Well, well, well: Byron Bay Bluesfest has finally revoked its public and unabashed support for probbo band Sticky Fingers after musicians were dropping from its lineup like flies.
“We are sad to announce that Bluesfest has decided that Sticky Fingers is to step off the Bluesfest 2023 line-up,” a statement from the festival reads.
“Bluesfest cannot, sadly, continue to support Sticky Fingers by having them play our 2023 edition, and we apologise to those artists, sponsors and any others we involved in this matter through our mistaken belief that forgiveness and redemption are the rock on which society is built.”
Oh for fuck’s sake, are we really going down the whole “we’re sorry we thought you guys would be reasonable” road?
Source: Instagram / @bluesfestbyronbay
“The narrative that [Sticky Fingers] continues 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 judgement toward those, in this case, a diagnosed mentally ill person whom we feel doesn’t deserve the continued public scrutiny in a manner whereby they feel included in society,” the non-apology continues.
“Sticky Fingers has done so many good deeds that have never been reported, including building and funding recording studios and music education programs in disadvantaged regional communities.
“We will now move on, put this behind us and continue to plan and present our best-ever edition of Bluesfest… proudly.”
