Montreal-based Arcade Fire wore red patches in support of student protests in Quebec while they played music with Mick Jagger on Saturday Night Live.

The student protests have been running for months because of tuition hikes and Quebec's new law known as Bill 78, which is designed to moderate protests.

Bill 78 bans unapproved protests of more than 50 people. Protesters must also give eight hours notice to police with regards to schedule and protest route before they could organize themselves. Student leaders and student groups who organize protests without abiding by the rules would face punitive measures.

The red patches that Arcade Fire wore on Saturday Night Live are part of the protests' symbol of resistance against Quebec's government officials.

While Arcade Fire was on Saturday Night Live, student protesters had set ablaze plastic traffic cones and construction materials in the middle of a busy intersection in a popular night club district as part of their protest actions. Police told the media they made 60 arrests Saturday night.

Arcade Fire's husband-wife members Win Butler and Régine Chassagne met when they were still students at Montreal's McGill and Concordia universities, respectively.

Jagger and Arcade Fire performed three songs: "Ruby Tuesday," "The Last Time" and "She's A Rainbow."

At the ongoing Cannes Festival in France the student protests also gained support from Quebec filmmaker Xavier Dolan, who is in the festival for his Laurence Anyways.

Meanwhile, Arcade Fire is currently topping Aussie entertainment news. This developed after The Voice coach Delta Goodrem launched her new single "Sitting on Top of The World," and music fans noted it sounded like Arcade Fire's "Rebellion (Lies)." Goodrem has since denied getting inspiration from the Arcade Fire track.