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It's 2023. All-male acts make up 64% of major US music festival lineups.

 
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mission

The inspiration behind #bookmorewomen is the pervasive gender imbalance that currently plagues music festivals.

The goal is to provide a visual representation of the problem, start conversations, track progress, and work towards better representation on future lineups.

methodology

Any band, group, or solo artist who is or features at least one woman or non-binary musician as a permanent member will remain on the poster. Official social media pages, press photos, and interviews are used to determine who is and is not an official member of a group.

Percentages posted on twitter and instagram are based on the total number of musical acts booked for the festival and the total number of musical acts who meet the above criteria. Non-musical acts such as comedians or visual artists are not considered. Acts with no set roster such as Grand Ole Opry at Bonnaroo or Songs For Kids at Shaky Knees are not considered.

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“This visual representation of the gender disparity on lineups highlights the issue in a way that we hadn’t seen before. They are providing our industry, and the public, with a tool to reference and call out gender discrepencies with just a glance”

 

THE LATEST

 
Features
Behind the Festival: Welcome Campers
Behind the Festival: Welcome Campers

Welcome Campers is an all-inclusive adult summer camp music festival. This year, they are presenting a lineup entirely of bands featuring women. I asked the organizers about this and more!

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Behind the Festival: RADfest
Behind the Festival: RADfest

This weekend, RADfest is coming back to the Grey Eagle in Asheville, NC for a second year. I asked the co-founders a few questions about the fest and the importance of diversity and safe spaces.

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THE LINEUPS

 

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View fullsize In just two weeks, @BelltownBloom will be taking over the Crocodile in Seattle, WA! This will be the festival's third year and its first to expand to two nights. The lineup features 100% women and non-binary led acts and is booked entirely by a team
View fullsize Today marks 5 years since I first started the Book More Woman account on Twitter! I soon moved primarily over to IG and you all took it from there. But instead of talking about that, I'd like to take this chance to give a huge applause to a festival
View fullsize Boston Calling Music Festival 2023: 57% 2022: 35% 2020: 29% 2019: 41% 2018: 40% ⠀ BOSTON CALLING!! From the headliners through to the EXCEPTIONAL local representation, this is huge. Easily one of the best lineups for gender diversity of major multi-g
View fullsize Hangout Fest 2023: 39% 2022: 33% 2020: 27% 2019: 27% 2018: 26% ⠀ @hangoutfest #bookmorewomen ⠀ ⠀ *The poster and the % listed represent the percentage of musical acts that feature at least one woman or non-binary permanent member* ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #hangoutfest
View fullsize Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival 2023: 33% 2022: 36% 2021: 31% 2020: 25% 2019: 26% 2018: 24% ⠀ @bonnaroo #bookmorewomen ⠀ ⠀ *The poster and the % listed represent the percentage of musical acts that feature at least one woman or non-binary permanen
View fullsize Coachella Music and Arts Festival 2023: 37% 2022: 39% 2020: 36% 2019: 35% 2018: 34% ⠀ @coachella #bookmorewomen ⠀ ⠀ *The poster and the % listed represent the percentage of musical acts that feature at least one woman or non-binary permanent member*
View fullsize 2022 Progress Report: Book More Women has now been editing and tracking gender balance of music festival lineups for more than 4 years! Over this time we have seen some festivals drastically improve while others seem resistant. You may have seen last
View fullsize THIS WEEKEND: Here are four great festivals happening in just a few days! @ct_folk @hopscotchfest @otismtngetdown @bristolrhythm ⠀ @BristolRhythm is in its 21st year of celebrating the musical history of Bristol TN/VA! This year you can catch more t
View fullsize In just one week, @NelsonvilleFest returns to Nelsonville, OH for their 16th year with this stellar lineup! They've put together exciting lineups for years, and this edition is no different. Billboard has called Nelsonville Music Festival "one o
View fullsize Returning to Birmingham, AL on October 29th is @moonstonefest! Moonstone is a one-day festival celebrating women through music, art, and spirit. Their first edition was in 2019 and they are returning this year at Avondale Brewing Company with a stack
View fullsize Boston! TONIGHT, a nice fest is going down in Davis Square in Somerville. @NICEafest is gathering nearly 50 local and used-to-be-local Boston area bands across two stages today and tomorrow! It's a great celebration of the local scene and especially
View fullsize Hey! It's been a while since I've posted... I hope everyone has had a great, safe summer of music so far. There have been so many amazing festivals the last couple months and I'm sorry I haven't been able to share them all and respond to all of your
View fullsize Firefly Music Festival 2022: 43% 2021: 43% 2020: 32% 2019: 22% 2018: 20% ⠀ @fireflymusicfestival #bookmorewomen ⠀ ⠀ *The poster and the % listed represent the percentage of musical acts that feature at least one woman or non-binary permanent member*
View fullsize Since we're now nearing June, it's time to celebrate a great Canadian festival coming up soon, Lawnya Vawnya! @lawnyavawnya is a non-profit music and art festival that takes place in downtown St. John’s, Ktaqmkuk. Lawnya Vawnya gets it’s
View fullsize Welcome to Rockville 2022: 22% 2019: 11% 2018: 9% ⠀ @welcometorockville #bookmorewomen ⠀ ⠀ *The poster and the % listed represent the percentage of musical acts that feature at least one woman or non-binary permanent member* ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #welcometorockville
View fullsize EDC Las Vegas 2022: 17% ⠀ @edc_lasvegas @insomniacevents #bookmorewomen ⠀ *There are many artists playing EDC that are not on this final poster. Many of them are playing the smaller art car stages that you can find throughout the festival grounds. F
View fullsize Austin City Limits Music Festival 2022: 48% 2021: 40% 2019: 45% 2018: 46% ⠀ @aclfestival has done it again! This lineup represents the highest percentage of women and non-binary musicians that has been booked for a major, corporate US festival since
View fullsize Today, I want to highlight four festivals that are making May a great month for music! While they are all unique, they share a clear commitment to diversity, all reaching our 50% threshold for gender balance. First up is a brand new festival created

LINKS

 
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Organizations

GROUPS FIGHTING FOR WOMEN IN MUSIC

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Inspiration

MAGAZINES, BLOGS, PODCASTS

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Data

STUDIES THAT ILLUSTRATE THE GENDER IMBALANCE IN MUSIC

2022 #bookmorewomen Playlist

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2020 #bookmorewomen Playlist

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2019 #bookmorewomen Playlist

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2018 #bookmorewomen Playlist