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scruff monkey

D.Q wrote: »

did yous all email looking for it or was it automatically sent out from your ticketmaster account history

Account history, auto sent

D.Q

scruff monkey wrote: »

Account history, auto sent

fack. No sign of mine. Although I have used two separate emails to order picnic tickets

sadie06

Loyalty code also.

BaZmO*

D.Q wrote: »

did yous all email looking for it or was it automatically sent out from your ticketmaster account history

I did the form thing earlier, and emailed them my TM receipts for the last 3 years. But I'm not sure if that was the reason why I got it so quick or whether it was just because I was on record with TM.

bd2012

Got mine in an email from electric picnic, they had a record of my previous attendances.

Dtp1979

How quickly do they they take to sell out tomorrow?

scruff monkey

Dtp1979 wrote: »

How quickly do they they take to sell out tomorrow?

It'll be friday, we don't know the early bird/frequent flier number breakdowns so nobody really knows, I wouldn't worry about it too much, there were plenty of tickets at cost price available in the weeks leading up to the event.

Reggie noble

Got mine , i did the form today but I also emailed the lad that sent it to me last year and he wb within 3 hours with a code

Arne_Saknussem

Just back in the house now after another brilliant weekend in Stradbally, the event has changed a lot in the last 10 years but it's still a fantastic weekend especially at early bird prices.

My rundown:

Friday:

Arrived just after 9am and had no trouble getting through the wristband exchange, then rocked up to the Eco campsite which was still practically empty at the time. Had a nice few chilled out cans waiting for the main arena to open after we got the tents up.

Have to say that again the Eco site got it spot on and i couldn't imagine camping in any other area. Spotlessly clean, full of sound people, completely calm and relaxed all weekend with even a 24 hour chill out tent showing movies like Labyrinth etc. Well done Steve & crew!

These Charming Men

After a stroll of the grounds we checked out these, quite a good crowd at the Salty Dog and a fun way to start the weekend.

Broken Social Scene

Only caught the end of these so didn't really have time to get into their set but the 3/4 songs i caught were enjoyable.

Jenny Greene/Todd Terje

Was at the back for Jenny Greene and the sound wasn't the greatest from where we were, couldn't really pick out the orchestra at all so we left and caught the 2nd half of Todd Terje who played some cracking tunes.

Super Furry Animals

Effortlessly brilliant, the only disappointment was that they didn't keep going for another 15/-20mins. Act of the weekend, by a margin.

Flexfab

Really enjoyed their set at Body & Soul. Another poster was saying how the set was 'dark' or some such but it was great for the shape i was in, sitting on the slope recovering from SFA!

Salty Dog NoStars play Bowie

This was a weird one. Was quite intoxicated at this point and some parts of it were very good but other parts were ruined by the annoying pirate on stage ranting and raving at length between songs!


Saturday:

Whitney

Caught about 25mins of these. Not bad, enjoyed a few of their songs and they did a good Dylan cover.

Engine Alley

Got half their set, and the highpoints(Machine) were good enough to compensate for the annoying guy introducing them and the noise bleed from Sound Atlas.

Avett Brothers

Another good set that got better as it went along, the last 15mins of which was excellent.

The Shins

One of the ones i was really looking forward to seeing beforehand and they were good for the 30mins i saw. Not mindblowing but some fantastic tunes.

DBFC

After what seemed like an eternity of a soundcheck these were great. Pretty small crowd there when i arrived but by the end they'd drawn in a very decent amount of people. Great tunes and loads of fun.

LCD Soundsystem

Excellent set by LCD. All my Friends wasn't as euphoric as i thought it might be but that might be due to sound where i was viewing from. Still, after SFA and along with New Order, the best set i saw all weekend. Someone Great was a highlight.

Plutonic Dust


Made this at the recommendation of a friend, and although i don't remember too much about it now i remember really digging it at the time!

Sunday:

Had a bath booked in B&S for the early afternoon so took it easy Sunday morning. Can't recommend the baths highly enough, you can drain and refill whenever you want and soak away the aches of the previous 2 days with a spliff. Felt better coming out than when i arrived Friday morning.


