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Electric Picnic 2015

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    #2012
    davywalsh7
    Registered Users Posts: 1,407 ✭✭✭davywalsh7


    I reckon it'll be blur as Jim Carrolls info is usually spot on. Can't see muse been added as well and can't see them suiting the ep crowd tbh. I still reckon we may get another headliner though (hopefully). Roll on sep!!


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    #2013
    Cian_M
    Registered Users Posts: 18 ✭Cian_M


    Looks like Benjamin Clementine has announced himself for Electric Picnic over on his Facebook page.

    Saw this guy on Jools Holland last year and really enjoyed him. Guess the announcement is going to be very soon.


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    #2014
    Evil Sausage
    Registered Users Posts: 536 ✭✭✭Evil Sausage


    And THERE you have it

    New additions:
    Blur
    Sam Smith
    Grace Jones
    Interpol
    FKA Twigs
    Despacio
    Paul Kalkbrenner
    Yasiin Bey
    Mac DeMarco
    MK
    Gavin James
    Printer Clips
    Julio Bashmore
    The Riptide Movement
    The 2 Bears
    SOAK
    Viet Cong
    Dawes
    Benjamin Clementine
    Fat White Family
    Honne
    Kwamie Liv
    Fickle Friends


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    #2015
    mejulie805
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    Sam Smith :confused::confused::confused:


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    #2016
    The Enabler
    Registered Users Posts: 97 ✭✭The Enabler


    Sam Smith! WTF!


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    #2017
    leakyboots
    Registered Users Posts: 5,991 ✭✭✭leakyboots


    Interpol!



    (zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz) :)


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    #2018
    maximoose
    Registered Users Posts: 9,202 ✭✭✭maximoose


    INTERPOL!

    Delighted.


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    #2019
    Irish_rat
    Registered Users Posts: 2,560 ✭✭✭Irish_rat


    I would say the lineup is different class to last year.


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    #2020
    proudi
    Registered Users Posts: 91 ✭✭proudi


    Evil Sausage wrote: »
    And THERE you have it

    New additions:
    Blur
    Sam Smith
    Grace Jones
    Interpol
    FKA Twigs
    Despacio
    Paul Kalkbrenner
    Yasiin Bey
    Mac DeMarco
    MK
    Gavin James
    Printer Clips
    Julio Bashmore
    The Riptide Movement
    The 2 Bears
    SOAK
    Viet Cong
    Dawes
    Benjamin Clementine
    Fat White Family
    Honne
    Kwamie Liv
    Fickle Friends

    Blur, FKA Twigs, Mac De Marco, Despacio, SOAK and Julio Bashmore are beautiful additions. Printer Clips will be special if they're all booked.

    Lol at the headliners though.


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    #2021
    Irish_rat
    Registered Users Posts: 2,560 ✭✭✭Irish_rat


    This will be my 3rd time seeing interpol in 2 years.


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    #2022
    magicmoves
    Registered Users Posts: 471 ✭✭magicmoves


    Paul Kalkbrenner Oh Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaa


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    #2023
    Irish_rat
    Registered Users Posts: 2,560 ✭✭✭Irish_rat


    Eh Sam Smith headlining Ep?

    Wtf. Embarrassing.


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    #2024
    leakyboots
    Registered Users Posts: 5,991 ✭✭✭leakyboots


    Despacio... that'll be interesting!


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    #2025
    davywalsh7
    Registered Users Posts: 1,407 ✭✭✭davywalsh7


    Delighted with blur and Interpol. But Sam smith headliner?? Wtf!!??


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    #2026
    frozenfrozen
    Registered Users Posts: 7,882 ✭✭✭frozenfrozen


    did sam smith win the x factor?


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    #2027
    everlast75
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    Sam Smyth - I'm delighted! Won't have any trouble sleeping at least on one of the nights!


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    #2028
    heebusjeebus
    Registered Users Posts: 3,783 ✭✭✭heebusjeebus


    I wouldnt worry about the headliners. There is always something else to watch that late in the evening. Florence and Sam Smith are MEH to me but I'm sure I'll find something else to do when they're on.


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    #2029
    Evil Sausage
    Registered Users Posts: 536 ✭✭✭Evil Sausage


    Fat Whites and Mac Demarco will be great. Benjamin Clemantine, Grace Jones, Yasiin Bey and Julio Bashmore will be definitely worth a watch as well

    Hopefully Blur play Sunday as only going Sunday this year, but money is on Sam Smith (gack)


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    #2030
    bodhrandude
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    CEPLrMLWMAEhpFQ.jpg

    If you want to get into it, you got to get out of it. (Hawkwind 1982)



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    #2031
    lbj666
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    proudi wrote: »
    Blur, FKA Twigs, Mac De Marco, Despacio, SOAK and Julio Bashmore are beautiful additions. Printer Clips will be special if they're all booked.

