dates, support, etc.


ARCADE FIRE ON TOUR FALL 2010:

WED - 9/22/2010 - St. Paul, MN - Roy Wilkins Arena   
THU - 9/23/2010 - Winnipeg, MB - MTS Centre      
SAT - 9/25/2010 - Saskatoon, SK - Credit Union Centre   
SUN - 9/26/2010 - Calgary, AB - Stampede Corral      
TUE - 9/28/2010 - Vancouver, BC - Pacific Coliseum   
WED - 9/29/2010 - Seattle, WA - Key Arena   
THU - 9/30/2010 - Portland, OR - Memorial Coliseum   
SAT - 10/2/2010 - Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre   
TUE - 10/5/2010 - Big Sur, CA - Henry Miller Library   
THU - 10/7/2010 - Los Angeles, CA - Shrine Auditorium   
FRI - 10/8/2010 - Los Angeles, CA - Shrine Auditorium       
SUN - 10/10/2010 - Mexico City (MX) - Palacio de los Deportes     
TUE - 10/12/2010 - Monterrey (MX) - Banamex Theater  



Source: Nasty Little Man