Sampa the Great pulls out of Bluesfest, joining King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard

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Musicians protest inclusion of Sticky Fingers, whose singer Dylan Frost has been dogged by controversy since allegations about his behaviour arose in 2016

A second artist has decided to boycott April’s five-day Bluesfest music festival in Byron Bay, with the Zambian rapper Sampa the Great joining Melbourne rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard.

The action by the artists is in protest of the Easter long weekend music festival’s inclusion of the indie rock band Sticky Fingers, whose lead singer Dylan Frost has been dogged by controversy since allegations about his behaviour arose in 2016.

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