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BullBlackNova

Mr.S wrote: »

Could be what Forbidden Fruit needs to be honest, last 2 years where meh at best. The first two FF's where great however. "Festival in the city" is a great concept, but with the Longitude getting all the /bigger/ acts, (and with massive MCD promo / marketing) FF has suffered IMO.

I didnt go to FF last year, but a friend of mine went to both that and Longitude. Said that FF had made the right call focusing on a single genre - the best hip-hop line-up an Irish festival had ever had tbf. Longitude, meanwhile, was like an Oxegen-lite with the range of bands, which meant that half the crowd was disinterested in what was on one day because they were waiting for something else.

It wasn't a great mix and Longitude also had the worst sound at any outdoor gig I've ever seen. I'm a huge fan of the National (and Father Jonh Misty, Courtney Barnett and Jamie xx) and I wont go back this year. No point.

But LCD will be a huge draw for any festival - could be the making of FF if they get the right undercard to go with it.

Synode

Sound was perfect for Chemical Brothers at Longitude last year

Fatfrog

Nos Alive in Portugal line up looks very nice

https://www.facebook.com/pixiesofficial/posts/10153881184172442:0

Ferris_Bueller

LCD Soundsystem seem too perfect for Electric Picnic not to get them. I know it might not make sense with dates but you have to imagine they are going all out to get them. Forbidden Fruit would make sense considering they're here in Europe around that time but I lost a lot of interest in Forbidden Fruit last year, they ditched their approach from previous years and went solely for a dance/hip hop line up (which I thought was a good line up btw), but it attracted a much worse crowd and lost it's atmosphere. It was session moth heaven last year. It would be sad if LCD headlined that and last years crowd went, they would need to be more similar to previous years line ups if they are to get LCD.

lbj666

BullBlackNova wrote: »

True enough! No irish show at all would be a surprise though. He's been here quite a few times in recent years and it always sells well.

You'd think LCD would be nailed on, but Jim Carroll disagrees. http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/ontherecord/2016/01/26/will-lcd-soundsystem-play-in-ireland-in-2016/ Said Forbidden Fruit is more likely.

That said, if I was a betting man I'd say EP.

Radiohead announced some shows in Japan in August too - might put their potential appearance in doubt?

Main Stage at forbidden fruit is too small for this, christ Carroll can put up as much speculative ****e as we do here. POD don't really have another series of outdoor shows, Aiken just have Iveagh Gardens and the Marquee which are just too small.

James Murphy is not to totally devote POD anyway , he's shown up to the picnic doing his own thing and with despacio and Body and Soul.

The thing is with LCD they may not wanna flog this comeback and just do the few exclusive shows at "cool" festivals like coachella primavera etc. although to me Coachella sounds like a youth cultural abomination.

If its gonna happen , its as likely to be a stand alone gig in Marley Park or they show up at the Picnic, or they don't show up at all. Each are as likely as the other.


Guys does anyone know when POD got involved with Body and Soul? i don't recall them being publicly involved before now its all over their website. Find it very interesting, could be planning more expansion. I did see they are redesigning their main stage this year since they really in truth have outgrown it.

declanleo

MJohnston wrote: »

Random question - I bought 2x Weekend Tickets and 1x Campervan tickets pretty much straight away after last year. Since then, events have transpired, and the 2x adults will be accompanied by 1x baby human. Do you have to have bought a family ticket to come with a wee 'un? The family tickets T&Cs just seem to say that they're for getting access to the Family Campsite or Family Campervan Site, but if we're okay with just being in the regular Campervan site, do we just need to register the kid and that's it, no special tickets? Wouldn't be an issue if the family tickets weren't all sold out.

Kids can do regular camping,I'll be bringing mine this year aged almost 3 and 4. I've never had any issues c in previous 10 years

declanleo

MJohnston wrote: »

Random question - I bought 2x Weekend Tickets and 1x Campervan tickets pretty much straight away after last year. Since then, events have transpired, and the 2x adults will be accompanied by 1x baby human. Do you have to have bought a family ticket to come with a wee 'un? The family tickets T&Cs just seem to say that they're for getting access to the Family Campsite or Family Campervan Site, but if we're okay with just being in the regular Campervan site, do we just need to register the kid and that's it, no special tickets? Wouldn't be an issue if the family tickets weren't all sold out.

Kids can do regular camping,I'll be bringing mine this year aged almost 3 and 4. I've never had any issues in previous 10 years

nervous_twitch

LCD are playing Paredes de Coura at the end of August so I'm not sure why people are ruling them out. Looks like they're here for the summer. Also, they're playing We Love Green in Paris and Primavera in Barcelona the June bank holiday weekend so that makes FF less likely imo.

MadYaker

The last installment for my ticket is coming out on the 1st of feb which is the day I have to pay rent. Looks like I won't be able to pay the last installment which means my ticket and the money from the previous installments is gone I don't get paid until the 4th!

**** January and **** getting paid monthly!

MadYaker

Double post!

Synode

MadYaker wrote: »

The last installment for my ticket is coming out on the 1st of feb which is the day I have to pay rent. Looks like I won't be able to pay the last installment which means my ticket and the money from the previous installments is gone I don't get paid until the 4th!

**** January and **** getting paid monthly!

Can you get a loan off someone. You'd be mad to let it go

cometogether

Ticketmaster seems to be telling my no tickets available. Hardly sold out?

andreac

cometogether wrote: »

Ticketmaster seems to be telling my no tickets available. Hardly sold out?

They will be back on sale soon. The early bird prices are finished so they will release more soon.

