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bodhrandude

Was also looking at the chat on the Electric Picnic forum, apparently a pint of Murphys was 70 cent cheaper than Heineken, so stout was last years lager price.

Lester Freamon

It is funny. Most reviews on here of the EP weekend not long after the Sunday night closes tend to be more negative while as the week goes on (from Tuesday onwards) ....reviews get more and more positive and more reasoned. I notice this every year in the week after the Picnic
Maybe it is "the fear" or something!!
I wondered myself on Monday whether I still loved EP (in comparison to the past) but I had my ticket bought at 9.01am this morning and I am already super excited for next year. Wouldn't miss for anything.
This 2016 thread has been great. I'm sure nearly all the same heads will be chatting over on 2017.
See ya over there (mostly from middle of next summer onwards!)

Synode

I posted a positive review immediately after the music stopped on Sunday night and I was back in my tent. Well, at least I think I did. I may have juat smashed my fingers off random buttons.

Synode

Definitely think the 2016 thread was more moany than 2015 though. Why, I don't know

PerryGroves7

Synode wrote: »

Definitely think the 2016 thread was more moany than 2015 though. Why, I don't know

We are getting older. Simple.

Listen, it's a fantastic weekend which ever way you slice it. Things get more expensive and it will cater to different tastes year after year, but if you can't have a good time there then you're doing it wrong.

Swashbuckler

PerryGroves7 wrote:

Listen, it's a fantastic weekend which ever way you slice it. Things get more expensive and it will cater to different tastes year after year, but if you can't have a good time there then you're doing it wrong.

This.

I have to say I was slightly sceptical with the lineup a month or so in advance but based on some great recommendations on here and from my brother in law, and some research it turned out to be a phenomenal weekend as always. Even irrespective of the music, the people you're with make it.

MadYaker

People bitch about the lineup every year but the festival is so big now if you do some digging you'll always find a few gems. Just got my ticket for next year. For €165 euro it's really hard to find a reason not to. I've said this before and maybe I'm in the minority but I'd happily pay substantially more for a better experience. Get rid of the corporate sh!te and bring in something cool like Arcadia.

Bowlardo

Synode wrote: »

Definitely think the 2016 thread was more moany than 2015 though. Why, I don't know

poor line up?

Seathrun66

Bowlardo wrote: »

Synode wrote: »

Definitely think the 2016 thread was more moany than 2015 though. Why, I don't know

poor line up?

Not according to the feedback on this thread.

PerryGroves7

Bowlardo wrote: »

Synode wrote: »

Definitely think the 2016 thread was more moany than 2015 though. Why, I don't know

poor line up?

Comparatively yes. But the trouble is it becomes a pissing contest. Festivals are already so "trendy" that its a case of who's got the best lineup. It's a brand thing almost. Glasto/coachella/etc etc.

But when you actually drop in and "just do it", how many amazing acts did you miss this weekend? I know I could have done three festivals with the amount of good music I missed.

With a little research and imagination, it's all good.

everlast75

it was more moany as the organisers acted the a holes by delaying the announcements

PerryGroves7

everlast75 wrote: »

it was more moany as the organisers acted the a holes by delaying the announcements

100% agree with this. I thought they "played us" this year and it didn't sit very well.
If they think they're cleverer than they are, it'll come back to bite them.
I really hope they don't get it wrong.

scruff monkey

scruff monkey wrote: »

Time to can this thread, tickets for next year sorted.

ciao

Yeah, scratch that, one more comment, anyone looked in the EP book?

They managed to put the details for the wrong band in for yer wan aurora, they've the details splurge for a uk dance outfit called aurora rather than the little Nordic pixie that was playing.

Seathrun66

everlast75 wrote: »

it was more moany as the organisers acted the a holes by delaying the announcements

But was it all that different from previous years? 3 main announcements, pretty much spread out as before though the last (and smallest) was a little later than usual.

