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everlast75

sadie06 wrote: »

No talk of the app this year? I actually used it last year and it worked well for me.

Picked our general plan (never stuck to it) at the start of each day, and then texted a screen shot to my brothers and a few friends. If we met up, great, if not, so be it. I thought it was handy.

Didn't know there was one last year - will keep an eye out for it, cheers!

PS - did ya have to pay for it?

Lester Freamon

scruff monkey wrote: »

Friday next week probably, given that it's next week, just in time to flog the neck schedule thingies at a tenner a pop with programs

Exactly. It will be Thursday evening at best I'd say. The more people who can't get the opportunity to print off the schedule in work, the more of those official neck timetables and programmes will be sold to rip people off with down there.

sadie06

everlast75 wrote: »

Didn't know there was one last year - will keep an eye out for it, cheers!

PS - did ya have to pay for it?

As far as I remember it was free. You had to scan a bar code to get it or something. There has been no talk of it so far, so I'm thinking it's not happening this year.

larrymiller

Can anyone now guess what the Saturday night dj will be?

ghostdancer

scruff monkey wrote: »

Friday next week probably, given that it's next week, just in time to flog the neck schedule thingies at a tenner a pop with programs

worst thing about those is they don't have half the stages on them.

i don't think i saw anyone selling them last year either tbh...

Furious-Red

These lads are headlining the Electric Arena on Sunday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnuRO_kard8

The Minutes

Delighted to finally announce we'll be gracing the Electric Picnic @EPfestival stage this year. Closing down the Electric Arena on Sunday night. We have a few more tricks up our sleeves yet to announce. #EP14 #ElectricPicnic #theminutes

ghostdancer

that's a bit bizarre, considering how small and relatively unknown they are. can imagine the place will be half empty.
less chance of bigger acts clashing though i suppose.

Belfunk

Anyone know if Heineken cold rooms will be there again this year?

link from 2013 - http://ep2014.dv4.com/heinekencoldrooms1

Rough Sleeper

Furious-Red wrote: »

These lads are headlining the Electric Arena on Sunday

Wat.

No diss to the lads but I doubt they'd sell out The Academy never mind fill the Electric Arena when they're clashing with multiple big names.

pmalone

sadie06 wrote: »

No talk of the app this year? I actually used it last year and it worked well for me.

Picked our general plan (never stuck to it) at the start of each day, and then texted a screen shot to my brothers and a few friends. If we met up, great, if not, so be it. I thought it was handy.

is this the app you are talking about?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.pablosoft.clashfinder

I know the developer and he tells me he will be doing one this year. That was an unofficial app mind you and is dependent entirely on the timetable being released on time and someone making a clashfinder (e.g http://clashfinder.com/s/ep2013/).

scruff monkey

ghostdancer wrote: »

worst thing about those is they don't have half the stages on them.

i don't think i saw anyone selling them last year either tbh...

They were flogging them just on the inside of the ticket checking area last year on the Friday afternoon.

AlanDeGenerous

The neck things do have stage times on them...? They'd be pretty redundant otherwise!

Furious-Red

Rough Sleeper wrote: »

Wat.

No diss to the lads but I doubt they'd sell out The Academy never mind fill the Electric Arena when they're clashing with multiple big names.

They actually did sell out the Academy 2 years ago? Yea im worried about them headlining or maybe they are near the top of the bill on the sunday night?

Would have thought if they were going to headline a tent it would be the Cosby stage

MattD

Ha wow, good luck to them with that slot, if they're actually serious/not been misinformed... Compared to other EA closers over the last few years like the Knife, LCD Soundsystem, Mogwai, Fever Ray, DJ Shadow it's a massive massive difference in quality.

Expect a 30,000 strong crush at Outkast Sunday night so!

ghostdancer

the headliners of the EA each night for the last 2 years:
The Knife
Tiga
Hot Chip
Squarepusher
Ed Sheeran

even the 2nd on the bill:
David Byrne & St. Vincent
Ryan Sheridan
Bat for Lashes
The Roots
The Vaccines

are all much bigger than them...


then again, i remember a few years ago there was someone that basically no-one had ever heard of, very high up on of the stages...

