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I’m booked into a Premier Inn right next to the bowl. Looking forward to revisiting a venue I haven’t been to since Bowie in 1990

Because of what? 

Hope they throw in some of the older classics, bring someone like Alex from Malevolence out for Diamonds again.

Neil young is a headliner of any festival he plays - that's a fact.  If Neil Young plays Glastonbury next year he headlines  -  that's a fact   I would not dispute either of the above,    However, whilst appreciating his status as an artist and in stating I am quite a fan myself. He is a bit Niche   Fans of his will flock in their droves to see him and defend his back catalogue ( and rightly so as its full of beautiful songs) but outside of his fanbase I am not sure most people would be able to name 1 song by him and certainly not a handful of songs. I think other than Ring of Fire Johnny Cash falls in to the same bracket.    That's the difference between Neil Young and many of the other artists mentioned above (Stevie, Bowie, Elton etc).    It doesn't make NY less worthy of headlining, nor does it mean he's any less of an artist or performer, it simply means that (rightly or wrongly) his songs are not as universally well known. 

A straight run down the M1, but given that for most it's only realistic by car (with hotel options being minimal, trains not running late enough, and a general lack of other public transport options) that means at least one person has to remain sober as a designated driver. And parking around the Bowl is generally awful with egress being even worse.   I tend to think of MK Bowl as being a last resort venue - certainly the "lineup threshold" needed to get me to even consider it is much higher than it'd be in say a London park. And I'm no fan of going to London.