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Paul McCartney - 69 The Killers – 145 The Cure – 170 Radiohead - 121 Arcade Fire - 160 Metallica - 88 The Rolling Stones - 150 Beyoncé - 115 (+10) Stevie Wonder - 176 Neil Young - 140 Blur - 185 R.E.M. - 166 David Bowie - 212 Pulp - 121

Has there ever been a better Glastonbury headliner announcement than that? The band really went above and beyond, and plenty of strings were pulled in the background to bring it together.

My overriding memory of Radiohead's 2017 set was leaving the Pyramid pit about 20 minutes in after deciding it wasn't that great, and being confronted by an ardent fan who took exception to me apologising for getting in the way. "YOU'RE NOT SORRY THOUGH, ARE YOU?!" he yelled. "YOU DON'T GIVE A SHIT!!". It reminded me what absolute cocks Radiohead fans can be.

Will Young is actually pretty solid.

Not a bad call, I’d say. That’ll probably be the last remaining slot he has to tick off playing absolutely everywhere. He’ll be 82 years old by then!

It’s degenerated...

There’s usually one act on each of the major stages during day that’s better than the headliner.

Lady Gaga

Paul McCartney - 81 The Killers – 140 The Cure – 170 Radiohead - 135 Arcade Fire - 145 Metallica - 129 The Rolling Stones - 135 Beyoncé - 120 (+10) Stevie Wonder - 176 Neil Young - 159 Blur - 175 R.E.M. - 152 David Bowie - 225 Pulp - 120

I guess we can talk about general media stuff we're binging on, right? Doesn't have to be TV? I'm really enjoying Louis Theroux's podcast Grounded. The episodes with Jon Ronson, Rylan Clark-Neal and Frankie Boyle are great. A lovely sense of eavesdropping on a conversation between mates.

Doesn't look good for The Prodge.

Paul McCartney - 90 The Killers – 135 The Cure – 165 Radiohead - 151 Arcade Fire - 130 Metallica - 135 The Rolling Stones - 130 Beyoncé - 140 (+10) Stevie Wonder - 165 Neil Young - 161 Blur - 166 R.E.M. - 135 David Bowie - 233 Pulp - 120 Prodigy- 51

See also: “crept into your room”.

Not after you’ve digested this.

George Michael deserved a headline slot on the Pyramid stage.