Arcade Fire 'WE' World Tour 2022 Announced After Opening Up On Will Butler's Band Exit

Arcade Fire had a huge day yesterday after finally releasing their latest album, announcing their world tour dates, and opening up on the departure of their longtime member Will Butler.

After heavily teasing the album through cryptic letters, snippets of music, and icons in the United States, fans of the Canadian Indie rock band can now listen to the sixth studio album "WE."

Arcade Fire Releases New Album 2022 'WE'

The 10-tracked LP features notable production collaborations with Joshua Michael Tilman, aka Father John Misty, Geoff Barrow, and Owen Pallett, among others.

After almost six years since they last released "Everything Now" in 2017, the band now followed the project up with "WE."

The band revealed months back that they have recorded the album in various places in the United States - New Orleans, El Paso, Texas, and Mount Desert Island in Maine.

Arcade Fire Concert 2022 in Europe and North America

To promote the newest album globally, Arcade Fire will embark on a North American and European World Tour this 2022.

The "WE" world tour will begin in Dublin, Ireland, on Aug. 30, 2022. Afterwards, the route will traverse from the United Kingdom, going through Europe for the entire September.

The North American leg will then proceed to start from Washington DC on Oct. 28, 2022, until it reaches Toronto, Canada, on Dec. 1, 2022, where it will cap off.

Along with the recent announcement, guests for the upcoming 2022 concert of Arcade Fire were also revealed.

Canadian indie-pop singer Feist shall be joining Arcade Fire on the United Kingdom and European trek, while recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominee Beck for their North American leg to play acoustic sets.

Arcade Fire Addresses Will Butler's Exit From the Band

Although "WE" was released recently, now departed band member Will Butler was still included in the credits of the new album - marking it his last album with the band.

Speaking to NME recently, Win Butker, Will's brother and bandleader, revealed what they think of his exit.

"He's our family and everyone in the band's family, and he's such a brilliant guy - he has so many things that just aren't this band. And on a human level, he's got three young children, he just has so much other stuff to do - we're fully supportive of his path, and can't wait to see it," he explained.

"WE" is now available on all music streaming platforms globally as upcoming Arcade Fire world tour tickets shall be available on May 13, 2022.

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