Women’s Careers in Music: Research and Representation (Lecture + Q&A with Vick Bain)
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IGF Guitar Summit
For hundreds of years, women have played the guitar. Yet even today in classical, contemporary and popular music, they remain underrepresented as professional guitarists in commissioning, programming, in bands and in session work. Why does this underrepresentation persist, and what can actually change it?
Drawing on her PhD research on women’s careers in the UK music industry, alongside her work as Founder of The F-List for Music, Vick Bain will explore the structural, cultural and socio-economic factors shaping women guitarists’ career pathways. The session will examine how inequality operates across individual careers, sector practices and wider society.
Vick will also outline why she set up the F-List and why grassroots campaigning and advocacy initiatives remain necessary, and how artists and music creators can benefit. The work of the F-List ranges from profile visibility and artist career development to sector research and collective influence.
Blending research insight with practical strategies, this talk will consider what emerging artists can do to build sustainable careers, and what organisations, networks and funders must do differently to move beyond visibility towards genuine transformation.
This event will last approximately 90 minutes.
Concessions & Under 30s tickets
Kings Place Concessions Tickets
We want to ensure that people who may be struggling financially to purchase a ticket can still enjoy visiting Kings Place. A limited number of tickets are allocated for certain events (if the ticket type does not show in the booking pathway, it means they are not available for this event or have all been sold). Concessions tickets are accessible for people on the following criteria (for more information visit our FAQs)
- Pension Credit
- Universal Credit
- Disability Benefit
- Income Support or Job Seekers allowance
- Students
£10 ‘Under 30s’ tickets
A limited number of £10 tickets for attendees aged under 30 are available for certain shows. To purchase an ‘Under 30s’ ticket, please choose the ‘Under 30s’ price type when selecting your ticket(s). If the option does not appear, this means all ‘Under 30s’ tickets have sold out or are not available for this performance. Please note that proof of age may be requested at the venue. The £10 offer does not apply to premium price categories.
Plan your visit
Getting here
Kings Place is situated just a few minutes’ walk from King’s Cross and St Pancras stations, one of the most connected locations in London and now the biggest transport hub in Europe.
Our address is:
90 York Way, London, N1 9AG.
The Venue
Our performance spaces are situated on the lower ground floor. Hall One, Hall Two and St Pancras are located in level -2, reached by stairs, escalator and lift from the ground floor entrance level.
Event Times
Door times indicate auditorium entrance times only. Visitors are welcome to enjoy the Kings Place seating areas, gallery-level art, canal-side terrace, café, restaurant and bar throughout the day and evening.
- Our events begin promptly at the advertised start time. Typically, there is no support unless otherwise stated.
- We recommend arriving in good time before the performance. The Hall doors will open 30 minutes before the performance to allow time to take your seats, or to choose a space for standing shows.
- Latecomers will be admitted at a suitable break in the performance where possible
Access
We aim to make your visit to Kings Place as comfortable as possible. For more information about the accessibility of Kings Place, including details about our Access Scheme, please visit this page.
If you would like to discuss your access requirements with a member of our team, please get in touch with the Box Office team at info@kingsplace.co.uk.
Food & Drink
Rotunda Bar & Restaurant
Rotunda, situated on the ground floor of Kings Place, offers a unique dining and drinking experience alongside Regent’s Canal. The concert bar in the venue foyer will also be open for select events.
Green & Fortune Café
Recently re-furbished and now open with a new look, the Green & Fortune Café is open for selected concerts. Serving hot and cold food and drinks, including sandwiches, salads, soup, stew and a pie of the day, alongside a choice of cakes made by the on-site bakery team. See here for selected concert dates and standard opening hours.
About Vick Bain
Vick Bain is an academic and business consultant specialising in equality and inclusive change in the music industry. She is the founder of The F-List for Music, a not-for-profit UK organisation that champions women and gender-diverse musicians, and the Past President of the Independent Society of Musicians. Vick is completing a PhD at Queen Mary University of London, examining women’s careers in music through a structural and intersectional lens. With over 25 years’ leadership experience across the sector, she combines research, advocacy and strategic consultancy to support fairer and more sustainable creative careers.
