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I've decided to give BT a miss this year. Its just a poor line up for me, I'm down to line four of the poster before there is an act I want to see (Baxter Dury). Two adult tickets, a Campervan pass and (perhaps) Wednesday entrance would see me nearly £600 down before I cracked a tinny. So sadly I'm oot. Hope everyone has a blast and the weather gods smile upon you. I'd like to be back next year, fingers crossed.

Plenty of interesting stuff on there. But those headliners! Really?

Full Line Up now revealed: Friday 14th June Main Stage 1 Starsailor Alabama 3 Peatbog Faeries Crazy World Of Arthur Brown Nine Below Zero Main Stage 2 Kris Barras Band Dreadzone Damian Dempsey Headsticks Acoustic Stage Tommy Arch Lockheed Lindsay Ruby Kelly Saturday 15th June 2024 Main Stage 1 The Waterboys The Undertones Ferocious Dog Skerryvore Oh My God! It's The Church Los Pacaminos With Paul Young The Sandy Denny Project Rosalie Cunningham Main Stage 2 Hawkwind Peat & Diesel Elvana Jesus Jones When Rivers Meet The Men They Couldn't Hang Strange Kind Of Women Black Water County Acoustic Stage Henshaw Tv Smith Hayley Mckay Michael Oliver Radgie Gadgie Sunday 16th June 2024 Main Stage 1 10cc Big Country Hugh Cornwell The Alarm Pentangle Dutty Moonshine Big Band Johnny Mac & The Faithful Cardinal Black Main Stage 2 Billy Bragg Wedding Present Bay City Rollers Deborah Bonham Band John Otway Urban Voodoo Machine Chantel Mcgregor Morganway Acoustic Stage Paul Rose Nick Parker Paul Ronney-Angel James Bone Albie Bach

Either intentionally or otherwise ahead of an official release tomorrow the Artists' Page has been update: Deer Shed 2024 Line Up So, in addition to the initial three we have The Coral Bombay Bicycle Club Stornoway BC Camplight Los Bitchos Fat Dog Liz Laurence Baba Ali Bess Atwell Blue Bendy Cerys Hafana Dominie Hooper Frozemode Home Counties Madmadmad Personal Trainer Picture Parlour Tapir! Viji

Went in 2018. It is in some ways an odd festival. There is (strictly speaking) only one stage though there is a small acoustic stage where acts "pop up" between main stage sets. The site is a big slope facing down to that single stage with good views assured. The Festival has a folky and "mature" vibe. You will find that most punters plonk their chairs down in rows and wander about from there, an area in front of the stage is kept clear for close appreciation of the acts and dancing should the mood take you. You can bring your own booze into the arena and a good selection of the usual festival food purveyors and there are some acts playing at sort of "fringe" events around the village of Cropredy and the camp sites. The punters are mostly 50+ but not exclusively so and there are a lot of dogs in attendance. If you are camping in a tent you can park next to your tent which gives you your own "lock up". Facilities are good; free showers and good clean toilets. The acts are not solely folk though, Alice Cooper, Caravan, Steve Hackett and Brian Wilson have all played recently. Also it starts on a Thursday and finishes on the Saturday.

I'm hardly a perfect demographic measure of all attendees, but me and my "crew" have decided to sit on our wallets and compare a more finished line up with Beautiful Days or some other smaller festivals like Deer Shed. Out of the announced headliners there is only really Dino Jr that I would pay to see if they were playing locally. A few decent acts in Woodland (I LOVE that stage) might well tip me over but at the moment...

On the basis of nothing more than liking the name I've checked out Full Flower Moon Band and they are rather good. Aussie band from Brisbane (as far as I can work out) great dirty rock sound. They are going on "ze-list"

Whilst I'm not underwhelmed, I couldn't say I was whelmed either. Picks for me, Dinosaur Jr, Ibibio Sound Machine, Jane Weaver, Pip Blom and a couple of others plus some favourites like Ferocious Dog and Beans On Toast. And of course there are acts that I will need to investigate (never heard of) like Full Flower Moon Band (like the name!) and a lot more to come.

Really, hadn't seen that? It's a bit surprising as they are usually at multiple festivals over the summer! Mind, I've seen that used before and quietly dropped or clarified as "exclusive festival headliners" Be a shame, I'd love a good long set from King Gizz to close out Sunday like Public Service Broadcasting did this year.

Not a genuine "prediction" but an educated guess King Gizzard are playing Wide Awake Festival on Saturday 25th, I reckon they'll be at BT on Friday or Sunday. Woodland headliners maybe?

I really must try Dear Shed its only about 20 miles from my whippet cave (where all northerners live), p'raps 24 is the year...

Selfishly I'm going to go for four bands/artistes I've never managed to see due to apathy/timing/luck whatever, so Imelda May Tom Robinson Wille and the Bandits Ese and the Voodoo People Plus: The Skints If I could have a dream booking just for me. Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit.

King Gizz? Playing Wide Awake on Sat 25th, BT Fri or Sun maybes...

Rediscovered this comment from the dear departed, beautiful soul of Sinead O'Connor This is not hype.

Followed him for some time. First became aware of him with his old band "Big Push" during lockdown. (They are well worth a trip down the YouTube rabbit hole too) His stuff (as an old git) just blows me away. I saw that someone had re-arranged "Hi Ren" on piano and what an exquisite melody it is almost like "Fur Elise". (Top Ludwig Van Beethoven choon pop pickers). If he plays G he would fill any stage on site IMO. There are some lovely interviews with him and he comes across as a nice humble guy. He is a huge talent of, dare I say it, Bowie-esque magnitude. He is the real deal. But most of all I hope that he can win his fight with the debilitating illness that plagues him.