# Women Dominate Country Music Festivals

> Country festivals still overlook women despite record-breaking success.
- Title: Women Dominate Country Music Festivals · Rolling Stone
- Summary: Country festivals still overlook women despite record-breaking success. Country music festivals feature fewer women despite female artists' growing influence…
- Keywords: kacey musgraves, ella langley, stagecoach, gulf coast jam, country music, festival lineups, women artists, Women, Dominate, Country, Music, Festivals
- Source: Rolling Stone — https://rollingstone.com/music/music-features/country-music-festivals-lineup-women-1235631006
- Author: Marissa R. Moss
- Published: 2026-09-24T18:47:15+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: kacey musgraves, ella langley, stagecoach, gulf coast jam, country music, festival lineups, women artists
## Women Break Records in Country Music
Ella Langley is breaking records, Kacey Musgraves has one of the most talked-about tours, and Shania Twain is back to collect her flowers.
## Two Step Inn Features Female Headliners
Texas' Two Step Inn festival features Ella Langley as headliner with Brooks & Dunn anchoring the other night, plus Kaitlin Butts, Carter Faith, Flatland Calvary, Stella Lefty, Sheryl Crow, Michelle Branch, and Los Hermanos Mendoza.
## Stagecoach Headlined by White Men
Stagecoach festival will be headlined entirely by white men: Riley Green, Zach Top, Garth Brooks, and Florida Georgia Line in the late-night slot.
## Gulf Coast Jam Features Fewer Women
Gulf Coast Jam in Panama Beach, Florida, has yet to announce any female artists, with the complete lineup to be released on Sept. 24.
## Updated Gulf Coast Jam Lineup
The updated Gulf Coast Jam lineup now includes four women: Carly Pearce, Emily Ann Roberts, Laci Kaye Booth, and Chandler Flint.
## Women Artists Drive Festival Success
Women artists are some of the most bankable in country music and promote the best-selling festivals in the industry, including Olivia Rodrigo's Daisy Chain Fields.
## Key takeaway

Country music festivals feature fewer women despite female artists' growing influence and sales.