Electric Picnic 2017 **Discussion Only // No Ticket Sales**

scruff monkey

PabloAndRoy wrote: »

excellent list with one clear omission (pretty sure I said this last year also):

Ziploc bags - so many uses its silly. Keep your skins dry, and keep your voddy hidden (triple wrap recommended for 100% success).

oooh, will change now, meant to add that as I remembered yer comment last year

team_actimel

PabloAndRoy wrote: »

excellent list with one clear omission (pretty sure I said this last year also):

Ziploc bags - so many uses its silly. Keep your skins dry, and keep your voddy hidden (triple wrap recommended for 100% success).

Capri Sun screw cap pouches are good too!

Former Former

My one piece of advice to anyone going to EP is; don't pack too much sh*t, because everything has to be hauled from the car, across the fields, through the venue and eventually to your tent.

Pack light. If you want to bring a mountain of crap leave most of it in the car and do multiple trips. You do not need a duvet.

scruff monkey

Former Former wrote: »

Pack light. If you want to bring a mountain of crap leave most of it in the car and do multiple trips. You do not need a duvet.

No, you certainly don't, you also don't need full sized pillows, i've a camping one I got off amazon years ago for a fiver that squashes to nothing and lives in my rolled up sleeping bag.

My list is long but a huge chunk of it is tiny stuff that goes in the wash bag, as above, for anyone else pink mooning it or the likes, if you cannot carry everything you need in 1 trip, then you've brought too much.

Seathrun66

Band updates.

Grandaddy - talked to them after a gig in Rough Trade London last night. Not the most communicative of blokes, and they also don't seem to get on with each other. But they did say that they've no Irish dates this Summer. A big pity as they're on fire at the moment.

Leftfield - a pal plays with them and they're also not yet down to play Ireland this year. He said they're available if someone comes up with the cash so that could change. And let's hope it does.

BullBlackNova

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Band updates.

Grandaddy - talked to them after a gig in Rough Trade London last night. Not the most communicative of blokes, and they also don't seem to get on with each other. But they did say that they've no Irish dates this Summer. A big pity as they're on fire at the moment.

Leftfield - a pal plays with them and they're also not yet down to play Ireland this year. He said they're available if someone comes up with the cash so that could change. and let's hope it does.

There's a band I've always felt I missed the point of. 'AM180' is a tune but the rest does nothing for me and the new album is total garbage.

nyanjess

Any one that pink moons see the post about the Thursday early entry for a tener? Any catch with that? Do you also need an early entry festival ticket to actually get in through the gates or will early entry for pink moon suffice !!??

Arne_Saknussem

nyanjess wrote: »

Any one that pink moons see the post about the Thursday early entry for a tener? Any catch with that? Do you also need an early entry festival ticket to actually get in through the gates or will early entry for pink moon suffice !!??

They're selling early entry to the festival campsites for €25 so i'm guessing you'll have to fork out for that before you get access to Pink Moon

maximoose

Completely forgot about that early access nonsense, ugh

scruff monkey

Bollocks to that.

Seathrun66

BullBlackNova wrote: »

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Band updates.

Grandaddy - talked to them after a gig in Rough Trade London last night. Not the most communicative of blokes, and they also don't seem to get on with each other. But they did say that they've no Irish dates this Summer. A big pity as they're on fire at the moment.

Leftfield - a pal plays with them and they're also not yet down to play Ireland this year. He said they're available if someone comes up with the cash so that could change. and let's hope it does.

There's a band I've always felt I missed the point of. 'AM180' is a tune but the rest does nothing for me and the new album is total garbage.

Love 'em. Really like the new album and thought they were excellent at EP 2012. For me it's them, Mercury Rev and The Flaming Lips as the top US acts at the turn of the millennium. But hey, they're obviously not for everyone, and what a dull forum this would be if we all agreed.

BullBlackNova

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Love 'em. Really like the new album and thought they were excellent at EP 2012. For me it's them, Mercury Rev and The Flaming Lips as the top US acts at the turn of the millennium. But hey, they're obviously not for everyone, and what a dull forum this would be if we all agreed.

That's fighting talk, that is...

What's the best album to get in to them?

I like Mercury Rev and the FLips too (for the most part anyway!)

Seathrun66

BullBlackNova wrote: »

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Love 'em. Really like the new album and thought they were excellent at EP 2012. For me it's them, Mercury Rev and The Flaming Lips as the top US acts at the turn of the millennium. But hey, they're obviously not for everyone, and what a dull forum this would be if we all agreed.

That's fighting talk, that is...

What's the best album to get in to them?

I like Mercury Rev and the FLips too (for the most part anyway!)

The Sophtware Slump is the biggie, a few good tracks on all their other albums but bar one dodgy song on TSS (Household Appliance) it's full of great stuff.

Fatfrog

Former Former wrote: »

Capacity at Oxegen was 80k. That 60k figure above refers to the first day only, they used to sell 2-day and 3-day tickets so the Friday was always quieter.

That's 60% larger than EP.

For the past few years I've added the EP capacity as it happens in a draft post, ive used google to fill in the missing one's, but some years there's barely any info.

Can anyone fill in the blanks??


2017: 55k (Sell out)
2016: 55k (Sell out)
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/ontherecord/2016/03/02/electric-picnic-2016-here-we-go/
2015: 47k (48.5K http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/ontherecord/2015/06/23/electric-picnic-lodge-event-licence-application/)
2014: 42k (sell out)
2013: 35k (sell out)
2012: 35k (22k) (6k day tickets)
2011: (4k day tickets)
2010:
2009: 32.5k
2008: 32.5k (Sell out)
2007: 32.5k (28k)
2006: 30K (Sell out)
2005:
2004: 10k (Sell out)

bodhrandude

Fatfrog wrote: »

For the past few years I've added the EP capacity as it happens in a draft post, ive used google to fill in the missing one's, but some years there's barely any info.

