Overview

• During her Left Field headliner set on June 28, Nash branded JK Rowling transphobic and argued that excluding trans people contradicts core feminist values
• She integrated her recently released single ‘GERM’ into the show to underscore her response to the UK Supreme Court’s sex-based definition ruling
• Nash unleashed foul-mouthed jabs at Rod Stewart, Denise Welch, Keir Starmer and Nigel Farage, drawing links between Stewart’s backing of Farage and shifting political debates
• Her onstage confrontations spotlighted friction within UK feminism and the music industry’s unease with her outspoken intersectional stance
• The performance follows intensified national discussions on gender identity, including new EHRC guidance and the introduction of gender-neutral festival facilities