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Arcade Fire cover Bo Diddley during Chicago gig – watch

Arcade Fire covered iconic blues artist Bo Diddley during their gig in Chicago on August 26. Diddley - who passed away in 2008 - was synonymous with the Chicago blues scene, and Arcade Fire paid tribute to the legend by playing his 1957 song 'Who Do You Love?' during the first of two shows at the city's United Center. Click below to watch fan-shot footage of the cover version, which is the latest in a long line of similar performances during Arcade Fire's 'Reflektor' tour, seeing the band covering artists in their hometowns.

Watch Arcade Fire cover Creedence Clearwater Revival live

Arcade Fire covered Creedence Clearwater Revival's 1970 track "Hey Tonight" onstage at the Shoreline Ampitheatre in California. Click below to watch footage of the performance, which came as part of the encore.

Glastonbury Day 1: Arcade Fire

Most Glastonbury headliners save their triumphant fireworks for the encore, but Arcade Fire make their own rules.

Watch Arcade Fire cover The Smiths

Arcade Fire covered The Smiths' "London" during their second show at London's Earls Court on Saturday night [June 7]. The band played the track during Saturday's show, which saw the band supported by Lorde. On the previous night's performance the band were joined by Ian McCulloch to perform the Echo And The Bunnymen track 'The Cutter'.

Watch Arcade Fire perform on Later… With Jools Holland

Arcade Fire appeared on Later... with Jools Holland last night (May 27). The band were introduced by Jonathan Ross, who appears on the Reflektor track "You Already Know". He previously joined the band onstage at Coachella earlier this year. The album version of the song features a recording of Ross introducing the group on his chatshow in 2007. During the now-infamous subsequent performance, Win Butler smashed a camera with his guitar and stormed off, allegedly angry that he had to share the green room with all the other guests.

Hear unreleased Arcade Fire song, “Get Right”

An unreleased song recorded by Arcade Fire has made its way on line. Scroll down to listen now. The song, reportedly titled "Get Right", is believed to have been recorded by the band during the sessions for their recent Reflektor album. An excerpt of the song first appeared on a TV commercial advertising Reflektor.

Watch Beck cover Arcade Fire’s “Rebellion (Lies)”

Beck covered Arcade Fire's "Rebellion (Lies)" during his performance at the second Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Sunday night (April 20). Click below to watch fan-shot footage of the performance, which sees Beck playing the opening of the song on acoustic guitar after telling a story to the crowd about how he first heard the song whilst waiting in the rain outside a friend's bar as the band played inside.
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