So if you’re on twitter you’ve most likely seen one of my tweets circulating, a few weeks back I released the blog post where I edited the men out of festival lineups to visually show the lack of female representation. The post went down great I had so many positive responses so very much like I’ve done with all the other festivals when the Reading and Leeds lineup was announced yesterday I hopped onto photoshop. I then tweeted it out and was not expecting the response I’ve had, there have been so many supportive comments but the negative ones have really surprised me. I don’t know if maybe people were missing the point and not realised what I do and how I’ve been championing females in the music industry for years or just that they don’t like women having a voice, who knows.
Aside from the ‘Slag’ ‘Slut’ ‘Whore ‘Cunt’ ‘Bitch’ comments, I got a lot of ‘Well if they made good music they’d be up there’ firstly if that’s the case why the fuck is Gerry Cinnamon up there, anyway I digress. The second being ‘Come on then tell us what women are good enough to be on the lineup’. I could respond to the ignorant comments all day but instead, here’s a list of women who should be all over the lineups.
10,000,000 monthly listeners+
H.E.R- 12,141,127 monthly listeners
Charli XCX- 10,489,486- monthly listeners
Lizzo- A shit tonne monthly listeners
Doja Cat- 22,321,391 monthly listeners
Lorde- 10,493,390 monthly listeners
Lana Del Rey- 17,979,465 monthly listeners
Ariana Grande- 43,001,969
Dua Lipa- 50,880,701 monthly listeners
Taylor Swift- 38,386,416 monthly listeners
Mabel- 17,745,496 monthly listeners
5,000,000- 10,000,000 monthly listeners
Maggie Rodgers- 5,328,993 monthly listeners
Gabrielle Aplin- 5,273,372 monthly listeners
Haim- 3,421,205 monthly listeners
Birdy- 7,017,793 monthly listeners
Nina Nesbitt- 5,865,405 monthly listeners
CHVRCHES- 7,917,450 monthly listeners
Singrid- 3,488,934 monthly listeners
Florence and the Machine- 8,884,394 monthly listeners
Oh Wonder- 7,692,436 monthly listeners
Maggie Lindermann- 5,410,245
Maisie Peters- 4,699,382 monthly listeners
Jorja Smith- 7,366,760 monthly listeners
Paramore/Haley Williams- 8,735,216 monthly listeners
Clairo- 6,713,300 monthly listeners
Sarah Bareilles- 6,856,747 monthly listeners
1,000,000- 5,000,000 monthly listeners
Dodie – 2,418,379 monthly listeners
Beabadoobee- 1,762,291 monthly listeners
Mallrat- 1,559,526 monthly listeners
Celeste- 2,043,032 monthly listeners
Courtney Barnett- 1,085,856 monthly listeners
Mahalia- 3,744,111 monthly listeners
Phoebe Bridgers- 2,312,528 monthly listeners
FKA Twigs- 1,608,380 monthly listeners
The Japanese house- 2,007,264 monthly listener
BENEE- 4,449,818 monthly listeners
Wolf Alice- 1,593,923 monthly listeners
London Grammar-2,932,171 monthly listeners
Georgia- 1559,194 monthly listeners
Billie Marten- 1,355,199 monthly listeners
PVRIS- 1,062,555 monthly listeners
Tessa Violet- 1,506,821 monthly listeners
Kelis- 2,394,787 monthly listeners
Lily Allen- 4,890,737 monthly listeners
Allie X- 1,629,003 monthly listeners
Snoh Aalegra- 2,832,809 monthly listeners
Jessie Ware- 4,451,540 monthly listeners
Marina- 4,481,214 monthly listeners
Ashnikko- 2,678,471 monthly listeners
Jade Bird- 1,483,007 monthly listeners
