In light of a recent video of Becky Hill getting booed and people leaving at the start of her set as she announces that she is only going to "perform new material" during a festival set. When at a festival, is that what you want, new material? Or do you think you are more of the kind to appreciate one or 2 new tracks but you're mostly there for "vibes" and to enjoy the stuff you are familiar with?

When I'm at a festival, I just want to hear the hits in all honesty. It's awkward enough when an artist plays one new song that like 100 people in a crowd of thousands is familiar with. Save the new material for the accompanying tour.

I appreciate it's your biggest slot and will showcase your music to a larger audience, but when the casuals that are there just getting high/drunk/vibing with their friends aren't engaged, is it really worth it? One or two new songs is cool, but at a festival it should be primarily the hits, imo.

I mean thats what your concert is for. Thats not what festivals are for. To not play one of your hits is kinda weird.

I mean even when you search up Becky Hill festivals it literally says she's playing some of her big hits so like fans were kinda expecting that.

I was at Reading 1991 when in an early afternoon slot I watched a band whose debut album I had only quite liked. They decided to play a set that was to feature a stack of as yet unreleased songs from their upcoming 2nd album.

That band was Nirvana and it was brilliant.

I also saw Mansun live years ago and they played a set mostly comprised of their as yet unreleased (and subsequently cancelled) new album and it sucked.

They key factor was differential was the material and the performance. Mansun were fine but the songs were so-so and they were on the decline. Nirvana had brilliant songs and they were on an upward curve.

I've always enjoyed being able to hear early, sometimes 'work in progress' versions of an artists new material so if I'm a fan it doesn't bother me too much. That being said, if I'm at a festival and someone I don't care that much about, like say Stereophonics, is playing 2 hours of new stuff before finishing with Local Boy, I'm off to go watch someone else.