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Did anybody encounter this enigmatic duo at EoTR last year? We arrived early on Thursday, set up a tight circle of around 10 tents, and went off to make merry. On our return to Camp Blobby, we discovered despite the usual ample space in Larmer Tree's sweeping verdant fields, two tents had been set up right in the centre of our circle. It seemed a bizarre choice, with attention focused from all directions, and we speculated excitedly about who would choose such a pitch for the next four days. It wasn't until that evening that we met the unlikely duo that were Stephane – a genial Frenchman living in Dublin – and his taciturn, mostly mute sidekick, Grahame. Over the weekend that followed, there were only fleeting sightings of each – Stephane because he spent most of his time wobbling around the arena, cider in hand, and Grahame because he slept near constantly, all the while emitting a sound like a yak being butchered. There was no form of intervention that could interrupt the cacophonous grunting emerging from his canvas domain. We noticed on the few occasions he was upright, that Grahame wore a pair of comprehensively buggered black work shoes. It is my absolute belief that they were his sole footwear choice for the weekend. Our final glimpse of this idiosyncratic pairing was on Monday morning, as Stephane furiously shook Grahame's one-man tent and shouted "GRAHAME, YOU IDIOT, WAKE UP, WE HAVE TO GET TO THE AIRPORT. WE'RE GOING TO MISS OUR FLIGHT, YOU BASTARD". An hour later, all that remained were the two yellowed patches of grass where our momentary pals had set up camp. And the shoes. Nearly a year later, in idle moments, my mind drifts back to images of Stephane and Grahame. Did they really exist? Why did they camp in the middle of our circle? Did they make their flight? Is Grahame still wandering, barefoot, around Bristol airport? Will they be back this year?

Pink doing aerial stunts over the longdrops is the headliner we need. Lets see how brave she is then.

Really? I don't remember it being that sparse in 2008! In fact IIRC it was the first time it sold out (obviously with a much smaller capacity than now). Even if I'm wrong, it was a f**king great year - Conor Oberst, Mercury Rev, Laura Marling, Low, Sea Power, Bon Iver, 2 Gallants, Pete & the Pirates, Tindersticks, Jeffrey Lewis & of course Brakes. That was my 2nd EOTR & the one that made me fall in love with the place.

