Win Butler

Canadian musician Leslie Feist said she had chosen to 'distance myself from this tour (but) not this conversation'.

More than anything I wish healing to those involved.” Feist said that the situation had ignited a conversation that is “bigger than me” or her songs and “certainly bigger than any rock and roll tour”. The singer-songwriter said the decision had been “incredibly difficult” and that she had chosen to “distance myself from this tour (but) not this conversation”.

Canadian musician Leslie Feist says she's leaving Arcade Fire's tour due to sexual misconduct allegations against lead singer Win Butler.

She described learning about the accusations outlined against Butler while she was at a pub in Dublin after rehearsing with her band. In a statement, he said all encounters took place between consenting adults and that he never touched a woman against her will or demanded sexual favours. One of the accusers told Pitchfork Butler sexually assaulted them two times in 2015 when they were 21 years old and he was 34.

'I'm claiming my responsibility now and going home,' Leslie Feist wrote.

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 Feist concluded: “I've always written songs to name my own subtle difficulties, aspire to my best self and claim responsibility when I need to. [Privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en) and [Terms of service](https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en) apply. [here](https://rapecrisis.org.uk/) [ 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. [Win Butler](/topic/win-butler) and to leave would imply I was the judge and jury.

Feist has announced her decision to leave her slot as the supporting act for Arcade Fire after sexual misconduct allegations against Win Butler.

As the criticism continued to mount, however, there was pressure put on the singer to either make a statement or leave the tour. “My experiences include the same experiences as the many people I have spoken to since the news broke on Saturday, and the many strangers whom I may only be able to reach with this letter, or not at all,” Feist added. 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. “I’m claiming my responsibility now and going home.” I can’t solve that by quitting, and I can’t solve it by staying. “I play for my band, my crew, their loved ones and all of our families, and the people who pay their hard-earned money to share space in the collective synergy that is a show.

Feist has left Arcade Fire's tour citing the recent allegations of sexual misconduct made against Win Butler — read her statement here.

“This situation touches each of our lives and speaks to us in a language unique to each of our processing. 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. “I was never here to stand for or with Arcade Fire. 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. I’ve never taken that for granted.” Read Leslie Feist’s full statement on leaving the tour below.

Feist has pulled out of her support slot on Arcade Fire's world tour after feeling that she couldn't continue in light of sexual misconduct allegations ...

The band play Birmingham’s Utilita Arena tonight (2 September) with further UK dates in Manchester, Glasgow and London before heading to Europe and North America. “Hearing them through this lens was incongruous with what I’ve worked to clarify for myself through my whole career. “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. More than anything I wish healing to those involved.” “I read the same headline you did,” said the singer-songwriter, whose full name is Leslie Feist. The singer-songwriter played two shows on the tour before deciding that “the best way to take care of my band and crew and my family is to distance myself from this tour [but] not this conversation”.

After opening one show for the band in Dublin, Feist wrote on Instagram, 'I'm claiming my responsibility now and going home.'

The program director of Indie88 in Toronto also added that the station formed a “a quick decision over the weekend to pull the band’s music” but had not yet determined to pull the band’s catalog permanently. [one fan told the Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/aug/31/arcade-fire-play-first-concert-since-accusations-of-sexual-misconduct-against-frontman-win-butler), “I’ve been listening to them my whole life. run featuring opener Beck scheduled for later this fall, including two nights at the Kia Forum on Nov. “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,” Feist wrote. Arcade Fire’s European tour is, for now, proceeding as scheduled, with a U.S. I don’t know if he was holding me by the waist or what, but I was physically constrained by him as he was putting his hand down my pants.” Butler denied the allegations but acknowledged that he had pursued extramarital relationships. At that gig, Feist posted a sign saying that she’d donate all merchandise revenue from that night to the charity Women’s Aid Dublin. I can’t solve that by quitting, and I can’t solve it by staying. said the broadcaster will “pause” any spins on CBC Music FM radio station and SiriusXM’s CBC Radio 3 station. Butler is married to Arcade Fire’s co-founder Régine Chassagne. ... I’m claiming my responsibility now and going home.”

Butler has denied the claims of four people that allege he touched them without consent and sent them unwanted texts of a sexual nature. The allegations emerged ...

“I’ve always written songs to name my own subtle difficulties, aspire to my best self and claim responsibility when I need to. “The last two nights on stage, my songs made this decision [to leave] for me,” she wrote. He also apologised “to anyone who I have hurt with my behaviour”.