Arcade Fire Host David Bowie Memorial Parade

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Arcade Fire Host David Bowie Memorial Parade

Photo via Arcade Fire Tube’s Twitter

Today, Arcade Fire and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band paid tribute to David Bowie with a parade through the streets of New Orleans. The official Facebook page for the event—which was called “Pretty Things” (for the Hunky Dory track “Oh! You Pretty Things”)— instructed attendees to wear their “best Bowie outfit or something more strange.” Watch some clips from the parade below, including Arcade Fire’s Win Butler and Régine Chassagne singing “Oh! You Pretty Things,” via Stereogum and Arcade Fire Tube. Update (1/16, 9:19 p.m., EST): Watch Arcade Fire lead a rendition of Bowie’s “Heroes” below, via Arcade Fire Tube.

Earlier this week, Win Butler issued a statement on Bowie’s death. “I will take to the grave the moments we shared;” he wrote, “talking, playing music and collaborating as some of the most profound and memorable moments of my life.”

Win and Régine singing Bowie’s “Oh! You Pretty Things” while parading the streets of NOLA. [brookejaxon] pic.twitter.com/YSmLSJ9lqo

— Arcade Fire tube (@ArcadeFiretube) January 17, 2016

Win Butler: “David Bowie is alive!” [heworkstolive] pic.twitter.com/XLd4obWLmb

— Arcade Fire tube (@ArcadeFiretube) January 16, 2016

.@arcadefire and a hell of a lot of friends paid tribute to @DavidBowieReal with a traditional NO second line. pic.twitter.com/X2xMw10K6b

— Record Store Day (@recordstoreday) January 17, 2016

Arcade Fire leading a second line. Only in Nola! #Bowie #arcadefire #nola #frenchquarter #secondline

A video posted by Joey S. (@joseph_muchacho) onJan 16, 2016 at 2:57pm PST

#Heroes #DavidBowie #SecondLine #preservationhall #ArcadeFire

A video posted by @gerrilyns onJan 16, 2016 at 3:00pm PST

Arcade Fire tribute to David Bowie #arcadefire

A video posted by cats and other cliches (@caitling_arrison) onJan 16, 2016 at 3:10pm PST

Yo Win Butler! #davidbowie #arcadefire #2ndline #neworleans

A video posted by Derek Swanson (@goddamnriceeater) onJan 16, 2016 at 3:06pm PST

#arcadefire #preservationhalljazzband #davidbowie #fame #neworleans

A video posted by Anne Nelson (@trannepoline) onJan 16, 2016 at 3:25pm PST

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