KT Tunstall- 1,688,680 monthly listeners
BANKS- 2,424,318 monthly listeners
Lil Simz- 1,156,393 monthly listeners
Aluna George- 3,896,098 monthly listeners
PJ Harvey- 1,192,390 monthly listeners
Echosmith- 2,881,212 monthly listeners
Girl in red- 3,634,087 monthly listeners
Soccer Mommy- 1,148,096 monthly listeners
St Vincent- 1,986,800 monthly listeners
Zaz- 1,639,400 monthly listeners
Lapsley- 1,195,153 monthly listeners
Broods- 1,668,617 monthly listeners
070 Shake- 1,909,757 monthly listeners
SAY GRACE- 3,504,938 monthly listeners
Phantogram- 1,603,874
Primal Scream- 1,540,708
Misterwives- 1,524,325 monthly listeners
Sharon Van Etten- 2,126,238 monthly listeners
Tori Kelly- 4,895.521 monthly listeners
Laura Marling 1,110,112 monthly listeners
500,000-1,000,000 monthly listeners
YONAKA- 673,188 monthly listeners
Snail Mail- 609,153 monthly listeners
Coeur De Pirate- 890,614 monthly listeners
La Femme- 524,526 monthly listeners
Julia Jacklin- 818,306 monthly listeners
Poppy- 651,068 monthly listeners
Arlo Parks- 889,977 monthly listeners
Lucius- 870,091 monthly listeners
Joy Crookes- 724,299 monthly listeners
MarthaGunn- 21,296 monthly listeners
Stereolab-544,351 monthly listeners
Sunflower Bean- 268,010 monthly listeners
MUNA- 922,883 monthly listeners
Kate Nash- 781,641 monthly listeners
Warpaint- 746,753 monthly listeners
Orla Gartland- 544,402 monthly listeners
The Big Moon- 645,670 monthly listeners
Bat For Lashes- 603,760 monthly listeners
250,000- 500,000 monthly listeners
Ruby Fields- 308,371 monthly listeners
Pale Waves- 414,619 monthly listeners
Bones- 287,033 monthly listeners
Pip Millett- 393,527 monthly listeners
Lauren Aquilina- 410,923 monthly listeners
Peaches – 357,432 monthly listeners
Marika Hackman-428,944 monthly listeners
Stella Donnelly- 264,314 monthly listeners
Stand Atlantic- 376,386 monthly listeners
Cate Le Bon- 392,876 monthly listeners
Chastity Belt- 402,528 monthly listeners
The Regretters- 448,891 monthly listeners
Sarah Close- 282,642 monthly listeners
Bikini Kill- 266,545 monthly listeners
Hannah Watts- 456,878 monthly listeners
Anna Calvi- 391,941 monthly listeners
100 gets- 344,533 monthly listeners
Lady Lurshurr- 304,963 monthly listeners
My Bloody Valentine- 249,673 monthly listeners
Kate Tempest- 273,187 monthly listeners
Sleater-Kinnet 308,664 monthly listeners
Cherry Glazerr- 308,539 monthly listeners
Ladytron- 293,902 monthly listeners
Fickle Friends- 440,154 monthly listeners
Andrianne Lanker- 299,170 monthly listeners
100,000- 250,000 monthly listeners
Deap Vally- 202,191 monthly listeners
Marmozets- 158,331 monthly listeners
Liz Lawrence-125,771 monthly listeners
Slotface- 199,629 monthly listeners
Destroy Boys- 132,699 monthly listeners
Joy Formidable- 136,208 monthly listeners
Creeper- 150,740 monthly listeners
Charly Bliss- 120,243 monthly listeners
Sports Team- 169,604 monthly listeners
Sleeper- 143,386 monthly listeners
JJ Wilde- 156,311 monthly listeners
St Agnes- 158,354 monthly listeners
The Mysterines- 205,963 monthly listeners
Blood Red Shoes- 145,715 monthly listeners
Nasty Cherry- 148,819 monthly listeners
Myrkur- 208,027 monthly listeners
Grace Ackerman- 194,162 monthly listeners
Eli Ingram- 102,484 monthly listeners
