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

room_149

bodhrandude wrote: »

Did anyone catch Clark's or Tiga's sets, were they good.

My missus told me we were at Clark and that I was enjoying myself
That's about all I'm able to tell you.
Sorry!

duckdiggler

room_149 wrote: »

bodhrandude wrote: »

Did anyone catch Clark's or Tiga's sets, were they good.

My missus told me we were at Clark and that I was enjoying myself
That's about all I'm able to tell you.
Sorry!

Just to confirm for me , was Clark the guy with 2 dancers who were really weird and wonderful ?

Wooderson

Queens arent big enough for a field yet IMO. I do think they'd sell out a show in Cork and/or Belfast along with a 3Arena date to surmount this... To my mind theres nothing on the current record which will see 'em jump past this level.

Trying to work out what their biggest show (non festival) to date has been. Manchester Arena, 21k?

Ferris_Bueller

I was at Tiga and thought he was disappointing, it was a DJ set so he didn't play many of his own tunes, I left before he ended.

whelzer

bodhrandude wrote: »

Did anyone catch Clark's or Tiga's sets, were they good.

We were at Clark - simply fantastic. I was about 10 back from the front. The dancers were also great, if a little freaky..

Peter File

Wooderson wrote: »

Queens arent big enough for a field yet IMO. I do think they'd sell out a show in Cork and/or Belfast along with a 3Arena date to surmount this... To my mind theres nothing on the current record which will see 'em jump past this level.

Trying to work out what their biggest show (non festival) to date has been. Manchester Arena, 21k?

duran duran or atcq wouldnt fill or come close to filling the three arena. Qotsa have sold out the three arena months in advance.they have headlined much bigger festivals than EP

MadYaker

I think if QOTSA are doing festivals next summer there's a good chance EP will book them.

MJohnston

You could probably stick 2018 speculation on the 2018 thread! This one's for us whingy feckers.

Seathrun66

Peter File wrote: »

Wooderson wrote: »

Queens arent big enough for a field yet IMO. I do think they'd sell out a show in Cork and/or Belfast along with a 3Arena date to surmount this... To my mind theres nothing on the current record which will see 'em jump past this level.

Trying to work out what their biggest show (non festival) to date has been. Manchester Arena, 21k?

duran duran or atcq wouldnt fill or come close to filling the three arena. Qotsa have sold out the three arena months in advance.they have headlined much bigger festivals than EP

With the greatest of respect that's just nonsense. Duran's last two Dublin shows were selling out The Point in 2011 and a standalone at Phoenix Park in 2007.

ATCQ have just had a number one album in the US and could easily sell out a 9,000 capacity venue.

Where have QOTSA headlined that's far bigger than EP? Bearing in mind that the Picnic's capacity is now 55,000 and is in the top twenty largest festivals on the planet.

mutley18

Seathrun66 wrote: »

With the greatest of respect that's just nonsense. Duran's last two Dublin shows were selling out The Point in 2011 and a standalone at Phoenix Park in 2007.

ATCQ have just had a number one album in the US and could easily sell out a 9,000 capacity venue.

Where have QOTSA headlined that's far bigger than EP? Bearing in mind that the Picnic's capacity is now 55,000 and is the top twenty largest festivals on the planet.

They headlined Reading and Leeds festivals in 2014 I believe.

Seathrun66

mutley18 wrote: »

Seathrun66 wrote: »

With the greatest of respect that's just nonsense. Duran's last two Dublin shows were selling out The Point in 2011 and a standalone at Phoenix Park in 2007.

ATCQ have just had a number one album in the US and could easily sell out a 9,000 capacity venue.

Where have QOTSA headlined that's far bigger than EP? Bearing in mind that the Picnic's capacity is now 55,000 and is the top twenty largest festivals on the planet.

They headlined Reading and Leeds festivals in 2014 I believe.

Co-headlined with Paramore. Never outright headlined.

bodhrandude

mutley18

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Co-headlined with Paramore. Never outright headlined.

They were last on the main stage of Reading on the Friday night, this is headlining no?

Seathrun66

mutley18 wrote: »

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Co-headlined with Paramore. Never outright headlined.

They were last on the main stage of Reading on the Friday night, this is headlining no?

