Women are dominating music. So why are festival lineups still full of men?
Female artists are either overlooked, too big, or set up to underperform.
The 2025 Grammys made it impossible to ignore: Beyoncé finally won album of the year. Doechii became the third woman ever to win Best Rap Album. Performances from Chappell Roan, Charli XCX, Raye, Sabrina Carpenter, Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, and Cynthia Erivo confirmed what fans already knew: women aren’t just keeping up. They’re leading.
Women have been making the most exciting and commercially successful music in recent years, but if you’re heading to any UK festivals this summer, you might have noticed that lineups just aren’t reflecting that.