Local Natives

Seemed a bit lost on the big stage but i enjoyed some of the songs i was familiar with and also some of their new stuff. Rankins Wood would have been a better fit for them.

Savages

Typical energetic performance from Jehnny Beth & co but i thought they weren't as good as when i saw them in 2013 or at B&S. Possibly low energy levels at the end of their tour. Still good though.

Animal Collective

Caught the first & last 15 mins of their set. Not much from Merriweather PP but i really enjoyed what i heard from them.

New Order

Excellent. Can maybe be excused for phoning it in in parts, but they're so good that it doesn't really matter too much. Could possibly do with dropping Love Will Tear Us Apart, sounds a bit cabaret at this stage.

Ezra Furman

Caught some of his early show and thought it was good, especially Ordinary Life & Zero. Was really looking forward to his later show but he seemed like he wasn't enjoying it and it showed.

Overhead the Albatross

Last show of the weekend and there was still a few around. They were good but i wasn't blown away but that could just be exhaustion at the end of the 3 days.



Overall i thought it was really good this year, they did a good job on the scheduling and although there was noticeably more youngun's there i thought there was less agro than in 2013 or 2014 say. Agree with all those talking about noise bleed, especially in B&S.

And another thing, the kids make the festival. From the constant beaming faces to the little entrepreneurs running around scooping all the discarded glasses. I know there are some lost causes you can point to that shouldn't be out of their faces with kids around but by and large people will behave better when their are kids around. And for every kid i saw i also saw attentive & protective parents, so fair play. The sooner the kids leave the sooner the mess of the campsites will spill over into all other areas of the festival.

All in all not the chilled out super comfortable festival it used to be but still a brilliant weekend. Roll on 2017!

Mince Pie

D.Q wrote: »

fack. No sign of mine. Although I have used two separate emails to order picnic tickets

I got two emails for same reason but only the 2 or less ones which should add up to more.

Arne_Saknussem

D.Q wrote: »

did yous all email looking for it or was it automatically sent out from your ticketmaster account history

I filled in their form and emailed in a photo of 3 wristbands this afternoon and got my code the same time as the others on here.

pah

Can I buy 2 tickets with my loyalty code?

Arne_Saknussem

pah wrote: »

Can I buy 2 tickets with my loyalty code?

Yes.

Seathrun66

everlast75 wrote: »

wacotaco wrote: »

Anyone get code yet?
I send my proof yesterday but nothing yet.
I bought my ticket in store so no booking reference or email reference which they asked for in the submission form

scruff monkey wrote: »

I don't think I got my code till the day before last year, will see if I can find the e-mail

I'm heading into TM on friday at 9 with printouts of the last 3 sets of ticket emails recd from Ticketmaster and hope that's enough

From feedback over the past few years the Ticketmaster outlets don't really ask for stuff and basically give the discounts to everybody. It's all anecdotal so I can't verify but it's pretty consistent info. I think they're just happy to get the sales.

BaZmO*

I reckon this year they'll stop it being so easy to get the loyalty tickets, and I'd say they'll also reduce the amount of loyalty tickets available.

Swashbuckler

Just realised you have to have email preferences enabled from Ticketmaster to get the email I think.

Wooderson

sadie06 wrote: »

WTF?

Many people have mentioned the teenage demographic this year and wondered how they are getting in. I thought I'd offer some insight.

You don't see me moaning about the yearly 'Hendrix is hell and people are animals/it's always been that way' debate.

Different people have different sh*t to say in the shake down. What's your problem?

He's a loon. Ignore.

grudgehugger

seachto7 wrote: »

I often wonder, given the choice, would the kids prefer to stay at home. Do they enjoy being there? Do they know what the f*ck is even going on in a field with noise surrounded by 1000s of adults. Are they all in the creche months before talking about going to the EP

No wondering with our 5 year old - the stressful bit is telling him he's not coming. We generally don't bring him to EP as we have loads of mates going without kids and want some free time to ourselves (so very selfish motives).

He's been to 5 Body and Souls, 1 full picnic plus one Sunday of picnic and the Sunday of Beatyard this year as well. He loves it. As an earlier poster said, kids soon let you know if they're not happy.

