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Website has this for today: It's slightly different to the one they posted on their Instagram.

I often avoid the Pyramid because it gets far too busy for me. Really appreciated the space at SZA's set and it just seemed to be full of nicer people. Chilled vibe, everyone into it, not full of talkers or coked up idiots. Enjoyed it a lot.

Yeah the mix for Shania was much better in the field. Sounded great there, I had a really good time. Her vocal issues are quite well documented - she had an illness which completely destroyed her voice, had to have vocal surgery and learn to sing from scratch. She's said that it's a difficult decision about whether to mime and sound closer to the recordings or do it live but sound how she now does. I much prefer a live rough vocal than a clean mimed one, fair play to her for carrying on.

I know! This has been an incredibly difficult decision for me. The National are my favourite band and I have pictured them in that specific slot for so long (Sunday night, Other Stage headliner) but I also adore SZA. I've seen The National many times and hopefully will see them many more times. SZA I have never seen, I can't be sure how long it will be until she comes back again given the gap between the first two albums, and her tickets on the SOS tour were a bit too pricey to justify. So it's SZA for me but with a very heavy heart!

Thursday: Arxx - Frank Turner - Moonchild Sanelly - Lynks - Shygirl Friday: Sofia Kourtesis - Squeeze - Barry Can't Swim - The Mary Wallopers - D:Ream - Declan McKenna - Sampha - Fontaines DC - Katy B Saturday: Johnny Flynn - Kara Jackson - Cyndi Lauper - Keane - Bloc Party - Casisdead - Little Simz - Billy Nomates - Gossip - Kneecap Sunday: The Zutons - Jalen Ngonda - Balming Tiger - Shania Twain - Avril Lavigne - Ghetts - SZA - The Scratch

My plan is Fontaines to Katy B but now you've made me think that might be ambitious.

Going to hop in here. Does anyone have recommendations for wireless portable chargers for Android phones? Most of them seem to be designed for iphones. Dodgy charging port and so I'm looking for a wireless one for when on the go.

I've seen her before, in 2009ish, and she's just a brilliant live act. Great energy, crowd interaction and tunes. She'll smash it.

Hoping it's just an error that the, already not enough, toilets at the back of West Holts have gone?

I think someone had info they were 4th down Sat a while ago.

I saw The Deep Blue at All Points East in 2022 and they were not very good, didn't sound much like the recordings. Early days though so may have improved since then. Kingfishr, on the other hand, I thought were naff on record but really enjoyable live at Barn on the Farm. It's a bit sub-Mumford/Bear's Den but they do it well.

Her first solo gig is next month at Jazz Cafe. She's then got Mighty Hoopla and a gig with Sugababes & Melanie C before Glasto so we'll know what her setlists are looking like then. New single with Shola Ama & General Levy is a banger though.

Other evil Thatcherites, I suppose.

Well we've just had the rumour that the evil Lulu is playing there so you're out of luck.

Yeah S Club in Avalon is asking for trouble. I note they were originally playing the IOW tent and have now been switched to the Main Stage.