We go behind the Harvest announcement to present a definitive guide to everything you need (and don’t really need) to know about this year’s bill.

Cracking the Harvest “code” to reveal next year’s bill

Iconic musicians turned gimmick masters:
2011: Flaming Lips
2012: Beck
2013: Jack White

Every movie trailer producer’s favourite band:
2011: Portishead
2012: Sigur Ros
2013: Arcade Fire

Board members at Americans for Middle Class Anthems Inc:
2011: Bright Eyes
2012: Ben Folds Five
2013: Vampire Weekend

Obligatory Brooklyn-based act:
2011: TV on the Radio
2012: Santigold
2013: Twin Shadow

Geographically named indie heroes:
2011: The National
2012: Beirut
2013: Of Montreal

We used to be friends:
2011: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
2012: The Dandy Warhols
2013: Tapes and Tapes

The band you tell your grandma you’re going to see:
2011: Holy Fuck
2012: Fuck Buttons
2013: Psychedelic Horseshit

Old Souls: The retro soul group:
2011: Family Stone
2012: Dexys Midnight Runners
2013: Charles Bradley

The Soundwave refugee:
2011: This Town Needs Guns
2012: River City Extension
2013: Lucero

The electronic act with an abbreviated name change:
2011: PVT (formerly Pivot)
2012: Crazy P (formerly Crazy Penis)
2013: MGMT (formerly The Management)