Idea of gender quotas at music festivals 'quite patronising to women'

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Billie Eilish is the only female headliner at this year's Electric Picnic festival, which has led to some criticism

The idea of introducing gender quotas at music festivals has been dismissed as being 'patronising to women.'

"The music that radio stations play determine which artists get signed to record labels, which artists are asked to perform at festivals and concerts."That is the root cause of this." Ms Coogan-Byrne said she would like to see an even spread"within playlist teams, within A&R, within record labels."

 

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