Headliners

The purpose of Kevin Hart and Chris Rock‘s recent co-headlining “Rock Hart: Only Headliners Allowed” tour wasn’t just to place two big-name comedians on the same billing — but also to celebrate the series of events that allowed them to arrive at that moment. In the latest trailer for the pair’s upcoming Netflix documentary film, Kevin Hart & Chris Rock: Headliners Only, out Dec. 12, the pair discuss true friendship, family, and wanting their legacies to live forever. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeRioO6VTxk…

And lo, Glastonbury announces the 2023 main stage headliners, and it’s a blokefest. After Saturday night’s female headliner (rumoured to be Taylor Swift) dropped out, the Pyramid stage headliners became Arctic Monkeys on Friday, followed by Guns N’ Roses on Saturday, with Elton John on Sunday. While it doesn’t seem feasible that anti-female prejudice is involved, at the very least, how sloppy, how slapdash, it all is.Whatever image it pushes, it’s been some time since Glastonbury was run by a bunch of hippies with a…

Festivals are struggling with a dearth of viable female headliners owing to an industry “pipeline” problem, Glastonbury co-organiser Emily Eavis said as the festival announced a lineup of all-white, all-male headliners for this year’s event.Following the news that Elton John would conclude the 2023 edition on Sunday, Eavis confirmed that Arctic Monkeys would headline Friday, their third time closing the Pyramid stage, while Guns N’ Roses would make their Worthy Farm debut on Saturday.Guns N’ Roses were booked when a…

Mighty Hoopla will return in 2023 and today it’s been announced that Kelly Rowland and Years & Years are set to headline. Taking place on Saturday 3rd June and Sunday 4th June, the festival is sure to be a highlight in any pop fan’s calendar. Rowland, best-known as one third of Destiny’s Child, will headline on Saturday, while Years & Years aka Olly Alexander will headline on Sunday. Also announced today are global chart-topping group Aqua, who will bring their iconic pop hits ‘Barbie Girl’ and ‘Doctor…

A shocking, but somewhat unsurprising, investigation conducted by the BBC has revealed that only 13% of artists partaking in this year’s UK music festivals are women.Taken from the line-ups of 50 of the biggest festivals, including Glastonbury, Isle Of Wright Festival, Reading & Leeds, Download Festival, and more, the new findings show that the UK is still a far cry away from reaching equal gender representation within the music industry.Out of 200 headline acts, the study found that 26 musicians were an all-women…