Synode

Swashbuckler wrote: »

Even irrespective of the music, the people you're with make it.

And the people you meet. It's only been me and the missus going down the last few years and we've had some great craic with total strangers (our latest best mate was a lad from Leitrim). The vast majority of people are there to have a good time and not to cause trouble. Long may it continue

Arne_Saknussem

Seathrun66 wrote: »

But was it all that different from previous years? 3 main announcements, pretty much spread out as before though the last (and smallest) was a little later than usual.

If you're measuring from when people usually paid for their tickets to when acts were announced then there's a big difference.

charlietully

bodhrandude wrote: »

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.

bodhrandude wrote: »

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.

oh that bring backs memories, I met a lovely lass Sharon from Mullingar when tutti frutti was playing. oh how I wish it was last week again.

Seathrun66

Arne_Saknussem wrote: »

Seathrun66 wrote: »

But was it all that different from previous years? 3 main announcements, pretty much spread out as before though the last (and smallest) was a little later than usual.

If you're measuring from when people usually paid for their tickets to when acts were announced then there's a big difference.

Main announcement was 2 March this year, 4 March last year, both with two other spaced out later announcements.

I don't think we can be too precious about it. Glasto sells out in October and doesn't announce acts until late March/early April, 3 months before the fest. We get the bulk of the main acts announced six months beforehand.

I'm all for criticising EP when it's deserved (noisy corporate crap on-site, etc) but not for this.

Arne_Saknussem

If you've got people shelling out for tickets days after the festival ends and 11 months later you're announcing that you will soon be announcing the date that you will be announcing the sizable chunk of the remaining main schedule acts a few weeks out from the festival you're taking the piss.

Imo anyway.

Seathrun66

Arne_Saknussem wrote: »

If you've got people shelling out for tickets days after the festival ends and 11 months later you're announcing that you will soon be announcing the date that you will be announcing the sizable chunk of the remaining main schedule acts a few weeks out from the festival you're taking the piss.

Imo anyway.

Possibly contractual? Or they waiting to cheer people up just before the fest? I'm not sure, and it didn't bother me as I felt the first announcement & The Shins in the second had given me enough to see.

Also there's nothing really for them to gain in delaying any announcement after selling out, particularly when no huge acts to add. Wasn't much in there anyway, as ever - ABC, Skepta, etc.

Arne_Saknussem

Don't know about contractual. They announced some names at Christmas for 2015, Bestival announces names in January. Nobody's asking for the full schedule in April.

This year felt like some wankerish PR strategy designed to piss me off!

Seathrun66

Arne_Saknussem wrote: »

Don't know about contractual. They announced some names at Christmas for 2015, Bestival announces names in January. Nobody's asking for the full schedule in April.

This year felt like some wankerish PR strategy designed to piss me off!

It may be so. I'm just speculating. But as long as they sell out they'll probably continue to go down the three announcements route.

MadYaker

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Main announcement was 2 March this year, 4 March last year, both with two other spaced out later announcements.

I don't think we can be too precious about it. Glasto sells out in October and doesn't announce acts until late March/early April, 3 months before the fest. We get the bulk of the main acts announced six months beforehand.

I'm all for criticising EP when it's deserved (noisy corporate crap on-site, etc) but not for this.

Glasto don't announce until March/April but if you do some investigating (or just read the Glasto forum on efestivals) you'll know who's going to be on the bill long before they announce it. There's already loads of speculating going on there, a few of the posters have inside info so it's amazing how accurate their predictions are year on year and not just for the headliners. It's not quite as easy with Picnic.

I agree with others that they took the piss this year with the announcements. It'll be interesting to see if next year is the same, I hope it isn't.

Seathrun66

MadYaker wrote: »

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Main announcement was 2 March this year, 4 March last year, both with two other spaced out later announcements.

I don't think we can be too precious about it. Glasto sells out in October and doesn't announce acts until late March/early April, 3 months before the fest. We get the bulk of the main acts announced six months beforehand.

