Electric Picnic 2011

LilNiall

Was still hoping The Streets would get added.

Not happening though, is it?

Alter-Ego

LilNiall wrote: »

Was still hoping The Streets would get added.

Not happening though, is it?

Sadly not. Would have been one of the last chances to see them as well.

Their set a Glasto looked brilliant. A bit shaky at the start, but then it got really good.

Thundercats Ho

Pic of the new stage in body & soul area.
From the EP facebook http://www.facebook.com/Electricpicnic?sk=wall

AdMMM

Can't wait!

DeadParrot

AdMMM wrote: »

You can come and go as you please. It's about 10 minutes to the first of the campsites. I nearly broke my back carrying and dragging everything last year so this year I'll be leaving stuff in the car and coming back.

You really won't.
You'll either not bother or do it all at once

AdMMM

I'll just send others out while I'm putting up the tents . If I'm not mistaken, the Body and Soul line up will be the last big announcement?

There's a few names that I hoped would have made an appearance but overall I'm very pleased with the lineup and I know that it's going to be an amazing weekend.

Has anyone else got their ticket yet from the installment plan?

heebusjeebus

AdMMM wrote: »

Has anyone else got their ticket yet from the installment plan?

I got my tickets a few week back. I got the early bird's installment plan.

ghostdancer

Body&Soul line-up:

John Talabot
Austra
Tieranniesaur
Ghostpoet
Black Devil Disco Club
Brandt Brauer Frick
Moths
Redinho
James Vincent McMorrow
Elaine Mai
Solar Bears
Paddy Keenan (ex Bothy Band)
Halves
Gorgeous Colours
Donal Dineen’s Parish
Grew
Barley Mob
Dying Seconds
James Walsh
Katie Kim
CW Stoneking
Jon Hicks
Goodtime
Henrietta Game
Disconauts
Patrick Kelleher & His Cold Dead Hands
Bearbones
Boy Lights Fire
Catscars
Cocophone
Deviant
Torann Drummers
Rocket Number Nine
Angkorwat
Earthship
Eleventyfour
Freezer Room
Paul Melia
Raw Chocolate
Rollers/Sparkers
The Great Lakes Mystery
The Low Sea
Magic Pockets
Favourite Sons
Moon
Tin Charm
Toy Soldier
TR 1
Visionair
You Can Call Me Frances
Daithi
Chequerboard
Thee Amazing Few
Andy Barlow (Lamb)
Alle Farben
Si Schroeder
The Calvanists
Toby Kaar
Nightflight DJs
Kate Tempest
Spilly Walker

Shazforgrub

So.. I'm in a competition to win tickets for Electric Picnic, you may have seen this one, its on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/banquetdublin . What you gotta do is leave a comment, n then the one with most likes wins the tickets. I understand most people won't be arsed, but if you already have tickets, any ideas on how to get more people to like your comment without blatantly spamming people??!! There's a girl in the lead with 300+ comments, I don't even have 300 friends to begin with!! By the way, if you are feeling generous with your time, my comment is here: https://www.facebook.com/banquetdublin/posts/256442537708592

electrobanana

There has to be a few more announced as in arcadia,salty dog stage,trenchtown and neutronx stages surely???

maximoose

Wow, I completely forgot about trenchtown. That's just kicked my excitement up to a whole new level

August hurry up and feck off.

nervous_twitch

KnifeWRENCH wrote: »

Has anyone here ever gone to EP (or any other music festival) by themselves before? I've unfortunately been unable to convince anyone to go with me; either they can't afford it or just aren't interested. Just wondering if anyone who went on their own before found it ok or was it a bit lonely/depressing? And would you do it again?

We're heading down in a fairly biggish group this year - you're more than welcome to join us We're not too rapey.

danniemcq

Doinker wrote: »

Does it work?

I'v seen people attempt this before usually with little success. The small wheels work great on the road but fail miserably when its comes to the lumpy fields, dirts roads, gravel paths and forest tracks. Wheels are just too small. People end up dragging the thing.

The wheelbarrows with the big rubber wheels that you can rent just by the gate are they way to go. Or else a light load.

The wheelbarrows are ok but often you'll find your stuff falling off over and over again. With the bins i only had some slight trouble comin back with it as it can get caught in some lumps along the way back. Thinking this year of giving it bigger tyres. must see if it can be done! if not i'll give it a go anyway (if i can bring it on the train!)

