Ok, I’ll admit I was excited to see Arcade Fire again. However, seems like every time I see them they are playing bigger and bigger venues. It’s been quite a journey since the Mercury Lounge days. The show was sold out but the crowd was kinda lame despite being into the music. There was no energy in the crowd and Win Butler even commented on it. The music was great and they played from all their albums and I loved it every time Régine did her robot dance. She’s so cute. However, the combination of being outside in a large space affected the sound and mood. That all changed when during the encore they announce that they’ll be doing a David Bowie song and David Bowie steps onstage!!! I couldn’t believe it. He was like an apparition all dressed in white. I was truly in shock and realized that I was jumping up and down like a little kid. The place erupted and finally there was energy in Central Park. The band proceeds to play Queen Bitch with Win singing and David playing guitar. Bowie then sings the next song Wake Up by The Arcade Fire, and he was flawless. Although overall the concert was a dud, seeing Bowie preform made up for the previous 2 hours.
Here’s an mp3 of the song done at the Fashion Rocks event.