Electric Picnic 2015

Corholio

Bowlardo wrote: »

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

Hopefully they stick with the old stuff, the new ones sound dreadful unfortunately.

Furious-Red

Corholio wrote: »

Hopefully they stick with the old stuff, the new ones sound dreadful unfortunately.

Yea the new song is fairly rubbish , Did enjoy IMD though

threein99

Some of my friends have gone soft and want to do posh camping this year, its working out at 200 euro each :eek: What does posh camping entail ? There is no way I'm forking out that much money, that's making it a very expensive weekend

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.

Just been announced for the 3Arena, Dublin on July 9th.

scruff monkey

threein99 wrote: »

Some of my friends have gone soft and want to do posh camping this year, its working out at 200 euro each :eek: What does posh camping entail ? There is no way I'm forking out that much money, that's making it a very expensive weekend

Mostly entails ordered clean campsite, cleaner loos, hot showers, security (i did have to tell some kids to fck right off back over the wall from whence they came last year though) and a nice coffee shop (which did a crackin full irish breakie for a tenner last year).


There's also the benefit of not having to put up your own tent, i got delayed with work last year and didn't get on site till after seven (missed Blondie), didn't have to faff looking for a space to pitch up, just rocked up, chucked sleeping bag and bits in pre-setup tent, had a beer and cracked on with the weekend. Putting up tent in the rain? No, no thank you very much...

Anyone any idea as to when we can start to expect announcements?

threein99

scruff monkey wrote: »

Mostly entails ordered clean campsite, cleaner loos, hot showers, security (i did have to tell some kids to fck right off back over the wall from whence they came last year though) and a nice coffee shop (which did a crackin full irish breakie for a tenner last year).


There's also the benefit of not having to put up your own tent, i got delayed with work last year and didn't get on site till after seven (missed Blondie), didn't have to faff looking for a space to pitch up, just rocked up, chucked sleeping bag and bits in pre-setup tent, had a beer and cracked on with the weekend. Putting up tent in the rain? No, no thank you very much...

There is a good few pros in that but the con is I could get a week in the sun for what I will end up spending on my ticket/ fancy camping, food and beer . Which boutique camping did you book ?

scruff monkey

threein99 wrote: »

There is a good few pros in that but the con is I could get a week in the sun for what I will end up spending on my ticket/ fancy camping, food and beer . Which boutique camping did you book ?

The pink moon crew, they were vastly better than their effort the previous year. Only real drawback is that it's a bit of a trek to and from the main entrance which is a shame given that you're pissing distance to the back of some of the performance tents. Have a deposit placed for this year with them, the tent grouping with mates is right handy too if you get it sorted early enough.

threein99

scruff monkey wrote: »

The pink moon crew, they were vastly better than their effort the previous year. Only real drawback is that it's a bit of a trek to and from the main entrance which is a shame given that you're pissing distance to the back of some of the performance tents. Have a deposit placed for this year with them, the tent grouping with mates is right handy too if you get it sorted early enough.

How much you paying?

scruff monkey

threein99 wrote: »

How much you paying?

€175, it's not cheap, i'll give you that, but I cannot be arsed with dealing with down town Mogadishu which the main campsites are.

Mince Pie

Royal Blood just announced for Reading. Can't recall if we got many play at EP the following week seeing as they are both under the FR umbrella.

ghostdancer

only got a few mid/smaller acts IIRC.
there's always a load of R&L acts that i'd love to see come over that don't, usually the more rock-y ones like Deftones, Jimmy Eat World, Weezer, The Galight Anthem etc.


Mumford and Sons headlining R&L, could unfortunately see them headlining EP.

bc dub

I'm gonna take a stab in the dark and say that two out of Future Islands, Tame Impala and The Prodigy will be announced. This is really just my way of contributing and subscribing to the thread. As you were...

Fatfrog

ghostdancer wrote: »

only got a few mid/smaller acts IIRC.
there's always a load of R&L acts that i'd love to see come over that don't, usually the more rock-y ones like Deftones, Jimmy Eat World, Weezer, The Galight Anthem etc.


Mumford and Sons headlining R&L, could unfortunately see them headlining EP.

Mumford; I wouldn't be too keen on seeing them headline. I don't consider them headline material, I know I know...Phoenix Park, Glastonbury... They can get the numbers in but they've done sweet FA!! In my opinion. How they got so popular is a mystery. Don't get me started on the Lumineers. **mini rant over**

Bring on royal blood!!

