Sweden is set to hold a ‘man-free’ music festival next summer, in the wake of recent rapes and sexual assaults at events.

Earlier this week, it was announced that Swedish festival Bråvalla had been cancelled for 2018, following reports of four rapes and 23 sexual assaults on-site this weekend.

“Certain men … apparently cannot behave,” said organisers. “It’s a shame. We have therefore decided to cancel Bråvalla 2018.”


Now, Swedish comedian Emma Knyckare has announced that she’ll be organising a festival only for women next year in its place.

“What do you think about putting together a really cool festival where only non-men are welcome?” she tweeted, adding that it would take place “until all men learn how to behave”.

“Since it seems to be OK to discriminate against women all the time, maybe it’s OK to shut out men for three days?” she told Aftonbladet. “I would not exactly call it an abuse not to come to the festival.”