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If the worst came ro the worst they could just broadcast Chazza.

Looks like KOL playing on day 1. They were also confirmed for OpenAir St.Gallen, just after Inmusic. Potential names from there: Beatsteaks, Royel Otis, L'Impératrice, Mother Mother

One thing that slightly bothers me about the Neil Young rumours, and did even moreso when he was initially mentioned for the Legends Slot is how controlling and restrictive he can be when it comes to allowing his stuff to be broadcast / streamed   The story last time was that he eventually only allowed something like 3 songs, and that was only a last minute decision - in the lead up to the festival, the BBC were unsure how much if any they were going to be allowed to show and so had contingency plans in place.   These days, exactly how much the BBC and GFL can use, and for how long (short version: loads) is written into the standard Artist Terms and so either he'd have to allow a *lot* more coverage than he did last time, or he'd have to negotiate an exception.   I assume an exception is possible, especially if the festival really want an act and are prepared to make extra concessions to get them, but I think there's certain "prestige" slots where they'd probably want to avoid doing so - with headliners (and the legend slot) definitely being ones they'd want shown. Can't help but wonder whether some kind of "special guest" type affair without that expectation / requirement would be possible.

That FA Cup draw....Ouch.    Although utd did beat Liverpool and City to win it last season. 

That’s what surprised me. Unless they thought they had someone else lined up? But even so, bizarre. Built all that hype for nothing 😕 I’m still considering this over Download, mind you.