Old Boys Club

Dear Perry Farrell,

In the words of one of your previous Lollapalooza artists "Suck my left one."

Once again, you have managed to make Lollapalooza a total white dude fest.

The stats:
Out of 81 total bands, only 21 have women in them. And out of 19 dj acts, only 2 have women in them.

Out of 18 bigger acts, only 2 are women. And only two have non-white members.
Out of 25 "medium" acts, only 8 are women or have female members.
Out of 39 smaller acts, only 11 are women or have female members.

These numbers are not good. They aren't even almost equal. And, to make it even worse, several of the bands have played the festival in recent years. So not only are you making it male dominated, you aren't even adding new talent!!

I know what you're thinking: it is all about the music. It isn't about the gender of the musicians. But when you don't put female musicians on the bills of large festivals, they don't get visibility. Which means less income. And girls not being able to see women rocking out. And it feeds into the myths that women don't belong in music, that women't can't play music, that women don't play music.

You know, Perry - we really just want to be invited to the party. We can rock just as well, just as hard as men - and not just at Lilith Fair.
So, for next year, here's a list of the people I'd like to see on your invite list, just in case you need suggestions:

Bjork, Belle and Sebastian, The Breeders, Queen Latifah, Camera Obscura, P.J. Harvey, Amanda Palmer, Her Majesty, Princess Superstar, Celebration, Asobi Seksu, Mirah, Emily Haines, The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir, Cyndi Lauper, Juana Molina, Dame Darcy, Feist, Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, Tori Amos, Rilo Kiley, Peaches, The 1900s, The Thermals, Joan Jett, The Pretenders, Blondie, Stevie Nicks, M.E.N., Tilly and the Wall, The Vaselines, Bahamadia, Rocktapussy, Rainer Maria, The Noises, The Gossip, Estelle...

I could go on.

Think about it? We don't need another year of cock rock, even if Depeche Mode is headlining....

xoxo
Elizabeth