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Calvin Harris will headline every night with a different support between Liam Gallagher, Catfish and Gerry Cinnamon. Ultimate TRNSMT

That's the thing in the end too. You can lock them in, free of hassle, at a relative budget. The festival is already sold out. Any adverse effect you'd fear on sales would be completely negated by the fallow year - demand will be pent up after a year off again.

Pyramid: Bruno Mars / David Guetta Sabrina Carpenter / Calvin Harris Drake / Justin Bieber   Other Stage: Swedish House Mafia / Katy Perry Sam Smith / Chainsmokers Raye / Olly Alexander   Park: Catfish and the Bottlemen / Mumford & Sons Bastille / Yungblud Stereophonics / James Bay  

All three are massive commercially friendly acts with tons of bangers who have played the fest before to huge crowds. Nothing like SZA. With the possible exception of Sam’s health concerns they’d also all represent reliable bookings willing to commit this side of Christmas, which would probably be a relief to GFL after last year’s chaos.    Sure they’d love to get a huge name like Stevie or Madge but they can’t force them to play at gunpoint. 

Nothing to do with Russia invading a sovereign european country?