PWR BTTM Cancel Tour: Report
After Ben Hopkins was accused of sexual abuse and anti-Semitism, PWR BTTM are reportedly cancelling their tour. While the band have yet to make an official statement, two venues told Pitchfork that they’ve received word that the tour has been cancelled and that the band’s statement would be made soon. St. Louis venue Off Broadway confirmed that news on Facebook. Thus far, dates have been cancelled in Missoula, New Orleans, Chicago, Providence, Montreal, Tallahassee, Orlando, St. Louis, Salt Lake City, and Durham. Their planned appearance at Hopscotch Music Festival has also been cancelled; their set at Bled Fest has also been scrapped. The event page for the band’s Los Angeles show has been removed. Pitchfork has reached out to the band’s representatives for comment.
Many of the venues cited the recent allegations against Hopkins as the reason for cancelling shows. “We do not take these allegations lightly and stand firmly in support of survivors of sexual assault everywhere,” Chicago’s Subterranean wrote in a statement. Blue Skies Turn Black in Montreal wrote that they “cannot/will not support sexual predators/anti semitism in our scene and hence this event unequivocally is cancelled.”
After an anonymous woman gave an interview to Jezebel describing an alleged sexual assault by Hopkins, the label Polyvinyl announced that it would no longer distribute the band’s music. Father/Daughter Records, who released the band’s debut album, also cut ties with the band and announced they would no longer sell PWR BTTM records or merch. Two of PWR BTTM’s touring members distanced themselves from the band, and multiple tour openers—T-Rextasy, Nnamdi Ogbonnaya, Tancred, and iji—all pulled out of their planned shows.
PWR BTTM:
05-25 Montreal, Quebec – Piccolo Rialto
05-26 Toronto, Ontario – Velvet Underground
05-27 Howell, MI – Bled Fest
05-30 Chicago, IL – Subterranean
05-31 Chicago, IL – Subterranean
06-01 Minneapolis, MN – Triple Rock Social Club
06-02 Omaha, NE – The Waiting Room Lounge
06-03 Wichita, KS – Wichita Riverfest
06-05 Dallas, TX – Club Dada
06-06 Austin, TX – Barracuda
06-07 Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
06-08 New Orleans, LA – Gasa Gasa
06-09 Tallahassee, FL – The Wilbury
06-10 Orlando, FL – Backbooth
06-12 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
06-13 Nashville, TN – Mercy Lounge
06-15 Durham, NC – The Pinhook
06-16 Washington, DC – Black Cat
06-17 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
06-19 Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
06-20 Providence, RI – Columbus Theatre
06-21 New York, NY – Webster Hall
07-07 Pittsburgh, PA – Cattivo
07-08 Columbus, OH – The Basement
07-09 St Louis, MO – Off Broadway
07-12 Tucson, AZ – 191 Toole
07-15 Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom
07-16 San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
07-18 Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre
07-19 Seattle, WA – Neumo’s
07-21 Vancouver, British Columbia – Biltmore Ballroom
07-22 Spokane, WA – The Bartlett
07-23 Missoula, MT – Zootown Arts Community Center
07-25 Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court
07-27 Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
07-30 Lakewood, OH – Mahall’s 20 Lanes
08-31 – 09-03 Salisbury, England – End of the Road
09-01 London, England – Koko
09-07-10 Raleigh, NC – Hopscotch Music Festival
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