A number of performances on Geordie Greep’s U.S. tour have been cancelled following allegations of sexual misconduct made in opposition to the singer, which he has denied. As of October 10, the previous Black Midi frontman’s units in Boise, Salt Lake Metropolis, Boulder, Denver, and Omaha, have both been listed as cancelled on every venue’s web site or now not seem. One remaining U.S. efficiency, in Des Moines, continues to be scheduled to happen, as is a short November run in Europe. Greep has not launched an announcement on the cancellations. Pitchfork has reached out to his reps for remark.
The cancellations arrive after allegations had been made in opposition to Greep at a present in Vancouver on October 8, the place an attendee handed out flyers claiming the singer dedicated an act of sexual misconduct. Greep later addressed the allegations on stage. “So basically what occurred final evening, me and a number of the band, we went out to some bars, we went round, we met individuals, and ended up in a scenario the place, actually late at a home social gathering, I obtained the unsuitable finish of the persist with somebody that was there, and I made a transfer, and it didn’t come off and I actually shortly, in fact, apologized,” he instructed the gang. “It was a whole misunderstanding on my half, and I felt extraordinarily unhealthy, and I really feel extraordinarily sorry, and am extraordinarily upset about the entire scenario. I’d by no means rape a girl. I’m not a rapist. It’s not how that went down.”
He added that he would carry out the present solo so as to not power the band to play “in mild of [what was] taking place,” and that proceeds from the gig would profit a corporation that helps victims of sexual violence.
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