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The umpteen-member strong Arcade Fire have been known to cover Clinic classic "Distortions" in the live setting, but if they try pulling that one in the UK this fall, things are gonna get awwwk-ward.

And that, in case you somehow missed the headline, is because the real thing will have graced the stage just moments before. Indeed, Arcade Fire have tapped their masked cover boys to open a pack of dates in the latter's native UK. This Clinic-bolstered stretch kicks off October 26 in Glasgow and more or less ends on Halloween (appropriately) in Nottingham, with a lone London coda lined up for mid-November.

Clinic also have a trio of overseas engagements before the Fire. And all that is to say nothing of the AF's gradually building spate of U.S. dates with LCD Soundsystem and abundant fest action.

Arcade Fire:

07-13 Barcelona, Spain - Summercase Festival
07-14 Madrid, Spain - Summercase Festival
07-15 Southwold, England - Latitude Festival
07-18 Lyon, France - Les Nuits de Fourvière
07-20 Carhaix, France - Festival des Vieilles Charrues
07-22 Nimes, France - Festival de Nimes
07-25 Nyon, Switzerland - Paleo Festival
08-17 Hasselt, Belgium - Pukkelpop Festival
08-19 Biddinghuizen, Netherlands - Lowlands Festival
08-24 Paris, France - Rock en Seine
08-25 Reading, England - Reading Festival
08-26 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival
09-15 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Festival
09-17 Morrison, CO - Red Rocks *
09-20 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl *
09-30 Saint Paul, MN - Roy Wilkins Auditorium *
10-03 Louisville, KY - Waterfront Park *
10-05 Columbus, OH - LC Pavilion *
10-26 Glasgow, Scotland - SECC #
10-27 Manchester, England - MEN Arena #
10-29 Newcastle, England - Metro Radio Arena #
10-30 Cardiff, Wales - International Arena #
10-31 Nottingham, England - Arena #
11-08 Berlin, Germany - Columbiahalle
11-10 Vienna, Austria - Gasometer
11-11 Munich, Germany - Tonhalle
11-17 London, England - Alexandra Palace
11-18 London, England - Alexandra Palace #
11-19 London, England - Alexandra Palace

* with LCD Soundsystem
# with Clinic

Clinic:

07-28 Moscow, Russia - Afisha Picnic
08-18 Brecon Beacons, Wales - Green Man Festival
09-29 Rome, Italy - L'Acqua in Testa
10-26 Glasgow, Scotland - SECC ^
10-27 Manchester, England - MEN Arena ^
10-29 Newcastle, England - Metro Radio Arena ^
10-30 Cardiff, Wales - International Arena ^
10-31 Nottingham, England - Arena ^
11-18 London, England - Alexandra Palace ^

^ with Arcade Fire