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Barack The Vote: Arcade Fire Play For Obama

01st March 2008 | by Gavin Riley

With the U.S Elections hotting up fast, Barack Obama continues to enjoy the support of the cool kids, with Arcade Fire announcing they'll play some shows to support the Illinois Senator.

This Tuesday's primaries in Ohio and Texas, are seen as make-or-break for rival Hillary Clinton, so will Obama (or Clinton for that matter) be happy that a bunch of Canadians will come in and try to muscle their way into an American election?

Not so fast, exclaim the “Canadians”. “Though the Arcade Fire is known as a Canadian band, Win and Will were born and raised in the U.S. (and spent their formative years in Texas), Regine is a dual citizen whose dad served in Vietnam, and Jeremy Gara is just a really nice Canadian who likes playing music and is sick of explaining to Americans what universal health care means.”

So that clears that up then. If you want to see Arcade Fire beating the drum for Obama, we suggest you start queueing now. Hotter than a Radiohead gig in London, Arcade Fire will play a show at Stuart's Opera House in Nelsonville on March 2nd, followed by a gig at the Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland, on March 3rd. Advance tickets are not available but will be issued on a first come, first served basis.