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Arcade Fire Playing Surprise Set At Coachella 2022

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – APRIL 01: Arcade Fire performs on stage during the 2022 NCAA March Madness Music Festival at Woldenberg Park on April 01, 2022 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jeff Schear/Getty Images for WarnerMedia)

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Arcade Fire are a last-minute addition to the Coachella 2022 lineup. The band will perform at the festival on Friday night at 6:45PM on the Mojave Stage. Earlier today, the band's Win Butler sent out a photo of himself standing in front of some palm trees, tagging Coachella and writing "decided to spend my birthday somewhere warm and dry." A little while later, Arcade Fire were added to the roster when the fest shared its official set times for their first weekend.

Arcade Fire are releasing a new album, WE, on May 6. They've done some other recent last-minute shows in New Orleans and New York.

Earlier today, Arcade Fire were announced as the Foo Fighters' replacement at the Montreal-based festival Osheaga:

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