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Days after four women accused Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler of sexual misconduct and assault, the band began its European tour in Ireland seemingly without incident.
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“If anyone was wondering, Arcade Fire is back to business,” tweeted podcast host Jason Carty,
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who attended the band’s Tuesday show at Dublin’s 3Arena.
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Carty shared a video of the band performing “The Suburbs,” the title track from their Grammy-winning 2010 album.
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A raucous arena of fans clapped and sang along as Butler led the chorus.
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Another user on Twitter stated that “Arcade Fire came out to rapturous applause” when they began their set with “Wake Up.” Journalist Christine Bohan
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who was also present, observed that the “crowd immediately appears to be on their side.”
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Others, however, noted that Butler did not directly address the allegations leveled against him.
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Butler “opened by thanking ‘everyone from the bottom of his heart for coming out,” according to a Reddit user.