Both of them to various extents but hard to figure out how much it'd have been wet vs just keeping dust down.
2020: Hot Wed-Fri and then cool (18掳) and light rain pretty much all of Saturday and Sunday.
2021: Rain Tuesday, Thurs, Fri early and all Sunday.
On paper 2021 looks worse but I definitely remember rain on the 2020 broadcast and the pilton forcefield might have held out against some of the weather .
I agree Bestival 2011 had an impact for putting The Cure back on the UK Festival map, but for me it was the worst time I have seen the band. They were still comfortably the best act at Bestival but it was an odd performance with a one-off lineup. Maybe a personal preference but the band have sounded a million times better with Reeves Gabrels, and he was missing at Bestival 11. It took 2-3 years for him to bed-in but IMHO the band sounded much better at Reading 2012 and have only got better since then. I've always found the Bestival CD a little harsh and rough.
I think what it shows is that people had severely underrated The Cure as a live force. Prehaps this was justified 1995-2004, but it feels like their stock has been steadily increasing since 2005 with many shifts in momentum. I know Neil on here was particularly down on them a few years back.
Would love a coupler of smaller outdoor events.
Pierce Hall, Scarborough, and smaller ilk.
But probably right, one or two larger scale shows in 2/3 countries is the most likely.