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A very strong lineup but maybe to far away for me and expect a lot of the lineup to appear at other events nearer to me. However, if I had a ticket I would be happy enough with what's on offer.

Wasn't having a go at all. I was referencing the booking strategy that R+L have employed for almost a decade and roughly broke down the headliners into 3 groups they are trying to draw in - young people (who has always been the main group), indie fans/dark fruits crowd (who have been represented for 35+ years) and people that rocked up at R+L between 2000-2015ish for nu-metal, pop-punk and metalcore.   You, I and people rooted in alternative/heavy music and culture might not think that the bands I listed in the 'rock' headliner group are similar, but to lots of normal people they do fall in the same category. Plus, when normies think of Bring Me they are thinking of songs like Throne, Drown, Happy Song, MANTRA, Obey - they aren't thinking of Crucify Me, Aligator Blood, Written In Blood, Chelsea Smile or Blessed with a Curse.

But there’s a difference between ‘bringing down the levels of what the festival are prepared to book’ and ‘capturing the opportunity to showcase a rising star in their ascendency’.   That Stormzy has never since achieved the level of success that peaked with his Glasto set is neither here nor there. The festival made a ballsy booking and Stormzy stepped up and smashed it. It was a win-win. 

How? Surely it's better chances with 6 people in the queue working as a team than 6 people in the queue individually? 

Oasis in 1994?