Electric Picnic 2013 *Discussion only. NO ticket sales/requests*

martandr

freddiemoore wrote: »

How awful were The Knife on this tour? Got pure excited when I saw they were added to the lineup ( a little later than the rest for some reason), but wouldn't be a diehard fan like. Basically I liked all the main songs and saw clips of their Silent Shout tour and thought it looked quality. Likelihood they be clashing with AM, so dunno is it worth seein em if the atmosphere is lacking, which appears to be the case from reviews I've read.

It's a crazy show. I liked the concert, but it's not for everybody. They're not playing much from their old stuff, but the new songs works better live.

iamanengine

I'll need to get a bus home to Galway on the Sunday night after the last act, will there be buses around?

threein99

iamanengine wrote: »

I'll need to get a bus home to Galway on the Sunday night after the last act, will there be buses around?

You would have to look into that yourself, I would doubt there's anything official

MadYaker

Yeah I need to back in Galway for college at 2pm on Monday....

partay pooper

threein99 wrote: »

You would have to look into that yourself, I would doubt there's anything official

Get bus to Portlaoise to Dublin then Dublin to Galway (go bus etc) would be your best bet unless a private operator is going direct from the picnic Sunday night.

All a bit hectic

Joekers

I'll be leaving on the Sunday morning, is there buses that go to Dublin on the Sunday morning ?

fionamcfi

Joekers wrote: »

I'll be leaving on the Sunday morning, is there buses that go to Dublin on the Sunday morning ?

It's all on the picnic website! They have buses running sat and sun. But looks like it's only at night.

the_barfly1

if you can get as far as portlaoise theres buses every hour or so between dublin coach, jj kavanaghs and bus eireann. Bus eireann 12 and 8 services are €9.50 one way to city centre, dublin coach is €5 to red cow and jj's is €5 to city centre. Would link timetables but on mobile.

Stereomaniac

Yes, if you even go into Stradbally you can find buses to where you need to go as well. I got a bus back to Kilkenny from there. I'd imagine you can get to Portlaoise fairly easily as well.

iamanengine

MadYaker wrote: »

Yeah I need to back in Galway for college at 2pm on Monday....

Kellys Travel have a bus leaving Stradbally at 2am Sunday or 11am Monday!

Hogzy

Should I be getting worried that my ticket still havnt arrived?

Paid in installments and bought it back in April.

Rewind83

Hogzy wrote: »

Should I be getting worried that my ticket still havnt arrived?

Paid in installments and bought it back in April.

No
even if there is a problem sending it out in the post you can arrange to collect it there!

MadYaker

iamanengine wrote: »

Kellys Travel have a bus leaving Stradbally at 2am Sunday or 11am Monday!

2am on Sunday it is. Ugh Monday is going to be horrible.

kraggy

Only had a look at the line up as I hadn't intended going. Not great at all. Where's Bodytonic tent gone?

Gone are the days there were serious names from the electro, minimal/techno world. Or maybe I've fallen behind?

Any recommendations for dance acts?

Stereomaniac

Donal Dineen
Rarely Seen Above Ground
Bjork
My Bloody Valentine

kraggy

Stereomaniac wrote: »

Donal Dineen
Rarely Seen Above Ground
Bjork
My Bloody Valentine

Are MBV a dance act?! Thought they were indie.

Dineen is hit and miss but when he's good he's good.

Eroticplants

They're Shoegaze. Distorted heaven.

martandr

kraggy wrote: »

Only had a look at the line up as I hadn't intended going. Not great at all. Where's Bodytonic tent gone?

Gone are the days there were serious names from the electro, minimal/techno world. Or maybe I've fallen behind?

Any recommendations for dance acts?

Disclosure (must see), Baauer (so much more than the harlem shake) and Mount Kimbie.

mgkelly

Eroticplants wrote: »

They're Shoegaze. Distorted heaven.

Indeed, was about to say 'shoegaze'. Certainly, in the day, I danced (slowly) to MBV. It's often more of an 'internal' dancing, mind you, or a rocking back & forth or swaying movement.
Each to their own...!

ciaranf92

martandr wrote: »

Disclosure (must see), Baauer (so much more than the harlem shake) and Mount Kimbie.

Sorry to disappoint but Baauer disappeared from the lineup after the first few days.

Polka_Dot

Are there any real differences between campsites or is it mostly all the one?

martandr

ciaranf92 wrote: »

Sorry to disappoint but Baauer disappeared from the lineup after the first few days.

Oh damn! But yeah, I did see him at Roskilde.

dncl

kraggy wrote: »

Only had a look at the line up as I hadn't intended going. Not great at all. Where's Bodytonic tent gone?

Gone are the days there were serious names from the electro, minimal/techno world. Or maybe I've fallen behind?

Any recommendations for dance acts?

fatboy slim, disclosure, giorgio moroder, hudson mohawke (him especially hes getting really big working with kanye west), mano le tough, krystal klear and new jackson

ghostdancer

Jacques Renault is down to play EP on his agent's site, so presume he'll be one of the DJs playing the LBT whenever the others get announced.
http://www.elasticartists.net/shows/?view=calendar-block&showmonth=9&showyear=2013&_wpnonce=b00399986d

https://soundcloud.com/jacquesrenault

bodhrandude

Jeez they need to get on with the announcing I'd say if they are hoping to sell it out, its almost a week and a half away, maybe Monday for a final announcement and in a few days or week the time splits for the artists.

Thundercats Ho

Someone put up the email address for giglockers, but i can't find it now?
There's nothing about them on the picnic website. Are they even there this year?
I'm not on facebook, so can't ask them there..

Peterd66

Thundercats Ho wrote: »

Someone put up the email address for giglockers, but i can't find it now?
There's nothing about them on the picnic website. Are they even there this year?
I'm not on facebook, so can't ask them there..

Giglockerltd@gmail.com

run_Forrest_run

getting very close now folks, time to talk logistics, booze in particular:

1. Can anyone tell me (I really should know this, been to many an EP but was only ever in the village of Stradbally once) but is there a super-market or a mini-market even where you can buy booze in case you don't get a chance to pick up some beforehand...normally I'm fine but just in case I'd like to know.

2. Again, a village question, are there decent places to go for a good breakfast over the weekend if one wanted to venture off the festival site? Walking distance only. Last year I found during the morning hours (9am onward) when I can no longer sleep in the tent and when the head is frazzled I found it refreshing to get out of the venue itself, even just to walk back to the car and slap on the radio and chill in the car for a few minutes, just to remind me that the rest of the world is still revolving:D

Getting excited now..time to pray to the weather gods.

maximoose

run_Forrest_run wrote: »

getting very close now folks, time to talk logistics, booze in particular:

1. Can anyone tell me (I really should know this, been to many an EP but was only ever in the village of Stradbally once) but is there a super-market or a mini-market even where you can buy booze in case you don't get a chance to pick up some beforehand...normally I'm fine but just in case I'd like to know.

2. Again, a village question, are there decent places to go for a good breakfast over the weekend if one wanted to venture off the festival site? Walking distance only. Last year I found during the morning hours (9am onward) when I can no longer sleep in the tent and when the head is frazzled I found it refreshing to get out of the venue itself, even just to walk back to the car and slap on the radio and chill in the car for a few minutes, just to remind me that the rest of the world is still revolving:D

Getting excited now..time to pray to the weather gods.

1) Yes, there's a supervalu in Stradbally, ~30min walk from the campsite

2) Yep, there are 2/3 Pubs that do a breakfast and a couple of cafes. Morning walk into town for a decent brekkie/dump sets you up perfectly for the day :pac:

martandr

Well, that sucks.