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Feist Drops Off Arcade Fire Tour Following Win Butler Sexual Misconduct Accusations
Over the weekend, Pitchfork published a lengthy report where four people accused Arcade Fire‘s Win Butler of sexual misconduct. On Aug. 30, the band kicked off their European tour in Dublin, with Canadian singer-songwriter Feist opening. At the show and following the report’s publication, she donated a portion of her merch proceeds to Women’s Aid Dublin, an organization that aims stop domestic violence in Ireland. In a lengthy statement posted on her social accounts today (Sept. 1), Feist announced that after two shows, she is dropping off the tour. At a pub in Dublin, after rehearsing with my band, I read the same headline you did. 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. This has been...
Arcade Fire Drafts Beck, Feist For We World Tour Dates
In tandem with the release today (May 6) of its new album, We, Arcade Fire has announced a fall world tour with support from Feist in Europe and Beck (playing an acoustic set) in North America. The band is also making its previously announced fifth appearance as the musical guest on NBC’s Saturday Night Live tomorrow. The European leg begins Aug. 30 in Dublin and runs through Oct. 1 in Warsaw. The North American portion kicks off Oct. 28 in Washington, D.C. and wraps Dec. in Toronto. SPIN understands that second shows are on hold in several cities if the first ones sell out quickly. Tickets go on sale May 13. In conjunction with PLUS1, One dollar, euro or pound from each purchase will benefit KANPE’s efforts to support vulnerable communities in Haiti. Arcade Fire 2022 Tour Dates: Aug. 30: ...
Dave Matthews, Haim, Incubus’ Brandon Boyd and More to Play Cat Stevens Tribute
Dave Matthews, Haim, Brandon Boyd of Incubus and 37 other artists will pay tribute to Yusuf/Cat Stevens with live performances this week. The CatSong Festival will honor the 50th anniversary of his 1970 albums Tea for the Tillerman and Mona Bone Jakon. “It’s great to see and hear these covers of my songs given new life,” Yusuf said in a statement. “There’s no better honor for a songwriter than to have his songs performed by talented musicians with such love and sincerity. Thank you.” Other performers include Jack Johnson, Feist, Passenger, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Sad13, Imelda May and more. The virtual festival will broadcast live on YouTube on Dec. 5 at 12pm PS/3pm EST/8pm GMT, which you can watch here. Despite the milestone, Yusuf had to cancel touring plans due to the pandemic....
