The 1975 frontman Matty Healy makes festival gender balance pledge
The 1975 will no longer play festivals that have too few female artists on the bill, singer Matty Healy has pledged. The musician made the promise after this year's Reading and Leeds festivals were criticised for a gender imbalance. Only 20 of the 91 acts on the initial line-up are women, leading a journalist to challenge Healy to insist on greater equality at festivals where he plays.