Iceland Airwaves First Music Festival To Close Gender Gap

REYKJAVIK, IS (CelebrityAccess) – Iceland Airwaves has become the first festival to close the gender gap.

The move is a part of a global initiative called Keychange, which 109 festivals pledged to support last September in order to further gender equality at music festivals with the goal of achieving an equal gender ration by 2020.

In explaining just how simple it actually was for the festival to meet such a goal, Iceland Airwaves’ head of operations Will Larnach-Jones, recently told the New York Times: “We looked at people we really liked, and then in meetings said, ‘Do we have enough?’ Happily, we always did. That shows you don’t have to try hard — there’s so many inspiring women around.”

To date, none of the world’s largest festivals including Glastonbury and Coachella have signed up to the initiative, though some have offered financial support.

The 20th edition of Iceland Airwaves takes place November 7-10th. This year’s lineup includes international acts such as Faroese star Eivør, Swedish performer Fever Ray and Soccer Mommy (U.S.) as well as popular local musicians like Sóley, Young Karin and Hildur.

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