Not seen by FR to be big enough to headline so given a shared co-headlne slot with Paramore. But yeah, if they were headliners for Reading then Paramore were for Leeds. Where then are the other headlining slots for QOTSA at festivals far bigger than EP as he referred to them in the plural? All the ones I've seen bar Reading 2014 are at smaller festivals.

Former Former

mutley18 wrote: »

They were last on the main stage of Reading on the Friday night, this is headlining no?

"Headlining" means being the first act listed on the poster; e.g. Pete Tong came after ATCQ this year, but ATCQ were the headliner.

mutley18

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Not seen by FR to be big enough to headline so given a shared co-headlne slot with Paramore. But yeah, if they were headliners for Reading then Paramore were for Leeds. Where then are the other headlining slots for QOTSA at festivals far bigger than EP as he referred to them in the plural? All the ones I've seen bar Reading 2014 are at smaller festivals.

I am not sure I was only saying they headlined Reading, I recall watching it on tv.

Seathrun66

mutley18 wrote: »

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Not seen by FR to be big enough to headline so given a shared co-headlne slot with Paramore. But yeah, if they were headliners for Reading then Paramore were for Leeds. Where then are the other headlining slots for QOTSA at festivals far bigger than EP as he referred to them in the plural? All the ones I've seen bar Reading 2014 are at smaller festivals.

I am not sure I was only saying they headlined Reading, I recall watching it on tv.

Mutley, it was the other poster (Peter File) I was referring to who was saying they'd headlined several festivals bigger than EP. It's just not true. He was making a point about Duran Duran & ATCQ having no pulling power.

Synergism

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Not seen by FR to be big enough to headline so given a shared co-headlne slot with Paramore. But yeah, if they were headliners for Reading then Paramore were for Leeds. Where then are the other headlining slots for QOTSA at festivals far bigger than EP as he referred to them in the plural? All the ones I've seen bar Reading 2014 are at smaller festivals.

On their last touring cycle QOTSA headlined a whole load of European festivals of equal size or bigger than EP; Rocke en Seine, Pukkelpop, Sziget, Open'er, Benicassim etc.

Expect to see them at the top of lineups when European fests are announcing for next summer. They'd be a great fit for EP, fingers crossed.

Peter File

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Mutley, it was the other poster (Peter File) I was referring to who was saying they'd headlined several festivals bigger than EP. It's just not true. He was making a point about Duran Duran & ATCQ having no pulling power.

My point was that qotsa are much more popular and contrary to what you wrote and continue to deny qotsa have headlined a large number of festivals worldwide.
I understand the phoenix park concert by duran duran you mention was in a tent in the park in December 2007.
There are other festivals out the Seathrun66, I would suggest you take off the EP fanboy/girl blinkers and experience the world of festivals beyond EP.

Seathrun66

Synergism wrote: »

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Not seen by FR to be big enough to headline so given a shared co-headlne slot with Paramore. But yeah, if they were headliners for Reading then Paramore were for Leeds. Where then are the other headlining slots for QOTSA at festivals far bigger than EP as he referred to them in the plural? All the ones I've seen bar Reading 2014 are at smaller festivals.

On their last touring cycle QOTSA headlined a whole load of European festivals of equal size or bigger than EP; Rocke en Seine, Pukkelpop, Sziget, Open'er, Benicassim etc.

Expect to see them at the top of lineups when European fests are announcing for next summer. They'd be a great fit for EP, fingers crossed.

Sziget - 90,000
Rock En Seine - 30,000
Pukklepop - 60,000
Open'er - 60,000
Benicassim - 30,000
So one much bigger festival, two of comparable size and two half the size of EP. 
And I'm not a fan of QOTSA but I agree they'd be a good for for EP and would check them out if they didn't clash with something I was very keen to see.

Seathrun66

Peter File wrote: »

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Mutley, it was the other poster (Peter File) I  was referring to who was saying they'd headlined several festivals bigger than EP. It's just not true. He was making a point about Duran Duran & ATCQ having no pulling power.

My point was that qotsa are much more popular and contrary to what you wrote and continue to deny qotsa have headlined a large number of festivals worldwide.
I understand the phoenix park concert by duran duran you mention was in a tent in the park in December 2007.
There are other festivals out the Seathrun66, I would suggest you take off the EP fanboy/girl blinkers and experience the world of festivals beyond EP.

