We weren't expecting to be surprised by this year's Glastonbury lineup, given that all three of the headline acts had been leaked earlier this year. But the surpise lies in the nights each headliner is playing: perhaps they wanted to shake things up a bit, which would explain why Neil Young is opening the festival on Friday (26), preceeded by the Specials, and Blur are closing the weekend on Sunday (28) after a slot from Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. We had assumed it would be the other way round, though Bruce Springsteen's saturday night slot seems just about right.
There is a proliference of the elder statesmen of rock and pop at this year's Glastonbury: as well as all the above, you can expect slots from Status Quo, Tom Jones and Bjorn Again. Dedicated music fans may be more excited by the new bands, and there are plenty of them: on theguardian.com/music desk we're looking forward to performances from Tinariwen, the Horrors, the Big Pink and La Roux. So go on then, tell us what you make of this year's lineup.