Green Man 2023 Here goes… **THURSDAY** If the drive there was pretty painful - 6 hours or so from SE London - then the extent of the pain was equally matched by the relief and joy on arrival. Beautiful weather and back, for the third time, in one of my favourite places on earth (maybe my actual favourite at this point!). We had some first-timers with us this year and I was very excited to see what they thought of the place. Quick change to go for a jog up the “mountain” behind the main stage to check out the views and the wild horses (1hr and a bit up and down - it’s not as far as it looks). Then a swift shower on site (no queue on a Thursday!) and headed in for a few drinks in The Courtyard with friends before Rouge Jones. •Rogue Jones - decent fun, and lovely weather. Felt so special to be back. Is there a more wonderful place in the world than The Walled Garden on a sunny evening? Heaven on earth! Music was good, but not really my thing for the most part but they do have a few songs I like. 6.5/10 •Lost Map - headed up to Far Out for Johnny P’s new band with his label mates. Not as good as I had hoped for unfortunately. The last song was great (the single that’s been released) but the other songs weren’t nearly as a good. 5/10 •Spiritualised - better than I expected and some parts were really amazing (second half was a bit slow though). She Kissed me was so good. A friend even turned to me after that song and expressed some form of amazement (can’t remember the exact quote!) So Long You Pretty Thing and Shine A Light were also magical. 8/10 Had some great Thai food to the right of End Up bar before Spz. I also had a great aubergine filled Naan from the place near Goan Fish Curry/Record Store on the way “home” (💚) after a few hours in RTT and CWs following Spz’s set. ***FRIDAY*** Typical morning routine of: getting in the shower queue and debating whether it is worth it > showering and thinking it definitely is > heading to Frank’s to fill up water with their amazingly pristine water (maybe just placebo) > saying hello to the wonderfully cheerful security chap by the stairs > walking around site with a coffee and some breakfast taking it all in before it starts to get busier. Had a great shakshuka breakfast as well from the tent near The Courtyard. Worth it even just for those beanbags in there! Music wise I was busy (as I was each day!), although I had less “must sees” in comparison to Saturday and Sunday. •Speilman - seems like a great guy but the music wasn’t particularly amazing or anything. He was pretty funny though so was fun to watch. 6/10 •Eve Appleton Band - don’t really remember all that much from this which suggests I wasn’t really into it. 5/10 •Ziyad Al Shamman - he’s a good performer and fun to watch but I don’t really get much out of live music that just seems to largely be somebody pressing play on something. 6/10 •Juni Habel - first act on Friday I was particularly keen for and was very lovely. The rain was falling very imperceptibly at this stage and was so light it was almost snow like. It gave the show this very magical feel to it. I love the new album so was great to hear those songs performed. 7.5/10 •Mega Bog - off to the Far Out for another act whose album this year I really like. This set took a while to get going but was brilliant by the end. 7.5/10 •Dur Dur Band - Great fun in the rain, which was starting to get heavier by this stage. Got the crowd dancing despite this though! Funny to look back at our photos of this set as we are all laden in our waterproofs - feels weird to see after Saturday and Sunday’s gorgeous weather. 7/10 •Jockstrap - Headed into FO while the rain became stronger and stronger for one of my favourite bands who I still hadn’t managed to see yet. Not quite enough for an hour’s worth of back to back bangers yet but there were some fantastic moments during this set. Really enjoyed most of it but it fell a bit flat with the crowd in some parts. Ending in particular, however, was amazing with Concrete Over Water, Greatest Hits, Glasgow and 50/50. Georgia throwing in Nikki Manaj’s verse on Monster (Kanye) as well during one of their songs (I forget which one) was brilliant! In a few years they could be headlining GM/EOTR I think, they had a big crowd. 8/10 Brief respite with some friends in their tent to wait out the worst of the rain… •Squid - frustrating as usual with Squid for me as they can be really good and also really dull, fluctuating multiple times between the two during a set. I get that they like to ebb and flow the set tempo wise but seems way too much down time given the number of great songs they have. When it was good it was great. 7.5/10 •Slowdive - Possibly my favourite band that I hadn’t seen before. Was very excited and definitely met my expectations. It sounded brilliant (though could have been even louder if I’m being picky) and Allison into When The Sun Hits into Golden Hair was astonishingly good. I could have listened to an extended Golden Hair outro that went on for hours, simply sublime. Turned to my friend after it ended and he just had his hands on his head muttering about it being the best thing he’s ever witnessed. Very slightly disappointed not to get a bit longer set as they cut Sleep which would have made it perfect - but yeah, loved it. 9/10 •Daniel Avery - sound wasn’t good for this so was disappointed, pretty quiet. 