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Electric picnic 2010 - All discussion no ticket sales/swaps
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wow thanks for that :-) ....they were just having a gas, it wasn't planned, they just saw the 'open mic' sign and went for it. they had prepared the track for just one previous performance at the Wicklow LiveFest event in (the very excellent) Greystones Theatre. anyhow, we're just chuffed they're having so much fun with it. Facebook tells me there have been 200 shares already.
cheers anyhow, ...proud dad
I've watched/listened to that video about 20-30 times, and everybody I showed it to has gone "wow". It just typifies what the picnic is all about, cool random events that just blow you away.
You should be proud
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Will snap up the Early Birds as soon as I can.
I got them this year & it worked out great. The line-up turned out to be amazing & had a blast. Will probably get them again for next year.
They didn't sell out the early birds this year at all. But nearly everyone is saying they enjoyed this year, so they might sell out for next year.Denalihighway wrote: »...saw 25 acts...
Fair fucks. That's good going. Works out at only a tenner per act. Good value 0 -
billymitchell wrote: »I've watched/listened to that video about 20-30 times, and everybody I showed it to has gone "wow". It just typifies what the picnic is all about, cool random events that just blow you away.
You should be proud
Hiya this is Lauren the singer using my dads internet for a second. Thank you for that comment! The picnic is really fun! I liked my song but its not that good really!0 -
billymitchell wrote: »I've watched/listened to that video about 20-30 times, and everybody I showed it to has gone "wow". It just typifies what the picnic is all about, cool random events that just blow you away.
You should be proud
now this is the last one I promise, no more spamming your forum with 'the dylan and lauren show' but we were bowled over by the nice comments and stumbling on pics of them on here
finally maybe you might get some grins - lauren has a playlist at the link below including a song her band wrote about disgraced banker shaunie fitzpatrick being a vampire :-)
http://www.youtube.com/user/MusicInOurPockets#grid/user/77C5E45A621D9D430 -
I got them this year & it worked out great. The line-up turned out to be amazing & had a blast. Will probably get them again for next year.
They didn't sell out the early birds this year at all. But nearly everyone is saying they enjoyed this year, so they might sell out for next year.
Fair fucks. That's good going. Works out at only a tenner per act. Good value
it was feckin magical...I just did me own thing completely and met people between shows/ at shows I wanted to go to/ at the end of the evening.
About 6 of those gigs I'd say I'd saw half of because I was either legging it to or from another one (with laminated schedule in hand - yes, I was one of those)
- which works out quite well, because if you're happy to leave a gig then you've prob heard a lot of the big songs that you wanted to hear...and then if you arrive half way through another one, you get the big finale...happy days
IE - caught the first 20 mins of 2 Door Cinema Club which included the big hits then pegged it to Friendly Fires who were savage, poor crowd though but it was fun up the front
To sum up...I thoroughly recommend the reckless abandoning of all lovers/spouses/friends in the pursuit of utopian gig viewing :pac:0 -
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I agree that it's a terrible thing to happen to anybody but seriously though, you're "done with the Picnic"??I am absolutely speechless after reading your post. :eek:
As i've already said, i'm done with the Picnic!
Bad people do bad things... Some people are unlucky enough to get robbed at EP, others get mugged/beaten up, others have their cars and houses robbed or vandalized.
You can't hide from them. Camping in a tent is one of those situations where you're a bit more vulnerable and there's nothing you can do about some sick bastard coming into your tent at night and robbing your stuff. But to write off EP as you've done is ridiculous! Will you ever camp again? Will you ever go to another music festival again? Just because you've heard this happened to one person?
I've been to Electric Picnic three times now and many other festivals in europe and have never had any trouble. I don't bring valuables bar my wallet and a ****ty old phone (with an amazing battery life at that). Nobody in my group would ever bring an mp3 player and speakers as that just advertises "Rob Me!". The only thing I'd worry about someone robbing is my beer!
I hate to hear these stories of theft but I for one will definitely be going again next year! There's 32,000 people in a campsite, most of them drinking, a lot of them really drunk at night. Some people are there to take advantage of the situation and that's just the way it is and always will be...0 -
I agree that it's a terrible thing to happen to anybody but seriously though, you're "done with the Picnic"??
Bad people do bad things... Some people are unlucky enough to get robbed at EP, others get mugged/beaten up, others have their cars and houses robbed or vandalized.
You can't hide from them. Camping in a tent is one of those situations where you're a bit more vulnerable and there's nothing you can do about some sick bastard coming into your tent at night and robbing your stuff. But to write off EP as you've done is ridiculous! Will you ever camp again? Will you ever go to another music festival again? Just because you've heard this happened to one person?
I've been to Electric Picnic three times now and many other festivals in europe and have never had any trouble. I don't bring valuables bar my wallet and a ****ty old phone (with an amazing battery life at that). Nobody in my group would ever bring an mp3 player and speakers as that just advertises "Rob Me!". The only thing I'd worry about someone robbing is my beer!
I hate to hear these stories of theft but I for one will definitely be going again next year! There's 32,000 people in a campsite, most of them drinking, a lot of them really drunk at night. Some people are there to take advantage of the situation and that's just the way it is and always will be...
+1
been to a good few festivals incl 6 EPs and am lucky enough to have never come in contact with these types. Like you say there are certain things you can do to minimise the risk but sometimes yer in the wrong place at the wrong time, such is life.
There is a possibility that there was a bigger amount of skangers this year, I noticed a few alright...but maybe I was just a bit more lucid than other years, in fact I know I was...so much so I cursed it a few time...especially at Leftfield :pac:
But the fact is, every year this kind of stuff has been reported about the EP. Its horrible for whoever is befalls ...but it happens. You can't boycott a car because someone got killed in a car accident. Well I suppose you could...but...0 -
I agree that it's a terrible thing to happen to anybody but seriously though, you're "done with the Picnic"??
