Were the acts chosen to play a joint decision between the band

How did the ATP thing come about? Why did it feel right to get back into it and do I'll Be Your Mirror?

Adrian: We'd been talking about touring, and we did something with Barry (Hogan, founder of ATP) before in 2008. It's all tied in nicely and it's really, really cool to get bands films and books we all like and get them in one place. It's getting that wish list together, which is always fun, but also supporting ATP, which is such a cool festival.

Geoff: It was a bit of weird one. I knew Barry and Deborah from the 2008 one we curated in Minehead and we trust them massively to do the right thing. They are friends of ours now. It seemed like the right home for us. Because festivals are going a certain direction, you are more likely to find N-Dubz playing a festival now than you are someone like Mogwai. It's good people are seeing live music, but it's just about who you can trust. We did it with ATP before and it was brilliant so they came back and asked if we'd put on another one. So we thought we'd do it and then go to the US, because in touring the last record we didn't go there - we only played Coachella. So we're doing another ATP at Asbury Park in New Jersey. It's the home of Bruce Springsteen; the town mayor is really on board with it and is closing the promenade for the day. It's on the beach and it's going to be great.

Who is particularly exciting you on the bill you've curated?

Adrian: Polly Harvey, Grinderman and Liars especially. Godspeed You! Black Emperor took ages to confirm, so now we've got them it's great. I'm really excited about showing a film by Mark Cousins in which he went to Iraq and gave cameras to kids and made a documentary film about the war zones. He's giving a talk and showcasing the movie. Richard Ayoade, who directed Submarine is also giving a talk.

Geoff: PJ Harvey has released one of the best records I've heard in a long time. Grinderman are great; Company Flow are great and classic. We just drew up a wish list and found out who was around. We had some people on the list that broke up 20 years ago, so there are a lot of conversations that went on. Barry ultimately has his finger on the pulse of interesting music pretty much worldwide. Whether it be a commercial band that people know, or absolutely iconic acts like My Bloody Valentine - they trusted Barry to look after their interests and reform. I was worried about it being a little soulless, so we've tried to do tilings with Barry and Debbie to continue an ATP vibe. There'll be odd things round each corner when you're there. It won't be like you're going to see Elbow, get your pint, watch 'em and walk off. ATP has always had that constant artistic flow to it, so there'll be other things going on when you're there. At Alexandra Palace you won't be camping, but the stuff we're putting on there will be interesting.

You've gone for a strong venue with Alexandra Palace - an iconic place to hold the festival in London?

Adrian: We didn't pick it. I've never been there. I've never seen it. My only concern is what it's going to sound like in there, with lots of glass and high ceilings. I'm sure it'll be fine.

Were the acts chosen to play a joint decision between the band

Geoff: We pass everything through Beth, but she's not massively knowledgeable of modern music. That's not a bad thing. I don't think she particularly listens to much modern music, she just writes music. So Adrian and myself, through Invada [Barrow's record label], other people we've worked with and people we like, have a brilliant ticket to choose bands we're really into.

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