1. just your usual, potentially-common-in-the-area, rodent handler getting frisky with his polecats.
2. I haven't seen a gig there. Just visiting the castle in general.
We had a free music festival round the pubs of Shrewsbury - well, the music was free, the beer wasn't! Last year's was in torrents of rain - so much better in the sunshine!
In many ways I agree. On other hand another site in Europe could mean that they have more buying power for act packages and in theory strengthen the lineup. Maybe they will start with a 2-dayer somewhere. Italy makes the most sense to me in terms of keeping mediterranean vibe and market not too saturated.