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Dayglo Abortions members Murray Acton and Matthew Fiorito have been arrested by police in Ohio, with mugshots of each posted on the Ashland County Sheriff’s Office website. Neither has been charged.
The long-running Victoria punk band was in the middle of an American tour that was to include upcoming dates in Providence, Rhode Island, Clifton, New Jersey, and New York City.
Social media posts are reporting the arrests taking place after a gig in Cleveland.
The Dayglo Abortions gained instant notoriety on the West Coast punk scene with the release of 1981's Out of the Womb . Independently released, the album is considered a seminal Canadian crust-punk release, with original pressi