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The music industry has strong ties to LA and SoCal so it's to be expected that there's going to be sadness at what's happened. Indeed, this piece I was reading has hints at things like studios, venues and individuals who've had their lives truly upended by this: LA music community on "tragic" impact of wildfires: "This will be felt for years"   So it makes sense there's going to be a lot of wondering what the hell they do now. And that's before the fires have even been put out, given there are some areas where this is still yet to be extinguished.

You know you're getting older when good grub at a festival even appears on your radar. A few years ago it wouldn't even have entered my mind!

Usually get about 5 names on average playing Governors Ball + Glastonbury so I expect a few but not all the ones you listed will play.

FFS, what is with Scotland this year! After a pretty great few years, lot of the big acts seem to be skipping us this time (e.g. Dua Lipa, Sam Fender, Springsteen...)

They likely have personal ties to the area.   I’m not sure Trent Reznor or Beyonce have a house or family in Sudan.   There is obviously a cynical edge we can take because it’s a major Western city tragedy, and not African / Middle Eastern / Asian but I think having personal ties to the area can excuse them a bit. It’s only delaying announcements - and we only know NIN’s hand was forced because of the leaks.