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It’s not set in stone by any means but they really seemed to be getting into a pattern of a Critical darling or “proper Festival act” / a Poppier or crowd pleaser / a Legacy act as the three headliners. Obviously Venn diagram and flexibility applies.   1975 / O Rod / Young really fits that. Arguments to be had over 1975 but whatever, if we get Young I’ll happily bite my tongue on them and let others have their fun.

Your loss!   If you're actually interested, start with Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, then you can go from there. On the Beach is the best IMO.

We got very few crossovers this year.   We only got: Royel Otis, Yard Act and Louis Tomlinson.   However, like others, I wouldn't mind Vampire Weekend at all.

Vampire Weekend are a weird one, their latest album clearly didn’t land well but they don’t really tend to nicely fit into any UK festival other than Glastonbury or perhaps Latitude. I was sure they’d end up doing their own day at APE.   Can’t imagine the crowds at Victorious are going to enjoy anything they’ve really put out since the first album other than perhaps “This Life” as their UK success has been slim. They still have a die-hard fanbase, myself included, but their widespread appeal has dropped massively in the UK whereas they’re beloved in the U.S.

I wonder if catfish will be in the running