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Arcade Fire Join Bruce Springsteen on Stage!
The Killers and the Hold Steady are SO jealous right now

Attendees of tonight's Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band show at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, Ontario were very, very lucky. Not only did they get to witness the Magic tour premieres of "Tougher Than the Rest" and "Backstreets" (DAMN!), but they were also treated to some very, very special guests: Canada's own Arcade Fire!

According to the set list archive on Bruce Springsteen's website, Win and Regine, and co. joined the Boss, the Big Man, and co. for Springsteen's "State Trooper" and "Born to Run" (!!!!), as well as their own Springsteen-indebted Neon Bible tune "Keep the Car Running". UPDATE: Although Springsteen's website says otherwise, various attendees have told us that the Arcade Fire folks left after "Keep the Car Running".

Holy cow. If anybody has video of this, please send it to forkcast@pitchforkmedia.com AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!

UPDATE: Check out excellent video footage HERE!

Very special thanks to readers Danielle Leitch and Jack Silbert for the tip!

Arcade Fire are currently resting up for a European trek later this month, followed by the Big Day Out tour in Australia and New Zealand in the New Year. Springsteen and the E Street Band are on the road through December. Tomorrow they plan in Toronto...can we say encore?!

Arcade Fire:

10-23 Dublin, Ireland - Phoenix Park $
10-24 Dublin, Ireland - Phoenix Park $
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 $
11-02 Brussels, Belgium - Forest National
11-04 Oslo, Norway - Spektrum
11-05 Stockholm, Sweden - Annexet
11-07 Copenhagen, Denmark - KB Hallen
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
01-18: Auckland, New Zealand - Mt. Smart Stadium * (Big Day Out)
01-20: Gold Coast, Australia - Parklands * (Big Day Out)
01-25: Sydney, Australia - Sydney Showgrounds * (Big Day Out)
01-28: Melbourne, Australia - Flemington Racecourse * (Big Day Out)
02-01: Adelaide, Australia - Adelaide Showground * (Big Day Out)
02-03: Perth, Australia - Claremont Showgrounds * (Big Day Out)

$ with Clinic
* with LCD Soundsystem

Springsteen:

10-15 Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre
10-17 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
10-18 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
10-21 Chicago, IL - United Center
10-22 Chicago, IL - United Center
10-25 Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena
10-26 Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena
10-29 Los Angeles, CA - Sports Arena
10-30 Los Angeles, CA - Sports Arena
11-02 St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
11-04 Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena
11-05 Auburn Hills, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills
11-11 Washington, DC - Verizon Arena
11-12 Washington, DC - Verizon Arena
11-14 Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena
11-15 Albany, NY - Times Union Center
11-18 Boston, MA - TD Banknorth Garden
11-19 Boston, MA - TD Banknorth Garden
11-25 Madrid, Spain - Palacio de Deportes
11-26 Bilbao, Spain - Bilbao Exhibition Centre
11-28 Milan, Italy - Datch Forum
11-30 Arnhem, Netherlands - Gelredome
12-02 Mannheim, Germany - SAP Arena
12-04 Oslo, Norway - Oslo Spektrum
12-08 Copenhagen, Denmark - Forum Copenhagen
12-10 Stockholm, Sweden - Globe Arena
12-12 Antwerp, Belgium - Sportspaleis
12-13 Cologne, Germany - Kölnarena
12-15 Belfast, Northern Ireland - Odyssey Arena
12-17 Paris, France - Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
12-19 London, England - O2 Arena

 

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