Evidence session reminder
Misogyny in music
Wednesday 24 May at 14.30, Committee Room 8, Palace of
Westminster
Watch live on
parliamentlive.tv
Women’s safety at live music events and the gender balance of
festival line-ups is the focus of the fourth session of the Women
and Equalities Committee’s misogyny in
music inquiry. MPs will question representatives of
Primavera Sound and End of the Road festivals, the Association of
Independent Festivals and the Musician’s Union, on action to
tackle sexual harassment and assault at events and protect both
artists and audiences.
Over four in ten women under
40 have experienced unwanted sexual behaviour at a UK
festival. The Committee has also received written evidence from
individuals working in the industry, including one
highlighting a poor experience of
reporting harassment at an event.
The BBC found that last year only one in ten headliners were
female at the UK’s top music festivals. Primavera Sound in
Barcelona was the first major festival to achieve a 50/50 gender
balanced line-up in 2019.
Witnesses
From 14.30:
- Marta Pallarès Olivares, Head of International Press and PR,
Primavera Sound Festival
- John Shortell, Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion,
Musician's Union
- Lauren Down, Managing Director, End of Road Festival and
Board member at the Association of Independent Festivals (AIF)
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