Festivals! Yay! Down to two outdoor festivals this year as one has been cancelled.
Not heard of Hurts or Nothing But Thieves, so will check 'em out.
Wouldn't mind seeing Eric Church - country being the new rock & all that.

Mano Negra. 199-something at Glastonbury Festival. They were astonishing - songs in 5 languages and music from skiffle to punk to disco. Lasted a few more years then collapsed during an ill-advised South American tour. Now Manu Chao just bounces around the stage blowing a whistle.

I saw String Cheese Incident at Glastonbury , way back when. They're a jam band based around bluegrass and country. They were so good that I went to see them the next day when they did a 3-hour set in one of the distant fields. Really don't like the the records though.

I'm currently listening to the new Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican CD (they only have 6 songs on Spotify). It's good, and funny, but you need to see them at a festival, when they are chuffing fantastic!

Dance music is better live than on record - just generally, but I only ever encounter it at festivals.

Levellers, Police Dog Hogan, Mad Dog Mcrae & Dropkick Murphys all give a bit of folk-punk wallop to a sunny afternoon!

It's also fun to see goth and death metal bands in daylight - I'm waiting for one to burst into flames or melt when the sun hits them.

Afro Celt Sound System were gob-smacking at Cropredy last year, but seem to have vanished again.

And if anyone gets a chance to see Ifriqiyya Électrique, let me know if they're good 'cos the new album is awesome