Feist leaves Arcade Hearth tour over a number of sexual misconduct allegations in opposition to Win Butler

Canadian musician Leslie Feist says she’s leaving Arcade Hearth’s tour on account of sexual misconduct allegations in opposition to lead singer Win Butler.

Feist had been booked because the opening act on the European leg of the Montreal-based band’s “We” tour, which kicked off in Dublin on Tuesday.

The tour went forward simply days after U.S. leisure publication Pitchfork ran an article containing allegations that the 42-year-old musician had inappropriate sexual interactions with 4 folks.

Among the many complaints made to Pitchfork by the accusers have been that the alleged interactions have been inappropriate primarily based on gaps in age and energy dynamics at play and included unwelcome advances. One of many accusers instructed Pitchfork Butler sexually assaulted them two instances in 2015 after they have been 21 years outdated and he was 34.

The Canadian Press has not independently verified the accounts outlined within the report, and Butler denies the allegations. He says all encounters occurred between consenting adults and that he by no means touched a girl in opposition to her will or demanded sexual favours.

In an announcement posted to Instagram, Feist says she was already in a pub in Dublin when she first discovered of the allegations. She carried out the primary two nights of the scheduled dates.

She says she’s not capable of repair the scenario by leaving the tour, nor can she repair it by staying. Nonetheless, she says she should distance herself “from this tour, not this dialog.”