The Festival Gender Imbalance Crisis refers to the persistent underrepresentation of female artists at music festivals worldwide. A 2024 A2D2 study of 20 major UK festivals revealed that 63% of acts are male artists or all-male bands, compared to just 21% female solo artists or female-led groups¹. This means for every three male acts, only one female act is booked². Despite women comprising 50% of festival audiences³, the gender disparity in lineups remains a critical industry issue, prompting initiatives like Book More Women and calls for 50/50 gender-equal programming by 2022⁴.