Arcade Fire will play a secret gig in London next month, it's been announced.

The band will play an intimate date “in the first week of July”, according to a message on their website.

The show is a warm-up for the band's headlining appearance at the Reading and Leeds festivals in August.

To qualify for a chance to buy tickets, fans must pre-order a copy of Arcade Fire's upcoming new album 'The Suburbs' here.

Those selected will then be offered a pre-sale link on a first-come-first-served basis. The promotion is only available to UK residents.

'The Suburbs', produced by the band and Markus Dravs, is released on August 2.

(by Jason Gregory)