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Wont' win them an election either then.

‘Levelling up’ was a b0llox catchphrase. Actually expanding regional devolution away from Westminster (including my patch in Cheshire)!is genuinely radical and democratic. Won’t win too many headlines but future generations will benefit from it.,

I've attended Syd For Solen a few times and not Oya.   Syd For Solen is a young day festival. Only been running a few years and it has teething problems in organisation. Last year (2024) they moved to a new site that usually doesnt host events of this scale and there was a ton of issues on the first day (headlined by Fred Again) in overcrowding, huge queues, few toilets, lack of space to chill out, food vendors running out of food etc. This resulted in tons of complaints from attendees. I went again on the third day (Jack White) and alot of the issues were sorted out but I heard the day had only sold 60% of tickets compared to the first day so much more manageable in crowd size. I have tickets this year for Chappell Roan and QOTSA and hope they take the feedback from last year and put it in action!   I'd say Oya would be the better choice as has been running longer and more established (and ive heard good things from friends). If Syd For Solen wasn't on my doorstep then I would probably make that choice too. 🙂

Avalon place confirmed. That was fast!

I think he said 48 on the main stages and the others on the small stages. Still, plenty of good stuff to be announced i'm guessing. Kind of sad now when i looked at the lineup that i already decided and booked my two festivals for the summer. It looks like a great year to be back at Paredes de Coura.