Sorry, Stevie Nicks, you’re not welcome. Hey, Joan Jett, kick rocks. Patti Smith, hit the road. Debbie Harry, Ann Wilson, Chrissie Hynde, Pat Benatar, Lita Ford, Grace Slick — all y’all can scram.
There will be no performing in this establishment by any of you. After all, our customers have decided, women “can’t sing rock.”
A British pub/music club’s apparent decision to institute a policy that bans female-fronted bands from performing at the venue as a result of patrons’ complaints has sparked controversy and drawn condemnation — even in Utah.
Paula Rees, manager of Middlesbrough pub Doctor Browns, told The Northern Echo last week that the rule isn’t sexist, just practical business: “We had female singers on in the past and customers just didn’t like it,” Rees said.