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

Hammer91

I'm late coming into this thread....would I be right in saying Arctic Monkeys are rumoured for the Picnic??

Beardyman

Ouch! My little joke got me a little dig! Wonder if photos which are easily identifiable as being from a particular year would be enough? Even one would get you the €169 ticket.

Mountainlad

Any chance of Youth Lagoon coming? Really like his stuff. Never listened to Warpaint before but I have to say I'm enjoying what I've heard today.

Pity Longitude is on. Plenty of bands I would like to see but they're kind of scattered, which wouldn't bother me if it was camping but between it not being and trying to get accomodation and travel to Marlay Park and the reduction in Electric Picnic prices and how much I enjoyed last year, I'd really prefer to just go to EP.

Morrison J

If the Arctic Monkeys rumour is true then the chances of Miles Kane playing must be extremely high. Nearly always plays on the same day as them at festivals.

ghostdancer

Hammer91 wrote: »

I'm late coming into this thread....would I be right in saying Arctic Monkeys are rumoured for the Picnic??

yep, headlining the Sunday it seems.

unkymo

ghostdancer wrote: »

yep, headlining the Sunday it seems.

I've never been to Electric Picnic before but if Arctic Monkeys are playing I'll be there in the front row!!

Furious-Red

If it is Fat Boy Slim/Bjork/Arctic Monkeys then thats a pretty poor set of headliners (bar Bjork)

sporina

beansybeansy wrote: »

Went throught the proposed list. Highlighted in Bold are acts that are actively touring Europe this summer and have EP shaped gaps in their schedule. Comments were for my own amusement only, but am serious about Portishead. No excuses, they have to be there

Bjork
Arctic Monkeys
Fatboy Slim
Massive Attack
Alabama shakes
Atoms For Peace
Band of Horses
Biffy Clyro
Bat For Lashes (touring US in August)
Foals (playing longtitude so I’d say not)
Franz Ferdinand
Editors (playing Italian fest on the 1st so possible)
Daft Punk (Ive booked them for a wedding that weekend so sorry lads)
Jake Bugg (playing longtitude so I’d say not)
Kendrick Lamar
The Knife
The Lumineers
Major Lazer
Nine Inch Nails (playing Philidelphia on the 31st of August so no chance)
Tame Impala
MIA
Bombay Bicycle Club
The Flaming Lips
Wu Tang Clan
Belle & Sebastian
My Bloody Valentine
System Of A Down
Jessie Ware
Sinead O’ Connor (sure what else would she be doing on a Saturday afternoon? Trip to Ikea?)
James Blake
Johnny Marr
Bastille
Alt-J
The Strypes ( they have been boasting about this for months, no shocker there)
Dexys
Caravan Palace (not booked for any gigs in Europe after June so would say they are taking their holiers then)
Delorentos
Hackney Empire
The Roots
Savages
The WalkmanJohn Cooper Clark
Codes
Laura Mvula
Billy Bragg (of course he will be there, sure hes coming to picket on behalf of the civil servants that weekend #crokepark2)
HAIM (playing Philidelphia on the 31st of August so no chance)
Hurts (absolutely, sure the y have bought new suits, got to get their moneys worth)
The 2 Bears
Portishead (this will happen, failure is not an option)
First Aid Kit
Olaf Tyransen (Sure he can’t keep a secret)

Would also add,
David Byrne & St Vincent
Warpaint
Frightened Rabbit
Dinosaur Jr

i was be ecstatic with even some of the above highlighted..

recyclebin

Arctic Monkeys is a strange one if it's true. Even more strange than the Killers last year. Certain Electric Picnic "fans" probably won't like it.

Mountainlad

recyclebin wrote: »

Arctic Monkeys is a strange one if it's true. Even more strange than the Killers last year. Certain Electric Picnic "fans" probably won't like it.

Why so?

lordgoat

Whoever was asking about youth lagoon. They're playing here later in the year.

shamtastic

recyclebin wrote: »

Arctic Monkeys is a strange one if it's true. Even more strange than the Killers last year. Certain Electric Picnic "fans" probably won't like it.

