Arcade Fire have chimed in on Canada’s upcoming federal election.
Canadians head to the polls May 2, and the Montreal Grammy- and- Juno-winning band are encouraging those eligible to vote not to mark an X next to a Conservative candidate.
“It is about to be voting time,” they wrote on their website Wednesday. “Our current leader has championed some pretty destructive initiatives on everyone’s behalf… it’s really important to get out and vote on May 2.”
The band also posted a link to Elections Canada’s website, detailing how Canadians who are out of the country May 2 can vote in the election.
“For anyone unfamiliar with Mr. [Stephen] Harper’s work, do have a look…” they continued, before pointing readers to posts on CBC News about how the prime minister dismissed the Kyoto Protocol as a “socialist scheme” in 2007, photos of toxic sludge in Alberta’s tar sands and information about arrests and civil liberties violations during last year’s G20 summit in Toronto.
“Canada is still a pretty good country, and worth fighting for…” they finished.
Last month, Broken Social Scene guitarist Andrew Whiteman came out against the Conservative Party Of Canada. He scrawled “VOTE HARPER OUT NOW” on his guitar at the Juno Awards on March 27, and made sure to display it for TV cameras capturing BSS’ performance.
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April 9 Broomfield, CO @ First Bank Center
April 11 Orem, UT @ The UCCU Center
April 13 Phoenix, AZ @ Comerica Theatre
April 14 Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel
April 16 Indio, CA @ Empire Polo Fields (Coachella)
April 18 Santa Fe, NM @ Santa Fe Convention Center
April 20 Kansas City, MO @ Starlight Theatre
April 21 St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center
April 22, 24-25 Chicago, IL @ UIC Pavilion
April 27 Indianapolis, IN @ The Lawn at White River State Park
April 28 Memphis, TN @ Orpheum Theatre
April 30 Dallas, TX @ Gexa Energy Pavilion
May 3 Austin, TX @ The Backyard at Bee Cave
May 4 Spring, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
June 17 Scheessel, Germany @ Hurricane Festival
June 18 Neuhausen Ob Eck, Germany @ Southside Festival
June 21 Zagreb, Croatia @ T Mobile InMusic Festival
June 22 Burgenland, Austria @ Festivalgelande Wiesen
June 24 Warsaw, Poland @ Torwar Arena
June 26 Luxembourg, Luxembourg @ Rock-A-Field Festival
June 28 Paris, France @ Le Zenith
June 30 London, England @ Hyde Park
July 2 Arras, France @ Grand Place (Main Square Festival)
July 3 Belfort, France @ Les Eurockeenes
July 5 Milan, Italy @ Milano Jazzin Festival
July 7 Novi Sad, Serbia @ Exit Festival
July 9 Lucca, Italy @ Lucca Summer Festival
July 12 Forum Ruscino, France @ Argeles Sur Mer Les Deferlantes Festival
July 13 Bilbao, Spain @ Guggenheim Museum
July 15 Lisbon, Portugal @ Super Bock Super Rock Festival
July 17 Benicassim, Spain @ Festival Internacional De Benicassim
July 30 Moncton, NB @ Magnetic Hill w/ U2
Aug. 27 Ballerup, Denmark @ Ballerup Super Arena
Aug. 29 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Heineken Music Hall
Aug. 31 Manchester, England @ Manchester Evening News Arena
Sept. 1 Edinburgh, Scotland @ Edinburgh Castle
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