    Lol at the headliners though.

    Someone mentioned Despacio on the body and soul thread. Interesting if they get a whole tent for themselves for a night or whatever.

    Lineup is looking a lot more solid now. Still nothing amazing.


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    #2032
    beansybeansy
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    lbj666 wrote: »
    Someone mentioned Despacio on the body and soul thread. Interesting if they get a whole tent for themselves for a night or whatever.

    Lineup is looking a lot more solid now. Still nothing amazing.

    Despacio are getting a tent to themselves and curating it for several hours. They will have the full speaker set, taking turns to play.

    Doubt I will leave that tent. It will be savage


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    #2033
    Ruanmcg
    Registered Users Posts: 123 ✭✭Ruanmcg


    Well we could sit here all day and complain about Sam Smith headlining, which I'll agree is a bit of an embarrassment, but damn that is a beautiful announcement... Paul Kalkbenner is still the greatest DJ I've ever seen live, Interpol are perfect, on top of the likes of Tame Impala, The War on Drugs and My Morning Jacket? Those are some very important bands right there. This is the best EP lineup in years in my opinion! So many acts I want to see; Chvrches, Low, Jon Hopkins, Vietcong, Blur, Jurassic 5 etc. Anyone who continues to claim Longitude or Forbidden Fruit have a better lineup this year don't belong at the Picnic anyway


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    #2034
    Cian_M
    Registered Users Posts: 18 ✭Cian_M


    This is one hell of a mixed bag of an announcement.

    Blur being confirmed as a headliner is great.

    Some other good acts that I will definitely be checking out are:
    Mac Demarco (loved his albums 2 and Salad Days, not mad about Rock and Roll Nightclub)
    Viet Cong (one of my favourite albums dropped this year)
    Interpol (liked there first album, wouldn't see them if they came over but would defo check them out at a festival)
    Fat White Family (also really liked this album, and I heard they bring a great energy to their performances)
    Benjamin Clementine (a nice unique piano player, only listened to a few tracks but I like what I heard)


    .....as for Sam Smith, the less said about him the better


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    #2035
    PaddyPooHead
    Registered Users Posts: 75 ✭✭PaddyPooHead


    Yasiin Bey(Mos Def) is a quality surprise. Can anyone explain to me what Despacio actually is?


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    #2036
    Ruanmcg
    Registered Users Posts: 123 ✭✭Ruanmcg


    PaddyPooHead wrote: »
    Yasiin Bey(Mos Def) is a quality surprise. Can anyone explain to me what Despacio actually is?

    Damn I totally didn't realize that.. Any idea why he's down as that?


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    #2037
    proudi
    Registered Users Posts: 91 ✭✭proudi


    Ruanmcg wrote: »
    Damn I totally didn't realize that.. Any idea why he's down as that?

    I think he just adopted a new stage name.


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    #2038
    PaddyPooHead
    Registered Users Posts: 75 ✭✭PaddyPooHead


    Ruanmcg wrote: »
    Damn I totally didn't realize that.. Any idea why he's down as that?

    I duno I think it's kind of a Cassius Clay to Muhammad Ali situation. Looking forward to him a lot.


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    #2039
    leakyboots
    Registered Users Posts: 5,991 ✭✭✭leakyboots


    proudi wrote: »
    I think he just adopted a new stage name.

    Religious reasons, similar to Cat Stephens I guess?. His gig in Vicar St a while back was very good.


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    #2040
    bodhrandude
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    PaddyPooHead wrote: »
    Yasiin Bey(Mos Def) is a quality surprise. Can anyone explain to me what Despacio actually is?

    Despacio is James Murphy (Ex-LCD Sound System) and 2ManyDJs aka Soulwax.

    If you want to get into it, you got to get out of it. (Hawkwind 1982)



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    #2041
    Ferris_Bueller
    Registered Users Posts: 5,557 ✭✭✭Ferris_Bueller


    PaddyPooHead wrote: »
    Yasiin Bey(Mos Def) is a quality surprise. Can anyone explain to me what Despacio actually is?

    I done a bit of a write up about it a few weeks ago when they recorded a mix for BBC, have a read here if you want. My friend was chatting to 2manyDJs after their gig in Dublin and they said they were playing so absolutely delighted that it's true, I hope they have that tent going for the whole weekend.

    Fairly good announcement this morning, Sam Smith is bizarre I remember people talking about him a few months ago and laughing at the possibility of him being a headliner, but then Blur and Grace Jones are two very good headliners/subs. Overall I think there is something for everyone in the line up now, lots of acts on the bill I would like to see now. My one complaint so far is that there aren't really many older bands so far, last year we had Pet Shop Boys, Blondie, Chic, Simple Minds, The Stranglers, The Wailers... We have Grace Jones but would have liked one or two more, hopefully will be some announced before September!


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