If you mean they'll attract a rough crowd or whatever, then I doubt it. The last two Arctic Monkeys albums weren't very commercial and they've gone off the radar for many people whilst probably drawing a wider fan-base with the heavier stuff. Maybe not the best headliners, but I can't see how The Killers are more worthy than a solid rock act like AM.

melekalikimaka

die antwoord/bjork/phex twin/chris cunningham/streetlight manifesto and atari teenage riot.


cheers EP

that will be all

ghostdancer

Die Antwoord are playing their own gig here sometime in the summer iirc, although i'd love to see them at EP too.

johnnykilo

ghostdancer wrote: »

Die Antwoord are playing their own gig here sometime in the summer iirc, although i'd love to see them at EP too.

Thursday 20th of June in the Olympia. Not sure what to expect really but I'm sure it will be an experience!

My Bloody Valentine, Portishead and The Knife would be something special.

Dazzler0911

Sure as long as the Casa Bacardi place & The Rave in the Woods are still there that's all that matters. Yeow

run_Forrest_run

Dazzler0911 wrote: »

Sure as long as the Casa Bacardi place & The Rave in the Woods are still there that's all that matters. Yeow

the Bacardi bar was decent for some good house music (if you can ignore the posers about the place) but the rave in the woods was hugely disappointing last year. I preferred the smaller setup they had in previous years. The larger stage setup felt just too big and too spread out, losing its intimacy.

Fatfrog

Beardyman wrote: »

Phew ticketmaster history has my €150 tickets in the bag. Wonder how the wristband proof will work?? Unless they take them off you there'll be plenty swapped/shared/traded to get the cheaper tickets. Hmm...maybe mine are worth a few quid?!?

Ticket master on twitter "It's just one ticket per person. We'll have further details on this later on in the week"

Fatfrog

run_Forrest_run wrote: »

the Bacardi bar was decent for some good house music (if you can ignore the posers about the place)

Never understood the Bacardi bar or its appeal at the picnic, to me it's the complete opposite to the rest of the picnic! Kinda like having a huge advertising bill-board outside Newgrange.

rcaz

Fatfrog wrote: »

Never understood the Bacardi bar or its appeal at the picnic, to me it's the complete opposite to the rest of the picnic! Kinda like having a huge advertising bill-board outside Newgrange.

It's a bit crap in that sense for sure, but some absolute belter sets there last year.

Dazzler0911

rcaz wrote: »

It's a bit crap in that sense for sure, but some absolute belter sets there last year.

Todd Terje & The 2 Bears was great craic

ghostdancer

Dazzler0911 wrote: »

Todd Terje & The 2 Bears was great craic

i missed Terje as James Murphy was on at the same time.
missed him in December as he was on a Monday night, which is no good for work the next morning.
going to miss him in May as he's here on one of the nights of Life festival
:mad:

a recording of The 2 Bears set is online if you don't have it. it was played on 2FM I think.

Dazzler0911

ghostdancer wrote: »

i missed Terje as James Murphy was on at the same time.
missed him in December as he was on a Monday night, which is no good for work the next morning.
going to miss him in May as he's here on one of the nights of Life festival
:mad:

a recording of The 2 Bears set is online if you don't have it. it was played on 2FM I think.

Yeah, managed to catch a bit of both sets. Excellent stuff.

Going to see Todd Terje in May yeah.

Got a link to that 2 Bears set?

Ash.J.Williams

Deleted User wrote: »

My Bloody Valentine, Portishead and The Knife would be something special.

i'd be surprised if MBV were not on the bill.

melekalikimaka

johnnykilo wrote: »

Thursday 20th of June in the Olympia. Not sure what to expect really but I'm sure it will be an experience!

was at them last year, got tickets for olympia too, unreal gig, would rather a festival tho

Funkfield

johnnykilo wrote: »

Thursday 20th of June in the Olympia. Not sure what to expect really but I'm sure it will be an experience!

The Academy gig was legen...wait for it.....some!

Bring on the Olympia.

Would be class at EP though too.

Speckydodge

Fatfrog wrote: »

Never understood the Bacardi bar or its appeal at the picnic, to me it's the complete opposite to the rest of the picnic! Kinda like having a huge advertising bill-board outside Newgrange.

They do a savage mojito though when your just beered out of it

ghostdancer

Speckydodge wrote: »

They do a savage mojito though when your just beered out of it

most of the money i spend at EP is on mojitos from there

peteeeed

ghostdancer wrote: »

most of the money i spend at EP is on mojitos from there

bit too much bottle spinning and nonsense for the average irish drinker but i do like a spiced rum and coke in the sunshine