Loveless, the alt-rock duo consisting of Julian Comeau and Dylan Tirapelli-Jamail, has quietly canceled its upcoming North American tour following recently resurfaced allegations of domestic violence against Comeau.
The group, which has nearly 2 million TikTok followers and over a million Spotify monthly listeners, was slated to kick off its tour on Sept. 13 in Las Vegas, with dates scheduled for New York City’s Irving Plaza and Nashville’s Brooklyn Bowl before wrapping at Los Angeles’ Belasco Theater for a hometown show on Oct. 25. Last Wednesday, opening acts Julia Wolf and Beauty School Dropout posted similarly worded messages to their social media accounts stating that they would no longer be part of the Loveless tour after learning of “recent information.”
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Later that week, fans received notices that the tour had been canceled without explanation. Many attributed the tour cancellation to claims on social media that Comeau was once charged with battery in an abusive relationship. On Aug. 12, a user on X (formerly Twitter) posted a thread detailing a domestic battery abuse case in Louisiana brought against Comeau in July 2018; it was reduced to simple battery in March 2019. According to court documents reviewed by PvNew, Comeau was sentenced to six months inclusive of time already served as well as a year of probation. He was issued three separate bench warrants in the year that followed for failing to appear for monitoring, which were then recalled, and the probation was completed in March 2020 not long after Loveless’ formation.
The thread shared a statement from the victim, who chose to remain anonymous and described Comeau as a “dangerous scary individual who does not deserve a platform or to escape the wrongdoings he has committed.” In her statement, the victim said that Comeau had anger issues and once “slapped me in a public bar where masses of people chased him out because they all saw what happened.” She also alleged that he tried to throw her from a balcony and threw her phone over it as she tried to call the police.
In the wake of the allegations, reps for Loveless at Cardiff Giant Management and the band’s PR firm confirmed to PvNew that they’re no longer affiliated with the group. Loveless’ label Rise Records, a subsidiary of BMG, did not respond to PvNew‘s request for comment but has removed Loveless from its website, which often signals that a musical act is no longer on a company’s active roster. A rep at UTA, which handles the band’s touring, did not respond to a request for comment. Loveless is also no longer included on the website lineups for the upcoming Reading and Leeds festivals, which they were scheduled to play later this week.
Loveless was slated to put out its first album under Rise, “Loveless II,” on Sept. 13, though it’s unclear if it will still be released. Comeau and Tirapelli-Jamail are yet to make a statement about the tour cancellation or status of the band, but the latter removed any mention of Loveless from his social media profiles and unfollowed both Comeau and Loveless on socials, leading fans to believe that the group has disbanded. Additionally, Comeau has deactivated his X account, though his Instagram and TikTok profiles remain. Neither member responded to inquiries over social media.
The duo initially formed Loveless in 2019, releasing original music and gaining momentum through TikTok covers of Billie Eilish’s “Happier Than Ever” and Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God).” They signed to Rise in early 2023, and dropped a handful of singles leading up to “Loveless II.”
