Friday marked a mini-boom for festival bill announcements, all heavily weighted towards male performers. She hoped that this year’s final lineup would include about 40% female performers. Is it the music industry being geared towards male acts? This year’s event features 53% male performers, but 100% male headliners, Trenchard rued. With women, gender minorities and women of colour disproportionately affected by the pandemic, said Gedge, better representation was crucial.

Source: The Guardian March 26, 2021 19:09 UTC