The Arcade Fire - Neon Bible

From http://www.arcadefire.net/ : NPR's All Songs Considered will be webcasting the final show of the 5 night run at Judson's Memorial Church in NYC on Saturday, Feb 17th. Expect the webacast to start around 8:30 EST.

as announced elsewhere on this board: rumour has AF playing at DAR on Friday May 4… if true, pre-party at my place (baked brie and other yummies included!). p.s. to sonick: this canuckian's attempt to make up for dissing the hip :)

it was in the Post today, so i'm not sure it's worthy of "rumor" status…better be real baby.

J. Freedom mentioned in his on-line discussion about an upcoming Arcade Fire show at DAR about two weeks ago. I stared a thread about it but there were no responses. I'm sure it's credible information.

i'm not in love with neon bible, but i'm sure it will grow on me. that said, i'm VERY excited they are coming to washington and am already worried about getting tickets/a good spot. how exactly does seating at constitution hall work? most of the shows currently on sale are listed with three sections, all the same price. it also says boxes are general admission. does this mean tickets do not correspond to specific seats? thanks.

(again, EXCITED.)

Arcade Fire at DAR will be more than a tough ticket; it will be a very tough ticket. If they do not add dates and only do that sole date at DAR, getting tickets will not be an easy feat. But it will be a fantastic show nonetheless; if you can get in.

As for the boxes at DAR, I've only been there a few times, and have never sat in them, but from what I understand, yes, they are GA; meaning its first come first serve, and you share the Box with like 7-10 other people. The rest of the venue is regular seated, however.

betty, renton: just 'cause a rumour comes from credible sources doesn't mean it's confirmed. until i see an official announcement from IMP, LiveNation, TicketMaster, etc it's still a rumour to me, albeit a credible one :)

kmb187: got to http://www.dar.org/conthall/seating.cfm and click on the graphic for a high-res version of DAR seating map. all boxes are GA b/c each one contains 5 seats but you're not guaranteed any particular seat in the box. in other words, you buy a ticket to box 24 and you're assured a seat in box 24, but as to which one you get = first come first serve. boxes only represent a small fraction of total seating in DAR. all orchestra and tiered (side/back) seats are reserved/assigned.

thanks for the replies about seating; that helps.

The Arcade Fire's Neon Bible is a beautiful album. Loved every minute of it. I hope this DAR rumor is true, i need to see them live. If it was anything like the show that the strokes put on there last april, i'd be amazed.

The date is confirmed in the Washington Post article.

yeah, the date is confirmed. Only thing we haven't seen yet is when tickets go on sale.

on another note, this band has the worst website of all time.

i agree; it's impossible to find anything on there. generally, uskidsknow is a simpler/better resource. (and i think that's where the group sends visitors for tour dates, anyhow.)

I'm excited to hear the new album! I saw them at the 930 last time and they were terrific!

How did everyone make out? It seemed to sell out INSTANTLY and after a few tries I got row G in the orchestra.

Row B…seats 105 and 107, it's telling me those seats are will call only. I can't believe this. I have never gotten seats this good for a seated show, ever.

My wait time is approximately 7 minutes

holy shiiiit, I kept getting the 'no available seats' message and just now 2 second row orchestra seats popped up. :D

My fiancee managed to get Row A, seats 118-120. Awesome.

Section C, Row D. Not bad! Orchestra would have been nice, but I'm just relieved to a) have tickets and b)be close enough to see faces.

Multiple tickets seemed to go quick, but I had success just getting single tickets.