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Embattled band Hedley plays last show in B.C. before hiatus

About 3,000 tickets had sold for final performance at KelownaB次元官网网址檚 Prospera Place

HedleyB次元官网网址檚 frontman suggested Friday that the groupB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址渋ndefinite hiatusB次元官网网址 may not be permanent as the pop-rockers closed out their tourB次元官网网址檚 final show in Kelowna under a cloud of sexual misconduct allegations.

B次元官网网址淭his is goodnight, not goodbye,B次元官网网址 Jacob Hoggard told boisterous fans. B次元官网网址淪o stay in our lives. And Kelowna, I will promise I will stay in yours.B次元官网网址

The floor seats at Prospera Place were mostly filled, but the arena had large empty spaces in the stands.

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The day before the concert, the venue said about 3,000 tickets had sold and shows there tend to hold a maximum of roughly 5,000.

Hoggard has denied ever engaging in non-consensual sexual behaviour, but he admits he has behaved in a way that objectifies women.

The group has been dropped by its management team, blacklisted by scores of radio stations and abandoned by musicians booked as tour openers.

Ahead of the Kelowna show, fans were handing out flyers in support of the band.

Laura Carruthers made 3,000 photocopies asking people to sign a petition urging radio stations to reinstate airplay for the band.

She was in the parking lot outside the arena handing out the pages, which have the phrase #istandforhedley written on them with hearts drawn in red glitter.

B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檒l always be standing by them. Because itB次元官网网址檚 allegations, itB次元官网网址檚 not actually a charge yet,B次元官网网址 Carruthers said.

Valerie Rivet, who travelled from Ottawa to see her favourite band for the 33rd time, said the accusations against Hoggard havenB次元官网网址檛 been proven, and if they ever are, she would re-evaluate her love of the band.

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Kris Jerstad was standing outside Prospera Place with two $75 floor seats he was hoping to sell.

He said his daughter bought them months ago, but no longer wanted them after the allegations against Hoggard came to light.

B次元官网网址淪heB次元官网网址檚 refusing to see them,B次元官网网址 he said. B次元官网网址淪he sticks to what she believes in.B次元官网网址

Minutes before the show started, Jerstad gave away the tickets to a woman for free and left.

Toronto police have said they are investigating Hoggard, but no charges have been laid.

Online accusations began surfacing last month suggesting inappropriate encounters with young fans.

A 24-year-old Ottawa fan of the band alleged to the CBC in February that she was sexually assaulted by Hoggard after chatting with him on the dating app Tinder and agreeing to meet him at a hotel in Toronto.

The CBC published another report weeks later of a Toronto woman who alleges Hoggard tried to force her to do things without her consent during a sexual encounter in 2016.

A Calgary radio host has also alleged that Hoggard groped her and made lewd remarks to her seven years ago.

In announcing he would be putting his career on hold, Hoggard said he would make real changes in his life, seeking guidance from his family and learning from the B次元官网网址渁mazing women in my life.B次元官网网址

B次元官网网址淭he way IB次元官网网址檝e treated women was reckless and dismissive of their feelings. I understand the significant harm that is caused not only to the women I interacted with, but to all women who are degraded by this type of behaviour,B次元官网网址 he wrote in a statement posted to his Twitter account Feb. 28.

B次元官网网址淚 have been careless and indifferent and I have no excuse. For this I am truly sorry.B次元官网网址

Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press





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