The resolution comes shortly after the competition added Sticky Fingers to the lineup, whose frontman Dylan Frost has previous allegations of violence.
“As a band and as human beings, we stand against misogyny, racism, transphobia and violence. Surprised and saddened to see Bluesfest commit to presenting content that is in complete opposition to these values,” King Gizzard started in a press release posted to Instagram.
It continued, “Given this decision by the festival, we have decided to cancel our appearance at Bluesfest. We are deeply disappointed to be in this position but sometimes you need to be willing to make sacrifices to stand up for your values. This is, unfortunately, one of those moments.”
Frost has been accused of a string of incidents, together with from Australian singer Thelma Plum who again in 2016 known as the musician out over his behaviour.
Frost later shared issued a press release on Facebook apologising for his behaviour.
“In recent times my behaviour for a large part has been unacceptable – I’m writing here and now with a heavy heart admitting this, and wish I had faced my issues earlier,” he wrote within the submit.
It continued, “I have been dealing with alcohol addiction and mental health issues. Last year I was diagnosed with bipolar schizophrenia and have struggled to deal with that. This is not an excuse, but it hopefully means I can get better.”
King Gizzard’s withdrawal from the occasion follows within the footsteps of Jaguar Jonze and Camp Cope drummer Sarah Thompson who each shared their disdain of Sticky Fingers being added to the Bluesfest lineup.
Bluesfest introduced the addition of Sticky Fingers to the road up final week.
“Sticky Fingers, the bad boys of Australian music, currently on their sell-out UK Tour, will be playing one of their all-too-rare shows in Australia,” Bluesfest founder Peter Noble mentioned in a press release.
“They have only played a handful in the last five years, and Bluesfest is happy to welcome them back.”
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