Sunday, 14 June, 2009

Arcade Fire goes to Glastonbury






Arcade Fire seem to have been faintly horrified by the Glastonbury experience. "There's something charming about how disorganised and hippy it is even though it's on that level," says Butler, his Texas drawl modulating into a tone that suggests he didn't think there was anything charming about it whatsoever, "but it was a fucking nightmare. It was like a mudpit. You have to drive your truck through the middle of the crowd of -" he pauses, as if grasping for the words to describe the ghastliness "- of shit," he finally decides.



People are like, throwing up and hitting doors and things like that. I can understand wanting to get high for the first time and wanting to run round the fields, you know, but that's not necessarily the most engaging experience to me."

Parry nods:"We were just, like, what in God's name is this? Why would I be here if I wasn't playing?".




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