As part of the festivities around the 10th annual POP Montreal Music Festival, members of the band Arcade Fire will take the lead in a POP versus Jock charity basketball game featuring several members of the Concordia Stingers.
From the men’s basketball team Zach Brisebois, James Clark, Taylor Garner, Sheldon Moore and all-star Decee Krah will take part. Also, representing Concordia is Lynda Guy, an elite basketball player and former assistant coach with the Stingers.
Members of the McGill University basketball programs will take part in the event as well.
The game will feature Will and Win Butler of Arcade Fire, leading a team of musicians (team POP) against the university athletes. Guests include NBA veteran Matt Bonner of the San Antonio Spurs and Chris Tomson of the band Vampire Weekend, as well as many other surprise appearances.
Arcade Fire is an indie rock band based in Montreal. It consists of the husband and wife duo of Win Butler and Régine Chassagne, along with Will Butler, Richard Reed Parry, Tim Kingsbury, Jeremy Gara and Sarah Neufeld. Chassagne and Parry are Concordia alumni.
Arcade Fire has won numerous awards, including the 2011 Grammy for Album of the Year, the 2011 Juno Award for Album of the Year and the 2011 Brit Award for Best International Album for its third studio album, The Suburbs.
The halftime show will feature performances by Kid Koala and organ played by Chassagne along with a world premiere bicycle symphony called DRONES composed by Parry.
The game takes place this Saturday at the McGill University Sports Centre, 475 Pine Ave. W. Tickets are $20 per person or $75 for corporate donations, which are tax deductable. Doors open at 3:30 p.m., followed by tipoff at 4:30 p.m.
Proceeds from this game will go towards DJ Sports Club, a non-profit charity organization in Montreal's south west borough that offers programs in sports and education to youth seven to 17 years old.
