Live concert filmed by ARTE Concert on 13 July 2024 atop Kobetamendi at the Bilbao BBK Live festival in Spain. Formed in Montréal in the early 2000s around the couple Win Butler and Régine Chassagne, Arcade Fire became one of the most theatrical rock bands of its generation, praised for shows in which the musicians swap instruments within a lush baroque-rock arrangement. In Bilbao, the band delivers a sprawling set drawing on its whole catalogue: the « Neighborhood » triptych and « Rebellion (Lies) » from Funeral, plus « Reflektor », « Afterlife », « The Suburbs », « Sprawl II » and the towering « Wake Up » as a finale. Driven by Richard Reed Parry and Tim Kingsbury, the performance alternates collective fervour and orchestral swells before a captivated Spanish crowd. This filmed full concert from 2024 shows why critics have often called Arcade Fire « the best live band in the world », offering a generous ninety-minute capture, perfect for rediscovering the communal energy of the Canadian group on a major festival stage.
Setlist
- Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)
- Neighborhood #2 (Laika)
- Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)
- Rebellion (Lies)
- Age of Anxiety II (Rabbit Hole)
- Creature Comfort
- Reflektor
- Afterlife
- No Cars Go
- Keep the Car Running
- Ready to Start
- The Suburbs
- Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)
- Everything Now
- End of the Empire II (Last Round)
- Wake Up
Personnel & credits
- Win Butler — vocals, guitar
- Régine Chassagne — vocals, keyboards
- Richard Reed Parry — multi-instrumentalist
- Tim Kingsbury — bass, guitar
