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

Rfrip

I tend to go in and out of the heniken stage randomly. Usually for beer and end up staying for a boogy

BigMo1

Rigor Mortis wrote: »

For those wondering. The Final main stage announcement was Aug 19th last year. In relative terms that would be next Friday.
It was SKepta, James Bay, BellX1, ABC, Walking on Cars Lightning Seeds and Ryan Sheridan and some other then smaller acts which included Oh Wonder and Fangclub

We can argue the toss, but there wont be many very big hitters if its similar

Some relatively big chart names in there but not many real needle movers. Doubtful they'll be adding anyone with any real impact on the demand for tickets this year either.

fourmations

im usually in the "its all about being there" camp
but I have been whinging about the line up this year, its grim
it is still about being there and i'll have a blast no doubt
but it would be nice to have a few acts to look forward to

really hoping for some decent middle tier acts in the tents,
theres very little this year, there was always some good stuff
in the my five years of going, off the top of my head, the likes of
The War on Drugs, FKA twigs, Joey Badass, Ride, Battles,
Animal Collective, Wild Beasts, Glass Animals, |Johnny marr, st vincent
metronomy.. etc etc, you get the gist

as always i usually discover someone that interested me
and am then raging that i wasnt more familiar with thsir stuff
before EP!

anyone got any must see's that i need to swot up on?
im not interested in the straight up techno / house etc
but am partial to the more intersting dance music
and love me some hip hop and or funk
and indie bands as you can see above!"

ta

ghostdancer

fourmations wrote: »

im usually in the "its all about being there" camp
but I have been whinging about the line up this year, its grim
it is still about being there and i'll have a blast no doubt
but it would be nice to have a few acts to look forward to

really hoping for some decent middle tier acts in the tents,
theres very little this year, there was always some good stuff
in the my five years of going, off the top of my head, the likes of
The War on Drugs, FKA twigs, Joey Badass, Ride, Battles,
Animal Collective, Wild Beasts, Glass Animals, |Johnny marr, st vincent
metronomy.. etc etc, you get the gist

as always i usually discover someone that interested me
and am then raging that i wasnt more familiar with thsir stuff
before EP!

anyone got any must see's that i need to swot up on?
im not interested in the straight up techno / house etc
but am partial to the more intersting dance music
and love me some hip hop and or funk
and indie bands as you can see above!"

ta

Vince Staples, Young Fathers and Rejjie Snow are hiphop
Kiasmos, Floating Points, Kelly Lee Owens, New Jackson are interesting electronic music
Jagwar Ma, Public Service Broadcasting, Bear's Den, Real Estate and Pond wouldn't be a million miles from The War on Drugs, Ride, Animal Collective etc.

room_149

ghostdancer wrote: »

Vince Staples, Young Fathers and Rejjie Snow are hiphop

Plus yourself & Seathrun66 doing battle raps !

Former Former

Rigor Mortis wrote: »

For those wondering. The Final main stage announcement was Aug 19th last year. In relative terms that would be next Friday.
It was SKepta, James Bay, BellX1, ABC, Walking on Cars Lightning Seeds and Ryan Sheridan and some other then smaller acts which included Oh Wonder and Fangclub

We can argue the toss, but there wont be many very big hitters if its similar

I'd be happy with an announcement of similar profile again this year. Some of my favourite acts from last year were in the final release.

stead

fourmations wrote: »

im usually in the "its all about being there" camp
but I have been whinging about the line up this year, its grim
it is still about being there and i'll have a blast no doubt
but it would be nice to have a few acts to look forward to

really hoping for some decent middle tier acts in the tents,
theres very little this year, there was always some good stuff
in the my five years of going, off the top of my head, the likes of
The War on Drugs, FKA twigs, Joey Badass, Ride, Battles,
Animal Collective, Wild Beasts, Glass Animals, |Johnny marr, st vincent
metronomy.. etc etc, you get the gist

as always i usually discover someone that interested me
and am then raging that i wasnt more familiar with thsir stuff
before EP!

anyone got any must see's that i need to swot up on?
im not interested in the straight up techno / house etc
but am partial to the more intersting dance music
and love me some hip hop and or funk
and indie bands as you can see above!"

ta

Took me too long to realise this isn't a poem.

stead

fourmations wrote: »

im usually in the "its all about being there" camp
but I have been whinging about the line up this year, its grim
it is still about being there and i'll have a blast no doubt
but it would be nice to have a few acts to look forward to

really hoping for some decent middle tier acts in the tents,
theres very little this year, there was always some good stuff
in the my five years of going, off the top of my head, the likes of
The War on Drugs, FKA twigs, Joey Badass, Ride, Battles,
Animal Collective, Wild Beasts, Glass Animals, |Johnny marr, st vincent
metronomy.. etc etc, you get the gist

as always i usually discover someone that interested me
and am then raging that i wasnt more familiar with thsir stuff
before EP!

anyone got any must see's that i need to swot up on?
im not interested in the straight up techno / house etc
but am partial to the more intersting dance music
and love me some hip hop and or funk
and indie bands as you can see above!"

ta

I think we've sort of similar tastes. For hiphop/grime I'm looking out for Run The Jewels, Vince Staples, Section Boyz, Krept and Konan, Rejjie Snow, A Tribe Called Quest. Not so much in to dancing but definitely not missing Bicep, Mura Musa and Annie Mac.

