WFD

Front of stage to front of stage, about 10 minutes walk, more if it's busy. As mentioned you'll find a lot of people standing around talking, and not everyone heading in the same direction. Easy enough to get a decent spot at the second stage, less so on the main stage where people will take up positions one or two acts ahead, to get a good spot for their favourite. The third stage is at the "top" of the site as you come in, then 5-10 minutes to the second stage, then another 10 or so to the front of main. Makes it hard work to go from main to third (or third to main) on a hot busy day.

Trams go from the centre to the park, but they get very busy coming back after the headliners. It is walkable (and mostly downhill) back into the centre afterwards, maybe 30-40 minutes to the area round the station. There are "Stay Out" shows after the music in the park ends, and some of the venues for those are walkable from the park.

The middle day is ridiculously good value.

It's a big city festival, has some corporate sponsorship but not as much as say Mad Cool. Its a decent vibe but like a lot of big city festivals you'll find a lot of people are there to socialise and catch one or two big acts and they aren't necessarily hammering it from stage to stage. You can get right down the front for all stages with general admission, subject obviously to the usual considerations of getting their early if you're really keen on being in the barrier. There is a VIP option but the viewing area is that an angle to the side of main stage so doesn't massively get in the way if general admission punters. It's a long thin site and you could find yourself doing a lot of walking if you are stage hopping.

Pet Needs

Clues are underway on Twitter

The aforementioned Aurora, plus Underworld and Belle & Sebastian, ruled out by being announced for Summer Sonic in Japan the same weekend.

That's a Brits Week small venue show, she played Brixton Academy on her 2022 tour. I don't think she'll headline, but it's not a fair comparison to make.

Can see Desire getting added here if there's room, Johnny Jewel plays with Desire and the two acts are doubling up elsewhere, including in Manchester the night before Wide Awake.

Obvious fit for the Death Cab / Postal Service day at APE, but that would be directly after two consecutive dates in France, so doesn't seem very likely, whereas they are completely free on GM weekend. They are also free on what would have been Bluedot weekend (I think) so wonder if they were lined up for that before it was cancelled.

Wet Leg and Overmono both played last year, so would cross them off.

Jane's Addiction playing in Luxembourg on the 3rd, with festival announcements to be added soon.

Their social media has just woken up again, so potentially something coming soon.

Presale tomorrow confirmed.

Useful guide overall but can probably drop Alvvays (Live Is Live) and FKA Twigs (billed as a European festival exclusive at Primavera)