{"id":2032119,"date":"2026-07-07T12:34:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T09:34:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2032119"},"modified":"2026-07-07T12:34:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T09:34:33","slug":"drummer-brendan-canty-hits-out-at-vans-and-fugazi-collab-as-tone-deaf-after-footwear-company-share-apology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2032119","title":{"rendered":"Drummer Brendan Canty hits out at \u2018Vans and Fugazi\u2019 collab as \u201ctone deaf\u201d after footwear company share apology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/brendan-canty@2000&#215;1270.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Drummer Brendan Canty hits out at \u2018Vans and Fugazi\u2019 collab as \u201ctone deaf\u201d after footwear company share apology<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The band member said that the misleading advertisement seemed \u201cvindictive\u201d and left him feeling \u201churt\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Liberty Dunworth<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-07T13:34:33+01:00\">7th July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/brendan-canty@2000x1270-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Fugazi&apos;s Brendan Canty performs live\" title=\"brendan-canty@2000x1270\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Fugazi&#8217;s Brendan Canty performs live. CREDIT: Dave Simpson\/WireImage\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Drummer Brendan Canty has called out the \u2018Vans and Fugazi\u2018 collaboration as \u201ctone deaf\u201d, and the footwear company has issued an apology for misleading the band\u2019s fans.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Get in the pit: the best hardcore albums of all time<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The footwear brand recently announced a new \u201cVans and Fugazi\u201d collaboration of trainers, which was a partnership between Vans and a luxury streetwear brand based in Los Angeles \u2013 not the post-hardcore band.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>At first, it wasn\u2019t clear to some fans that it wasn\u2019t a partnership with the notoriously anti-consumerist group \u2013 leading to some being misled into thinking it was a collaboration with the band.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cImagine thinking you landed a Fugazi collab only to discover it\u2019s a completely different Fugazi,\u201d one person wrote on X\/Twitter, while another added: \u201cI got really excited for a second\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI knew it was too good to be true since they never released merch to start with,\u201d someone added on Instagram, and another person wrote: \u201cLittle too late. This was completely avoidable\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>To address the confusion, Fugazi\u2019s label, Dischord Records \u2013 which was co-founded by the band\u2019s own Ian MacKaye \u2013 confirmed that they are not working with the footwear company.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Imagine thinking you landed a Fugazi collab only to discover it\u2019s a completely different Fugazi \ud83d\ude2d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Analyst (@Jerry566f) June 25, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I got really excited for a second \ud83e\udd7a<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ANTI AI GHOST OF EM ALL (@CaspaGoth) July 6, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m guessing someone from Vans will reach out to us,\u201d they wrote. \u201cWe have nothing to do with this to be clear.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now, following the mishap, Vans have taken down the initial post and issued an apology to fans who were misled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSorry for any confusion this past week. Fugazi the Band and Fugazi the clothing Brand are not connected,\u201d said Steve Van Doren, VP of marketing and events for Vans. \u201cI have deep respect for Ian MacKaye, his impact on music and his connection to Skateboarding.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe spoke this morning and are looking at ways to support longtime skateboarders and giving back to the communities we both care deeply about.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DaTIB--IB7R\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ahead of the Vans apology, drummer Brendan Canty spoke to <em>Consequence<\/em> about the whole ordeal and called it \u201ctone deaf.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s this fucking horrendous fashion company called Fugazi that\u2019s been around for years, I guess. I noticed them up in New York at one point,\u201d he told the outlet. \u201cNow, there has been Fugazis throughout time\u2026 and ultimately it was an acronym that meant \u2018Fucked up, got ambushed, zipped in.\u2019 It was a Vietnam War era acronym.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, I mean, it\u2019s been around. I don\u2019t begrudge anybody using it,\u201d he added, before explaining how he was more upset by the seemingly \u201cvindictive\u201d nature of the campaign against the band.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fucking way that the guy held up the \u2018Fugazi\u2019 registered trademark, the guy from Vans, and the way that he was like, \u2018Ha ha, we\u2019ve got it\u2019. I couldn\u2019t figure out why he was acting vindictively against us,\u201d the drummer continued. \u201cIt seemed like it was targeted towards us, and [we] kind of fucking felt like a corporate fucking mule.