Arcade Fire to host street parade in honour of David Bowie

Tribute: Arcade Fire has organised a parade to honour David Bowie
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Jennifer Ruby15 January 2016
The Weekender

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Arcade Fire have announced that they will be hosting a street parade in honour of the late David Bowie.

The Canadian musicians, who collaborated with the British icon on a number of occasions, will lead the parade through the streets of New Orleans on Saturday.

Announcing event details on their Facebook page, the band have written: “Dress in your best Bowie outfit or something more strange and meet us at 4pm on Saturday, January 16th at Preservation Hall.”

The message also outlines details of the route, which starts at the Preservation Hall and ends at One Eyed Jacks.

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The band, who credit Bowie as one of their main inspirations and supporters, released a statement to NME following his death on Sunday.

It read: “David Bowie was one of the band's earliest supporters and champions.

“He not only created the world that made it possible for our band to exist, he welcomed us into it with grace and warmth.

“We will take to the grave the moments we shared; talking, playing music and collaborating as some of the most profound and memorable moments of our lives.

"A true artist even in his passing, the world is more bright and mysterious because of him, and we will continue to shout prayers into the atmosphere he created.”

Arcade Fire first played live with Bowie during a Fashion Rocks event back in 2005 and they went on to collaborate on their album Reflektor.

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