Arcade Fire

Opening their tour in support of The Suburbs, Arcade Fire offered Boston a concert tantamount to an indie rock revival meeting. As he introduced "Intervention" from Neon Bible, Win Butler encouraged all "relapsed Irish Catholics" to join in. The audience danced and extended arms high in response, spirits soaring under the expansive Bank of America marquee. Arcade Fire has an ebullient energy that is most infectious: twirling Régine Chassagne on accordion or hurdy-gurdy, antic keyboard and bass from Will Butler, lashing hair and arms of Richard Parry, and Sarah Neufeld's pixie strings. When crowd enthusiasm waned from unfamiliarity with the new album, Butler joked "sorry to confuse you with these songs" before launching in with a driving "Neighborhood No.3 (Power Out)" off Funeral. With further listening, the new material will stack up nicely with the beloved classics. In all, it was the uber-anthemic closing song "Wake Up" that punctuates why Arcade Fire contends for best band of our generation.