He tends to get lots of treats, there are lots of other kids to play with and all kinds of new and different things to discover. As well as 3 or 4 full days of lots of attention from mum and dad - which in our wonderful 9 to 6ish working world happens a lot less than we'd like. Rant over

bodhrandude

My first clips, it has to be Daniel Avery. ELECTRIC!

fourmations

looking at the 2017 thread, loving the speculation!....im foaming!

im still thinking about the weekend, id go again tomorrow
im now in the regret stage,
e.g. why didnt i go and see all of animal collectives set, it was only rain!
why did i sleep for two hours on saturday afternoon,
why didnt i go to other voices to see le galaxie etc etc

i had a great picnic this year and dont even know why,
maybe just in the right frame of mind this year,
i found it all hassle free all round and had a blast....
green car park, pink moon, lovely stuff

im very much in the "radiohead for 2017" camp
but i think they could up the overall quality next year
ive been to five eps, (every year since 2012) and the lineup has gone down hill hard this year
the middle tier bands were lacking this year i thought,
my clashfinder was pretty bare! but anyway, its about being there
and escaping the ratrace for a few days for me!

cheers

Charlie

How easy do people think it would be to shift a Pink Moon tent? Stayed there this year, and am adamant I won't go back regular.

My group though are wavering right now as to whether to book for 2017. I'm very tempted to just book another 6 man for 2017 on the assumption they'll all come to their senses.

However, if they don't, I'll look to sell it on (at cost price) are they as easily transferable as say a weekend EP ticket itself?

bodhrandude

A clip taken with my bigger camera of New Order.

fourmations

Charlie wrote: »

How easy do people think it would be to shift a Pink Moon tent? Stayed there this year, and am adamant I won't go back regular.

My group though are wavering right now as to whether to book for 2017. I'm very tempted to just book another 6 man for 2017 on the assumption they'll all come to their senses.

However, if they don't, I'll look to sell it on (at cost price) are they as easily transferable as say a weekend EP ticket itself?

cant see an issue, they were being flogged this year on classifieds
once you have the booking number, thats all they use,
they dont scan the barcodes, they dont ask for id or anything,
once you have the printout its all gravy

bodhrandude

scruff monkey

Bodhrandude, you're not Señor Spielbergo, do you ever think of just putting down the sodding camera and enjoying the set?

scruff monkey

fourmations wrote: »

cant see an issue, they were being flogged this year on classifieds
once you have the booking number, thats all they use,
they dont scan the barcodes, they dont ask for id or anything,
once you have the printout its all gravy

that's a problem, if there's an issue, who do they have actually in their tents.

Rfrip

bodhrandude wrote: »

Awww thanks bodhrandude ... Lovely to relive that there as I'm here climbing the walls! He was deffo a highlight for me!

bodhrandude

scruff monkey wrote: »

Bodhrandude, you're not Señor Spielbergo, do you ever think of just putting down the sodding camera and enjoying the set?

Just got so used to doing this now I only take a few minutes clip mostly but if its exceptional it will be a bit longer, its part of my blog review process, you really need proper handle held equipment to stay steady in thronging crowds, but I do my best. Of course you don't have to look at them but it would be better than most of the commercial rubbish on the RTE programme. Actually they featured one of the marquees this time for Jenny Greene's set, but where is the Trenchtown footage, rave in the woods footage, some of the crazier psychedelic night time stuff from Body & Soul, they are barely touching the Picnic there. I promise to get handheld equipment eventually for a better grip, but I don't film whole shows and I am still free to boogie with a few minutes dedicated to filming. Anyways other punters on boards seem to be enjoying it, tis about the festival after all and why we love it.

bodhrandude

It was a job trying to hold the camera for this clip Skepta's audience were mental.

bodhrandude

I think this clip is quite comical, me shtaggering about the main arena bumbling towards New Order it looks like I'm walking in slow motion by the lighted cubes, I take forever to pass this with my camera. The reason of my inebriated state was due to Specialised Security trying to take my Guinness and Spanish absinthe from me so I ran away from them and gobbed the lot and came back through, so enjoy the drunk and befuddled mind of Bodhrandude.