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He's listed above her on the Leeds website if you click on the acts by stage.

I haven't been to Leeds since 2019 but the Sunday run of Fred-Lana-Raye was too good to pass up, it'll be interesting to see how full it is on the Sunday as I think that top three will be a big pull for all ages, Im 42. If the Chevron stage is a success that will pull in a different crowd to previous years, in previous years there was no where on the R&L lineup for the likes of The Prodigy to play. We'll be seeing Goddard on that stage on the Sunday to see what that stage is like.

Suede, Travis ect dont need to worry about playing R&L again though as there's that many smaller festivals and city festivals/weekenders popping up, there's more of a broader market for these bands to make a return or keep going. There's a new weekender in my home town of Hull this August, I'm off to one night headlined by Ocean Colour Scene, with Cast and Embrace supporting, the final night is headlined by Razorlight. Then theres Tramlines and the Butlins weekenders that have given these bands a new lease of life on the festival/weekender circuit. Leeds has always tried to cater to a younger market, this year feels like a rebrand though after the 2 main stage experiment.

The one the baffles me to this day is The Wombats, not a clue how they've managed to stay relevant. Franz is a weird one, brilliant live at their peak but just a bit to weird to stay the course. Shed Seven had numerous farewell tours, remember in the early 2000's they had one, yet here they are this year with a number 1 album going on a tour later this year. I think the Butlins weekenders and festivals like Tramlines, which I've done for the past 3 years, which is heavy on older bands and then have new and old indie bands headline have rekindled peoples love for those bands, and given them a new audience. I saw James for the first time at Tramlines in 2022 and they were incredible, but the bands of the weekend were The Vaccines and Kasabian on the saturday night, Bloc Party were the band of the weekend for me last year.

I love a bit of Nostalgia. I havent got many gigs booked this year as I've got a couple of family holidays planned. As well as Leeds for the day I'm off to see Liam in June, Def Maybe is my favorite Oasis album and I missed Knebworth as I already had things booked for my 40th. My other gig is Ocean Colour Scene in my hometown in August, they were the first band I ever saw when I was 15 years old. That being said I've got two friends coming to Leeds this year to see Fred Again who have never been to a festival before. I think kids being into Courteeners Liam etc is because they have songs that are massive, Not Nineteen Forever gets played at every indie night I've ever been to since the song came out.

In my opinion its because music is so easily accessible online. Years ago bands, in the days of going out and buying cds, bands would get large followings as you'd buy a cd/lp and play it relentlessly, that doesn't happen anymore. I have music on at work everyday and everyday im playing different music to the day before, apart from a few bands or when a new album drops. It takes someone pretty unique now, like Fred Again, to unite the masses, his music does seem to have connected with people in a way I haven't seen for a while. I haven't been to Leeds since 2019 but the pull of seeing Fred Again and Lana on the same day has got my coming back, the only other acts that have pulled me back to Leeds have been Kendrick in 2018, and TOP/Billie Eilish in 2019. Its months away and I'm already hoping Fred will be an all timer for me.