On July 22, 2016, the band released a physical 7″ single of “Mene” with the b-side “Out of Range,” a previously unreleased song that had been leaked in 2010.
On July 19, Tim Kingsbury told CBC that the band’s upcoming fifth album would be out in 2017.
On July 13, 2016, the band released an EP called 3 Demos, Reworked . The EP contains re-recorded versions of 3 songs that appear on Leaked Demos 2006 .
On July 5, the band played their first complete full-band concert in two years in Barcelona, Spain as a warm up for their upcoming summer festival dates in Canada, Portugal, Spain and USA.
In July 2016, the band announced that guitarist Nick McCarthy would not be involved in the recording and touring of their next album, in order to concentrate on his family and other musical interests.
On June 28 in Salt Lake City, Lacey said between songs, “We’re done. Oh yeah, we’re done, and it makes nights like this all the more special so thanks for being here.”
On June 17, Will Butler hosted a Reddit AMA , where he answered fan questions about the next Arcade Fire album. He stated that the new record might be released in spring 2017 and that the band had ‘no definite schedule though. It’ll be done when it’s done.’
This included closing the Isle of Wight Festival in England on 12 June where they performed ” Who Wants to Live Forever ” as a tribute to the victims of the mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida earlier that day.
This included a return visit to the Isle of Wight Festival (at the Seaclose Park in Newport) on 11 June opening date.
During their summer 2016 tour, the band released new shirt designs which read “2000–2018”. One of them was projected onto the stage after the band’s set at the Vogue Theatre in Vancouver on June 2, increasing speculation that Brand New planned to break up in 2018.