I'm all for criticising EP when it's deserved (noisy corporate crap on-site, etc) but not for this.

Glasto don't announce until March/April but if you do some investigating (or just read the Glasto forum on efestivals) you'll know who's going to be on the bill long before they announce it. There's already loads of speculating going on there, a few of the posters have inside info so it's amazing how accurate their predictions are year on year and not just for the headliners. It's not quite as easy with Picnic.

I agree with others that they took the piss this year with the announcements. It'll be interesting to see if next year is the same, I hope it isn't.

Glasto speculation is all about the headliners (the press & posters often get those wrong) and everything else usually comes as a surprise.

Efestivals thus far have six potential headliners for next year - Radiohead, Ed Sheeran, Foo Fighters, Daft Punk, Diana Ross & The Stone Roses. Expect that list to be added to by Fleetwood Mac, Rihanna, Guns n Roses & others before things are clearer by Feb/March.

PerryGroves7

Seathrun66 wrote: »

MadYaker wrote: »

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Main announcement was 2 March this year, 4 March last year, both with two other spaced out later announcements.

I don't think we can be too precious about it. Glasto sells out in October and doesn't announce acts until late March/early April, 3 months before the fest. We get the bulk of the main acts announced six months beforehand.

I'm all for criticising EP when it's deserved (noisy corporate crap on-site, etc) but not for this.

Glasto don't announce until March/April but if you do some investigating (or just read the Glasto forum on efestivals) you'll know who's going to be on the bill long before they announce it. There's already loads of speculating going on there, a few of the posters have inside info so it's amazing how accurate their predictions are year on year and not just for the headliners. It's not quite as easy with Picnic.

I agree with others that they took the piss this year with the announcements. It'll be interesting to see if next year is the same, I hope it isn't.

Glasto speculation is all about the headliners (the press & posters often get those wrong) and everything else usually comes as a surprise.

Efestivals thus far have six potential headliners for next year - Radiohead, Ed Sheeran, Foo Fighters, Daft Punk, Diana Ross & The Stone Roses. Expect that list to be added to by Fleetwood Mac, Rihanna, Guns n Roses & others before things are clearer by Feb/March.

However when you look at what glasto get year on year, you'd happily shell out and wait and see.
For a smaller festival, I'd say it's reasonable that the lineup is far more susceptible to good/bad years.
This being said, i'm still of the camp that I'd go in blind and I know I'll have a cracking time regardless.

Seathrun66

PerryGroves7 wrote: »

Seathrun66 wrote: »

MadYaker wrote: »

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Main announcement was 2 March this year, 4 March last year, both with two other spaced out later announcements.

I don't think we can be too precious about it. Glasto sells out in October and doesn't announce acts until late March/early April, 3 months before the fest. We get the bulk of the main acts announced six months beforehand.

I'm all for criticising EP when it's deserved (noisy corporate crap on-site, etc) but not for this.

Glasto don't announce until March/April but if you do some investigating (or just read the Glasto forum on efestivals) you'll know who's going to be on the bill long before they announce it. There's already loads of speculating going on there, a few of the posters have inside info so it's amazing how accurate their predictions are year on year and not just for the headliners. It's not quite as easy with Picnic.

I agree with others that they took the piss this year with the announcements. It'll be interesting to see if next year is the same, I hope it isn't.

Glasto speculation is all about the headliners (the press & posters often get those wrong) and everything else usually comes as a surprise.

Efestivals thus far have six potential headliners for next year - Radiohead, Ed Sheeran, Foo Fighters, Daft Punk, Diana Ross & The Stone Roses. Expect that list to be added to by Fleetwood Mac, Rihanna, Guns n Roses & others before things are clearer by Feb/March.

