Bluesfest removes Sticky Fingers from lineup after boycotts and backlash

Dylan Frost, the lead singer of Sydney band Sticky Fingers, who have been removed from the Bluesfest lineup. Photograph: Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images

The Sydney band Sticky Fingers is no longer on the lineup at this year’s Bluesfest after weeks of backlash that saw other artists withdraw from the festival in protest.

Zambian rapper Sampa the Great and Melbourne rockers King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard announced last month they would boycott the five-day festival in Byron Bay over the inclusion of Sticky Fingers, whose lead singer Dylan Frost has been dogged by controversy since allegations about his behaviour arose in 2016.