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The statistics are shocking and revealed that only 3% of 18-24-year-old females haven’t had that kind of experience. Claire Barnett from UN Women UK said: “We had a lot of messages from people in that age group saying they were surprised it was as high as 3%. With young people it feels like a constant experience“. 

“Live music is one of those spaces where people expect to be free. It is escapism, it’s your place of joy, and if that is somewhere we are hearing people are afraid then we need to take action” she added. 

“It is not OK for women to be constantly worried about their safety at festivals, to make sure they always have phone chargers on them so they can call someone if they feel unsafe“. 

The open letter with the info has been posted on social media and stated that 95% of incidents go unreported. It also reveals that UK musicians also faced sexual harassment at work. “We must face our own reality, and this reality is one that our industry has too long ignored: venues, festivals, studios and workplaces are too often not safe spaces for women, girls and marginalised genders” reads the letter.

The open letter has been so far signed by Anne-Marie, Clara Amfo, MNEK, Rudimental, Holly Humberstone, Ambel and Glastonbury organiser Emily Eavis. Strawberries & Creem festival also signed the pledge. The festival co-founder Chris Jammer said: “We’re passionate about ensuring our events are welcoming, inclusive and safe spaces for people to enjoy music together. Festivals should offer joy and hope to everyone, and they are absolutely no place for harassment or abuse of any form“.

You can read the letter here.

The festival will celebrate its sixth year now extended over two days at its new site of Childerley Orchard. Organisers announced the change, writing: “The UK’s tastiest festival is back for a full-weekend feast of Music & Youth Culture, in all their full flavour – bringing the sweetest vibes to our fresh Cambridge site”.

18-19 September 2021
We’re back. The #YearOfTheParty is LIVE

All tickets are rolled over – so if you still need to grab yours, move quick! Demand is mad, 1st Release are gone.

Save the date. We can’t wait to see you all… #festivals #festival #summer pic.twitter.com/5D1MksYApc

— Strawberries & Creem Festival (@SandCFestival) March 4, 2021

The festival is known for featuring a mix of names across hip hop, house, drum and bass and more. This year’s festival will be spread across three stages. The 2021 line-up will include PARTYNEXTDOOR, Bugzy Malone, and Sean Paul to name a few.

The festival is known for featuring artists across genres such as Hip-Hop, Afrobeats, Dancehall, House and much more. Previous headliners have included Ms Dynamite, Stefflon Don, and Sean Kingston.

Strawberries and Creem joins a slew of festivals including Neighbourhood Weekender, Splendour, Standon Calling, and Reading and Leeds that have planned to go ahead this year. Many of these festivals have been delayed to later in the summer in the hope that restrictions will have loosened, and they are able to go forward. Independent festivals across the UK have previously warned they may be forced to cancel if they do not receive government-backed insurance which protects the sector in the event that Covid-19 prevents them from taking place.

Tickets rolled over from Strawberries and Creem 2020 are valid for the Saturday of the festival however they can be upgraded for a discount.

Tickets for Strawberries and Creem 2021 are still available to buy here.