5/10 Food wise, I recall having a great Mac and Cheese while half watching Melin Meyln from the top of the hill who had a huge crowd but I don’t get them at all. I think I might have forgotten to eat for the rest of the day as can’t remember any other food that day. Thankfully missed most of the rain as was mainly in the Far Out tent, and then the rain I think had stopped after Slowdive. Spent a few hours with friends in CWs to see out the night. It ended up being a fairly late one as I only got to bed around 4.30 ish… ***SATURDAY*** After very little sleep, maybe an hour or two, the typical morning routine kicked in. Had one of the Hot Patatoes’ breakfast bonanzas as well, which was incredible. Hash browns, beans, cheddar, crispy kale etc. Music wise, I knew this was going to be a busy day. Ended up doing 49,000 steps, although this did include a lot of steps dancing in CWs in the early hours of Saturday morning… •Rozi Plain (RTT) - a lovely relaxing start to the day with a short and sweet “secret” set. Didn’t watch her full set on Friday as I was at Slowdive but am sure it was good. •deathcrash - About as good a live music experience as I could possibly expect to experience. So emotional and powerful. Sound was SO good for this (those drums!!!), and crowd were perfectly quiet and receptive. I had my eyes closed for most of the set just letting all the emotions wash over me and was basically a trembling wreck by the end. Can’t wait to see them later this year again at Fabric. Their GM set was a cut above last year’s already very good performance on the Rising stage. I turned to two friends at the end of the set who both appeared to have tears in their eyes 💚 10/10 •Julie Byrne - In my top 5 albums of the year and a very beautiful performance. The only reason I’m not ranking this slightly higher is because it was very hot and my hangover began to kick in quite viscerally during the last couple of songs haha! 8/10 •Etran de l’air - After 20 minutes or so in the shade, things were looking promising again and was back out in the sun for this extremely entertaining set. Bumped into an old friend who I hadn’t seen in 7/8 years and we watched them play together, which was lovely. The only negative is that the style of music can get quite repetitive and the songs themselves are pretty long so can get somewhat tedious occasionally, though I expect this in part due to my ears being more used to Western music. 7.5/10 •Anna B Savage - another favourite of mine and one of my favourite 2023 albums. First time seeing her and really enjoyed it. Was hoping to hear “One” off her debut, which is one of my favourite songs of the decade so that was a slight shame but everything was great anyway. 8/10 •Obongjayar - had lots of fun at this set and we had the perfect early evening sunlight which made it extra special. Not 100% taken by the music but he is a great performer. 7/10 •Lankum - again, incredible evening sunshine for this set. My 3rd favourite album of the year and was going in to this with very high hopes but slight reservations about the slot on the Main Stage rather than in the tent or even headlining Walled Garden. I thought it was fantastic. Thought it was amazing how big a slot they had given how weird/experimental they were! The only slight downside was that a couple of ladies had brought 3 or 4 young children to the very front right next to me and were quite distracting/chatty in parts. Apparently I was on the screens for a lot of this set with my eyes closed just smiling and swaying about…little embarrassing! 8.5/10 •Uh - some of this was very up my street. Lots of interesting acid/squelchy beats that appeared to be improvised live with the singer adding very ethereal and hard hitting vocals over the top. Beginning and ending of the set was fantastic. 7.5/10 •The Walkmen - Just caught 20 mins of this and saw In the New Year, The Rat and Juveniles which all sounded great. Crowd were great even where I was which was pretty far back. Left early though as not that into their stuff and wanted to see WFYE. Crowd were very bemused about his helicopter/Van Morrison story which seemed to be unnecessarily long with no real point to it haha - I guess it was just to say Van Morrison didn’t really get the vibe of the place? •Water from your eyes - this was mainly as I expected music wise but singer was definitely more engaged with the crowd than I thought they’d be and seemed thrilled to be there, so that made it even more entertaining as I had wrongly assumed they would be a bit too cool. Great experimental band imo and very fun to watch. 8/10 •Mandy Indiana - great fun to watch. Lots of hopping over the barrier to interact with the crowd. Music was great as well. 7.5/10 •Clipping - unbelievably excited for this and when the piano keys started for Nothing is Safe and Daveed walked on as his verse started I completely lost it! Was amazing start to finish, and there was a great crowd who were all up for it. SO much fun and I enjoyed seeing so many amazed faces when Daveed would do one of his insanely fast and long verses. Nothing is Safe, Check The Lock, Wriggle, Enlacing, Body & Blood and Story 2 were my highlights. 9.5/10 •Confidence Man - this went exactly as I expected really which was three good songs (on and on, now u do, holiday) but with a bad crowd that significantly impacted my experience. In particular, four women next to me wouldn’t stop incessantly chatting to one another and occasionally screaming “This is amazing”! I mean they were barely watching it! Costume changes were also a strange move for me as they probably spent as much time off stage as they did on stage. Don’t really get them at all. Highlight was that it was then my birthday so had a nice moment with my group of friends 💚 5/10 Had some very good nachos from the vegetarian Mexican place at the top of the Mountain Stage during Obongjayar. Got some hash browns at Hot Potatoes to keep me going through the joys (sarcasm) of the CW DJs until 4 am ish again 😉 ***SUNDAY*** Typical morning routine again…plus a friend had bought me Julie Byrne’s vinyl for my birthday which was a lovely surprise. Also bought some GM merch as a present to myself! As with Saturday, this was to be another busy day music wise and ended up being another 49,000 steps approximately. Feet were beginning to ache by this stage and the creeping sense of dread due to it being Sunday was starting to set in. Tried to push back the fear with some vegan sushi from the Walled Garden, which was fantastic. •Thus Love (RTT) - Went along to the early RTT set at 11.15 again. Not massively familiar with Thus Love but do really like a couple songs and really enjoy the guitar tone the lead vocalist and guitarist has. Another good start to the day. •Kanda Bongo Man - very pleasantly surprised by this as thought it could be a bit naff based on some reviews I had seen. Weather was fantastic and crowd was very into it. It was quite incredible to witness everyone’s energy levels despite it being the last day. The power of good music, ey? The main chap (I think his name is actually Bongo Kanda) was less present/active but the rest of the band were brilliant. 