{"id":25361,"date":"2026-08-02T17:30:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T12:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=25361"},"modified":"2026-08-02T17:30:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T12:30:33","slug":"modest-mouse-drops-guitarist-simon-oconnor-from-upcoming-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=25361","title":{"rendered":"Modest Mouse Drops Guitarist Simon O&#8217;Connor From Upcoming Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Guitarist was accused of sending inappropriate messages to teenage fan on social media; Les Savy Fav&#8217;s Seth Jabour enlisted to take O&#8217;Connor&#8217;s place<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div xmlns:default=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/modest-mouse\/\" id=\"auto-tag_modest-mouse\" data-tag=\"modest-mouse\">Modest Mouse<\/a> announced Friday that guitarist Simon O\u2019Connor would not join the band for the upcoming tour after he was accused of sending inappropriate messages to a minor on social media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cSimon O\u2019Conner will not be joining us on the upcoming tour,\u201d the band said in a statement. \u201cThe good news is that Seth Jabour of Les Savy Fav will be jumping in to play guitar.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"\/>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tO\u2019Connor \u2014 whose tenure with Modest Mouse began in 2021 and who plays on the group\u2019s recently released album <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-album-reviews\/modest-mouse-an-eraser-and-a-maze-review-1235573152\/\">An Eraser and a Maze<\/a><\/em> \u2014 was recently <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/ModestMouse\/comments\/1v7b2mg\/simom_doom_dmed_me\/\" target=\"_blank\">accused<\/a> by a 17-year-old Reddit user of sending them \u201can erotic image\u201d and commenting on their \u201cbikini pics\u201d; the user was 16 years old when the photos were taken, they claimed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe guitarist later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/ModestMouse\/comments\/1v83b86\/hey\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">responded<\/a> to the allegations in the Reddit post, apologizing for his actions and claiming that he mistakenly believed the Reddit user in question was an online troll he had interacted with before.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cThere has been a person who has popped up from time to time with the intention of, for lack of a better term, messing with me. This person creates multiple social media accounts and deletes them\u2026 but always posts similar photos that I often recognize from previous accounts,\u201d O\u2019Connor wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cI assumed that this was the same person I had dealt with before and, with poor judgement, I decided to reach out with a tasteless meme, a sticker that read \u2018Simon calls your bluff,\u2019 and an attempt to indicate that I recognized the \u2018barrage of likes\u2019 and similar photo content from the previous profiles\u2026. Almost a \u2018gotcha.\u2019 After a few minutes, I realized that I had made a mistake and this was not the person who I had dealt with before. I unsent the messages and immediately ceased communication.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules trending-in-article lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tHowever, despite O\u2019Connor\u2019s explanation, Modest Mouse opted to not bring the guitarist along for the tour. It\u2019s unclear if O\u2019Connor\u2019s absence is permanent; a rep for the band referred <em>Rolling Stone<\/em> to the band\u2019s Instagram post and declined to comment further.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cWe look forward to being out there with you all,\u201d the band added in their statement. 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