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course the Vans guys know who Fugazi is. It\u2019s mystifying, and it just seems stupid for them to do something [like that]. I was hurt by it, honestly. I was like, \u2018Why is Vans doing this?\u2019 I thought they were kind of like on the side of the angels, you know? But I guess not.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fugazi the band&#8217;s Brendan Canty on Vans&#8217; collaboration with Fugazi the fashion brand: &#8220;It&#8217;s so tone deaf&#8221; https:\/\/t.co\/r5UXW0jJ4O pic.twitter.com\/tbbJbLlodh<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CONSEQUENCE (@consequence) July 6, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Canty concluded: \u201cIt\u2019s so tone deaf. \u200aI\u2019m confused by it and it seems like people are equally confused by it out in the world, to the point where [they\u2019re] confused and disgusted by it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fugazi have famously never put their names to any official band merchandise or done any collaborations with any clothing companies.<\/p>\n<p>The band released six studio albums within their career, with the final LP being 2001\u2019s \u2018The Argument\u2019. Fugazi went on an \u201cindefinite hiatus\u201d following the end of their 2002 UK tour, following three sold-out shows at London\u2019s O2 Forum in Kentish Town.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, Canty opened up about the potential of a reunion, revealing that there is \u201calways a lingering chance\u201d of the band coming back together.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt becomes less and less likely, but there were times throughout the last 22 years that we have gotten together and played for sometimes a week at a time, and we always see each other in town, and we\u2019re always working on other reissue projects,\u201d he shared.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, we\u2019re just in each other\u2019s lives a lot so, you know, it\u2019s not up to me whether we get the band back together. If it was up to me, we\u2019d be out there playing, but it\u2019s not that easy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since then, the band have dropped the recording sessions from the \u2018In On The Kill Taker\u2019 album, and donated the proceeds to Letters Charity, a non-profit charity that supports families struggling with poverty.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Fugazi<\/li>\n<li>Hardcore<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<div id=\"taboola-below-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4 td-is-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-sidebar  tdi_92 td_block_template_2\">\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-sidebar-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap td_flex_block_1 tdi_93 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdc-no-posts td_flex_block\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_93\">\n<div class=\"td-block-title-wrap\">\n<h4 class=\"td-block-title\"><span class=\"td-pulldown-size\">TRENDING<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_93\" class=\"td_block_inner td-mc1-wrap\">\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-image-container\">\n<div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><span class=\"entry-thumb td-thumb-css\" data-type=\"css_image\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/NME-HERO-HAUTE-AND-FREDDY-CREDIT-KRISTEN-JAN-WONG@2560x1707-400x267.jpg\" data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/NME-HERO-HAUTE-AND-FREDDY-CREDIT-KRISTEN-JAN-WONG@2560x1707-800x533.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Step right up! 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data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/caleb-shomo@2000x1270-400x254.jpg\" data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/caleb-shomo@2000x1270-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Beartooth\u2019s Caleb Shomo says he was taught being gay was \u201ca sickness that you can cure with prayer\u201d during Christian upbringing<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Drummer Brendan Canty has called out the \u2018Vans and Fugazi\u2018 collaboration as \u201ctone deaf\u201d, and the footwear company has issued an apology for misleading the band\u2019s fans.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Get in the pit: the best hardcore albums of all time<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The footwear brand recently announced a new \u201cVans and Fugazi\u201d collaboration of trainers, which was a partnership between Vans and a luxury streetwear brand based in Los Angeles \u2013 not the post-hardcore band.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>At first, it wasn\u2019t clear to some fans that it wasn\u2019t a partnership with the notoriously anti-consumerist group \u2013 leading to some being misled into thinking it was a collaboration with the band.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cImagine thinking you landed a Fugazi collab only to discover it\u2019s a completely different Fugazi,\u201d one person wrote on X\/Twitter, while another added: \u201cI got really excited for a second\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI knew it was too good to be true since they never released merch to start with,\u201d someone added on Instagram, and another person wrote: \u201cLittle too late. This was completely avoidable\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>To address the confusion, Fugazi\u2019s label, Dischord Records \u2013 which was co-founded by the band\u2019s own Ian MacKaye \u2013 confirmed that they are not working with the footwear company.