Arcade Fire

The singer-songwriter donated proceeds from merch sales at previous shows to an Irish organization looking to end domestic violence.

Hearing them through this lens was incongruous with what I’ve worked to clarify for myself through my whole career. More than anything I wish healing to those involved,” Feist wrote. Feist was scheduled to perform with the Grammy-winning band for the remainder of September, however,

Singer-songwriter Feist will also gave all proceeds from her Dublin concert retail sales to Women's Aid.

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Arcade Fire's UK tour is set to start this week – but allegations of sexual misconduct have shattered the group's squeaky-clean image.

“This situation touches each of our lives and speaks to us in a language unique to each of our processing. I say to you all my friends, family, to anyone I have hurt and to the people who love my music and are shocked and disappointed by this report: I’m sorry. I know what is in his heart, and I know he has never, and would never, touch a woman without her consent and I am certain he never did. “I was never here to stand for or with Arcade Fire. He has lost his way and he has found his way back. There is no easy way to say this, and the hardest thing I have ever done is having to share this with my son. I have stood by him because I know he is a good man who cares about this world, our band, his fans, friends, and our family. I can do better and I will do better.” I’ve spent the last few years since Covid hit trying to save that part of my soul. I have connected with people in person, at shows, and through social media, and I have shared messages of which I am not proud. I no longer recognized myself or the person I had become. “I have had consensual relationships outside of my marriage.

Canadian singer Leslie Feist, known professionally as Feist, has quit a tour supporting Arcade Fire following allegations of sexual misconduct against the ...

Feist has pulled out of tour dates with Arcade Fire, saying that she “can't continue” in light of sexual misconduct allegations made against the band's ...

Butler’s wife and bandmate Régine Chassagne supported him, saying: “I know what is in his heart, and I know he has never, and would never, touch a woman without her consent and I am certain he never did. However, he added that, after spending “the last few years” in therapy and Alcoholics Anonymous, he had become “more aware now of how my public persona can distort relationships even if a situation feels friendly and positive to me”. He has lost his way and he has found his way back. “This situation touches each of our lives and speaks to us in a language unique to each of our processing. I vehemently deny any suggestion that I forced myself on a woman or demanded sexual favours. We all have a story within a spectrum ranging from baseline toxic masculinity to pervasive misogyny to actually being physically, psychologically, emotionally or sexually assaulted”.

Sweeping changes are about to take place over at Arcade Fire, the Canadian indie rock band who burst into the mainstream with critically acclaimed releases ...

"While these relationships were all consensual, I am very sorry to anyone who I have hurt with my behavior," Win shared in a statement. I was here to stand on my own two feet on a stage, a place I’ve grown to feel I belong and I’ve earned as my own." [Feist](https://www.instagram.com/feistmusic/) (aka Leslie Feist) announced her decision to quit her role as the opening act for the band during the "We" 2022 tour. "There isn’t a singular path to heal when you’ve endured any version of the above, nor a singular path to rehabilitate the perpetrators. “This situation touches each of our lives and speaks to us in a language unique to each of our processing," she wrote. [Arcade Fire](https://www.distractify.com/p/why-did-will-butler-leave-arcade-fire), the Canadian indie rock band who burst into the mainstream with critically acclaimed releases like "Neon Bible" and "The Suburbs."

Leslie Feist has canceled her remaining performances opening for Arcade Fire amid the sexual misconduct allegations against Win Butler.

I can’t solve that by quitting, and I can’t solve it by staying. The announcement saw Feist write out a lengthy explanation of her decision saying “At a pub in Dublin, after rehearsing with my band, I read the same headline you did. Feist was previously scheduled to open the entire European leg of Arcade Fire’s tour but according to a statement she posted to social media Thursday (September 1), she has decided to opt out early.

Frontman Win Butler has been accused of 'inappropriate behaviour' by three women and one gender-fluid person.

In a lengthy statement to Pitchfork he said: "I love Régine with all of my heart. That simply, and unequivocally, never happened..." every single one of these interactions has been mutual and always between consenting adults. Butler has denied the allegations. She said that "the best way to take care of my band and crew and my family is to distance myself from this tour, not this conversation". Some have also taken to social media to encourage the band to take up the responsibility of reimbursing the tickets and cancelling the show.

The band is set to perform in Birmingham today (2 September) with some fans demanding refunds following the allegations.

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Arcade Fire's global tour is moving forward despite numerous allegations of sexual misconduct leveled against frontman Win Butler. But it will be doing so.

