Arcade Fire will present a pop-up concert at the Toulouse Theatre on Monday, March 14, as a fundraiser for aid to Ukrainians impacted by the Russian invasion. The band announced the last-minute show by way of social media posts at midnight. The admission is pay-what-you can and wristbands will be handed out at the door from 10 a.m. until sellout. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.

All proceeds will be donated to the Plus 1 Ukraine Relief Fund. The Toulouse Theatre is located at 615 Toulouse Street in the French Quarter. Pianist Rickie Monie will open the show.

This will be Arcade Fire’s first full-band live show in more than 16 months. The last time the full band performed was a show at the Mahalia Jackson Theater in November of 2020. Earlier this month Arcade Fire sent cryptic postcards to fans with a musical notation as a teaser for a potential new album. It has been reported that the band recorded two or three albums during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Arcade Fire also has a new website that features a snippet of new music.

Arcade Fire is a Canadian indie rock band founded in 2000 consisting of husband and wife Win Butler and Régine Chassagne, along with Win’s younger brother William Butler, Richard Reed Parry, Tim Kingsbury and Jeremy Gara. The band’s current touring line-up also includes former core member Sarah Neufeld, percussionist Tiwill Duprate and saxophonist Stuart Bogie.