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Imagine thinking you landed a Fugazi collab only to discover it\u2019s a completely different Fugazi \ud83d\ude2d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Analyst (@Jerry566f) June 25, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I got really excited for a second \ud83e\udd7a<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ANTI AI GHOST OF EM ALL (@CaspaGoth) July 6, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m guessing someone from Vans will reach out to us,\u201d they wrote. \u201cWe have nothing to do with this to be clear.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now, following the mishap, Vans have taken down the initial post and issued an apology to fans who were misled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSorry for any confusion this past week. Fugazi the Band and Fugazi the clothing Brand are not connected,\u201d said Steve Van Doren, VP of marketing and events for Vans. \u201cI have deep respect for Ian MacKaye, his impact on music and his connection to Skateboarding.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe spoke this morning and are looking at ways to support longtime skateboarders and giving back to the communities we both care deeply about.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DaTIB--IB7R\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ahead of the Vans apology, drummer Brendan Canty spoke to <em>Consequence<\/em> about the whole ordeal and called it \u201ctone deaf.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s this fucking horrendous fashion company called Fugazi that\u2019s been around for years, I guess. I noticed them up in New York at one point,\u201d he told the outlet. \u201cNow, there has been Fugazis throughout time\u2026 and ultimately it was an acronym that meant \u2018Fucked up, got ambushed, zipped in.\u2019 It was a Vietnam War era acronym.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, I mean, it\u2019s been around. I don\u2019t begrudge anybody using it,\u201d he added, before explaining how he was more upset by the seemingly \u201cvindictive\u201d nature of the campaign against the band.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fucking way that the guy held up the \u2018Fugazi\u2019 registered trademark, the guy from Vans, and the way that he was like, \u2018Ha ha, we\u2019ve got it\u2019. I couldn\u2019t figure out why he was acting vindictively against us,\u201d the drummer continued. \u201cIt seemed like it was targeted towards us, and [we] kind of fucking felt like a corporate fucking mule.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course the Vans guys know who Fugazi is. It\u2019s mystifying, and it just seems stupid for them to do something [like that]. I was hurt by it, honestly. I was like, \u2018Why is Vans doing this?\u2019 I thought they were kind of like on the side of the angels, you know? But I guess not.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fugazi the band&#8217;s Brendan Canty on Vans&#8217; collaboration with Fugazi the fashion brand: &#8220;It&#8217;s so tone deaf&#8221; https:\/\/t.co\/r5UXW0jJ4O pic.twitter.com\/tbbJbLlodh<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CONSEQUENCE (@consequence) July 6, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Canty concluded: \u201cIt\u2019s so tone deaf. \u200aI\u2019m confused by it and it seems like people are equally confused by it out in the world, to the point where [they\u2019re] confused and disgusted by it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fugazi have famously never put their names to any official band merchandise or done any collaborations with any clothing companies.<\/p>\n<p>The band released six studio albums within their career, with the final LP being 2001\u2019s \u2018The Argument\u2019. Fugazi went on an \u201cindefinite hiatus\u201d following the end of their 2002 UK tour, following three sold-out shows at London\u2019s O2 Forum in Kentish Town.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, Canty opened up about the potential of a reunion, revealing that there is \u201calways a lingering chance\u201d of the band coming back together.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt becomes less and less likely, but there were times throughout the last 22 years that we have gotten together and played for sometimes a week at a time, and we always see each other in town, and we\u2019re always working on other reissue projects,\u201d he shared.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, we\u2019re just in each other\u2019s lives a lot so, you know, it\u2019s not up to me whether we get the band back together. If it was up to me, we\u2019d be out there playing, but it\u2019s not that easy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since then, the band have dropped the recording sessions from the \u2018In On The Kill Taker\u2019 album, and donated the proceeds to Letters Charity, a non-profit charity that supports families struggling with poverty.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/drummer-brendan-canty-hits-out-at-vans-and-fugazi-collab-as-tone-deaf-after-footwear-company-share-apology-3955496&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/brendan-canty@2000&#215;1270.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Drummer Brendan Canty hits out at \u2018Vans and Fugazi\u2019 collab as \u201ctone deaf\u201d after footwear company share apology The band member said that the misleading advertisement seemed \u201cvindictive\u201d and left him feeling \u201churt\u201d By Liberty Dunworth 7th July 2026 Fugazi&#8217;s Brendan Canty performs live. 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