UK festival sparks criticsm with male-dominated line-up

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"111265417"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"2">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><p>Rappers ASAP Rocky&comma; Skepta and Meek Mill are headlining this year’s Wireless festival in England – although the line-up features only six female acts&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The festival’s Twitter account shared a video unveiling the 2020 line-up today&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;--Ads1--><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The three-day event at Finsbury Park in north London will also see performances from D-Block Europe&comma; AJ Tracey&comma; Lil Uzi Vert&comma; Young Thug&comma; Burna Boy&comma; Doja Cat&comma; Aitch and Koffee&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote class&equals;"twitter-tweet" data-width&equals;"550" data-dnt&equals;"true">&NewLine;<p lang&equals;"en" dir&equals;"ltr">Wireless 2020 has touched down 🛬 Click for more details<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;co&sol;1FQQlALv8I">https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;co&sol;1FQQlALv8I<&sol;a> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;hashtag&sol;wirelessfest&quest;src&equals;hash&amp&semi;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">&num;wirelessfest<&sol;a> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;co&sol;7qAKig7gVr">pic&period;twitter&period;com&sol;7qAKig7gVr<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&mdash&semi; Wireless Festival &lpar;&commat;WirelessFest&rpar; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;WirelessFest&sol;status&sol;1222854494209351680&quest;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">January 30&comma; 2020<&sol;a><&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;platform&period;twitter&period;com&sol;widgets&period;js" charset&equals;"utf-8"><&sol;script><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Friday night will see ASAP Rocky take to the stage&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The rapper&comma; real name Rakim Mayers&comma; cancelled his headline slot at last year’s event after he was detained following an alleged fight in Stockholm days before he was due to play&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Grime pioneer Skepta will top the billing on Saturday&comma; while US rapper Meek Mill will make his debut at the festival as headliner on Sunday&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote class&equals;"twitter-tweet" data-width&equals;"550" data-dnt&equals;"true">&NewLine;<p lang&equals;"en" dir&equals;"ltr">I’m doing wireless fest for the first timeee&excl; Gone be lit UK gotta go up&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&mdash&semi; Meek Mill &lpar;&commat;MeekMill&rpar; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;MeekMill&sol;status&sol;1222919034863177728&quest;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">January 30&comma; 2020<&sol;a><&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;platform&period;twitter&period;com&sol;widgets&period;js" charset&equals;"utf-8"><&sol;script><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He tweeted&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I’m doing wireless fest for the first timeee&excl; Gone be lit UK gotta go up&excl;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>However&comma; the festival faced criticism over the lack of female talent on its line-up&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;--Ads2--><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Singer and actress Mahalia shared the line-up and tweeted&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;With all the female artists out there&comma; y’all really made another dick fest line up &quest;&quest;&quest;&quest; I’m tired&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Others were also critical of the male-dominated billing&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>One asked&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Does Wireless care about Female acts&quest;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Another said&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Can someone start an all female festival please coz right now it seems &num;Wireless is an all male festival …&period;&period; 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