I agree with the original poster who said they weren't big enough to sell out an outdoor standalone gig of 30/40,000 capacity. They're popular alright but your point was that Duran Duran & ATCQ couldn't sell out the 3Arena which is patent nonsense. 
Duran's last two Dublin gigs were selling out that very same venue in 2007 and Phoenix Park in 2011 (A marquee with a capacity of 10,000, thus greater than the 3 Arena).
In terms of defensive ad hominen attacks this isn't the forum for it so wind your neck in please. I, like many of the posters here, go to several festivals every Summer, 2017 for me involving a couple in London & Pohoda in Slovakia. Reactionary comments aren't necessary.

Peter File

Seathrun66 wrote: »

I agree with the original poster who said they weren't big enough to sell out an outdoor standalone gig of 30/40,000 capacity. They're popular alright but your point was that Duran Duran & ATCQ couldn't sell out the 3Arena which is patent nonsense. 
Duran's last two Dublin gigs were selling out that very same venue in 2007 and Phoenix Park in 2011 (A marquee with a capacity of 10,000, thus greater than the 3 Arena).
In terms of defensive ad hominen attacks this isn't the forum for it so wind your neck in please. I, like many of the posters here, go to several festivals every Summer, 2017 for me involving a couple in London & Pohoda in Slovakia. Reactionary comments aren't necessary.

The capacity of the three arena is actually over 13,000

Seathrun66

Peter File wrote: »

Seathrun66 wrote: »

I agree with the original poster who said they weren't big enough to sell out an outdoor standalone gig of 30/40,000 capacity. They're popular alright but your point was that Duran Duran & ATCQ couldn't sell out the 3Arena which is patent nonsense. 
Duran's last two Dublin gigs were selling out that very same venue in 2007 and Phoenix Park in 2011 (A marquee with a capacity of 10,000, thus greater than the 3 Arena).
In terms of defensive ad hominen attacks this isn't the forum for it so wind your neck in please. I, like many of the posters here, go to several festivals every Summer, 2017 for me involving a couple in London & Pohoda in Slovakia. Reactionary comments aren't necessary.

The capacity of the three arena is actually over 13,000

Yes, you're right. The figure I saw (9,000) was obviously for an all-seated gig. Which would probably cause a riot if they tried to do that to QOTSA fans.

Peter File

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Yes, you're right. The figure I saw (9,000) was obviously for an all-seated gig. Which would probably cause a riot if they tried to do that to QOTSA fans.

you could try asking them to sit down!!

Synergism

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Sziget - 90,000
Rock En Seine - 30,000
Pukklepop - 60,000
Open'er - 60,000
Benicassim - 30,000
So one much bigger festival, two of comparable size and two half the size of EP. 
And I'm not a fan of QOTSA but I agree they'd be a good for for EP and would check them out if they didn't clash with something I was very keen to see.

Lowlands (55,000), Montebello Rockfest (100,000), Frequency (120,000), Oya (60,000), Orange Warsaw (73,000), Rock in Roma (60,000), Volt (70,000), Hurricane (75,000), Southside (55,000).

The capacity of EP is 55,000 so 60,000 is a 9% increase, a big enough jump. I mentioned Rock en Seine and Benicassim because they attract similar sized headliners to EP.

I agree they haven't headlined a 'load' of festivals bigger than EP but they're more than big enough to do it. The problem I can see with them is EP's history of avoiding anything even slightly hard rock/metal.

IMO they've more pulling power than ATCQ (even as a big fan myself) and Duran Duran.

Lotus Flower

As much as I love QOTSA, would be surprised if they were ever booked for EP. They don't tend to book heavy acts and I can't see EP spending the kind of money that QOTSA would command

Fatfrog

Have QOTSA improved at all?
Last time I seen them live was Slane in 04. I was on giddy form, Sun was out, pints were flowing, they're in a genre I really like....but all that said.... they were still ****e!!
Its like they're going though the motions, almost as if they're copying a really cool band, but just not doing it 100%
Each to their own but I can't have them personally.

Are they an EP act?