The ebb and flow of my successes, failures, and other decisions affect all of our livelihoods and I recognize how lucky I am to be able to travel the world singing songs about my life, my thoughts and experiences and have that be my career. This situation touches each of our lives and speaks to us in a language unique to each of our processing. To stay on tour would symbolize I was either defending or ignoring the harm caused by Win Butler and to leave would imply I was the judge and jury. This has ignited a conversation that is bigger than me, it’s bigger than my songs and it’s certainly bigger than any rock and roll tour. I can’t solve that by quitting, and I can’t solve it by staying. We didn’t have any time to prepare for what was coming let alone a chance to decide not to fly across the ocean into the belly of this situation.

Arcade Fire fans accused the band's frontman of misconduct, including sexual assault and unwanted explicit messages.

Some fans have urged others to [boycott the tour](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/arcade-fire-urged-cancel-tour-24911355) and have called on the live entertainment behemoth Ticketmaster to issue refunds for concert tickets. The band has won multiple Grammys and its records have been certified gold. I can’t solve that by quitting, and I can’t solve it by staying. Arcade Fire’s social media accounts have been silent since Pitchfork first reported the sexual misconduct allegations. A fourth person who is gender-fluid said Butler sexually assaulted them twice in 2015, when they were 21 and he was 34. It presented her with a moral dilemma, she said.

Leslie Feist – who performs under her surname – shared the news on Twitter on Thursday (1 September), citing sexual misconduct allegations faced by Arcade ...

Butler at the time was between 36 and 39. [Terms of use,](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/user-policies-a6184151.html) [Cookie policy](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/cookie-policy-a6184186.html) and [Privacy notice.](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-policy-a6184181.html) For more information, visit their website [Privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en) and [Terms of service](https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en) apply. There was no acute reason beyond that I’ve changed—and the band has changed—over the last almost 20 years. [here](https://rapecrisis.org.uk/) Time for new things.” [ Pitchfork, ](https://pitchfork.com/news/arcade-fires-win-butler-accused-of-sexual-misconduct-by-multiple-women-frontman-responds/)four people accused Butler of “inappropriate” actions between 2015 and 2020. [Sign up](https://amzn.to/32gdyhr) “I left at the end of last year, after the new record was complete. [Arcade Fire](/topic/arcade-fire) musician and brother of the band’s frontman [Win Butler](/topic/win-butler), has liked a post by [Feist](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/feist) announcing that [she will no longer support the group on its current tour.](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/feist-quits-arcade-fire-tour-win-butler-sexual-misconduct-b2157858.html)

Singer Feist announced Thursday she is leaving Arcade Fire's tour following a bombshell report accusing Win Butler of sexual misconduct.

Chassagne also shared a statement saying, “I know what is in (Butler’s) heart, and I know he has never, and would never, touch a woman without her consent and I am certain he never did. Through a spokesperson for Risa Heller Communications, Butler denied the allegations, saying the interactions with all four accusers were consensual. I vehemently deny any suggestion that I forced myself on a woman or demanded sexual favors. “At a pub in Dublin, after rehearsing with my band, I read the same headline you did. Hearing them through this lens was incongruous with what I’ve worked to clarify for myself through my whole career," she wrote. The gender-fluid accuser claimed Butler assaulted them twice in 2015.

'The Guardian' reports that Canadian singer-songwriter Leslie Feist will leave a tour with Arcade Fire after allegations of sexual misconduct were made ...

How do I tell that 14-year-old girl that part of who she is, was built on a false foundation,” writes Montréalaise writer Yara El-Soueidi.

I am confronted by the fact that I built part of my identity on what now feels like a terrible lie, one that appears to have left victims in its wake. After all the allegations, I finally realize that the 14-year-old kid I was, just needed a push to know what she loved. Today, it feels like an indelible stain, yet I want to believe there’s more to the town than this behaviour from one of its biggest bands. I live next to the Mile End, the mythical artsy neighbourhood from the early 2000s, long-emptied of its artists and mom-and-pop shops. When I wanted to pursue graduate studies (which I never did), I wanted to write my thesis about the band and its impact on the gentrification in the Mile End neighbourhood. Considering the age gap and that they looked up to him, the power dynamic laid out in the allegations is horrendous. Because of this, there seems to be a lack of empathy and remorse, even if Win Butler’s statement is apologetic. The TV is on and the channel is set to Much Music, at a time when music videos were still the norm. It will shape who I am at a time when I am discovering who I truly want to be. On top of describing their experiences, which the accusers say ranged from feeling forced to exchange nude photos and feeling pressured into in-person sexual encounters, two women also share how the experience negatively impacted their mental health. I became proud of my city’s contribution to music, its imperfect identity, and its creative energy. I don’t know it yet, but the following clip that will play will expand my definition of music.