Festivals
August 17, 2010
I’m planning to go to a D.I.Y. festival in Stockholm this weekend, Punkkarnevalen, and recently found this on their blog:
a small overview about the artist gender distribution in (swedish) festivals. It’s pretty sad, though not at all surprising to look at it, especially since I wouldn’t really count Queertopia as a regular festival like the others, because their focus is more on workshops than music.
Also, sadly the other 3 festivals that have 20% or more female arstist are more Pop/Alternative/World Music/Whatever than any kind of music I would like, which still makes me angry.
Oh, also, they didn’t show the other festivals I went to this year, Sonisphere, (and Kajrocken in Katrineholm, though I know they tried) which opened the stage for exactly 0 (in letters: zero) female artists.
Sorry, but I have to say it again: Go fuck yourself, Sweden.