8/10 •Hyll - Kinda like a Welsh version of Pavement/Modest Mouse but quiet considerably less good. 5/10 •Jake Xerxes Fussell - Group of us went up to the top of the hill in the blazing sunshine to lie down and watch this set. Was incredibly relaxing and his voice was wonderful. I could have stayed there all day had it not been for all the over great acts to come. 7.5/10 •julie - this band could be brilliant in the future, ones to watch for sure. Love their released music as i’m big into that sort of Shoegaze/indie rock sound, but didn’t have a brilliant live show imo. Drummer was very good I thought. 7/10 •Nuha Ruby Ra - wasn’t into this one at all I’m afraid, although I was seriously flagging at this point. Went to get one of those Bhaji wraps from the back of the Walled Garden, pretty good!! 5/10 •Butch Kassidy (RTT) - was excited for this as had wanted to see them on Friday but they clashed with Jockstrap (i think). Went along at the scheduled slot but then they proceeded to soundcheck for at least 20 minutes. I became unreasonably pissed off about this but stayed for one song, which was alright. Hope to see them again at one of their own shows! •Thus Love - went along to the first half of this before Gilla Band. Very nice again - will definitely be listening to more of their stuff. •Gilla Band - GB were the beginning of an insane b5b of acts I love all in the FO, starting with them and ending with James Holden. They were very good as expected but wanted them to be a touch more incendiary, probably a sound issue. Loved Bin Liner Fashion and Bodies in particular though, the latter was particularly raucous. 7.5/10 •Arushi Jain - dashed down to Rising out of interest to see what the Last Dinner Party Crowd was like (it was big, obvs), then I caught about 15/20 mins of Arushi Jain in the glorious sunshine with one of those amazing Choc Shop brownies. She sounded great and wanted to stay for more but had to get back to the FO… •Les Savy Fav - knew what I was getting in for as had seen them before 12 years ago…but still…it was nonetheless fairly shocking to see Tim in his brightly coloured feather outfit rush out into the crowd and run around the Far Out tent sliding in mud, stealing people’s clothes, drinking people’s drinks, cleaning his hands in people’s drinks, carrying children on his shoulders etc etc. It was very fun but at times I kinda wanted more focus on the music, which was great when Tim and the band played properly together. Some of his antics also seemed a bit over the line as well so felt a bit uncomfortable at points. Anyway, it was still brilliant and unique performance wise. 8.5/10 •Sudan Archives - surpassed my very high expectations. Fantastic. Had hoped to hear Confessions as that’s one of my favourite songs of the last few years but that’s a minor complaint. She’s an unbelievably good performer and the atmosphere in the tent was brilliant. 9/10 •Young Fathers - saw them earlier this year but this was far more enjoyable for me. The last 30 minutes of this set from Geronimo onwards couldn’t have been better. They create a wonderfully intense atmosphere and it’s a pleasure to watch them. Would have been even better if they decided to play Only God Knows. I’m not 100% into all of their music so the fast half of their set isn’t my sort of thing occasionally - hence the rating not being even higher. At times I also think they are so intent on it being an interesting live performance that it comes across a bit try hard…I dunno? Surely future headliners anyway?? 8.5/10 Then it was time for the beautiful and emotional burning of the Green Man and firework display. It’s at this point where it becomes very apparent that your time is almost up and while it’s sad, I am also very aware of how lucky we all are to spend time with friends in such a wonderful place. •James Holden - Following the emotional release of the burning and fireworks, I headed off to James Holden. I was extremely tired by this point and had become very cold as had forgotten to bring a jumper and hadn’t had time to go back for one. I came very close to just going back to my tent but when I saw James’ set up with the two other musicians I knew it was going to be worth sticking around for. I love James’ music and it was a lot better than expected live with the live percussion and saxophone. Due to my exhaustion, cold and frightfully painful feet, it also became this weird mental game I had with myself about transcending my mental state which seemed to go hand in hand with the music and James’ idea of it being some 4D underwater rave. I was trying meditative techniques of acknowledging the physical pain I was in without fighting it and trying to focus intently on the sensation and move it around my body…it sort of worked I think! The music was fantastic as well, ha! 7.5/10 •Deptford Northern Soul Club - I came so close to calling it a night after James Holden but knew my group of friends were at DNSC. I’ve seen this set a few times now so I was thinking do I really need to bother with this…but I’m so glad I did. A kind friend gave me her jumper (she said she didn’t need it I wasn’t being a dick!) and this brought me back to life, and this ended up being a brilliant end to a fantastic festival. In particular, I found it very special not only to have that one last fun moment with friends but also to watch different groups of friends hugging and saying their goodbyes as the set draws to a close. Wonderful. 7.5/10 ***EPILOGUE*** While trudging back to the car carrying our gear and aptly singing Lankum’s Go Dig My Grave, I was thinking about how I really think Green Man is my favourite place on earth. It might seem hyperbolic and I do try and cast a critical eye on it (it’s not without fault of course), but I do truly believe it’s a very special place and a festival I hope to return to for many years to come. Diolch, GM 💚 And breathe…

