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Arcade Fire’s Win Butler and Régine Chassagne Announce Separation After 22 Years

Their statement says the group will continue with plans to return to the road soon.

Overview

  • The couple disclosed the split in a joint message posted to Arcade Fire’s social media on Oct. 30.
  • They said they will co-parent their son and continue their Haiti-focused work with KANPE.
  • The post emphasized their creative partnership will persist and that Arcade Fire expects to tour again soon, with no dates announced.
  • Butler and Chassagne married in 2003 and have one child born in 2013.
  • In 2022, multiple people accused Butler of misconduct, which he denied as nonconsensual, and Chassagne publicly defended him at the time; the band released Pink Elephant in 2025 after completing a spring tour.