These Day 3 Lollapalooza Performers Prove Why We Need More Females at Festivals

The unequal representation of male to female artists at music festivals has continued to be a hotly debated topic every season. While Lollapalooza 2017 has done better than others by booking Lorde to be the one representative female of its 16 headliners (though, don't forget The xx and Arcade Fire have female members), the standout performers of Day 3 at Lolla just happened to be from ladies. Sets from Zara Larsson, Léon, Alison Wonderland and Banks proved why festivals need to wake up and get even smarter about their bookings.

Following other female-led acts like Lady Pills, Alvvays and Flint Eastwood, Zara Larsson's 3:15pm set things into high gear, playing an hour of what's likely to be Lolla's best vocal performance of 2017. From handling every vocal run both she and MNEK nail in their hit "Never Forget You" to the slew of belts throughout the different tracks in her recently released So Good album, the 19-year-old Larsson is, vocally, nearly on a Christina Aguilera level. The Swedish singer's set was a refreshing focus to true vocal talent.