Doinker

danniemcq wrote: »

The wheelbarrows are ok but often you'll find your stuff falling off over and over again. With the bins i only had some slight trouble comin back with it as it can get caught in some lumps along the way back. Thinking this year of giving it bigger tyres. must see if it can be done! if not i'll give it a go anyway (if i can bring it on the train!)

The train! Good luck with that!

Get some alloys, fluffy dice and a 'Go Faster' strip for it also - pimp the fook out of that wheelie bin!

danniemcq

For those looking for campervan tickets

www.toutless.com

face value site and seen few tickets on there recently i think.

on side note anyone know what dimensions a 24 pack of beer is? if wheelie bin doesn't work i'm going with a trolly but want to make sure that its wide enough to support a slab without falling off the side

AlanMc123

Anybody seen any good drink deals around? Tesco are doin Miller for €1 a can but I'm not mad about it

danniemcq

AlanMc123 wrote: »

Anybody seen any good drink deals around? Tesco are doin Miller for €1 a can but I'm not mad about it

you anywhere near the border and an asda?

AlanMc123

Unfortunately not, no

danniemcq

huh for a change living in Donegal comes in useful!

heebusjeebus

AlanMc123 wrote: »

Anybody seen any good drink deals around? Tesco are doin Miller for €1 a can but I'm not mad about it

I'll be getting a slab of Bavaria. Nicer than the average beer when drunk warm.
To keep things classy I'll pickup a box of wine too (drunk from my hipflask :cool: )

ghostdancer

AlanMc123 wrote: »

Anybody seen any good drink deals around? Tesco are doin Miller for €1 a can but I'm not mad about it

tesco doing 1L of Smirnoff, Capt.Morgan, and probably a few others for €20 for the next few weeks.

jaffacakesyum

First time EP'er here!

Is the walk from the entrance to where you camp horrendous? I still have nightmares about carrying my bag, tent, sleeping bag and crate of beer at Oxegen :eek:

Any tips on what to bring in general? Suppose the same sorta sh1te I brought to Oxegen!

H8GHOTI

jaffacakesyum wrote: »

First time EP'er here!

Is the walk from the entrance to where you camp horrendous? I still have nightmares about carrying my bag, tent, sleeping bag and crate of beer at Oxegen :eek:

Any tips on what to bring in general? Suppose the same sorta sh1te I brought to Oxegen!

Ya pretty much the same stuff but you can leave your knife at home :pac:

Depending on where you park (you won't have a choice in this) and where you decide to camp the walk will be at least 20 minutes.
You can rent trolleys/wheelbarrows to carry your stuff.

Toast

If you think Oxegen / EP is a tough walk you guys should try Glastonbury some time. That will put hair on your chests.

AdMMM

Ticket arrived today. Took my mind off tomorrows exam for a few minutes!

Just some advice for people who are planning on carrying tonnes of stuff on buses or trains, there's a Supervalu that's located about 5 minutes away from the entrance to EP which is well stocked up with all things camping (tents, chairs, torches etc) and also has competitive prices for alcohol (i.e. same as every other SuperValu around the country).

Thundercats Ho

I was talking to the owner of stradbally supervalu and they're offering a delivery service to the campsite entrance this year. Dunno how you order stuff though. I'd say just call Super Valu stradbally or there's possibly info on their web page / facebook.

jill_valentine

jaffacakesyum wrote: »

Any tips on what to bring in general? Suppose the same sorta sh1te I brought to Oxegen!

Pretty much. Not to be a completely shameless wang, but I put together all the festival advice I could muster in this article once upon a time, and hopefully somebody might find it useful.

So yeah, same idea as Oxegen, but generally more comfortable. One thing I would say is that EP generally has much better and weirder selection of food than Oxegen, so when you're doing your accounting, it might be worth factoring that in.

At Oxegen, I'm happy enough to grab some chips or something to keep me going, but at EP it's worth splashing out for a boar burger or the pies, oh God the pies.

eoin99

First time going to EP. Whats the story with bringing your own alcohol into the arena from the campsite?

KnifeWRENCH

nervous_twitch wrote: »

We're heading down in a fairly biggish group this year - you're more than welcome to join us We're not too rapey.

Haha cheers! Might get back to you on that, though I'm still trying to convince people to come along. And "not too rapey" is always a desirable characteristic.

tonc76

eoin99 wrote: »

First time going to EP. Whats the story with bringing your own alcohol into the arena from the campsite?

Smuggled booze only allowed into the arena :cool: