Electric Picnic 2012

Technocentral

ItsAWindUp wrote: »

I hope not, I find them boring as hell.

You can go to another act on another stage so, thats the idea of a festival :rolleyes:

sporina

the early bird tickets go on sale tomorrow - anyone know how long they are available for?

Technocentral

Until they are sold out I'd imagine.

Starie1975

Can't log in to Ticketmaster all morning, anyone else having trouble?

dilallio

I was able to access Ticketmaster a few mins ago.

They are quoting €190 plus €6.10 charge for an early-bird ticket. :eek:

How much were the regular tickets for this year's EP? I thought they were around €150.

Toast

Full price was 240 before charges. Early Bird was 200 before charges.

maximoose

dilallio wrote: »

I was able to access Ticketmaster a few mins ago.

They are quoting €190 plus €6.10 charge for an early-bird ticket. :eek:

How much were the regular tickets for this year's EP? I thought they were around €150.

€240. I'll be getting myself an early bird on friday, great value.

Jeden

I'd love to see the books for this sort of thing. Like how much margin are they making per ticket assuming they sell out and how much they need to sell to break even.

I've no problem with EP or any festival making a profit but it does seem like every festival on the continent it's significantly cheaper.

Of all the festivals the range of acts with comedy, arts etc leads me to believe EP aren't ripping it on price, but I'd love to see the proof of that....

schemingbohemia

Jeden wrote: »

I'd love to see the books for this sort of thing. Like how much margin are they making per ticket assuming they sell out and how much they need to sell to break even.

I've no problem with EP or any festival making a profit but it does seem like every festival on the continent it's significantly cheaper.

Of all the festivals the range of acts with comedy, arts etc leads me to believe EP aren't ripping it on price, but I'd love to see the proof of that....

Well, make a bid for the company! That's the only way you'll get to see the figures, plus you'd then need to hire significant accountants/auditors to verify the figures and then you'd need to figure out a way of identifying the purely EP figures out of all that. Best of luck with that.

Do you make the same request for everything you buy? How much of my Whopper is going on the ingredients, how much on marketing, how much to the local operation how much to HQ.........:rolleyes:

Technocentral

Jeden wrote: »

I'd love to see the books for this sort of thing. Like how much margin are they making per ticket assuming they sell out and how much they need to sell to break even.

I've no problem with EP or any festival making a profit but it does seem like every festival on the continent it's significantly cheaper.

Of all the festivals the range of acts with comedy, arts etc leads me to believe EP aren't ripping it on price, but I'd love to see the proof of that....

Have been to every one bar first one and 2007, best 250 or so I ever spent, I see around 15 top class bands each year at it which works out at about 15 euro a go, that makes it unbelievable value in my book. Plus I'm supporting the local economy not the spanish etc one.

H8GHOTI

sporina wrote: »

the early bird tickets go on sale tomorrow - anyone know how long they are available for?

They were still available in March this year, just before the first acts were announced.

wimpire

Has anyone here volunteered at the festival in order to get in for free and was it worth it? Would anyone know how far ahead you would have to apply?

indiewindy

maximoose wrote: »

€240. I'll be getting myself an early bird on friday, great value.

Can these early bird tickets be purchased in outlets to be able to avail of a lower booking fee?

Jeden

Jeden wrote: »

I'd love to see the books for this sort of thing. Like how much margin are they making per ticket assuming they sell out and how much they need to sell to break even.

I've no problem with EP or any festival making a profit but it does seem like every festival on the continent it's significantly cheaper.

Of all the festivals the range of acts with comedy, arts etc leads me to believe EP aren't ripping it on price, but I'd love to see the proof of that....

Jeden wrote: »

I'd love to see the books for this sort of thing. Like how much margin are they making per ticket assuming they sell out and how much they need to sell to break even.

I've no problem with EP or any festival making a profit but it does seem like every festival on the continent it's significantly cheaper.

Of all the festivals the range of acts with comedy, arts etc leads me to believe EP aren't ripping it on price, but I'd love to see the proof of that....

Well, I can answer some of this. Security is more expensive to hire here as is insurance. Insurance premiums for an event this big would take a fairly big chunk out of your ticket. We are unfortunately a nation that's very quick to sue.

ItsAWindUp

Technocentral wrote: »

You can go to another act on another stage so, thats the idea of a festival :rolleyes:

Yes, but the booking of a big act like Radiohead would lesson the possibility of bigger acts that I may enjoy.

Fidelis

ItsAWindUp wrote: »

Yes, but the booking of a big act like Radiohead would lesson the possibility of bigger acts that I may enjoy.

That would be a shame. Maybe you could request that the organisers only book acts that you, in particular, enjoy? Let me know how you get on.

Technocentral

ItsAWindUp wrote: »

Yes, but the booking of a big act like Radiohead would lesson the possibility of bigger acts that I may enjoy.

If it was some pile of Shiite like Coldplay or Nickleback, I'd agree with you mate but Radiohead fits in with indie type EP ethos surely? I had no interest in Chemical Bros or Interpol last year, but was happy to check out other stages at the time and didn't begrudge their fans the opportunity to see them, in fact the biggest acts at these things aren't necessarily the best.

maximoose

I for one would f*cking love if Radiohead played

ItsAWindUp

Toots and the Maytals perhaps? Make up for his voice going this year

red face dave

ItsAWindUp wrote: »

Toots and the Maytals perhaps? Make up for his voice going this year

That was very strange am I right in thinking that he came out and then just walked of stage. The auld memory is failing me

ItsAWindUp

red face dave wrote: »

That was very strange am I right in thinking that he came out and then just walked of stage. The auld memory is failing me

He walked out, attempted to sing 'Pressure Drop' and then slapped the microphone and walked off. Something about laryngitis we were told. About twenty minutes later his daughter, who had sang beforehand, came out and sang with the Maytals.

red face dave

That was it alright. I remember the daughter singing

ItsAWindUp

red face dave wrote: »

That was it alright. I remember the daughter singing

She wasn't too bad as it went. Still would have preferred Toots though.

ItsAWindUp

Stone Roses highly unlikely to play EP now. Any thoughts on other potentials?

run_Forrest_run

not sure how popular this would be but I'd like to see Moby in Stradbally for 2012. I know he toured last summer and didn't come over here, his gigs are usually a good mix of his styles.

Korvanica

Oxegen festival may have run out of air

Just saw this.. could be really bad for EP. Queue a larger influx of Scumbags next year.

**** !

O'Doodle

Maybe Aiken Promotions will be run another music festival just to keep the skangers out of EP 2012 lol.

Technocentral

Really enjoyed the by and large relaxed atmosphere at EP the 4 of the last 6 years I went, really hoping it won't attract the wrong crowd this year if Oxegen is cancelled.

G-Money

Yeah, I guess it's possible the scumbags might make a trip to Electric Picnic if Oxegen is not on. I remember the time Eminem was playing at Oxegen and thinking "Most cities have probably never been safer tonight as all the scumbags are at Oxegen watching Eminem"

Technocentral

Perhaps they should go for more alt/indie bands and make it over 25, might keep the more undesirable elements away.