You're welcome to disagree with me, that's fine.
Paramore have been mentioned by Andy for so long now the whole thing of them having been future headliners just got boring just like anything else he mentioned like that or anything does. He is just generally full of rubbish.
Blink 182 were already going to play in 2005 before pulling out so they aren't a band that need anyone to let them in. If Download is going to change that much that some of them bands mentioned as future headline acts between 7-10 years ago happen then they were never a future option at that time as the festival wasn't even in plans for a different kind of direction at that time.
The Massive Attack interview makes it sound like it's the academics pursuing it. Wonder if Superstruct have dropped their involvement so Jodrell Bank are pursuing other options to pitch it to interested parties.
All the above it think relate to reasons Shed Seven would be picked but Ben's sums it well.
I think they would probably sub WHs or maybe a slot lower. I'd just put them 4th down Pyramid though.