Arcade Fire

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Arcade Fire start world tour in Dublin after Win Butler abuse ... (BBC News)

The band begin a world tour in Dublin days after frontman Win Butler was accused of sexual misconduct.

"But I think those things need to be taken very seriously because the band has a very socially conscious network and following. It's the first I've heard about it," said one. He said he did not recognise the significance of the age gap at the time but could now see "how it could be overwhelming". "There was no booing or catcalling in the audience. Meanwhile, Toronto's Indie88 made "a quick decision over the weekend to pull the band's music", program director Ian March told After the gig, Butler allegedly touched and kissed them in a car, without consent.

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Arcade Fire play first concert since accusations of sexual misconduct ... (The Guardian)

The Canadian band made no mention of the allegations during their performance – and many fans vocally maintained their support for Butler.

“No offence to the male species but a man’s a man,” said one woman in her 30s. Taking to the stage to deafening cheers from a near capacity arena, Butler thanked the audience “from the bottom of my heart” for attending. They are one of the biggest bands in the world.” Others conceded unease but said they separated art from the artist. “Women are chasing him every day of the week. Butler’s longtime partner Régine Chassagne performs with the band and defended him to Pitchfork, saying she was “certain” he had never touched a woman without consent. She would read about the allegations after the show, she said. [Feist](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/apr/28/fesit-the-high-of-falling-in-love-isnt-desirbale-for-me), made no mention of the allegations during her performance. He has denied the allegations, yet it left some fans with tickets to the first night of their European tour – and their first show since the allegations emerged on Saturday – with a dilemma: to go or not to go? The three women, and one gender-fluid person, accuse the singer of exploiting his fame and their fandom, including sending unwanted sexual messages, during incidents that occurred between 2015 and 2020, when Butler was between 34 and 39. I think once in I’ll be in the zone. She displayed a poster on her merchandise stall pledging to donate the proceeds from her sales to [Women’s Aid](https://www.womensaid.ie/), an Irish charity that helps victims of domestic abuse.

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Dominique Anglade encourages potential victims of Arcade Fire ... (CTV Montreal)

In the wake of allegations of sexual misconduct against Win Butler, frontman of Montreal band Arcade Fire, Quebec Liberal Party Leader Dominique Anglade is ...

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Radio stations pull Arcade Fire amid Win Butler sexual misconduct ... (Daily Hive)

Canadians will no longer hear any Arcade Fire songs on some radio stations due to accusations of sexual misconduct against Win Butler.

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Radio stations pull Arcade Fire as Win Butler faces sexual ... (CTV News)

Arcade Fire is being yanked from the airwaves at some Canadian radio stations amid sexual misconduct allegations against lead singer Win Butler.

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Stations pull Arcade Fire music amid Win Butler allegations (Los Angeles Times)

Radio stations in the United States and Canada have stopped playing Arcade Fire's music in light of sexual misconduct allegations against singer Win Butler.

CBC, Indie88 pull Arcade Fire from playlists - Broadcast Dialogue (Broadcast Dialogue)

The move comes following allegations against the Montreal-based indie band's lead singer, Win Butler, that appeared in an exposé in Pitchfork magazine over the ...

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Radio stations pull Arcade Fire's music amid sexual misconduct ... (TheSpec.com)

According to a report Saturday in Pitchfork, four individuals made allegations against Win Butler.

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Radio stations pull Arcade Fire's music amid sexual misconduct ... (StCatharinesStandard.ca)

According to a report Saturday in Pitchfork, four individuals made allegations against Win Butler.

Butler, 42, who has been married to bandmate Regine Chassagne since 2003, denied the allegations and said he had “consensual relationships outside of my marriage,” according to a statement he provided to Pitchfork. Three women, who said they were “devoted” fans of the band, claimed the misconduct occurred between 2016 and 2020 when they were between the ages of 18 and 23 and Butler was between 36 and 39. The Montreal indie band, which won the 2011 Grammy Award for album of the year with its third studio album, “The Suburbs,” has made the U.S.

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Toronto radio station drops Arcade Fire music after sexual ... (blogTO)

A very popular alternative rock radio station right here in Toronto has decided to pull the plug on Arcade Fire after recent news involving lead si...

Life is filled with tremendous pain and error, and I never want to be part of causing someone else's pain," said Win. That simply, and unequivocally, never happened," reads part of Win's statement to Pitchfork. I vehemently deny any suggestion that I forced myself on a woman or demanded sexual favors. As of Aug. We have not yet had a fulsome internal conversation about the permanence of this decision," Ian March, the show's director [Pitchfork published a lengthy article](https://pitchfork.com/news/arcade-fires-win-butler-accused-of-sexual-misconduct-by-multiple-women-frontman-responds/) featuring accounts from four people (three women and one gender-fluid individual) alleging multiple instances of sexual miscodunct and assault against Butler from 2015-2020.

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Radio stations pull Arcade Fire's music amid sexual misconduct ... (Toronto Star)

According to a report Saturday in Pitchfork, four individuals made allegations against Win Butler.

Butler, 42, who has been married to bandmate Regine Chassagne since 2003, denied the allegations and said he had “consensual relationships outside of my marriage,” according to a statement he provided to Pitchfork. Three women, who said they were “devoted” fans of the band, claimed the misconduct occurred between 2016 and 2020 when they were between the ages of 18 and 23 and Butler was between 36 and 39. “I have long struggled with mental health issues and the ghosts of childhood abuse. None of this is intended to excuse my behavior, but I do want to give some context and share what was happening in my life around this time,” the statement said. The Montreal indie band, which won the 2011 Grammy Award for album of the year with its third studio album, “The Suburbs,” has made the U.S. radio stations that have also pulled the band’s music and reported that at least six stations that routinely play Arcade Fire had dropped the songs by sometime Tuesday.

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Quebec Liberal Party Leader Dominique Anglade urges Win Butler ... (Globalnews.ca)

Anglade is a childhood friend of Butler's Arcade Fire bandmate and wife Régine Chassagne. Both of Haitian origin, they created a Foundation which helps ...

“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. He has lost his way and he has found his way back. One of the accusers says Butler sexually assaulted them two times in 2015 when they were 21 years old and he was 34. The complainants told Pitchfork the alleged interactions were inappropriate based on gaps in age and power dynamics at play and included unwelcome advances. entertainment publication Pitchfork, calling them “serious allegations,” and urging those involved to press charges. “In any situation like this, I’ve always said, ‘Victims need to be able to speak out, they need to be able to denounce and file a complaint,’ so this doesn’t change my perspective,” the Liberal leader said at a press briefing.

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