In handing Arctic Monkeys, Guns N’ Roses and Elton John the prized slots, the festival has failed to live up to its own ideals
, it was striking how often that night in 1995 was hailed as one of the finest-ever Glastonbury performances.
Eavis makes a great point when she says that this is partly a “pipeline problem” running deep into the music industry, involving record companies, radio play, and everything else. The music industry is riddled with sexism and misogyny. It devalues women, stereotypes women, invests less in women, gives women fewer chances. You name it, it does it to women. It always has and it probably always will. But, in this instance, so has Glastonbury.
This is not just about featuring female acts, it’s also about prioritising them. It’s not just about numbers, it’s about positioning. And, let’s face it, this is supposed to be Glastonbury’s liberal wheelhouse. While the festival gets more pressure to be inclusive, it also reaps vast reputational benefits for doing so, whichhelps cement its commercial success. There was immense goodwill last year towards Glastonbury – people were pleased to see it back after lockdown. That goodwill partly depends on Glastonbury not reflecting back the sexism of the music industry.
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