Glastonbury 2023 controversy as all male headliners announced

Emily Eavis has blamed the music industry for a lack of viable female headliners.

The first wave of artists for Glastonbury 2023 have been announced. Elton John had already been confirmed as the Sunday night headliner in December last year, but now festival organiser Emily Eavis has revealed the other two headliners to close out the Friday and Saturday nights. Arctic Monkeys will headline the first night, their third time closing the Pyramid Stage, whilst legendary rock group Guns N' Roses will make their first-ever appearance at Worthy Farm by headlining the Saturday night. https://twitter.com/glastonbury/status/1631588298228367361 The festival is likely to attract criticism though because of the lineup of all-white, all-male headliners for this year’s event. But Eavis has said festivals are struggling with a dearth of viable female headliners due to an industry “pipeline” problem, the Guardian reports. She explained that Guns N' Roses were booked after a female headliner pulled out because she “changed her touring plans.” Eavis didn't name who this was, but Taylor Swift had been due to headline the 2020 edition of the festival before Covid-19 struck. Related links.

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