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Any poster is automatically a guess at this point.   The festival won't have even a first rough draft of a poster until well into next year, and won't have a more complete version with artwork etc until well into March.

Thanks for the insight Ken. This is really interesting for those of us not in the industry 👍

Not sure if this album's new or not (it's new to me), but if you want a Christmas album that's a bit different, try Jangle Bells (from Rough Trade). I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Not sure where the Shakey slander comes from and how it signals the death of the festival.   It is undebatable he is both a legendary musician and a legendary live performer. His 2009 performance was lauded. Plus we have to consider this could potentially be his last ever tour over in Europe and thus Glastonbury could be his last big headline in Europe. He provides a great balance to the other rumoured 1975 and O Rod.   While Neil isn’t pumping out chart hits in 2025 like Harry Styles why does that matter? He’s backed by a legacy few artists can match. Hell every single song writer or guitarist playing next year would likely cite him as an influence.   Neil has back catalogue hits, and the live aptitude and stage presence to headline and it isn’t even in question. The field might not be full but how many is it full for? Someone with the musical chops, chart appeal, cultural relevance and significance of a final performance like Elton John isn’t constantly available.   If people just want young chart toppers topping a bill then I’m sure we can ask someone to reboot V Fest or something. I’m glad Glastonbury covers most bases with the range of music there. Any festival out there could go and book O Rod or 1975 to headline most years, Neil isn’t that case.   Good mix between genders, nationalities, genres and age ranges. I’m happy to slate 1975 until the cows come home but I can see why they’re headlining and they have an audience.   He’ll get a good crowd, not the biggest, not the smallest. But why does that even matter? It isn’t a disaster booking by any means. I certainly won’t be looking behind me to judge the crowds size when he’s on. And if he’s not for you there’ll be plenty of other counter programming - rumours suggest Charli XCX will be in against him who is very different headliner in her own right again showing the strength of the festival.

When did Fontaines play GM? 2021? Saw them in Dublin Friday and they were absolutely amazing. Blew me away, and I've seen them a bunch of times before. They've hit a new level. No prospect of a second chance?