In light of recent sexual misconduct accusations against Arcade Fire lead singer Win Butler, the band’s current opener Feist has announced she is exiting the tour.
“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,” Feist said in an Instagram post detailing her decision to leave the tour. “I was never here to stand for or with Arcade Fire — I was here to stand on my own two feet on a stage, a place I’ve grown to feel | belong and I’ve earned as my own.
Feist played the band’s opening show in Dublin, Ireland on Tuesday night but announced that she would donate her merch proceeds from the show to Women’s Aid Dublin. 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. As I tried to get my bearings and figure out my responsibility in this situation, received dozens of messages from the people around me, expressing sympathy for
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