Byron Bay Bluesfest has responded to the heap of backlash it’s copped after it revealed Sticky Fingers would be playing in 2023 alongside acts like Sampa the Great and a “heartfelt tribute” to Archie Roach
In 2016 Thelma Plum accused frontman Dylan Frost of being physically threatening and of a history of “violence towards women”.
In 2016 the band denied allegations that Dylan Frost yelled out racist comments while Indigenous band Dispossessed was playing a show.
In 2018 Dylan Frost was called out for responding to a question about the allegations made against him with the line “boys will be boys” and “shit happens, man” on triple j’s Hack.
In 2018, Dylan Frost was accused of “accosting” a transgender woman and trying to start a physical fight. Shortly after the band posted an Instagram pic with the caption: “To all the haters; we are better than you. NEVER FORGET.”
In 2021 Frost entered rehab and bandmate Paddy Cornwall was sentenced to prison for 18 months after a physical altercation.
