
Before the year’s biggest indie music festival kicked off, there was already trouble in paradise. The new rule that disallowed re-entry into the festival warranted some nasty comments on its event page, with some threatening to boycott the festival altogether, and some saying it will be their last this year. And then tragedy struck again. Just a day before, it was announced that shoegazey lads DIIV became yet another act to pull out at the last minute (due to “family emergencies”). Woe.