When Beyonce headlines Coachella, she will stand out not only for her eagerly awaited return to the stage , she will be one of the few women to headline a major music festival this year.
Male dominance persists not only among headliners. Indie rock bible Pitchfork, compiling the nearly 1,000 performers booked for 23 leading US and Canadian festivals last year, found that merely 14% of artists were female, with another 12% of acts either comprising both men and women or not identifying in binary gender terms.
Coachella, which takes place in the desert of southern California over two consecutive weekends with identical lineups, has managed to stay highly lucrative, attracting celebrity fashionistas and consistently booking attention-grabbing headliners.
Beyonce’s sets Saturday and again on April 21 mark her first live appearances since the pop superstar gave birth last year to twins with her husband Jay-Z.
Coachella’s other headliners are rap titan Eminem and R&B sensation The Weeknd, both fresh from releasing new music.
Thursday, April 25, 2024
