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Win Butler and Regine Chassagne of Arcade Fire perform during the Don't Think About The Pink Elephant Tour at Saenger Theatre on April 25, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Arcade Fire’s Win Butler & Régine Chassagne Split After 22 Years of Marriage, Share Plans for Band’s Future
The instrumentalist previously stood by her husband as he faced allegations of sexual misconduct in 2022.
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Win Butler and Régine Chassagne of Arcade Fire have separated after 22 years of marriage, the band announced Thursday (Oct. 30).
In a statement posted to the Montreal rockers’ Instagram account, the longtime couple shared that “after a long and loving marriage, Win and Régine have decided to separate.”
“They continue to love, admire and support each other as they co-parent their son,” the message continued.
As for the group’s future, the bandmates wrote that their “bond as creative soulmates will endure, as will Arcade Fire.”
“The band send their love and look forward to seeing you all on tour soon,” the statement concluded.
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The split comes after a long journey for Butler and Chassagne, who first met in 2001 at McGill University and formed Arcade Fire that same year. The pair tied the knot in 2003 and welcomed their son in 2013.
In 2022, Chassagne stood by her husband after he was accused of sexual misconduct by four people in a Pitchfork report. Butler confirmed at the time that he’d had extramarital relations with the people who came forward, but denied that any of them had been nonconsensual. He also apologized to “anyone who I have hurt with my behavior.”
“Win is my soulmate, my songwriting partner, my husband, the father of my beautiful boy,” Chassagne said in a statement at the time. “I know what is in his heart, and I know he has never, and would never, touch a woman without her consent, and I am certain he never did. He has lost his way and he has found his way back. I love him and love the life we have created together.”
Earlier this year, Arcade Fire dropped Pink Elephant, the band’s first album since the allegations came to light. In April, the group embarked on its Don’t Think About Pink Elephant Tour, which concluded the following month.
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See Arcade Fire’s statement below.
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