the “middle-aged multi-millionaire white dudes doing what they do best: controlling, belittling and humiliating the very people that they couldn’t do without.”The brilliant way Kate Nash uses her imagination when she has a crisis of confidence
, saying that when it comes to organising a festival “the live music world has been so male-dominated, so I’d go to meetings with just tables of men.”Matt Healy has now demonstrated how actions speak louder than words by announcing that he won’t continue to play festivals that have a gender imbalance.He spoke out after the male-heavy Leeds and Reading Festival lineup was confirmed this week. Only 20 of the 91 acts on the initial lineup are women.
Snapes responded, tweeting: “Fuck yes Matt! Brilliant! Very interested to know how you negotiate this with booking agents.”