The 1975 are taking a stand for gender equality, vowing to only play music festivals with a balanced lineup of male and female acts. Frontman Matt Healy made his announcement after the lineup for this summer’s Reading & Leeds festival was criticized for 15 of the 18 acts being male. Healy promised that going forward The 1975 would only sign on to play festivals with a balanced lineup, and told The Guardian that “standing in the face of inequality, it’s our duty to put your money where your mouth is.”
Matt Healy: The 1975 will no longer play festivals that have a gender imbalance https://t.co/c1q1xAUDpk
— Sky News (@SkyNews) February 12, 2020
