It’s Day 1 & It Appears Splendour Has Already Broken Lil Yachty

Possibly in solidarity with the trials and tribulations of the Kermit the Frog puppeteer of roughly 27 years who was unceremoniously sacked last October, Lil Yachty has been toting around a not-very-small plush Kermit as he’s been going about his business at Splendour in the Grass.

The rapper was accompanied by Kermit at a number of interviews in the backstage area, but it is yet to be seen whether he’ll be bringing his amphibious mate on stage to party.

It looks like Yachty’s been chilling with his new mate since he arrived in the country yesterday:

lil yachty and this damn kermit puppet on snapchat. ????????

— ?? (@gracefromthe6) July 20, 2017

the GOAT @lilyachty having fun in Australia ! with Kermit the Frog ! the GOAT always has fun , anywhere he’s at ! i love yachty ! ?????????? pic.twitter.com/RPloSTyZdB

— steven* (@GrimesYachty) July 20, 2017

Lil yachty taking Kermit the frog to a club and documenting the whole night on snap is my favorite thing ever????

— RR?? (@ritaxdarling) July 20, 2017

Lil Yachty Snapchat story with Kermit the frog as me dying. ??

— alison (@AlisonLivermore) July 20, 2017

An individual that was so inclined could maybe theorise that he feels a bit of kinship with the infamous frog:

Lil Yachty sounds like Kermit the Frog.

— Lunchables&Lighskins (@Obey_Me_Dre) March 31, 2017

When I listen to lil yachty I’m just waiting for him to say, “hi there, it’s Kermit the Frog here”

— Yac House Shari (@ShariAmor_) June 25, 2017

if you remove the beat from a lil yachty song he sounds like kermit the frog

— Jack (@edenbrah) June 26, 2017

Or maybe he’s just a fan, who can say.