On first viewing I was disappointed with the poster but the more I look at it the more I think they've done incredibly well.
Love them or hate them, Coldplay are selling out stadiums globally. Arguably the biggest band in the world
Dua Lipa has a huge following, load of massively popular songs, massive globally and after seeing her Instagram post about headlining clearly loves the festival.
SZA - not for me but after seeing her streaming numbers and how big her following is I totally get why she got the bump up after others dropped out.
As for the rest of the poster, I'll be honest I knew about 5 which was disappointing but also exciting as I've not got to learn loads of new acts. For example I had no idea who Black Pumas were but my best mate did, is really excited to see them and as a result I've been listening to them loads.
I get why some people might be underwhelmed by the 3 (6 including Other) headliners) but let be honest, we all know we'll be here on 1st July saying how incredible our weekends were and talking about new acts we discovered over the weekend.
Whether you like the lineup poster or hate it lets not lose sight of the fact that every single one of us will come away from the festival having had the best weekend ever.
PS - Avalon poster will be first and it will be Tuesday 2nd April - and Busted will be Sunday headliner*
*Let a man dream