FIRE WON'T BE GOING OUT SOON

Well, that's the end of that chapter - Arcade Fire have ruled out any further UK dates this side of a new album - and that could be quite a way off. Tim Kingsbury, the bassist, explains:

We want to start making a new record. We've got a lot of writing to do too. We've been touring these songs for a couple of years so we're ready to move on. Hopefully it will be out within a year but it's hard to say."

Disturbingly, they've got their own studio to work in so can spend as long as they please on the next record - which is great for them, but there's always a risk that without a meter running focusing attention on matters in hand, you're liable to end up with a Second Coming. Stone Roses style, not Jesus.

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