Electric Picnic 2015

Irish_rat

ohbygod wrote: »

Ep is 4 every1

It mightn't have your taste of music judging by those words

Furious-Red

ElleEm wrote: »

He is not EP material!

He played EP in 2013

iamanengine

Furious-Red wrote: »

He played EP in 2013

Maybe so, but he shouldn't have :P

Mike Guide 69

Furious-Red wrote: »

He played EP in 2013

As well as Ellie Goulding, stranger things have happened.......unfortunately

RolandGoose

Electric Picnic started out as the cheaper alternative to big super festivals.
The emphasis was on art and alternative music with a more mature chilled out crowd.

However over the years, this festival has grown and become totally commercialised, it is now one of the most expensive festivals throughout the year. The last time I was at Picnic there was very little difference between it and your typical Oxegen.

These kinda festivals can't stay true to their beginnings forever, just look at how far the Glastonbury's of today are from the 1970's and 80's vision.

sadie06

RolandGoose wrote: »

Electric Picnic started out as the cheaper alternative to big super festivals.
The emphasis was on art and alternative music with a more mature chilled out crowd.

However over the years, this festival has grown and become totally commercialised, it is now one of the most expensive festivals throughout the year. The last time I was at Picnic there was very little difference between it and your typical Oxegen.

These kinda festivals can't stay true to their beginnings forever, just look at how far the Glastonbury's of today are from the 1970's and 80's vision.

I agree with most of what you are saying, but to say there is very little difference between it and Oxegen is nonsense. It may have escalated in size and price, and broadened its focus musically, but there is still a great atmosphere. There was always the feeling that trouble could break out just about anywhere at Oxegen. I've never felt that way at EP.

MadYaker

I don't think Sam Smith is headline material? He has a good voice no doubt and I listen to his music occasionally and I think he'd be ok in one of the tents maybe, I wouldn't bother going to see him though. I dunno he just doesn't seem like the right kind of act for the headline slot.

gavwaldo

sadie06 wrote: »

I'm a tiny bit gutted that Alt-J won't be at EP.

me too, i saw them at optimus alive in lisbon in 2013 and they stole the show, i'd never heard of them before even tho they won the mercury award that year. they're fecking great

sadie06

gavwaldo wrote: »

me too, i saw them at optimus alive in lisbon in 2013 and they stole the show, i'd never heard of them before even tho they won the mercury award that year. they're fecking great

I haven't seen them live yet! Don't think I'll make it to Longitude either.

Re: Sam Smith, I just can't warm to his brand of faux soul. There is something so forced about the songs and his voice. It leaves me cold.

If the promoters were going to spend a bit of money on the pop/soul genre, Bruno Mars and his band create an amazing party atmosphere, and his is a far more raw and honest talent.

grudgehugger

End of the Road headliners announced - War on Drugs, Tame Impala and Sufjan Stevens.

Sufjan is a total legend and Tame Impala would be great too... perhaps a bit much to hope EP will bag all of their headliners.... would absolutely love to see Sufjan though.

It's a festival on the same weekend as EP but in the UK and there was at least some overlap between the festivals last year (St Vincent for example).

Lower down their bill are Alvvays whom I would love to see - other acts include Future Islands and Django Django.

ghostdancer

it's on the week after EP this year (same weekend as Bestival)
e: actually Bestival has been moved back a week too, 10th-13th September. not sure if all that is good or bad for EP really....

full announcement:

Sufjan Stevens
Tame Impala
The War on Drugs


Future Islands
Django Django
Pond
Alvvays
Fuzz
The Unthanks
Fat White Family
Sleaford Mods
Ought
King Khan & The BBQ Show
Jessica Pratt
Natalie Prass
Torres
BC Camplight
Fumaça Preta
Sam Amidon
Happyness
Hinds
Jane Weaver
Juan Wauters
Lisa ONeill
Ultimate Painting
The Drink
The Black Tambourines
Charlie Cunningham

sadie06

Ooooh…I'd love to see Sam Amidon (he was brilliant in Whelans recently) The Unthanks, Future Islands and Sufjan off that list!

grudgehugger

ghostdancer wrote: »

it's on the week after EP this year

Are you sure?

The official sites seem to have both EP and EotR on 4-6 September....

ghostdancer

grudgehugger wrote: »

Are you sure?