MadYaker

I would have thought they'd be about the right sized act for EP? I think they'll be headlining a lot of european festivals next summer. I never liked them much but they have a few good songs. Josh Homme is a talented guy.

Seathrun66

MadYaker wrote: »

I would have thought they'd be about the right sized act for EP? I think they'll be headlining a lot of european festivals next summer. I never liked them much but they have a few good songs. Josh Homme is a talented guy.

Not a fan but if they're scheduled for EP I'll have no objections. A lot worse could end up there. Would much preferred to have seen JH there with Iggy though. That's an opportunity missed by FR.

Fatfrog

Anyone catch "Bicurious" they absolutely rocked the **** out of the Salty dog, Sat around 5! Was passing by, happened upon them then couldn't leave!!

https://youtu.be/n1n8riDAuPI

Thundercats Ho

Yea, I was there. Pretty good. Rocked the sh!t outa the place is right.

D.Q

There also. Really enjoyed them. Shtompin

Mark Viduka

Can anyone tell me what colour the strap on the neckband/lanyard was this year?

bodhrandude

Mark Viduka wrote: »

Can anyone tell me what colour the strap on the neckband/lanyard was this year?

Almost the Galway colours I suppose ha ha, yeah sorta the same colour as the main stage over hang on the sides, purple and blue kind of.

mutley18

Mark Viduka wrote: »

Can anyone tell me what colour the strap on the neckband/lanyard was this year?

It was kind of blueish purple.

Spaceshanty

QOTSA would be a fantastic addition and more than 'BIG' enough to play EP. The last two albums have been brilliant, not to everyone's tastes but top notch. As a live show they have such a back catalogue of tracks they could play for 2 hours and still misso ut on a handful of favourites. Below is the set list @ Glastonbury 2011 before they released Clockwork and Villains, where fans selected what tracks they wanted to hear. Cracking set. Would love them to headline EP.

Glastonbury 2011

1. Feel Good Hit of the Summer
   
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2. The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret
   
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3. You Think I Ain't Worth a Dollar, but I Feel Like a Millionaire
   
   Play Video
4. Burn the Witch
   (with intro jam)
   Play Video
5. Tangled Up in Plaid
   
   Play Video
6. Better Living Through Chemistry
   
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7. Make It Wit Chu
   
   Play Video
8. Little Sister
   
   Play Video
9. The Fun Machine Took a **** and Died
   (with "Spiders and Vinegaroons"… more )
   Play Video
10. 3's & 7's
    
    Play Video
11. First It Giveth
    
    Play Video
12. Go With the Flow
    
    Play Video
13. No One Knows
    
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14. A Song for the Dead

kg703

Spaceshanty wrote: »

QOTSA would be a fantastic addition and more than 'BIG' enough to play EP. The last two albums have been brilliant, not to everyone's tastes but top notch. As a live show they have such a back catalogue of tracks they could play for 2 hours and still misso ut on a handful of favourites. Below is the set list @ Glastonbury 2011 before they released Clockwork and Villains, where fans selected what tracks they wanted to hear. Cracking set. Would love them to headline EP.

You might want to head on over to the 2018 thread

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057784467

huneybunny

Hey guys, do you think there will be any more tickets on sale closer to the event, like there were last year? 🀔

MiniFridgeMen

huneybunny wrote: »

Hey guys, do you think there will be any more tickets on sale closer to the event, like there were last year? 🀔

From memory, the last two years or so, three mobile have brought out a few last tickets if you are with them, or have a mate with them

There is a 2018 board just so you are aware.
Loads of peeps that was discussing EP and tips and so forth ðŸ˜

Xena2013

scruff monkey wrote: »

Think Pie Minister were gone last year.