Bad people do bad things... Some people are unlucky enough to get robbed at EP, others get mugged/beaten up, others have their cars and houses robbed or vandalized.
You can't hide from them. Camping in a tent is one of those situations where you're a bit more vulnerable and there's nothing you can do about some sick bastard coming into your tent at night and robbing your stuff. But to write off EP as you've done is ridiculous! Will you ever camp again? Will you ever go to another music festival again? Just because you've heard this happened to one person?
I've been to Electric Picnic three times now and many other festivals in europe and have never had any trouble. I don't bring valuables bar my wallet and a ****ty old phone (with an amazing battery life at that). Nobody in my group would ever bring an mp3 player and speakers as that just advertises "Rob Me!". The only thing I'd worry about someone robbing is my beer!
I hate to hear these stories of theft but I for one will definitely be going again next year! There's 32,000 people in a campsite, most of them drinking, a lot of them really drunk at night. Some people are there to take advantage of the situation and that's just the way it is and always will be...
In fairness, I don't think it was just about what happened to one person. I read this forum every year after EP and there is no doubt that this year had more bad responses than other years.
I personally had a bad experience when camping this year but inside the arena was one of the better times I've had at EP. Had someone entered my tent and robbed me while I slept, I wouldn't be going near the place again either. That kind of stuff is the total opposite of what I have always loved about this festival.
I also don't think that because there are 32,000 drunk people it is a green light for people to get robbed or that anyone should be taken advantage of. That kind of behaviour should never be accepted.0 -
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I agree that it's a terrible thing to happen to anybody but seriously though, you're "done with the Picnic"??
Bad people do bad things... Some people are unlucky enough to get robbed at EP, others get mugged/beaten up, others have their cars and houses robbed or vandalized.
You can't hide from them. Camping in a tent is one of those situations where you're a bit more vulnerable and there's nothing you can do about some sick bastard coming into your tent at night and robbing your stuff. But to write off EP as you've done is ridiculous! Will you ever camp again? Will you ever go to another music festival again? Just because you've heard this happened to one person?
I've been to Electric Picnic three times now and many other festivals in europe and have never had any trouble. I don't bring valuables bar my wallet and a ****ty old phone (with an amazing battery life at that). Nobody in my group would ever bring an mp3 player and speakers as that just advertises "Rob Me!". The only thing I'd worry about someone robbing is my beer!
I hate to hear these stories of theft but I for one will definitely be going again next year! There's 32,000 people in a campsite, most of them drinking, a lot of them really drunk at night. Some people are there to take advantage of the situation and that's just the way it is and always will be...
I am done with the Picnic ya, but not just because of what I have heard what has happened to people. I've been at 6 Electric Picnics myself and I felt this year that the vibe was very different than before. I just haven't enjoyed the last 2 Picnics so don't see the point in forking out a small fortune when my enjoyment of the event has gone down.
From now on, i'm going to head to the smaller, independent festivals such as Life, Indiependence etc. here in Ireland and head to bigger festivals on the continent from now on. The Big Chill in England is wll worth a look for anyone who wants to see a festival that has areally chilled out vibe with a safe and friendly atmosphere.0 -
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Never been to Sziget.anyone been to sziget on the island in the danube in budapest? ...sounds great. only thing is - it gets SERIOUSLY hot in budapest in summer, so dunno ....tent like a sauna etc, ....
Last year at Open'er I was waking up at 7 or 8 in a pool of sweat every morning, we had a little 2-man tent, it was a sauna! This year I made sure to bring a bigger tent with 2 big doors to let the breeze through and it wasn't that bad at all. Some of the other lads just got out of their little tents and slept outside in the shadow of ours haha... I had a lovely cold shower every day though
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I agree that it's a terrible thing to happen to anybody but seriously though, you're "done with the Picnic"??
Bad people do bad things... Some people are unlucky enough to get robbed at EP, others get mugged/beaten up, others have their cars and houses robbed or vandalized.
You can't hide from them. Camping in a tent is one of those situations where you're a bit more vulnerable and there's nothing you can do about some sick bastard coming into your tent at night and robbing your stuff. But to write off EP as you've done is ridiculous! Will you ever camp again? Will you ever go to another music festival again? Just because you've heard this happened to one person?
I've been to Electric Picnic three times now and many other festivals in europe and have never had any trouble. I don't bring valuables bar my wallet and a ****ty old phone (with an amazing battery life at that). Nobody in my group would ever bring an mp3 player and speakers as that just advertises "Rob Me!". The only thing I'd worry about someone robbing is my beer!
I hate to hear these stories of theft but I for one will definitely be going again next year! There's 32,000 people in a campsite, most of them drinking, a lot of them really drunk at night. Some people are there to take advantage of the situation and that's just the way it is and always will be...
Because of the good rep EP had it's no wonder gangs of thieves hit it this year, it was like a gold mine! Having gone to EP for the past 4 yrs, I for 1 was naive enough to think I could throw my little 4GB ipod (which was totally scratched and on it's very last legs) and cheapy speakers in the tent on the last night and nobody would go near it, not the case! They went through absolultely every little thing in my tent for anything of value they could find and even nicked my 11 euro wellies the lil pricks! Now that the low security has been flagged and people are reporting the amount of theft that went on this year, it may not be so lucrative for thieves in coming years and hopefully it won't be as attractive to them. I won't be so naive in future but I will most definitely go back as up until Sunday night I had an amazing time as I always do at the picnic.0 -
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