Credit to the organisers of Rockaway Beach for their commitment to making January a less dismal prospect and ensuring that the spirit (if not quite the sound) of ATP lives on. However, at the risk of coming across like one of those armchair cynics tediously sniping about the Glastonbury line-up, I'm not entirely sure who the festival's target audience is.
The bill for the 2023 bash is bravely eclectic, and it's good to see that Rebecca Lucy Taylor aka Self Esteem - fresh from a triumphant set down on Worthy Farm, Meadowhall-inspired bra and all - has been handed the opportunity to put another Mancunian indie legend in the shade (first Johnny Marr, now Peter Hook).
But there can't be too much crossover between fans of OMD and Big Joanie, for instance - no issue at a multi-stage festival like Glastonbury, where alternative options are bountiful, but perhaps more problematic for a boutique event like Rockaway Beach. By attempting to appeal to a wide range of people, might it actually appeal to too few?
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