The Glastonbury line up has just been officially announced, happily timed to co-incide with today's sunshine - it looks alright too, even if in my opinion some of the bands lower down the bill will be worth seeing over the likes of REM and Morph. And I'm not sure why the Manics are playing second fiddle to the ad-friendly slaphead.


Moby yesterday

But good to see The Flaming Lips finally emerge from the New Bands tent (after a decade or so) and I'm curious to discover the reaction the Sugababes will get, as a "pop" act - Daphne and Celeste were a very different kind of pop band but I'll never forget watching them being forced off the stage at Reading 2000. The festival vibe was in full swing that day - true to the spirit of the occasion a random bloke kindly offered me a plastic coke bottle containing piss to lob at the poor girls on stage, if I so wished.

But hang on, what's this? - Saturday night headliners on the Pyramid Stage - Radiohead. And on the One World stage - Lamb. The horror: a merciless clash. Shit shit shit. BASTARDS! HOW DARE THEY?! FUCK THEM!

Ruined. I may as well not go. According to Matt's countdown clock I have 27 days within which to work this issue out. It's going to be a tough one.



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Hmm, maybe it's not all that tough after all.