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CBC MUSIC AND ESPACE.MU TEAM UP WITH NPR MUSIC TO BRING AUDIENCES A LIVE PERFORMANCE FROM ARCADE FIRE AT CAPITOL STUDIOS

The band will perform songs from their new album Reflektor on Monday, October 28

CBC Music and Espace.mu have teamed up with NPR Music to bring audiences an exclusive performance from Grammy Award-winning indie rock band Arcade Fire, live from Capitol Studios in Los Angeles on Monday, October 28th. The band will perform an hour-long set of highlights from their upcoming fourth studio album Reflektor, which will be released the following day.

Fans in Canada can tune into the live audio stream at cbcmusic.ca or espace.mu/arcadefireat 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT as well as CBC Radio 2’s The Signal at 10 p.m. (10:30 NT) to hear the exclusive concert. The performance will air again on Tuesday, October 29th on CBC Radio 2’s Drive at 6 p.m. (6:30 NT), and Canada Live on CBC Radio One at 2 p.m. (2:30 p.m. NT) on Friday, November 1st. In addition, Q on Radio One will air an interview with Win Butler and Jeremy Gara from Arcade Fire on Monday, October 28th at 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. (10:30 NT).

For more information, please visit cbcmusic.ca.

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CBC/Radio-Canada is Canada’s national public broadcaster and one of its largest cultural institutions. The Corporation is a leader in reaching Canadians on new platforms and delivers a comprehensive range of radio, television, internet, and satellite-based services. Deeply rooted in the regions, CBC/Radio-Canada is the only domestic broadcaster to offer diverse regional and cultural perspectives in English, French and eight Aboriginal languages.

About CBC Music.ca
CBCMusic.ca is Canada’s free digital music service. For the casual listener to the hardcore fan, connect with the very best Canadian and international music, concerts and features. Simple and easy to navigate, CBCMusic.ca gives Canadians access to 50 Web radio stations, 12 distinct genre-based music communities, CBC Radio 2 and CBC Radio 3, plus content from the most knowledgeable music personalities and programmers from across the country, hundreds of concerts, playlists and more.

For a complete list of publicity contacts and for more information including series synopses, press releases, hi-res images, video clips and bios, please visit the CBC Media Centre at cbc.ca/mediacentre. Follow CBC’s publicity team on Twitter @CBC_Publicity.


For more information please contact:
Renee Weekes, senior publicist, CBC
Renee.Weekes@cbc.ca
416-205-2053 (Office) 416-729-7945 (Mobile)

Espace Musique

Elizabeth Grenier, déléguée, Espace.mu

elizabeth.grenier@radio-canada.ca

514597-7374

 

 

 

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