Against Me!It's been a tumultuous week for provocative US punks Against Me!. Only a few days after the band's transsexual frontwoman Laura Jane Grace called out indie icons Arcade Fire over their casting choices for the clip for their pro-LGBT anthem We Exist, the singer has announced over Twitter that they have dropped their management.
Though information is limited at this time, Grace confirmed that Against Me! were forced to cancel a planned show in Milan on June 23. Following her initial announcement that the cancellation was due to an unspecified playing cost to the band of $3000, she later clarified "overdrive and double driver fees" as the cause, clearing Italian promoter Hub Music Factory of fans knocking at its Twittersphere door in search of an explanation.
Apologies for having to cancel the Milan show. We were not told that it would COST us $3k to play. Have since parted ways with management...
— Laura Jane Grace (@LauraJaneGrace) May 23, 2014
@mxdwn yep
— Laura Jane Grace (@LauraJaneGrace) May 23, 2014
To clarify, the cost with the Milan show cancellation was not from @hubmusicfactory but overdrive and double driver fees to make it there.
— Laura Jane Grace (@LauraJaneGrace) May 24, 2014
Against Me! are yet to release an official statement regarding the dispute/dissolution of their management deal, or an indication of whether it would result in rescheduling/refunds; however, Grace did indicate on Twitter that the band are "doing our best ... and will keep everyone posted".
