He Viña Rock 2025 has shaken the landscape musical Spanish, but not by the chords vibrant nor by hymns rockers that promise to resound in VillarrobledoThis time, the scandal is different: not a single woman (almost) in it sign. Yes, friends, except Grex, the stage looks like an exclusive club guys, and the social networks They are already fuming.
A “Viñanabos” sign?
Let's get down to business. This year, the promotion of the festival shows images where the women appear prominently, almost like muses of the event. But, surprise (or not), the line-up It is a real party testosterone. What happened here? Well it turns out that behind the marketing "inclusive", the guitars are almost always played men.
Twitter and Instagram They have not taken long to give nicknames to the festival, being «Viñanabos» the favorite. With hashtags as #ViñaSinMujeres and #InclusionMusical, users and artists are raising their voices against what many consider a decision retrograde in full 2025.
“Sorry, logistical things.”
In the face of the avalanche of criticisms, the organizers They have come out with the typical corporate response: "It's just that the schedules and availability blah blah blah". A excuse that sounds older than a VHSAnd of course, they haven't touched on the central issue: Why isn't there a real effort to balance things out?
The truth is that the music industry, although it claims to be modernizing, it continues to drag clichés of the last century. The data confirms it: events with various posters not only are they more inclusive, but they fill more, they win prestige and connect with a public increasingly aware. Then, what excuse is left?
Social networks on fire
If one thing is clear, it is that the social networks They are the new megaphone of the discontented. Among memes, criticisms and serious messages, the public is making his position clear: representation matters.
There is festivals who are already one step ahead, applying parity policies that not only benefit the artists, but rather enrich the musical experience. Viña Rock, however, seems to have become stuck in a loop of "classic rock" where the diversity It is an alien idea.
The opportunity for change (if you want to hear it)
Although the festival is now in the eye of the storm, you can still do something about it. This is a call to the organizers: stop using the women as decoration in their posters and start giving them the leadership that they deserve in the scenery. If the Viña Rock wants to remain relevant, it needs to keep up with the times.
Because, in the end, the festivals are more than music. Are culture, are community, and should be spaces for the equality. So Viña Rock, the ball is in your court: Will you continue to tune your instruments to the same old chords, or will you open the door to a more inclusive sound?
The controversy is served, and with it, the chance to make noise (the good kind).
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