Isle of Wight festival announces all-male headliners for 2024
The IndependentSign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Isle of Wight Festival has sparked backlash after announcing its 2024 lineup with headliners The Prodigy, Pet Shop Boys, Green Day – and no women. But of the 16 acts playing on the main stage, only three are female: Swedish pop star Zara Larsson and soul singer Beverley Knight as solo artists, while Eighties rockers Simple Minds have included backing vocalist Sarah Brown and drummer Cherisse Osei since 2017. The Pet Shop Boys will headline Isle of Wight Festival next year In 2022, a YouGov survey found that only one in 10 headliners at the UK’s top festivals were women. Last year, despite 48 per cent of the acts performing being female, Glastonbury Festival was widely criticised for featuring all-male headliners in Guns N’ Roses, Arctic Monkeys and Elton John.
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