Silent Disco headsets sold out rest got nothing to do but riot!

Checks at GM have always been on the light side; it's a condition of the premises licence that they don't allow own drink in but it's nowhere near as enforced as most other festivals. Either way, the security chap stood in the middle of the Walled Garden entrance got a stern talking too from a festival official and was never seen again. I saw someone get stopped on Thursday for trying to bring a fork through into the arena. God knows what that security guard would have done if he found you could buy a literal axe from the Tools for Self Reliance stand.

cows very much out and about .... mooching around the pyramid arena

It's a weird line up this year isn't it? I don't think you can really deny it's a bit light on established names...and yet work your way through the clashfinder and there's barely an hour when you haven't got a tough choice between a couple of absolutely great sounding bands. If the weather plays ball and some of the upncomers really rise to the occasion I think this could end up being a vintage year. I wonder if there'll be noticeably less people on site...with all the tickets still available on twickets... Really buzzing for it now

Was a lot of talk going into it that they would be rubbish. And in my opinion, it might be the best ever. The place erupted on those opening chords.

thanks yog 🙂 this old codger is getting oiut of his wheelchair to walk for a mile to raise some money for chariteee.

OK....so.....*deep breath* I am a trolley bastard. We have a kid. This was her third Green Man. IT was my.......er.....8th? WE had a lovely time. I understand how they can be a bastard to negotiate. I, like im sure most others, are constantly aware of our surroundings. WE spent a lot of time in Far Out, right at the back. We only did this as there was space to do so. If it ever got busy, we would remove ourselves. Not all trolley users are cnuts. (a separate point : it didnt help on friday when they seemed to section off most of the field at far out for the burning REALLY early! Like, at 4pm or something? Why so early? How are those with modility issues (and, yes, trolley bastards) supposed to negotiate to see something at far out? It was a bit naff. But i digress...) We used a Mr Trolley which, despite being a LOT of effort (they are stupid heavy. Even without a 5 stone kid in it), was a godsend. For context, Our kid has lots of disabilities. One of them which necessitate the use of said trolley is right sided hemiplegia/Cerebal Palsy. She loves to have 'a boogie' (her words) but gets tired very easily due to said CP (which, with some of her other 'issues', can be fatal. Joy of joy's). However, she is in this 'half way' house where she isn't disabled enough (yet) to warrant a wheelchair but is disabled enough to need help. Hence the trolley. Now.......Im not naive enough to think that the trolley haters are anti disabled, obviously. (I should also point out this is NOT a direct attack on Benali, who I have had lots of lovely discussions in the past. I'm just quoting his post to make a point) However....maybe have a little thought in the back of your mind to think that, just maybe, some trolleys might be needed? For whatever reason? Thanks. Whilst Im typing a mini essay, I should also say thanks to the accessibility team for being so great. Luke & Co. work their socks off to make the event as hassle free as possible. ESPECIALLY on the viewing platform in Far Out, which enhanced my kid's festival no end! Oh, and Crows smashed it. All else, no matter how good they were (And there was very good stuff. Obviously. Its bloody Green Man, innit) palled in comparison. And it was great to see Big Jeff at the barrier for Les Savy Fav. Where he belongs. x

Wasnt directed at you. I’ve no beef with you. I have beef with no nothing frauds who promote failed ideas as solutions to ever more worrying problems and claim to be the sensible, enlightened ones when they dont even know how to use words like plurality in a sentence.

