Merriweather may not be our favorite venue, but with Spoon joining as an opener, this is sure to be one of the best concerts to hit DC this summer.  The band will undoubtedly highlight several songs from their new album, The Suburbs, set to release Aug. 3.  And frankly, it’s a compliment to DC that we even made the ranks of the show’s other US stops, which include Madison Square Garden and Lollapalooza in Chicago.

Pitchfork released the exciting news today, along with the full tour list, copied below:

Arcade Fire:

06-07 Sherbrooke, Quebec – Granada Theatre
06-08 Sherbrooke, Quebec – Granada Theatre
06-28 Helsinki, Finland – The Senate Square
06-30 Rättvik, Sweden – Dalhalla
07-02 Arendal, Norway – Hove Festival
07-04 Werchter, Belgium – Rock Werchter Festival
07-09 Naas, Ireland – Oxegen Festival
07-12 Quebec City, Quebec – Quebec City Summer Festival
07-13 Ottawa, Ontario – Ottawa Blues Fest
07-31 Montreal, Quebec – Osheaga Festival
08-01 Boston, MA – Bank of America Pavilion
08-02 Philadelphia, PA – The Mann Center *
08-04 New York, NY – Madison Square Garden *
08-06 Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion *
08-08 Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza
08-09 Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
08-11 Atlanta, GA – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre *
08-14 Toronto, Ontario – Olympic Island
08-27 Leeds, England – Leeds Festival
08-28 Reading, England – Reading Festival
08-29 Saint Cloud, France – Rock En Seine
08-31 Berlin, Germany – Tempodrom
09-02 Bologna, Italy – I-Day Festival

* with Spoon

While I’m certainly a big Van Morrison fan and have yet to see the legendary musician in concert live, I’m just not prepared to shell out +$100 for concert tickets.  According to Stubhub, Van Morrison tickets for Baltimore’s Meyerhoff Symphony Hall show on Wednesday are  available, but a bit steeply priced at +$148.  For those of you who attend, we hope you’ll send us reviews of the performance!