However when you look at what glasto get year on year, you'd happily shell out and wait and see.
For a smaller festival, I'd say it's reasonable that the lineup is far more susceptible to good/bad years.
This being said, i'm still of the camp that I'd go in blind and I know I'll have a cracking time regardless.

Glasto was 233 Sterling this year (275 Euro) compared to 165 Euro for EP if you bought the early-bird. As most posters here seemed to for 2016 and are doing again judging by the 2017 thread.

Glasto gets loads of dodgy acts every year (including this year having many of the acts criticised here in prominent slots on the Other Stage - The 1975, Years & Years, Bastille & Catfish). The main two stages are pretty avoidable for most of the weekend and much of the best stuff is to be found in John Peel, The Park & West Holts stages. EP is increasing its number of teen-magnet bands but like Glasto it still has more than enough acts to please people as this thread has shown.

I've not always been enamoured by the Picnic headliners, but in 12 years of going the festival has never failed to provide enough decent acts for me. And again in 2017 it won't let me down.

PerryGroves7

Seathrun66 wrote: »

PerryGroves7 wrote: »

Seathrun66 wrote: »

MadYaker wrote: »

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Main announcement was 2 March this year, 4 March last year, both with two other spaced out later announcements.

I don't think we can be too precious about it. Glasto sells out in October and doesn't announce acts until late March/early April, 3 months before the fest. We get the bulk of the main acts announced six months beforehand.

I'm all for criticising EP when it's deserved (noisy corporate crap on-site, etc) but not for this.

Glasto don't announce until March/April but if you do some investigating (or just read the Glasto forum on efestivals) you'll know who's going to be on the bill long before they announce it. There's already loads of speculating going on there, a few of the posters have inside info so it's amazing how accurate their predictions are year on year and not just for the headliners. It's not quite as easy with Picnic.

I agree with others that they took the piss this year with the announcements. It'll be interesting to see if next year is the same, I hope it isn't.

Glasto speculation is all about the headliners (the press & posters often get those wrong) and everything else usually comes as a surprise.

Efestivals thus far have six potential headliners for next year - Radiohead, Ed Sheeran, Foo Fighters, Daft Punk, Diana Ross & The Stone Roses. Expect that list to be added to by Fleetwood Mac, Rihanna, Guns n Roses & others before things are clearer by Feb/March.

However when you look at what glasto get year on year, you'd happily shell out and wait and see.
For a smaller festival, I'd say it's reasonable that the lineup is far more susceptible to good/bad years.
This being said, i'm still of the camp that I'd go in blind and I know I'll have a cracking time regardless.

Glasto was 233 Sterling this year (275 Euro) compared to 165 Euro for EP if you bought the early-bird. As most posters here seemed to for 2016 and are doing again judging by the 2017 thread.

Glasto gets loads of dodgy acts every year (including this year having many of the acts criticised here in prominent slots on the Other Stage - The 1975, Years & Years, Bastille & Catfish). The main two stages are pretty avoidable for most of the weekend and much of the best stuff is to be found in John Peel, The Park & West Holts stages. EP is increasing its number of teen-magnet bands but like Glasto it still has more than enough acts to please people as this thread has shown.

I've not always been enamoured by the Picnic headliners, but in 12 years of going the festival has never failed to provide enough decent acts for me. And again in 2017 it won't let me down.

I hear you

Bazzo

bodhrandude wrote: »

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.

Bahahaha, brilliant. You looked like you were floating along on the worlds bounciest/slowest travelator. "Hello missus security lady, you're doing a good job!"

That absinthe is some stuff.

bodhrandude

Working on the Friday review at the moment, there seems to be something missing from both the lanyard and book, Jenny Greene's set with the RTE Orchestra, did they not say in the RTE programme that, that was in the Rankin Woods Tent, they showed a clip, there is no mention of the RW tent gig on both the lanyard and book for Friday. Were we not supposed to know about this.

MadYaker

Song of the weekend was probably Someone Great by LCD. It's an amazing song and seeing it performed live is always special.