Arcade Fire are stumping for Presidential hopeful Barack Obama leading up to today's close-race primaries. The Montreal-based band signed up to play two free concerts in Ohio in an effort to garner support from undecided voters.
Indeed, the Arcade Fire members went and added a second Stuart's show on Sunday to help accommodate the Obama-happy droves. Both sets included covers of Sam Cooke's "A Change Is Gonna Come" (a portion of which has landed on YouTube ), David Bowie's "Heroes", and John Lennon's "Gimme Some Truth", plus a number of Funeral and Neon Bible standouts (and aren't they all?).
Grammy-nominated Canadian alt-rock band Arcade Fire is set to rally support for Barack Obama with two free concerts tonight at the Beachland Ballroom and Tavern , 15711 Waterloo Road, Cleveland.
NEW YORK When alternative band The Arcade Fire came out in support of Barack Obama, it looked like another controversy was brewing between the Democratic contenders. The New York Times reported the Clinton camp launched an anti-immigrant campaign, noting that the band is from Canada.
Forget the cross-border sniping over NAFTA, the biggest Canadian incursion in the Ohio Democratic primary is Barack Obama grabbing the backing of Montreal's Arcade Fire.
The band Arcade Fire will perform back-to-back free concerts Sunday, March 2 at Stuart's Opera House in Nelsonville to promote the Barack Obama campaign.
Win Butler can talk the talk , and now he and several of his Arcade Fire bandmates are prepared to walk the walk in support of Barack Obama 's bid for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination.
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