Massachusetts indie rockers Speedy Ortiz recently launched a help hotline in attempt to keep fans safe during their shows and help keep shows inclusive. Fans can seek assistance by calling (574) 404-SAFE "if [they] are being harassed, or feel unsafe and need help." Currently headed on tour in support of their most recent LP Foil Deer on Carpark Records, the four-piece outfit shared details regarding the hotline via Facebook and Twitter.
Front woman Sadie Dupuis offered fans an earnest explanation for the creation of the hotline. Dupuis confessed on her personal Twitter account that she too, as a showgoer "has felt unsafe" at shows and "didn't know what to do." Using what Dupuis calls their "privilege as performers" to keep their audience from harm, the band aims to "make shows safer and more inclusive for a wider community," as per an official flier posted on the band's Facebook page.
"We believe that as a concertgoer you have a right to an inclusive, welcoming performance space," the band stated on their filer announcing the hotline. "Music should be free of discrimination, [and] venues should strive to keep concertgoers of all kinds safe."
Watch the official video for their track "The Graduates" below:
View their forthcoming tour dates below:
09/08: Columbus, OH @ Double Happiness
09/09: Kalamazoo, MI @ Bell's Back Room
09/10: Champaign, IL @ Institute 4 Creativity
09/11: Chicago, IL @ Riot Fest
09/13: Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
09/14: Cincinnati, OH @ MOTR Pub
09/23: Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
09/24: Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Bowl
09/25: Portland, ME @ State Theater
09/27: Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel
10/05: Berlin, Germany @ Comet
10/06: Hamburg, Germany @ Golem
10/07: Cologne, Germany @ Blue Shell
10/09: Turin, Italy @ Spazzio 211
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