Oxbow guitarist, etc. Niko Wenner has issued a statement on the recent departure of vocalist Eugene Robinson from the group. Robinson didn’t directly specify the nature of the circumstances that led to his exit, instead citing “irreconcilable differences.”
Wenner‘s newly issued statement via his social media does away with the vagueness to an extent, revealing that an incident involving himself that took place during the band’s touring led to the fracture in the long-running noise rock band.
That post reads as follows:
“Niko Wenner, Oxbow update.
An accusation was leveled at me, Niko, during our 2024 European tour. It’s probably inappropriate for me to give details since the allegation is still unresolved. The alleged incident, said to have occurred in a crowd, involved only myself and the person making the accusation. None of the others in Oxbow were there.The accusation led to the cancellation of the last 4 shows of our tour, all in France. I have always greatly enjoyed playing in France and I apologize to anyone who had intentions of seeing us there.
Eugene Robinson has at least for now left the band, as he has already made public in his latest substack article.
As it stands now Oxbow as a band no longer exists. Whether this is a permanent state of affairs remains to be seen.
Niko“
