ATP let the fans curate

Now this is fun. The All Tomorrow's Parties people - famous for staging festivals where guest artists get to curate - are staging an event where ticket holders will have a say on who gets to play. Everyone who buys a ticket for ATP Vs The Fans, due to take place at the Minehead Butlins next May, will be invited to provide their personal top ten choice of bands, from which organisers will programme the festival. The ATP team recommend that ticket holders choose bands that are [a] still alive and [b] still talking to each other. They also caution that bands that will charge exorbitant fees - such as The Rolling Stones - are also no go. And presumably, given ATP's proud reputation for championing the alternative, McFly and the Sugababes won't be playing, however many people request them. Groups already confirmed to play the event include Sparklehorse and Echo & The Bunnymen.