Pinegrove Singer Accused Of “Sexual Coercion”, Tour Dates Cancelled

Evan Stephens Hall pens new letter addressing issues...

Pinegrove have cancelled upcoming live shows after singer Evan Stephens Hall was accused of "sexual coercion".

The frontman penned a lengthy note on social media, detailing his actions and what he proposes to do next.

The note opens:

i am about to talk about something serious and i want to begin by saying that my actions have caused someone i care about deep emotional pain and i am so sorry.

i have been accused of sexual coercion. the accusation comes from someone i was involved with for a short but intense period of time. i won’t say more about this person because i want to respect her privacy and i ask anyone reading this to do the same.

Expressing remorse for his actions, Evan writes:

i am coming to terms with the fact that i monumentally misread the situation. i am trying earnestly to follow this line as deeply as it goes to reflect on all of the things i could have done, and can do, better. i should have more actively acknowledged my position of power as a public figure, and also as a man.

i have always tried to approach all of my relationships under the premise of equality, but i see now more clearly that the inherent privilege of my gender and the accumulated privilege of being a recognized performer most certainly impacted this interaction.

Admitting that he slept with people while on tour, the Pinegrove frontman also explains that he regrets a comment made in an interview about some people who come to his shows:

i am also led to something that i said regarding all this that i regret immensely. i said that i could sense who from the crowd would be interested in sleeping with me based on how they watched me perform. this comment applies such a dark layer to my interactions with people after our sets. nobody coming to a concert deserves to be evaluated based on their sexual potential by the performer. i absolutely crossed a line with that comment and that behavior, and i am so sorry.

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As a result of this, Pinegrove have cancelled a number of North American shows.

Read the note in full below:

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