Tricot- 152,049 monthly listeners
Girl Ray- 206,632 monthly listeners
Sorry- 194,860 monthly listeners
Dream State- 216,580 monthly listeners
Clean Cut Kid- 103,566 monthly listeners
Laura Marling- 107,869 monthly listeners
ROE- 120,247 monthly listeners
Days n Daze- 126,554 monthly listeners
Matilda Mann- 105,477 monthly listeners
The Harmaleighs- 168,710 monthly listeners
BLOXX- 210,008 monthly listeners
VUKOVI- 113,113 monthly listeners
Sophie and the Giants- 109,644 monthly listeners
50,000-100,000 monthly listeners
Art School Girlfriend- 67,544 monthly listeners
Hot Milk- 52,936 monthly listeners
Yvette Young- 66,607 monthly listeners
Lauran Hibberd- 53,240 monthly listeners
Kitten- 58,183 monthly listeners
Tired Lion- 64,163 monthly listeners
Jerry Williams- 71,291 monthly listeners
Orchards- 53,943 monthly listeners
Josie Man- 81,661 monthly listeners
Findlay- 79,337 monthly listeners
Pip Blom- 75,495
Black Honey- 97,082 monthly listeners
The Ninth Wave- 57,738 monthly listeners
Kississippi- 56,101 monthly listeners
Phoebe Green- 70,814
25,000-50,000 monthly listeners
Dream Wife- 44,770 monthly listeners
Doll Skin- 34,033 monthly listeners
Calva Louise- 43,380 monthly listeners
Saltwater Sun- 25,174 monthly listeners
Retirement Party- 33,356 monthly listeners
Honeyblood- 36,605 monthly listeners
Drahla- 26,201 monthly listeners
Art Brut- 48,228 monthly listeners
Anteros- 48, 366 monthly listeners
Goat Girl- 47,683 monthly listeners
Gouge Away- 37,045 monthly listeners
Zuzu- 30,961 monthly listeners
Childcare- 26,730 monthly listeners
Frankie Rose- 25,076 monthly listeners
Tigeress 27,241 monthly listeners
10,000-25,000 monthly listeners
Bang Bang Romeo- 14,278 monthly listeners
VALERAS- 16,321 monthly listeners
Death Valley Girls- 11,286 monthly listeners
Lion- 11,548 monthly listeners
Gaffa Tape Sandy- 14,750 monthly listeners
Liela Moss- 16,359 monthly listeners
Wargasm- 13,119 monthly listeners
ARXX- 11,761 monthly listeners
Adwaith- 17,192 monthly listeners
The Duke Spirit- 24,018 monthly listeners
False Advertising- 17,889 monthly listeners
Fuzzbox- 11,234 monthly listeners
Vice Squad- 12,199 monthly listeners
L.A WITCH- 20,613 monthly listeners
Moaning Lisa- 14,976 monthly listeners
Surfboat- 16,435 monthly listeners
Caitlyn Rose- 15,291 monthly listeners
5,000-10,000 monthly listeners
Nova Twins- 9,559 monthly listeners
Drug Store Romeos 7,309 monthly listeners
Talk boy- 56,51 monthly listeners
Piroshka- 5,389 monthly listeners
1,000-5,000 monthly listeners
Beach Riot- 2,399 monthly listeners
The Van T’s- 1,832 monthly listeners
Soeur- 3,394 monthly listeners
Swim School- 3,224 monthly listeners
Indian Queens- 1,617 monthly listeners
SPQR- 3,035 monthly listeners
Vulpynes- 2,233 monthly listeners
HAWXX- 1,631 monthly listeners
Madonnatron- 2,423 monthly listeners
The Elephant Treats- 1,112 monthly listeners
Tallsaint- 2,803 monthly listeners
Prima Queen- 1,467 monthly listeners
Ghost Car- 1,338 monthly listeners
0-1,000 monthly listeners
PUSSYLIQUOR- 803 monthly listeners
Sleepy Kitty- 728 monthly listeners
Seamonsters- 896 monthly listeners
Susie Blue- 243 monthly listeners
Reevah- 742 monthly listeners
Liar Liar- 614 monthly listeners
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