Arcade Fire Co-Founders Announce Separation; Band Continues

Win Butler and Régine Chassagne, co-founders of Arcade Fire, announced they are separating after 22 years of marriage in a joint statement saying the band will continue and that their bond as creative soulmates will endure. They said they will continue to love, admire and support each other as they co-parent their son, who was born in 2013, and will maintain their humanitarian work in Haiti with KANPE. The pair met at McGill University, co-founded Arcade Fire in the early 2000s and married in 2003. Several people accused Butler of sexual misconduct in 2022; he later acknowledged extramarital affairs while denying any nonconsensual encounters, and Chassagne publicly expressed support at the time. Arcade Fire released Pink Elephant in May 2025, and in their statement said they look forward to touring again soon.