Fatfrog

bc dub wrote: »

I'm gonna take a stab in the dark and say that two out of Future Islands, Tame Impala and The Prodigy will be announced. This is really just my way of contributing and subscribing to the thread. As you were...

Would love to see Tame Impala added! For some reason I reckon they're big bucks Vs their popularity here, always a difficult one to call.

iamanengine

Mumford and Sons headlining...*shudder*

Anesthetize

RolandGoose wrote: »

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

Ride's debut album Nowhere pisses all over anything Oasis ever did. Never saw them as a Britpop band either.

Oasis_Dublin

Anesthetize wrote: »

Ride's debut album Nowhere pisses all over anything Oasis ever did.

Can I have everybody singing, "who the f**k is Andy Bell?"

Anesthetize

Oasis_Dublin wrote: »

Can I have everybody singing, "who the f**k is Andy Bell?"

Oh you mean the Ride guitarist. Didn't he have something to do with Oasis and Beady Eye too?

threein99

iamanengine wrote: »

Mumford and Sons headlining...*shudder*

Coldplay with Banjos

sadie06

I would love to see Ride. I'd love if they played their full first album. They were my favourite ever shoe-gaze band.

Mumford and Sons musical philosophy seems to be :'Right lads, I'll race you to the chorus. Last one there buys the drinks later'.

pmalone

Viet Cong are playing Green Man festival 2 weeks before. Perfect act for EP.

They are also playing Workmans in May. Really looking forward to that. If you don't know them, check out the new album. By far my favourite album of 2015 so far.

https://play.spotify.com/album/63GwqLuSzZnAQpd1JBQKLT

Ferris_Bueller

Someone mentioned Grace Jones a while back, she was just announced for Festival No. 6 in Wales which is on the same weekend as Picnic, last year there was a bit of crossover between the two with Petshop Boys, London Grammar, Beck, Temples, Neneh Cherry and Greg Wilson all playing at both, although last year it was on the weekend after EP. Young Fathers, Kate Tempest, DJ Harvey, Bicep, Motor City Drum Ensemble, Gerd Janson, Andrew Weatherall, Optimo, Ralph Lawson, Justin Robertson, Maurice Fulton, Mark E and The 2 Bears all announced too which is mainly an electronic/DJ line up so far, although a lot of acts there I would like to see play at Electric Picnic also. As far as I know a few of them are RBMA DJs so would be nice to see them come over and play down in the woods, but Red Bull seem to lean towards a more techno-y sound than this for their rave in the woods at EP.

With all the festival announcements lately I think it's fair to say we are desperate for some news, it will be a long wait until March if we have to wait that long for a proper announcement again!

sashafierce

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Fatfrog

Would like to see the Frames added to the line up.

RolandGoose

Anesthetize wrote: »

Ride's debut album Nowhere pisses all over anything Oasis ever did. Never saw them as a Britpop band either.

True, I suppose Ride are more synonymous with the early 90's British bands like The Stone Roses, The Charlatans, James, and The Happy Mondays. Who all had much bigger success, and I'd still be surprised if any of the above mentioned headlined a major festival in 2015.

It does seem like they disappeared into obscurity after one or two lacklustre albums. To emerge from the depths of obscurity and headline some of Europe's biggest festivals strikes me as pretty odd! Fair enough put them on the bill, but head liners!? really?!

threein99

scruff monkey wrote: »

€175, it's not cheap, i'll give you that, but I cannot be arsed with dealing with down town Mogadishu which the main campsites are.

Think I will pass on the fancy camping, its an absolute rip off

everlast75

threein99 wrote: »

Think I will pass on the fancy camping, its an absolute rip off

55e a night for a good night's kip, not having to lug a tent down, or put up with people p*ssing on yours, showers and decent toilets.. I dunno man.. its tempting

threein99

everlast75 wrote: »

55e a night for a good night's kip, not having to lug a tent down, or put up with people p*ssing on yours, showers and decent toilets.. I dunno man.. its tempting

It doubles the price of your ticket though. Toilets and showers are already on the main campsites, never had a problem finding decent toilets to void your bowels once you head in early to the main area

cruhoortwunk

scruff monkey wrote: »

€175, it's not cheap, i'll give you that, but I cannot be arsed with dealing with down town Mogadishu which the main campsites are.

Go for the eco or green camping, they are cleaner and less crowded, and you have to be organised to book ahead to get in to them, which means no scobes

threein99

cruhoortwunk wrote: »

Go for the eco or green camping, they are cleaner and less crowded, and you have to be organised to book ahead to get in to them, which means no scobes

Is that on the website ?