Easy Rod

I used to sell the Lanyards at Oxygen, back then they were actually really useful as people weren't as tech savvy and clashfinder not as big a concept. I'd imagine they don't sell as well anymore.

In saying that, please don't haggle with the sellers, it stops being funny after the 20th time someone does it!

iamanengine

Maybe it's because they expect such a huge crowd at Outkast?

larrymiller

Any ideal who will play the Saturday night dj slot?

lbj666

ghostdancer wrote: »

the headliners of the EA each night for the last 2 years:
The Knife
Tiga
Hot Chip
Squarepusher
Ed Sheeran

even the 2nd on the bill:
David Byrne & St. Vincent
Ryan Sheridan
Bat for Lashes
The Roots
The Vaccines

are all much bigger than them...


then again, i remember a few years ago there was someone that basically no-one had ever heard of, very high up on of the stages...

The electric arena has been open late on saturdays nights over the past few years and crowds in there have been poor, there was around a 100 people for Squarepusher partly because he was clashing with orbital.

Tiga had a poor crowd last year.

ghostdancer

yeah, Tiga in there was poor scheduling. Disclosure on at the same time, and Hudson Mohawke in the LBT for some of it too, which was rammed.

Eod100

Has there been any word on whether they'll be more happening on the Friday than last year?

Rough Sleeper

Furious-Red wrote: »

They actually did sell out the Academy 2 years ago? Yea im worried about them headlining or maybe they are near the top of the bill on the sunday night?

Would have thought if they were going to headline a tent it would be the Cosby stage

Was this around the time of Euro 2012? I ask becauseafter one of the Germany games I woke up with the mother of all blackouts, checked my wallet and found a ticket for the Minutes in the Academy. I didn't know who the hell they were but I'd obviously been to see them the night before. If they did sell out they must have sold out on the night.

lurleen lumpkin

I was one of the lucky winners of the draw last year and my tickets have just arrived in the post. I was expecting them to be general admission but it states in the letter that came with them that I will be able to use the 'guest camping'. Does anyone have any experience of this - is it a separate campsite and if so is it worth using instead of camping with the masses? I.e. is it handy to everything, good atmosphere, security, toilets/showers etc?

Mince Pie

lurleen lumpkin wrote: »

I was one of the lucky winners of the draw last year and my tickets have just arrived in the post. I was expecting them to be general admission but it states in the letter that came with them that I will be able to use the 'guest camping'. Does anyone have any experience of this - is it a separate campsite and if so is it worth using instead of camping with the masses? I.e. is it handy to everything, good atmosphere, security, toilets/showers etc?

Why don't you email them and ask?

bodhrandude

lurleen lumpkin wrote: »

I was one of the lucky winners of the draw last year and my tickets have just arrived in the post. I was expecting them to be general admission but it states in the letter that came with them that I will be able to use the 'guest camping'. Does anyone have any experience of this - is it a separate campsite and if so is it worth using instead of camping with the masses? I.e. is it handy to everything, good atmosphere, security, toilets/showers etc?

I'd presume that was VIP camping, I think there is a section about that in the website. I been away the last few days went up to the Sligo fleadh which was great craic, there was some intense mountain drizzle though at times and colder conditions than Galway here.

lurleen lumpkin

Mince Pie wrote: »

Why don't you email them and ask?

I did, they said it's near boutique camping. No further info! Just thought people on here might have some experience of it.

Mince Pie

lurleen lumpkin wrote: »

I did, they said it's near boutique camping. No further info! Just thought people on here might have some experience of it.

Ah right, well location looks pretty good, not sure about the facilities. One would assume they would be decent though.
http://cdn1.goldenplec.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/1269961_10153175445290201_890162731_o.jpg

srm23

Eod100 wrote: »

Has there been any word on whether they'll be more happening on the Friday than last year?

was there not much on friday last year?

I last went in 2011 - and stayed drinking the fri in campsite til 6pm
before going in arena, can't remember if this was just cause there
was nothing on until then or we just kept drinking!

Arne_Saknussem

Anyone know where the Leave no Trace campsite was located was last year??

Mince Pie

Arne_Saknussem wrote: »

Anyone know where the Leave no Trace campsite was located was last year??

Oscar Wilde. I've posted last years map above.