{"id":359282,"date":"2026-04-01T22:39:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T22:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/359282\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T22:39:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T22:39:15","slug":"ill-nino-ex-guitarist-xander-raymond-charles-issue-joint-statement-on-their-recent-split","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/359282\/","title":{"rendered":"Ill Ni\u00f1o &#038; Ex-Guitarist Xander Raymond Charles Issue Joint Statement On Their Recent Split"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ill Ni\u00f1o have cleared the air after recently parting ways with their guitarist Xander Raymond Charles ahead of even playing their first tour together. The latter musician <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprp.com\/2026\/03\/22\/news\/ill-nino-part-ways-with-their-new-guitarist-xander-raymond-charles-ahead-of-playing-their-first-show-together\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">publicly announced that split<\/a> on March 22nd, stating of his dismissal:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the beginning of 2026, I was hired by the band ILL NINO to become a permanent replacement and the newest member. Last night, I received a call telling me they no longer need me as a replacement. This was a total shock, as I was committed for several months, and the first show is 3 weeks away. I was informed this decision was completely out of my control, and I had nothing to do with it.<\/p>\n<p>As of today, I am available for work. If anyone needs a guitar player, I\u2019m here. I keep my word, and I commit to what I agree to.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, there is no bad blood, and I understand this is strictly a business decision. I wish ILL NINO nothing but the best.<\/p>\n<p>XRC\u201c<\/p>\n<p>Now both parties have weighed in on the matter, issuing the following joint statement yesterday, March 31st:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe would like to clear the air regarding the events of the past week. Following a last-minute lineup change that impacted Xander Raymond Charles\u2018 touring schedule, both parties have met to resolve the matter professionally.<\/p>\n<p>Ill Ni\u00f1o has decided to continue with their current touring lineup, and schedule. This decision was based on a scheduling conflict, and is in no way a reflection of Xander\u2018s talent, character, or professionalism. We are moving forward with mutual respect and no hard feelings.<\/p>\n<p>Xander shared: \u201cIll Ni\u00f1o is a legendary band, and I have nothing but the utmost respect for them.\u201d<br \/>Both parties wish each other nothing but success moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>Ill Ni\u00f1o \u2013XRC\u201c<\/p>\n<p>Charles also commented on the below post, offering, \u201cWe are setting the record straight, and to avoid any gossip,\u201d Charles had been hired on earlier this year to serve as the band\u2019s new touring guitarist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ill Ni\u00f1o have cleared the air after recently parting ways with their guitarist Xander Raymond Charles ahead of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":237653,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[156,140229,157,111,139,69],"class_list":{"0":"post-359282","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-ill-nino","10":"tag-music","11":"tag-new-zealand","12":"tag-newzealand","13":"tag-nz"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=359282"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359282\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/237653"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=359282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=359282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=359282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}