“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 our society is built,” says a statement from the festival
“Is Australia the only place in the world where a minority attempts to ban one of Australia's great bands over something that happened so many years ago?” Bluesfest director Peter Noble asked
The festival returns this April with a line-up that also includes the Doobie Brothers, Elvis Costello, Counting Crows, Bonnie Raitt, Beck, Mavis Staples, Lucinda Williams and many more