Loveless Cancels Tour Following Resurfaced Abuse Allegations
Aug. 19, 2024, 10:19 p.m.
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Loveless , the alt-rock duo consisting of Julian Comeau and Dylan Tirapelli-Jamail, has quietly canceled its upcoming North American tour following recently resurfaced allegations of domestic violence against Comeau.
The group, which has nearly 2 million TikTok followers and over a million Spotify monthly listeners, was slated to kick off its tour on Sept. 13 in Las Vegas, with dates scheduled for New York City’s Irving Plaza and Nashville’s Brooklyn Bowl before wrapping at Los Angeles’ Belasco Theater for a hometown show on Oct. 25. Last Wednesday, opening acts Julia Wolf and Beauty School Dropout posted similarly worded messages to their social media accounts stating that they would no longer be part of the Loveless tour after learning of “recent information.”
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Later that week, fans received notifications that the tour had been canceled without explanation. Many attributed the tour cancellation to claims on social media that Comeau was once charged with battery in an abusive relationship. On Aug. 12, a user on X (formerly Twitter) shared a thread outlining a domestic battery abuse case in Louisiana filed against Comeau in July 2018; it was reduced to simple battery in March 2019. According to court documents reviewed by Variety , Comeau was sentenced to six months, inclusive of time already served, as well as a year of probation. He was issued three separate bench warrants in the subsequent year for failing to appear for monitoring, which were subsequently recalled, and the probation was completed in March 2020, not long after Loveless' formation.
The thread shared a statement from the victim, who wished to remain anonymous and described Comeau as a “dangerous, frightening individual who does not deserve a platform or to escape the wrongdoings he has committed.” In her statement, the victim stated that Comeau had anger management issues and once “slapped me in a public bar where a crowd of people chased him out because they witnessed what happened.” She also alleged that he attempted to throw her from a balcony and tossed her phone over it as she tried to call the police.
Following these allegations, representatives for Loveless at Cardiff Giant Management and the band's PR firm confirmed to Variety that they are no longer associated with the group. Loveless' label Rise Records, a subsidiary of BMG, did not respond to Variety ‘s request for comment but has removed Loveless from its website, a move that often signals a musical act is no longer on a company's active roster. A representative at UTA, which manages the band's touring, did not respond to a request for comment. Loveless is also no longer listed on the website lineups for the upcoming Reading and Leeds festivals, where they were scheduled to perform later this week.
Loveless was prepared to release its first album under Rise, “Loveless II,” on Sept. 13, though the release date is now uncertain. Comeau and Tirapelli-Jamail haven't made a statement about the tour cancellation or the band's status, but Tirapelli-Jamail has removed any mention of Loveless from his social media profiles and unfollowed both Comeau and Loveless on social media, leading fans to speculate that the group has disbanded. Furthermore, Comeau has deactivated his X account, though his Instagram and TikTok accounts remain active. Neither member responded to inquiries over social media.
Loveless, the musical duo, first emerged in 2019, releasing original music and gaining popularity through their TikTok renditions of Billie Eilish's “Happier Than Ever” and Kate Bush's “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God).” They signed with Rise Records in early 2023 and released several singles leading up to their album, “Loveless II.”
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