GET TO KNOW: Delilah Bon

DELILAH BON is the type of artist who doesn’t just perform, she confronts. Her music doesn’t arrive quietly and politely; it kicks the door down, wearing platform boots and pink, demanding that you listen and feel something. 

Emerging from the ashes of her previous band HANDS OFF GRETEL, with a new persona built from a feeling of feminist rage and exhaustion by the misogyny and gatekeeping within the scene, DELILAH BON dropped her first single Devil back in 2020. It was a warning shot that quickly became a manifesto and a call to arms. By the time her debut self-titled album landed in 2021, she had already carved out her own lane as an artist, with her genre‑defying fusion of hip‑hop, nu‑metal, and ‘Brat punk’. She alternates between rapping, screaming, and singing, often within a single verse, where she creates a vocal landscape that feels volatile in the best way. 

The most compelling part about her music is not just the sound, it’s the intention and meaning behind her lyrics. She is building a world where anger is allowed to be loud, where people can weaponise their own femininity and where the girls, the gays, and the theys get to scream back in a release of power and determination. Early singles like Chop Dicks and I Wish A Bitch Would weren’t only songs, they were declarations of power and a refusal to be anything other than the loudest, most unapologetic version of herself. 

Touring the UK and Europe in 2022, she started building a fanbase that did more than just listen to her music; they absorbed it, recognising her fury, her humour and her vulnerability as a vocalist who wasn’t performing empowerment, she was living and breathing it. Her big moment came in 2023 when she performed her track War on Women on French TV programme Taratata, with SHAKA PONK.

Second album Evil, Hate Filled Female, titled after the name an internet troll christened her with, showed how BONN had sharpened her sound and expanded her audience, but still had the fury at heart. She sold out UK and European tours, before playing Shredder, Glastonbury and Download festivals, pushing her reach even further, as well as playing as support for SCENE QUEEN. She went on to release her Princeless Princess EP, with tracks like Cinderella and Bush tearing up the fairy tale story, replacing tiaras with teeth and happily‑ever‑afters with self‑worth and rebellion.

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BON’s sonic palette is a beautiful collision of contradictions - she’s got sugary hooks over industrial beats, punk riffs alongside snarled rap verses and with heavy-hitting tracks like Dead Men Don’t Rape, she’s got screams that melt into your ears. Every song is built for both individual and collective catharsis; for dancing around your bedroom alone or at a show surrounded by people that look and feel just like you, exorcising your demons and your rage.

She is not simply an artist; she is a cultural pressure point, with songs that speak directly to the marginalised, in a way that isn’t just performative, it’s actual support and solidarity. Her work is a safe haven, disguised as a riot with rallying cries. After having to cancel her recent US tour due to safety concerns, as well as general disgust at the way the country is currently being run, she put on a charity show in Leeds, raising over £7,500 for charities aiding those affected by ICE raids and family separation in the US. Along with this, she is constantly lifting up marginalised communities, sharing stories and calls for action. She’s not just talk, she is a real bona fide activist. 

DELILAH BON is filling a void in music; she’s saying the quiet parts loud, giving rage a rhythm and a reason in a landscape where women in alternative music are often still expected to be palatable and polished. She’s choosing power, she’s choosing noise and most importantly, she’s choosing herself.

DELILAH BON will play 2000 Trees Festival on Thursday 9th July.

Words: Lou Viner-Flood

Photos: Anna Goley for Out Of Rage