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Yeah as someone who still mostly buys and listens to albums, this part of the lineup is always a wild west of unknown quantities for me. And really hard not to judge some acts by name alone - DJ f**koff is hardly encouraging me to give them a chance. People who are excited about names on this lineup, please drop links to stuff the rest of us should be listening to so we can see what the fuss is about as I'm guessing the usual reliance on Spotify won't always work.

Think first three are a given again this year. I'd add a Leftfield appearance (maybe as part of one of Billy Bragg's Radical Round-Ups rather than an outright slot) and still feel like there should be a full band slot somewhere on one of the main five stages (maybe early on Other) - the man's an endless promoter and not sure acoustic is the best way to plug his new album. Not sure he'll beat 5 shows in total but if he's got the whole weekend free I could also see him popping up at points with acts he's mates with (Beans on Toast, Grace Petrie, Lottery Winners if they're there) and joining for a song or two.

Would love to see Waxahatchee on the farm, feels tailor made for a late afternoon Park slot but doesn't look like it's happening even though she's free the whole weekend. Slightly different sound but I'd also happily accept her sister's band Swearin' on the lineup somewhere as well.

Yeah potentially - just seems odd given there's a new album coming and how aggressively he tends to promote these things. That said, seems a fair few of his summer festival shows are solo gigs so maybe the band are taking some time off.

Trying to figure out where/when a full band show might fit in elsewhere on the lineup (if anywhere), as feels odd for him to be there solely for a relatively low-key solo slot.

Saw family this weekend and one of the older generation said they'd heard Glastonbury was full of people lobbing piss in the air. I'd rather people pissed themselves than do that but can't say I've found either behaviour to be that common in the last 10 years I've been going.

If we're doing a Churnups style slot again I'd like whoever it is to be bold enough to not post obvious clues online in advance. Put some fake band name on the Pyramid and leave us guessing until the day of with some well-placed clues on site/in the Glasto paper.

Lots of stuff which I've been meaning to check out for ages and this lineup will finally nudge me to do so (Soccer Mommy, Mannequin Pussy, Sofia Kourtesis, Noname, Alvvays). So far the big new ones for me have been Lankum and Blondshell.

Every year I would have several acts playing Williams Green highlighted on my clashfinder but they were never my first choice so almost always ended up elsewhere - think only exception was seeing Sports Team and that was mostly because I was desperate for some time out of the sun that day. That and standing outside the tent trying to hear Guilty Pleasures on a Thursday night are the only two visits I can think of.

Personally I don't care what colour William is.

Me being grumpy again, but I think if I did hyopthetically live somewhere where I could only afford one gig all year I'd probably be even less likely to spend the entire show watching it through my phone screen.

Agree that Pyramid is where the lineup feels most weak. What I find really interesting is that it had felt (for better or worse) that the Pyramid was trending in the direction of being a 'Radio 2 at Hyde Park' stage full of pop nostalgia aimed at an older generation (Rick Astley, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Texas). Now this year it's suddenly full of critically acclaimed acts with few if any well-known radio hits (LCD Soundsystem, PJ Harvey).

I know it sounds all 'grumpy old man' but the sea of mobile phone screens is so dispiriting.

I think any excitement this year was going to feel more muted just because of how all-encompassing the hype for Elton John was. There aren't many acts that could have come close to replicating that excitement. There isn't an obvious discussion point with this year's lineup in the same way, but I don't think that means the festival is going stale.

I find the hype for Justice really intriguing because I've seen them once live in Bristol and me and a friend came away really disappointed as it really felt like there was zero actual 'live' element - you could have pressed play on their album and the gig would have almost been the same. They'd attracted a weirdly twattish crowd too. I'm assuming that's not always the case given the breathless reports of their last Glastonbury appearance - and I'd be excited to see what an actual live Justice show can be.