The Accolade is a rock band from Saudi Arabia, the unusual thing is that the band members all girls, yes Saudi girls, of course they didn’t go public, but they dream of performing live in Dubai, do you think it’s happening? This is their first hit, Pinocchio:
The Accolade… Saudi Arabia’s first all-girl rock band! You better believe it
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They are not the first (or last) Saudi rock band, and they are not the first Saudi all-girl band either. Chicks Behind Walls are Saudi’s first all-girl rock band.
A fellow Saudi band who is also struggling is Sandstoned; three of the band members, including the vocalist, are Saudi nationals. Regardless of gender, all rock artists in Saudi Arabia struggle to find live venues; the laws in the Kingdom are gender-blind when it comes to such matters of propriety.