Swedish comedian Emma Knyckare proposed festival on Twitter on Sunday

Idea has since gained support and she pledged to make it a reality next summer

Knyckare said festival will run until 'all men learn how to behave themselves'

Comes after dozens of claims of sexual assault and rape at Bråvalla festival

Sweden is set to hold its first 'man-only' music festival next year after three events this summer were marred with dozens of allegations of rape and sexual assault.

Comedian Emma Knyckare proposed the idea of an event for 'non-men' on Twitter on Sunday, and after it gained support she pledged to hold the festival in 2018.

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Writing on Instagram, she said: 'Sweden's first man-free rock festival will see the light next summer.

Ms Knyckare's tweet reads: 'What do you think about putting together a really cool festival where only non-men are welcome, that we'll run until ALL men have learned how to behave themselves?'

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'In the coming days I'll bring together a solid group of talented organizers and project leaders to form the festival organizers, then you'll hear from everyone again when it's time to move forward.'

The festival will run 'until ALL men have learned how to behave themselves', according to her initial tweet.

She is now recruiting staff via her social media accounts.

Knyckare's comments came after women at Bråvalla Festival, Peace & Love Festival, and Party in the Park festival reported being attacked by gangs of 'foreign youths.'

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Organisers of Bravalla Festival have confirmed that next year's event will not go ahead after one woman claimed she was raped during a performance by pop singer Håkan Hellström.

It comes after award-winning British band Mumford and Sons, who headlined this year, vowed not to return until police could guarantee the safety of attendees.

Eleven cases of sexual assault were also reported during the four-day event.

The organisers of Bravalla Festival in Norrkoping, Sweden, have confirmed that next year's event will not go ahead after one report of rape and 11 of sexual assault this year

Bravalla (pictured) was just one of three festivals, including Peace and Love Festival and Party in the Park, to be marred by allegations of rape and sexual assault

Party in the Park was the first to be hit with the allegations after 35 girls between the ages of 12 and 17 reported being sexually assaulted.

Alexandra Larsson, 17, waived her right to anonymity to speak about her terrifying ordeal, saying her backside and genitals were groped during a packed performance towards the end of Friday night.

While she did not see the culprit, Miss Larsson said she was surrounded by a group of men 'who were not from a Swedish background' at the time.

Elsewhere, an 18-year-old had to be taken to hospital after allegedly being raped during the Peace and Love Festival.

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Dozens of reports of sexual assault were also received, with Swedish media saying the attackers were described as 'foreign men'.