Typical Girls: Women in Punk/Post-Punk/Underground Music (Circa 1975-1980s)

[Alex Murray-Leslie <a AT chicksonspeed.com>]

Dear Everyone,

We wanted to let you all know, we had one of the worst experiences of  
our 10 year musical career
on Saturday night, we were physically violated and dragged off stage  
by security, Ortiz Padillo Promoters and commercial sponsors at  
Oxigena Festival, near Cordova, in Southern Spain. We were denied our  
right to perform at the festival as contracted and our fees were not  
honoured. It was clear that the public attendance of the festival was  
extremely low and the promoters wouldn´t allow us to play for this  
reason, so they could claim insurance on the premise, of a cancelled  
headlining act. The promoters and Sponsors falsely claimed that “the  
band is late" as we entered the stage at 1.25am, 5 minutes prior to  
the planned stage time of 1.30am as contracted.

Photo documentation has been taken away from us, our camera was  
smashed and memory card stolen.

We want to expose these criminal acts and the organisations  
responsible for abusing and robing artists through their business  
practices and the unethical networks of festivals and concert  
promoters. It´s clearly a case of abuse against women, destruction of  
personal property, breach of contract and assault.

We´re pretty freaked out & scared by what we experienced. It would be  
really good to have your support in any way, the organizers were  
trying to make quick cash from the festival. Look out for scammers  
that are abusing musicians and swindling young people looking to have  
a fun evening.

KEEP MUSIC ABOUT ART & CULTURE & A WILD FUN TIME TO BE TOGETHER & NOT  
A MEANS FOR HORRIBLE MEN TO MAKE PILES MONEY.

Chicks on Speed