Making Waves

“More festivals need to sign up into trying to put on a 50/50 festival. We’d like to say we’re talking about musicians rather than female musicians and be able to drop the label of ‘female’ because a male or female band are just as good as each other. Until we get to that balance, we’re going to still have to push female-led bands. Ideally, we move beyond that.” - Julia Woollams, Founder

“There seem to still be this gender-balance issue within the music industry, so we wanted to create something that gave opportunities for bands, new and emerging, that were struggling to get into festival bills for whatever reason.” - Angela Martin, Founder

"Women are under-represented at high levels in the music business. This long-standing issue has recently seen some much-needed exposure. Whilst that is a positive sign, there is still a long way to go. What are the latest figures and initiatives for a brighter future?"

"In music, male misogynist acts are examined for nuance and defended as traits of 'difficult' artists, [while] women and those who call them out are treated as hysterics who don't understand art." - Matthew Healy, The 1975