We did used to put mdma crystals into bottles of buckfast but I haven't done that for a few years, good fun

I only found out about The Lottery Winners from this forum. Saw them at Avalon and off to see them in December at the Apollo in Manchester. They are absolutely brilliant and deserve much much more success

86TV’s secret set tomorrow.

Yeah me too, I’m not sure what consistuency I’ll be in by then but it’ll be somewhere in glasgow they have a good shot of winning. Also added bonus of unseating an snp mp 🙂

I really want Blur. I was gutted we didn’t get them this year.

Now taken

And she did it so well they decided they never needed to hold the festival again!

cheers enjoy the fest

There's admittedly far more on resale sites this year than last, but last year there were a good 200 odd tickets on twickets when the resale closed and I thought it might feel empty, but there was no difference in all honesty

This might be the worst thing you've posted on this site.

dont need a dance floor as such as can boogie and sing in spot im stood in . just need a pub with a band or loud music(preferably indie/guitar) with good atmosphere and friendly happy people.

I’ll report back tomorrow when I get there if I remember, don’t think it’ll be as bad as we think but I’m intrigued

All on this. Been last 2 years and gone straight back to campsite. Could do with a late night dance

Convinced myself the ??? will be The Walkmen. They played Eotr before and are currently on a 10 year comeback tour of the UK, playing London the week of the festival with no dates that weekend. They were originally UK festival exclusives for Green Man, but were added to the All Points East lineup where most of the new Eotr additions can also be found. They are the right size for the slot, and the Green Man billing explains the contractual reason to not announce it sooner! Am I right?? Probably not

FYI for bar prices….

The Who have blown two shots already.

Worst thing is a grown man listening to Radio 1.

Hah there was a security guy at the Walled Garden clearly not getting the festival vibe. I saw him charging around telling confused people not to smoke and constantly in hushed discussion with other security like he was on military manoeuvres.

Anyone who's going to Jungle on Saturday should definitely check our Teki Latex at 6pm on 6 Music stage. Saw him on Sunday night at Pukkelpop and he was mind blowing. The guy is known as the 'king of blends' and the way he moved from one genre to another and between wildly different bpms, often perfectly laying breaks and heavy 4/4 beats over well known songs, was just something else! I'd love to see the full track list but can remember he played the Succession theme tune, Hoobastank 'The Reason', Omni Trio 'renegade snares' (was a staple from my raving days in the early 90's'), Paul Woolford 'Erotic discourse' and he finished on the original version of Seal 'Kiss from a Rose' as the fireworks from the Main went off behind the open air stage he was playing on. I DJ myself but struggled to keep up with what he was doing and how he seamlessly transitioned from one tune to another - it was just on another level! The end of his APE set clashes with Nia Archives, who was also a highlight from the weekend, but I'd definitely recommend catching her too. If it wasn't for the fact I've already got plans on Saturday I'd be seriously looking to book trains and tickets just to see them two.

There is something quite beautiful about reaching into your bag halfway through a set and pulling out a fresh can. I've got one of these, enough room for cans, fleece/raincoat if needed. Once it's empty it folds away into a tiny little bag that I just clip onto my shorts.

The Stones played in 2013 or 2014. I think it's 2013 though. Can't be arsed looking it up. Anyway, I previously had not exactly really tuned into them. When they played that set at the Pyramid stage, they blew my little cotton socks off.

The kids didn't bother me so much. As I could usually make my way around them further up to the front but I would agree, it is a bit of an assault course with the volume of trolleys. More annoying to me were groups of glittered up fancy dressers (as it was always them) who smash their way forwards, talk loudly for 20 minutes and then smash their way back out. A lot of open drug talking which I've no issue with if they can manage their behaviour. No other complaints (aside from national express, I wish there was an alternative festival option). There was so much good music on display and such depth that the reviews I've read all have different highlights and few overlap with my own.

This could be a good shout. Would seem well suited to that spot to me. Total scenes during Love Shack.

We must be honest : we may like or not the Main Stage line up this year, it was REALLY weak.. look at Arlo Parks or Caroline Polachek, how empty the crowds were... and I'm only taking about the acts I saw, I don't know for easy life, mimi webb etc... but I bet there was still plenty of space.

Early days but I made a clashfinder for this: https://clashfinder.com/s/connect2023/ The order/stage splits are just based on the order the acts are listed on the line-up page on the website. A couple of things seem a bit odd (Friday main stage mainly) but Saturday and Sunday look pretty realistic for what I'd have expected.