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Music tastes change, people get older, 2016 was a long time ago.   if pop music sold more live tickets than rock music back then, then festivals would of booked them   there were no pop festivals as far as im aware of, people were not going to see Destinys Child, Steps and S Club 7 headline a festival back then. V Festival tried it a few years too early and it failed.   People now will pay to see Olivia Rodrigo, Taylor Swift, Billie Eillish ...   People listen to different genres now thanks to streaming, i see that as a good thing   i had an absolute blast watching Idles followed by Lizzo a few years ago. i cant stand a festival that is only one genre anymore.   before you listened to the one radio station that played the music you liked or watched the one tv channel that played the music you liked, and were never exposed to anything different.   its also harder for a band to make it big, if they do its because younger people make them big and the older generation who yearn for Green Day, Slipknot and Foo Fighters every year dismiss them as a young persons fodder.   im waffling now, i wont be going to this years Nos, not for me this year, but plenty of people will and good for them, not me to say they are ruining festivals because they like different bands to me.

To celebrate getting back in to the fells and bagging a few more Wainwrights (my main way of keeping fit, up to 142 now. Would've been 147 but van trouble yesterday scuppered that. Beautiful day too) I've treated myself to an early Christmas present  

Well, that mainly happened on the first day of 2023 (an organisational disaster the first year it was held in the new location) and in 2024 there was the combination of train (new option) + bus + metro with no remarkable issues.   The venue is on an industrial park, it's not like you will find accommodation close and if you are staying in Getafe/Leganés/Fuenlabrada you will need a taxi anyway and getting it from the venue...   Edit: Just checked, there is an hotel quite close to the venue, costs 770€ for 3 days a room for 1. The second option closer takes an hour walk and is 570€ for 3 days a room for 1 as of now (and it won't be long till it sells out). So it is what is, that's the main advice someone can get.