Electric Picnic 2015

Bobby Baccala

Suryavarman wrote: »

MK is a terrible DJ. Owner of one of the worst Boiler Room sets ever.

Not a bad producer though

BadTurtle

Poster up on the EP Facebook page for their spotify playlist has Blur in large font at the top, then Sam Smith, Grace Jones and Interpol etc. below in smaller font. Not to read too much into it, but it looks like they're regretting sticking Smith up as the third headliner after the negative reaction.

lc180

BadTurtle wrote: »

Poster up on the EP Facebook page for their spotify playlist has Blur in large font at the top, then Sam Smith, Grace Jones and Interpol etc. below in smaller font. Not to read too much into it, but it looks like they're regretting sticking Smith up as the third headliner after the negative reaction.

Ah here It's a bloody Facebook post, not an expression of the promoters feelings.....

gandalfio

It would be nice if Father John Misty, Villagers or Jape were included in the next announcement. All have new stuff out

frantic190

gandalfio wrote: »

It would be nice if Father John Misty, Villagers or Jape were included in the next announcement. All have new stuff out

Father John Misty playing Vicar Street around the same time so that's unlikely, but I was thinking both Villagers and Jape could easily make an appearance!

BadTurtle

lc180 wrote: »

Ah here It's a bloody Facebook post, not an expression of the promoters feelings.....

Is there any specific reason Sam Smith wouldn't be put up alongside Blur as a headliner, but rather down alongside Grace Jones etc. as a subheadliner?
Apart from actually considering reducing him to non headliner status, no there isn't. Maybe that ties in with his potentially missing the festival due to his health problems and they're being cautious not to make it seem a big deal, or maybe to the overwhelmingly negative response on social media to his announcement, but I can't see it being simply an aesthetic choice, it devalues other headliners to have blur up on their own above him

scruff monkey

It's probably just as simple as they are the biggest band that they announced last week.

keithkk16

BadTurtle wrote: »

Poster up on the EP Facebook page for their spotify playlist has Blur in large font at the top, then Sam Smith, Grace Jones and Interpol etc. below in smaller font. Not to read too much into it, but it looks like they're regretting sticking Smith up as the third headliner after the negative reaction.

Are you serious? How did you think that from just looking at a poster? His name is second on the poster ffs.

lc180

BadTurtle wrote: »

Is there any specific reason Sam Smith wouldn't be put up alongside Blur as a headliner

Cos he's muck only got one album and is not a legendary artist that is anchoring the festival. Blur are the biggest name on the bill so obviously they are making a big deal about that. Simples....

BadTurtle

Second, third fourth doesn't make any difference - all the same font size, all subheadliners apart from Smith.

BadTurtle

lc180 wrote: »

Cos he's muck only got one album and is not a legendary artist that is anchoring the festival. Blur are the biggest name on the bill so obviously they are making a big deal about that. Simples....

So? Outkast were the biggest band last year, but all the headliners were given equal status on all advertisments. It would have been just as easy to put Smith up there with blur, but they decided against it, stuck him down with the regular acts.

keithkk16

That poster is only the newish acts announced. Flo isn't even on it.

BadTurtle

Exactly, and they supposedly announced 2 headliners.

lc180

BadTurtle wrote: »

Exactly, and they supposedly announced 2 headliners.

keithkk16

Slightly confused here, not sure what people are given out about anymore.

Irish_rat

One to add to your EP playlist.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9z_cyIgE9s

ghostdancer

BadTurtle wrote: »

Exactly, and they supposedly announced 2 headliners.

have EP actually said Sam Smith is a headliner?

Mince Pie

Jesus Wept! I'm no fan of Sam Smith but jaysis I don't have to go and see him. Didn't even get a whine on the wind of the Pet Shop Boys last year who I actually detest. So my point is, go see something else.
Fecking going on for ages now this bitchfest. Bored.
don't want to unfollow thread in case I miss the next announcement but finger is hovering over it.

hugeglobe

Suryavarman wrote: »

MK is a terrible DJ. Owner of one of the worst Boiler Room sets ever.

Agreed, the king of derp house. Get's a bad following as well.

scruff monkey

Mince Pie wrote: »

Jesus Wept! I'm no fan of Sam Smith but jaysis I don't have to go and see him. Didn't even get a whine on the wind of the Pet Shop Boys last year who I actually detest. So my point is, go see something else. ....

I can only dream of the whinging if Kylie or some such had been announced.

Rough Sleeper

Mince Pie wrote: »

Jesus Wept! I'm no fan of Sam Smith but jaysis I don't have to go and see him. Didn't even get a whine on the wind of the Pet Shop Boys last year who I actually detest. So my point is, go see something else.
Fecking going on for ages now this bitchfest. Bored.
don't want to unfollow thread in case I miss the next announcement but finger is hovering over it.

Pipe down everyone, Mince Pie will stop looking at this thread if you keep making mildly negative comments about Sam Frank playing at EP. This is not a drill.

Mince Pie

Rough Sleeper wrote: »

Pipe down everyone, Mince Pie will stop looking at this thread if you keep making mildly negative comments about Sam Frank playing at EP. This is not a drill.

First thing to make me laugh on this thread for ages! Lol
And who the frick is Sam Frank? Are we going to be moaning about them for the next 20 pages now? Just so I can go and fetch me pipe and slippers.

sadie06

Mince Pie wrote: »

First thing to make me laugh on this thread for ages! Lol
And who the frick is Sam Frank? Are we going to be moaning about them for the next 20 pages now? Just so I can go and fetch me pipe and slippers.

He's like Sam Smith…but with blemish-free vocal chords!

Rough Sleeper

Ah, getting my two-syllable-name Sams mixed up. He featured in this tasty number by Skream. Not that the choice of vocalist was particularly important in this case.

beansybeansy

Every year we have the moaning about the single solitary pop act on the bill. Last year it was Lily Allen, before that Ellie Goulding and before that Azelia Banks (but she couldn't be arsed to show up)

Its one act out a a festival with hundreds of bands, singers, comedians and artists, its hardly as If the main stage is being curated by my 13 year old niece and Simon Cowell.

Look on the bright side, if these acts draw a large crowd then the following happens:
No queue for the loos
No queue for beer at the beer tents away from main stage
No queue at Pie-Minester!!!!!
tents with new bands to experience are less busy.

So I say let Sam Smith and Co. come, I don't have to fecking watch them, its not mandatory

mejulie805

Sometimes I quite like when there's a big act I'm not interested in- gives you time to get back to the tent, replenish the stock, sort yourself out for a long night, get a corn dog, actually explore the class things EP has to offer (like the Car-au-vin in trailer park selling glasses of premium wines!). If you want to see every single act, you'll miss the entire essence of the Picnic...

Adamocovic

This will be my first time at Electric Picnic, anyone have advice on what its like? Other than music what else is there to do? What is the campsite like? And important stuff like the price of beer :P can you bring your own cans to the concerts or only purhcase beer there and drink your own cans in the campsite only?

Sorry to be annoying asking questions but I wasn't even planning on going until Interpol got announced and bought my ticket quickly ha! Don't have much of an idea what the actual weekend will be like

lc180

beansybeansy wrote: »

No queue at Pie-Minester!!!!!

Finally someone talking some sense!

It's only 10 am but I would murder a Pie-Minester right now

frozenfrozen

I've never had pie-minester and at this point I'm too afraid to ask what it is

heebusjeebus

I had around 5 of the deerstalker pies last year at EP. I think I spent more money at Pie-minister than I did at the bars.