These Are The Stories Behind How Famous Bands Got Their Names
Arcade Fire
Arcade Fire’s name is almost as impossibly hip as the band’s live shows. Remember when they wanted to set a dress code for a rock performance? Why not? Frontman Win Butler admitted that he named his stadium indie rock project after a literal fire in an arcade. Butler isn’t sure whether or not the story is a true one, but in his mind, this arcade definitely lit up.
“It’s based on a story that someone told me. It’s not an actual event, but one that I took to be real. I would say that it’s probably something that the kid made up, but at the time I believed him,” he told Pitchfork.