My full checklist, slightly updated

1 - Ticket, the most important thing
2 - Tent + Sleeping bag (unless you're posh camping it, in which case just sleeping bag)
3 - Self inflating mat for sleeping bag (keeps you off the ground which can be really cold at night)
4 - Walking boots (you're going to be on your feet for 3 days solid, racking up a lot of milage, comfy, protected feets are best feets)
***NOTE OF CAUTION : Do not buy boots and break them in at the festival, you'll **** your feet up.***
5 - Camping chair, see #4, when you stop, you will want to rest your arse, do it in luxury
6 - Rain gear (you want to have it but not use it)
7 - Hat, I bring two, one for the sun and one for at night (no hair = v.cold head)
8 - Spare clothes (kept in car for emergencies), clean fresh socks every day people, even if you don't change anything else!
9 - Fleece type garment for the nights (again, it gets cold down there)
10 - Plastic bags for wet gear, should the nasty happen, you will need these, also good for tent bin.
11 - torch (I take two, a small v.powerful hand held and a head lamp type, might be overkill but it is handy)
12 - Spare batteries for torches, I fit fresh ones in before the weekend and keep spares in the car
13 - Towel (for when hitching a lift from the Vogons), I bring two with me, both large microfiber towels which fold down to nothin, one stays in car though with spare clothes
14 - Beer/Spirits (note, for spirits I just want a few whiskeys late at night so I decant my poison of choice into a metal water flask before leaving house, you don't want to be arsed with carting glass bottles down there and then having to decant. Do it at home and breeze through security).
15 - Cold bag for #14
16 - Tent food, usually just pack a box of breakfast type bars, there are so many different food offerings in the main arena that you are not gonna go hungry
17 - Portable phone charger (aim for a minimum of 10,000mAh or higher (15,000mAh if there's more than one of you hanging off it)) and don't forget your micro usb/lightning cables
18 - Water, if you are moving all day and drinking then you need lots of water, usually pick up a 6 pack of 1.5lt bottles, 3 in car, 3 in tent (water is heavy so no point killing self carrying an extra 9kg in on top of the rest)
19 - ear plugs for sleeping at night (boots have lots of silicon/waxy types)
20 - gig/music ear plugs for those of us who don't want to go deaf
21 - Lighter, even if you don't smoke, it's very handy to have
22 - Cash, there are ATMs on site, do no rely on them to be full or not mobbed by the rampaging hordes of the walking dead trying to get cash out to get a cocktail
23 - Small packets of wetwipes and or bottles of hand sanitiser to have on you all day
24 - Packet of large wet wipes for quickie freshing up in the tent
25 - chapstick / sun protection spray / aftersun (keeping hopes up) skin moisturiser (you might be roughing it a little but you don't need to be roughed up)
26 - bog roll x 2 (one in tent, one in car)
27 - toilet wipes (I am v.large male in mid 40s but they make my festival botty uber smooth and clean)
28 - "Box of balloons
With the feather-light touch
Pack of party-poppers
That pop in the night" *
29 - toiletries (roll on smellies only, shower gel, toothbrush, toothpaste)
30 - Pain killers of choice, a packet of rennie/antacid type thing and just in case a packet of immodium or cheaper generic ****stopper
31 - first aid kit (you should have one in your car anyway but if not then get one)
32 - vitamin pills/ berocca type thingy for in the morning
33 - dioralyte for with your water before bedtime
34 - sunglasses (gots to be funky)
35 - small bag for during day (do not use a backpack in crowds, that's a paddlin)
36 - neck gaiter/warmer can be handy in the evening if it's cold
37 - camping pillow
38 - small pair of field glasses are right handy
39 - flipflops for shower time (best not to wear into the bogs though or to walk around the main bog areas in them cos squealchy)
40 - Pair of runners to be left in car, nothing beats that aaaaaaah feeling as you slide your wear feets into comfy happiness on a monday morning before you get nicked for drunk driving which leads us to
41 - Alcohol breathalyser test kit for in the car, you get them in halfords, don't be a dick and ruin your or someone elses life on a monday morning
42 - Ziplock bags, they keep "small things" stuff fresh and dry and odd smells in.


And just to add a list of what not to bring -

1 - CANDLES - be cool, don't be crispy
2 - FLARES - be cool, don't be shot to death with balls of your own sh1te for being "that" tosser
3 - GUITAR - any attempts at wonderwall will result in you being shot to death with balls of your own sh1te
4 - SENSE OF SHAME - it's not needed for the weekend
5 - CAMERA - live the bloody moment, don't try to be Senor Speilbergo capturing it


* #28 is actually appropriate this year

Thanks for the extensive list, love it.
Question: Do you perhaps know where the rave in the woods takes place?

scruff monkey

Ask in the 2018 thread.