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Barcelona may add a handful of names here and there, based on cancellations, closer to the time but it's mostly set in stone now.  What is there now is probably 95% or more of what will be there next summer, though.  Its not unheard of to add a big name - New Order was a late addition one year - but it is quite rare, unless someone drops out.  Plus, if we believe the noises from the people who claim to have insider knowledge, it's on course for a sell out, so they wouldn't have any motivation to add extra names unless, like I said, they lose one. 

I know what you mean... especially after everyone was convinced they were the Churnups!!  Having said that... I would have been surprised if they'd appeared in 2023 as a televised Glasto set right before a comeback tour would have been giving too much away.  Like I say... the only thing which makes me doubt they'll be headlining next year is the very ominous lack of ITK rumours.  Maybe that'll change though if we get some Pulp dates with a Glasto-shaped-hole!  Here's hoping!!

had to edit that because I spelt they're wrong...

Jera On Air have announced their first 10 acts; Polaris, The Ghost Inside, HEALTH, Landmvrks, Paleface Swiss, Nasty, Lagwagon, Catbite, Chaser & Pain of Truth. Could see these being split between 2000 Trees, Slam Dunk & DL.

Sure, but those people are wrong and should be roundly ignored.   In terms of size I'm not going to claim they'd draw the biggest crowd ever or anything like that, but it'd be decent enough and comfortably justify the booking. Short of the likes of Coldplay, Macca, and obviously Elton, but notably above acts like Arcade Fire and Metallica.   There seems to be a recentish view coming from some quarters that the festival should focus on trying to get the latest flavour of the month tik-tok favourite, and that "safe" bookings are something to be avoided. Which is utter bollocks of course. They should book whoever is going to succeed in the slot regardless of whether the act started their career 5, 15, or 50 years ago - and it'd take a fool to deny that Pulp would succeed. There's enough people that'd want to see them, and there's more than enough quality and showmanship there.