The group Arcade Fire will perform at the Osheaga festival in Montreal on July 29, replacing the Foo Fighters who recently decided to cancel all their scheduled concerts following the death of their drummer, Taylor Hawkins.
When the Foo Fighters unfortunately had to cancel their presence, it was very important for us to program a band that would have special meaning for our local music lovers, and that would also attract a large number of fans. fans from around the world.explained Nick Farkas, founder of Osheaga, on the festival website.
We are glad that our local Arcade Fire heroes have agreed to take over as this group established themselves as one of the most memorable headliners in Osheaga history in 2010. Find them on the occasion of our th -15 anniversary will be a rarity.
Taylor Hawkins, Foo Fighters drummer since 1997, died on the night of March 25-26 in Colombia, during the band’s South American leg on tour. He is 50 years old. Members of the group led by Dave Grohl explained a few days later that they were ending their tour to mourn.
Arcade Fire recently released the song The Lightning I, IIthe first single from his sixth opus, WEwhich is scheduled to release on May 6.
Source: Radio-Canada