Faster Horses Festival: New Report Says Country Music Concert Is Hotbed of Sexual Assault

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A startling new report says sexual assaults are rampant at the Faster Horses Festival, a three-day country music gathering in Michigan.

The 7300-word story paints a troubling picture of a culture of predatory behavior, overt misogyny, and excessive drinking at the music-and-camping festival, where concertgoers set up “themed camps” with names like “Titty City” and the “Camel Toe Bar.” Since the first Faster Horses in 2013, there have been 30 reported cases of criminal sexual misconduct. All of the victims were women.

According to an analysis of FBI crime stats between 2014 and 2019, there were 0.5 reported sex offenses per 40,000 people every four days in the state of Michigan. At Faster Horses, sex offenses were about 5.5 times more common, per capita. A security guard interviewed for

 

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