Can anyone fill in the blanks??


2017: 55k (Sell out)
2016: 55k (Sell out)
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/ontherecord/2016/03/02/electric-picnic-2016-here-we-go/
2015: 47k (48.5K Sell Out http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/ontherecord/2015/06/23/electric-picnic-lodge-event-licence-application/)
2014: 42k (sell out)
2013: 35k (sell out)
2012: 35k (22k) (6k day tickets)
2011: (4k day tickets)
2010: 32.5 k
2009: 32.5k
2008: 32.5k (Sell out)
2007: 32.5k (28k) (Sell Out in May I think)
2006: 30K (Sell out)
2005: 22 K
2004: 10k (Sell out)

Just filling in a few blanks there.

MJohnston

Fatfrog wrote: »

For the past few years I've added the EP capacity as it happens in a draft post, ive used google to fill in the missing one's, but some years there's barely any info.

Can anyone fill in the blanks??


2017: 55k (Sell out)
2016: 55k (Sell out)
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/ontherecord/2016/03/02/electric-picnic-2016-here-we-go/
2015: 47k (48.5K http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/ontherecord/2015/06/23/electric-picnic-lodge-event-licence-application/)
2014: 42k (sell out)
2013: 35k (sell out)
2012: 35k (22k) (6k day tickets)
2011: (4k day tickets)
2010:
2009: 32.5k
2008: 32.5k (Sell out)
2007: 32.5k (28k)
2006: 30K (Sell out)
2005:
2004: 10k (Sell out)

There's a press release for 2006 that says "Last year all 25,000 tickets sold out".

Pretty sure there was no sell-out in '10 and '11 too as they lost their arses on those years. I believe they were both 35k too, although there was a lot of vagueness on exact numbers around then.

Paleblood

Fatfrog wrote: »

For the past few years I've added the EP capacity as it happens in a draft post, ive used google to fill in the missing one's, but some years there's barely any info.

Can anyone fill in the blanks??


2017: 55k (Sell out)
2016: 55k (Sell out)
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/ontherecord/2016/03/02/electric-picnic-2016-here-we-go/
2015: 47k (48.5K http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/ontherecord/2015/06/23/electric-picnic-lodge-event-licence-application/)
2014: 42k (sell out)
2013: 35k (sell out)
2012: 35k (22k) (6k day tickets)
2011: (4k day tickets)
2010:
2009: 32.5k
2008: 32.5k (Sell out)
2007: 32.5k (28k)
2006: 30K (Sell out)
2005:
2004: 10k (Sell out)

I'm not sure about filling in blanks, but I'm surprised I'm not firing blanks after drinking my way though 13 years of that.

Fatfrog

Paleblood wrote: »

I'm not sure about filling in blanks, but I'm surprised I'm not firing blanks after drinking my way though 13 years of that.

I must have taken a good 10years off my life expectancy, but **** it it was worth it!!

Arne_Saknussem

MJohnston wrote: »

There's a press release for 2006 that says "Last year all 25,000 tickets sold out".

Pretty sure there was no sell-out in '10 and '11 too as they lost their arses on those years. I believe they were both 35k too, although there was a lot of vagueness on exact numbers around then.

As far as i know there was only 15k people camping in 2005 with 10k Saturday & Sunday 'day tickets'.

MJohnston

Arne_Saknussem wrote: »

As far as i know there was only 15k people camping in 2005 with 10k Saturday & Sunday 'day tickets'.

So you mean capacity was 20k (15k + 10k/2)? I'm not really sure how capacity is intended in the OPs case

Arne_Saknussem

MJohnston wrote: »

So you mean capacity was 20k (15k + 10k/2)? I'm not really sure how capacity is intended in the OPs case

15k camping + 10k Saturday Daytrippers + 10k Sun Daytrippers

LowOdour

a question to pinkmooners!
First time there last year, and didnt cop until the Sunday morning that people were bringing in their alcohol in plastic cups. Is this allowed all weekend, or were they been nice to the people on the last day?

Poorside

LowOdour wrote: »

a question to pinkmooners!
First time there last year, and didnt cop until the Sunday morning that people were bringing in their alcohol in plastic cups. Is this allowed all weekend, or were they been nice to the people on the last day?

Did it all weekend.

D.Q

Poorside wrote: »

Did it all weekend.

Into the main arena?

Poorside

D.Q wrote: »

Into the main arena?

Yup

Swashbuckler

LowOdour wrote:

a question to pinkmooners! First time there last year, and didnt cop until the Sunday morning that people were bringing in their alcohol in plastic cups. Is this allowed all weekend, or were they been nice to the people on the last day?

No problem bringing in booze in a plastic cup from Pink moon.

nmg_ire

Swashbuckler wrote: »

No problem bringing in booze in a plastic cup from Pink moon.

No way!!! i'm raging i never knew this. Hopefully same again this year.

room_149

MJohnston wrote: »

Pretty sure there was no sell-out in '10 and '11 too as they lost their arses on those years. I believe they were both 35k too, although there was a lot of vagueness on exact numbers around then.

I'd be curious to know what the numbers in 2010 & 2011 where too. From memory it did feel a lot emptier out in the Campsites & the main arena.

D.Q

Swashbuckler wrote: »

No problem bringing in booze in a plastic cup from Pink moon.

So could I bring 500ml of vodka and put it into a plastic bottle in main arena?

Spreece

Arne_Saknussem wrote: »

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- Don't horse into the drink non-stop on any of the days, you'll end up lost, scared and alone in the dark!

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I'm not making any promises about this one