MJohnston

cometogether wrote: »

Ticketmaster seems to be telling my no tickets available. Hardly sold out?

No, you'll see on the official website that they're coming back on sale soon - http://www.electricpicnic.ie/tickets

The previous sales were for earlybird tickets

ghostdancer

MadYaker wrote: »

The last installment for my ticket is coming out on the 1st of feb which is the day I have to pay rent. Looks like I won't be able to pay the last installment which means my ticket and the money from the previous installments is gone I don't get paid until the 4th!

**** January and **** getting paid monthly!

pretty sure other people here have mentioned missing installment payments and just ringing ticketmaster a couple of days later and paying then.

give them a ring and check, wouldn't imagine it would be a problem....

schemingbohemia

Looks like no Arcade Fire at the picnic, pity.

http://pitchfork.com/news/63150-arcade-fire-announce-first-shows-since-2014/

Only European Festival headlining shows are at NOS in Lisbon and BBK in Bilbao in July. Maybe they'll do Iveagh Gardens or a stand-alone Marlay Park/Kilmainham show.

schemingbohemia

Looks like no Arcade Fire at the picnic, pity.

http://pitchfork.com/news/63150-arcade-fire-announce-first-shows-since-2014/

Only European Festival headlining shows are at NOS in Lisbon and BBK in Bilbao in July. Maybe they'll do Iveagh Gardens or a stand-alone Marlay Park/Kilmainham show.

Furious-Red

schemingbohemia wrote: »

Looks like no Arcade Fire at the picnic, pity.

http://pitchfork.com/news/63150-arcade-fire-announce-first-shows-since-2014/

Only European Festival headlining shows are at NOS in Lisbon and BBK in Bilbao in July. Maybe they'll do Iveagh Gardens or a stand-alone Marlay Park/Kilmainham show.

Way to big for Iveagh Gardens , Id say they might tour at the end of the year and back next summer

frantic190

It looks as if the Arcade Fire shows are once offs for the year, and they wont be touring until 2017. I wouldn't be surprised if we didn't see them until 2018.

rockonkw

Last Shadow Puppets 100% have to play!!

scruff monkey

Ms Polly Jean Harvey please...

ghostdancer

new announcement for R&L the week before EP


Foals playing EP is basically a certainty at this stage.

Arne_Saknussem

ghostdancer wrote: »

new announcement for R&L the week before EP


Foals playing EP is basically a certainty at this stage.

Jesus, that's a chronic lineup. Hope the EP announcement is a lot better.

Easy Rod

ghostdancer wrote: »

new announcement for R&L the week before EP


Foals playing EP is basically a certainty at this stage.

Can anyone list the line-up?

In work so image not showing up for me!

Ta.

BullBlackNova

List of headliners for Reading & Leeds for the last decade or so. Consistently bad - I wouldn't read much into it!!

2016: Red Hot Chili Peppers
2015: Metallica, Mumford & Sons, The Libertines
2014: Blink-182, Arctic Monkeys, Queens of the Stone Age/Paramore (Co-headline)
2013: Green Day, Eminem, Biffy Clyro
2012: The Cure, Kasabian, Foo Fighters
2011: My Chemical Romance, The Strokes, Pulp, Muse
2010: Guns N' Roses, Arcade Fire, Blink-182
2009: Kings of Leon, Arctic Monkeys, Radiohead
2008: Rage Against The Machine, The Killers, Metallica
2007: Razorlight, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Smashing Pumpkins
2006: Franz Ferdinand, Muse, Pearl Jam
2005: Pixies, Foo Fighters, Iron Maiden

BullBlackNova

List of headliners for Reading & Leeds for the last decade or so. Consistently bad - I wouldn't read much into it!!

2016: Red Hot Chili Peppers
2015: Metallica, Mumford & Sons, The Libertines
2014: Blink-182, Arctic Monkeys, Queens of the Stone Age/Paramore (Co-headline)
2013: Green Day, Eminem, Biffy Clyro
2012: The Cure, Kasabian, Foo Fighters
2011: My Chemical Romance, The Strokes, Pulp, Muse
2010: Guns N' Roses, Arcade Fire, Blink-182
2009: Kings of Leon, Arctic Monkeys, Radiohead
2008: Rage Against The Machine, The Killers, Metallica
2007: Razorlight, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Smashing Pumpkins
2006: Franz Ferdinand, Muse, Pearl Jam
2005: Pixies, Foo Fighters, Iron Maiden

Fuzzy_Dunlop

Easy Rod wrote: »

Can anyone list the line-up?

In work so image not showing up for me!

Ta.

Newly announced additions:

Foals
Disclosure
Jack Ü
Imagine Dragons
Two Door Cinema Club
Fetty Wap
Crystal Castles
Parkway Drive
Nothing But Thieves
The Internet
Oliver Heldens
Hannah Wants
Kurupt FM Presents: Champagne Steam Rooms
CassetteBoy vs DJ Rubbish

Previously announced:

Red Hot Chili Peppers
The 1975
Courteeners
Boy Better Know
Twenty One Pilots
Eagles Of Death Metal
Slaves
Hinds
Rat Boy
DJ EZ

MattD

Would take Crystal Castles, thank you very much!

Not much else there to get excited about...

A Shopkeeper

Sleaford Mods for EP this year. Calling it now.

scruff monkey

A Shopkeeper wrote: »

Sleaford Mods for EP this year. Calling it now.

Quite a call there...... You're brave.


Actually, I think they'd be class, sweary little demonic poets that they are, would be hysterical to see the funkpuppets that are the rte presenters attempting to interview or cover them.