Festival organisers have confirmed the controversial band will no longer play at Bluesfest calling the decision “difficult to accept.”
Controversial Sydney band Sticky Fingers have been removed from this year’s Bluesfest lineup, following weeks of backlash, including the withdrawal of other artists scheduled to play the Easter festival.
“The narrative that they continue to deserve to be cancelled, as well as anyone who publicly supports them, is difficult to accept, wherein a portion of society and media passes eternal judgment toward those, in this case, a diagnosed mentally ill person whom we feel doesn’t deserve the continued public scrutiny he’s being given.”
. He later made a statement on social media saying he was “ashamed” he had made a woman feel unsafe, and “violence against women is never OK”. He has also spoken publicly about attending rehabilitation for alcohol addiction and therapy for mental health issues.
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