Arcade Fire

[BurtReynolds]

I doubt anyone gets kicked out over it.

[Strat]

I just heard about that dress code thing. WTF. Pretentious douchers.

I get that they want it to be an event but ordering a dress code and then berating the ones who dont abide?

Man alvie, ballsy.

How are they going to 'berate the ones that don't abide'? Will this actually happen?

http://www.spin.com/articles/arcade-fir ... rena-tour/

berating was a strong word but:

"To anyone who felt uncomfortable dressing up — I'm not sorry... At least 70 percent of you are getting laid tonight... As long as you showered. That's the secret, boys."


This pretentiousness seeps into their music and I think thats why it has never really moved me much. Many great tracks but overall i just cant get into them...

[harmless]

I just heard about that dress code thing. WTF. Pretentious douchers.

I get that they want it to be an event but ordering a dress code and then berating the ones who dont abide?

Man alvie, ballsy.

How are they going to 'berate the ones that don't abide'? Will this actually happen?

http://www.spin.com/articles/arcade-fir ... rena-tour/

berating was a strong word but:

"To anyone who felt uncomfortable dressing up — I'm not sorry... At least 70 percent of you are getting laid tonight... As long as you showered. That's the secret, boys."


This pretentiousness seeps into their music and I think thats why it has never really moved me much. Many great tracks but overall i just cant get into them...

Pearl Jam did way more pretentious arsehole-ish things back in the day: 'mosquito bites'? Also, I don't even understand what this says. Is it Win? What does he even mean by it?

[Strat]

How is humiliating a person dying for attention and flashing her tits at a show even remotely pretentious or in the same league as making your audience show up in specific well dressed attire?

[BurtReynolds]

Arcade Fire is pretentious? Thats a shocking revelation.

[Jorge]

How is humiliating a person dying for attention and flashing her tits at a show even remotely pretentious or in the same league as making your audience show up in specific well dressed attire?

Making fun of the size of a girl's breasts is several dozen notches above implementing a dress code for your show in the asshole scale.

[Strat]

How is humiliating a person dying for attention and flashing her tits at a show even remotely pretentious or in the same league as making your audience show up in specific well dressed attire?

Making fun of the size of a girl's breasts is several dozen notches above implementing a dress code for your show in the asshole scale.

Im not arguing assholeness.

[harmless]

How is humiliating a person dying for attention and flashing her tits at a show even remotely pretentious or in the same league as making your audience show up in specific well dressed attire?

How is that even a question? Ed was a cruel, misogynistic little whiny bitch in that moment, who publicly and aggressively humiliated a woman who was just expressing affections in the same way people have been doing at gigs for decades. Would he have berated a man who took his top off in the crowd? Fuck no. You really want to compare that to requiring a dress code at an event?

[Strat]

How is humiliating a person dying for attention and flashing her tits at a show even remotely pretentious or in the same league as making your audience show up in specific well dressed attire?

How is that even a question? Ed was a cruel, misogynistic little whiny bitch in that moment, who publicly and aggressively humiliated a woman who was just expressing affections in the same way people have been doing at gigs for decades. Would he have berated a man who took his top off in the crowd? Fuck no. You really want to compare that to requiring a dress code at an event?

Asshole and pretentious are two different things. Yes, vedder was an asshole. Another breaking newsflash: Vedder can be a major douche.


Arcade Fire are super fucking pretentious.

[Jorge]

How is humiliating a person dying for attention and flashing her tits at a show even remotely pretentious or in the same league as making your audience show up in specific well dressed attire?

Making fun of the size of a girl's breasts is several dozen notches above implementing a dress code for your show in the asshole scale.

Im not arguing assholeness.

I misread the convo

[Heathen]

*flashes tits*

[harmless]

How is humiliating a person dying for attention and flashing her tits at a show even remotely pretentious or in the same league as making your audience show up in specific well dressed attire?

How is that even a question? Ed was a cruel, misogynistic little whiny bitch in that moment, who publicly and aggressively humiliated a woman who was just expressing affections in the same way people have been doing at gigs for decades. Would he have berated a man who took his top off in the crowd? Fuck no. You really want to compare that to requiring a dress code at an event?

Asshole and pretentious are two different things. Yes, vedder was an asshole. Another breaking newsflash: Vedder can be a major douche.


Arcade Fire are super fucking pretentious.

I compared this move to Ed's being a 'pretentious asshole'. Just because Ed wasn't / isn't a hipster, it doesn't mean he wasn't being both, as if the terms are mutually exclusive. Ed was in a giant rock band and felt that he could do whatever the fuck he wanted with that microphone, even shout down a woman to rapturous applause. If that's not pretentious, I'd like to know what definition you're going by.

[Strat]

How is humiliating a person dying for attention and flashing her tits at a show even remotely pretentious or in the same league as making your audience show up in specific well dressed attire?

How is that even a question? Ed was a cruel, misogynistic little whiny bitch in that moment, who publicly and aggressively humiliated a woman who was just expressing affections in the same way people have been doing at gigs for decades. Would he have berated a man who took his top off in the crowd? Fuck no. You really want to compare that to requiring a dress code at an event?

Asshole and pretentious are two different things. Yes, vedder was an asshole. Another breaking newsflash: Vedder can be a major douche.


Arcade Fire are super fucking pretentious.

I compared this move to Ed's being a 'pretentious asshole'. Just because Ed wasn't / isn't a hipster, it doesn't mean he wasn't being both, as if the terms are miutually exclusive. Ed was in a giant rock band and felt that he could whatever the fuck he wanted with that microphone, even shout down a woman to rapturous applause. If that's not pretentious, I'd like to know what definition you're going by.

How do you feel about the quarter rant incident from mr. vedder?

[harmless]

All I'm saying is, yes, they're different things, but I know which one would make me lose interest in a band quicker.

[Strat]

All I'm saying is, yes, they're different things, but I know which one would make me lose interest in a band quicker.

Just a basic disagreement in our base desires then friend!

I personally think if some drunk girl is flashing her tits and looking for attention, she deserves to be called out for being an idiot.

[BurtReynolds]

i am not in favor of dissuading shirtlessness at shows. That is my position.

[matt reeder]

I'm actually okay with the dress code. I kind of like the idea of a costume ball. I just don't think it's very practical when they play places like the Gorge, where it's insanely hot in August.

[liebzz]

I applauded when Eddie said that at the show (I was there, man). I mean, maybe it is pretentious to knock someone down for that, but she had to know she wasn't exactly at a Poison or Def Leppard show. If anything, with that kind of begging for attention, she probably still brags about being chastised by Eddie Vedder at a rock concert.

Conversely, if Arcade Fire were playing Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, or even the Apollo for that matter, I could almost...almost see it (then it would only be an insult because they should have assumed people would dress better), but a suit at the Barclays Center!? Sure, and the next time I go to the movies I'll get a tux and pretend I'm at the premiere.

[EJ]

This is going to be a joke. I'd be surprised if there's more than 25% participation in this nonsense.

[Norah]

Yeah it's not going to work at arena/amphitheater shows. I would totally put on a suit if it was at the House of Blues or something like that.