13th Primavera (Thursday was definitely making me feel like this was the cursed year).  Blood Orange was such a party by the end of their set but we all knew that rain storm was approaching.  So gutted Massive Attack didn't play after the false hope of a new rescheduling, especially knowing that Elizabeth Fraser & Horace Andy were backstage with them!  Managed a bit of Melt Banana but was just so over the weather by that point.   Friday was awesome, Rilo Kiley were so much fun.  Never been the biggest Cure fan but made the effort for them after Thursday & Robert Smith sounds like he did back in the 80s.  PinkPantheress & Viagra Boys were also great.   The highlight for me was Sudan Archives on the Saturday, she was stunning & with the Olivia Rodrigo surprise set too it made up for the Thursday sh*t show.  Dijon & Knocked Loose also superb.   Shoutout to Cardiacs on the Tuesday too, they were so LOUD, played a storming set.    

OK, never mind, I'll take normal Nine Inch Nails.

Probably my least favourite of the five editions I've been to, but still plenty good enough for me to go again. Weirdly, I was just totally running out of stamina a lot earlier into the night than I remember happening in the past. I feel like I missed a lot of the weirder sets on the smaller stages as I was just totally cooked. Not Primavera's fault, obviously. Maybe I'm just getting old - or maybe I need to pace my drinking better...   Anyway - is David Byrne a realistic get for next year? Certainly hoping so.

watching clips of the cure in Barcelona, wow 2 hours 25 minute set. That's gonna be tough on the Sunday but can't bloody wait for it

MINUS MONDAY Alkaline Trio 90 Barrington Levy 80 (-5) Basement Jaxx 120 Billy Bragg 100 Billy Ocean 100 The Black Keys 90 Carl Cox 100 Chase & Status 120 Chelsea Wolfe 80  CMAT 125  Confidence Man 150 MAX David Byrne 150  Disclosure 60 (-5)  Everything Everything 110  Faithless 70  Fatboy Slim 100 Four Tet 130  Garbage 100 GOAT 105  Greentea Peng 120 Happy Mondays 80 Hollie Cook 90 Jorja Smith 100 José González 100 Joy Crookes 120  Judas Priest 80  Kasabian 80  Kneecap 110  Levellers 85  Limp Bizkit 30  Linkin Park 90 Lorde 120 Madness 75  The Maccabees 100 Neck Deep 135  Nile Rodgers & Chic 100 Overmono 100 Pixies 35 The Prodigy 140 Pulp 150 MAX RAYE 100 Ren 65 Richard Ashcroft 95  Say She She 75  Scissor Sisters 120 Self Esteem 120 Skunk Anansie 100 Stereolab 120  The Streets 110 Super Furry Animals 110 Tems 30  Thundercat 90 Tom Jones 60  Tyler, the Creator 65 Underworld 115 Wet Leg 90  Wilco 85 The Wombats 80  Wolf Alice 140