I know re: Firefest announcement as I've listened the last four/five years but that belief that 'we'll do it this way because that's the way it's always been done' is one of the most irritating traits of human nature I think.
I work in a Primary School and can't stand it when the other teachers say 'well, we'll do it this way because that's the way it's always been done' : it's inward looking and parochial.

I just think the advent of the HRH AOR festival may well be a little game changer for the Firefest team. It may necessitate doing things a little differently in the future.

Alternatively Kieran & Bruce may well grab their knackers and proudly exclaim that the HRH thing is of no consequence to them and they will carry on as normal.
(in that scenario they are grabbing their own knackers, not each others!!!)