The official sites seem to have both EP and EotR on 4-6 September....

so it is! for some reason I had it in my head that EP was 28th-30th August this year.

RolandGoose

sadie06 wrote: »

I agree with most of what you are saying, but to say there is very little difference between it and Oxegen is nonsense. It may have escalated in size and price, and broadened its focus musically, but there is still a great atmosphere. There was always the feeling that trouble could break out just about anywhere at Oxegen. I've never felt that way at EP.

Well that is true, but it certainly is heading that way, unfortunately!

Btw, what on earth are Ride doing headlining festivals!!! A very much second rate Brit pop act, really?!?!

Fatfrog

Groove Armada added to Isle of Wight festival (which has an absolutely cracking line up btw!) im tipping them for EP.

bodhrandude

Fatfrog wrote: »

Groove Armada added to Isle of Wight festival (which has an absolutely cracking line up btw!) im tipping them for EP.

The actual group or the DJ set?

Edit: Just looked at the website, its a DJ set, nothing to get too excited about, their set was one of the most boring sets at Life festival last year it was like they phoned it in or something.

Fatfrog

sadie06 wrote: »

I agree with most of what you are saying, but to say there is very little difference between it and Oxegen is nonsense. It may have escalated in size and price, and broadened its focus musically, but there is still a great atmosphere. There was always the feeling that trouble could break out just about anywhere at Oxegen. I've never felt that way at EP.

Agree with everything apart from the price bit, EP admission was always expensive, if anything cost has come down with the early bird.

Fatfrog

bodhrandude wrote: »

The actual group or the DJ set?

Edit: Just looked at the website, its a DJ set, nothing to get too excited about, their set was one of the most boring sets at Life festival last year it was like they phoned it in or something.

Aha fook that, not too interested.

cruhoortwunk

bodhrandude wrote: »

The actual group or the DJ set?

Edit: Just looked at the website, its a DJ set, nothing to get too excited about, their set was one of the most boring sets at Life festival last year it was like they phoned it in or something.

Dj sets in general are ****e compared to a live show

-=al=-

:pac:

Didn't David Guetta cancel a show because he lost his USB stick?

Furious-Red

-=al=- wrote: »

:pac:

Didn't David Guetta cancel a show because he lost his USB stick?

Think that was just a joke but suppose could be true ha

-=al=-

Yeah, I wasn't sure if it was legit but I'm going pretend it is :rolleyes:

PaddyPooHead

The Libertines just announced to headline T in the Park. I think I'd like The Libertines at Picnic, Up The Bracket is a stone cold classic but I'm not sure what they're fanbase would be like. I'm tempted to say it would be fine since they're all probably in their 30s at this point but they are the sort of band that could attract plenty of tossers.

bodhrandude

PaddyPooHead wrote: »

The Libertines just announced to headline T in the Park. I think I'd like The Libertines at Picnic, Up The Bracket is a stone cold classic but I'm not sure what they're fanbase would be like. I'm tempted to say it would be fine since they're all probably in their 30s at this point but they are the sort of band that could attract plenty of tossers.

They'll more likely play Phoenix Park, Marlay or Viva stadium, they would be an MCD cash cow, they are mainly behind T in the Park too so Phoenix Park serves the former Oxegen punters.

JamieHP

bodhrandude wrote: »

They'll more likely play Pheonix Park, Marlay or Viva stadium, they would be an MCD cash cow, they are mainly behind T in the Park too so Pheonix Park serves the former Oxegen punters.

Would it not be Marlay Park rather than the Phoenix Park?

ghostdancer

maybe the smaller area in Marlay Park that they use for Longitude if they're going to do an outside gig.
there's no way they'd sell 40k tickets at the normal gig setup in MP.
absolutely no chance they'll be in Phoenix Park or the Aviva.

keithkk16

cruhoortwunk wrote: »

Dj sets in general are ****e compared to a live show

Depends who's Djing to be fair. Can't compare the likes of a decent Dj to some band playing a Dj set

Bowlardo

underworld dubnobasswithmyhead must be certainty for EP

Bowlardo

Fatfrog wrote: »

Groove Armada added to Isle of Wight festival (which has an absolutely cracking line up btw!) im tipping them for EP.

It really is a wonderful line up. Fleetwood mac, the prodigy...one could hope the picnic would have bands of that stature....it would have to be sold out before you could announce the prodigy