Arne_Saknussem

ghostdancer wrote: »

Vince Staples, Young Fathers and Rejjie Snow are hiphop
Kiasmos, Floating Points, Kelly Lee Owens, New Jackson are interesting electronic music
Jagwar Ma, Public Service Broadcasting, Bear's Den, Real Estate and Pond wouldn't be a million miles from The War on Drugs, Ride, Animal Collective etc.

Agree with the above, also try:

HipHop: Run the Jewels, A Tribe Called Quest(new albums great)
Electro: Soulwax, Klark Cant, Floating Points
Inide/Rock: Phoenix, Car Seat Headrest, The Lemon Twigs

Arne_Saknussem

And if you don't fancy any of those and you're of a certain age i believe there is a middle aged Smiths-themed bunch of Hooligans forming directly after These Charming Men play the Salty Dog to give the younger generations a good kicking.

Rigor Mortis

Car Seat Headrest are going to be a major hit

fourmations

thanks all

thats a great help, keep em coming

mucho gracias

fourmations

Arne_Saknussem wrote: »

And if you don't fancy any of those and you're of a certain age i believe there is a middle aged Smiths-themed bunch of Hooligans forming directly after These Charming Men play the Salty Dog to give the younger generations a good kicking.

im there! i'm of that profile!
great start to last year, cant beat a bit of flailing around the bemused teens
with the added bonus of supping yer own gargle

Arne_Saknussem

Rigor Mortis wrote: »

Car Seat Headrest are going to be a major hit

Yep, i think Body & Soul will be hopping for Public Service Broadcasting too. Fearful of a clash with Tribe on that one.

SimqlySketch

What would suit my "Indie/Rock" taste of music? Some of my favourites so far are:

Everything Everything
The XX
Rag N Bone Man
Band of Horses
Phoenix
Car Seat Headrest
Japandroids
Eden
Hudson Taylor
Little Hours

D.Q

How early is too early for weather? Asking for a friend.

Arne_Saknussem

SimqlySketch wrote: »

What would suit my "Indie/Rock" taste of music? Some of my favourites so far are:

Everything Everything
The XX
Rag N Bone Man
Band of Horses
Phoenix
Car Seat Headrest
Japandroids
Eden
Hudson Taylor
Little Hours

Try:

Public Service Broadcasting
Nick Hakim
Soulwax
Bear's Den
Jagwar Ma
Divine Comedy

SimqlySketch

Arne_Saknussem wrote: »

Try:

Public Service Broadcasting
Nick Hakim
Soulwax
Bear's Den
Jagwar Ma
Divine Comedy

Great suggestions, listening to them now. Thanks!

NegativeCreep

Can anyone recommend a tent for this? I plan on getting a good nights sleep as I don't enjoy anything when I'm tired (I'm already trying hard enough as it is to get excited about going to this) and I don't want to spend a fortune. 2 people will use the tent but I'd rather get a 4 man tent for storage space. Any suggestions are appreciated

Arne_Saknussem

NegativeCreep wrote: »

Can anyone recommend a tent for this? I plan on getting a good nights sleep as I don't enjoy anything when I'm tired (I'm already trying hard enough as it is to get excited about going to this) and I don't want to spend a fortune. 2 people will use the tent but I'd rather get a 4 man tent for storage space. Any suggestions are appreciated

Aldi do a good 4 man for about 35 quid, they normally stock them coming up to the big festivals.

https://www.aldi.ie/adventuridge-dome-tent/p/094776145929900

D.Q

NegativeCreep wrote: »

Can anyone recommend a tent for this? I plan on getting a good nights sleep as I don't enjoy anything when I'm tired (I'm already trying hard enough as it is to get excited about going to this) and I don't want to spend a fortune. 2 people will use the tent but I'd rather get a 4 man tent for storage space. Any suggestions are appreciated

Haha user name checks out.

https://www.quechua.co.uk/2-seconds-freshblack-3-person-camping-tent-white-id_8357353

Blackout inside and keeps the heat off. Pair of earplugs and you'll be sleeping well.

roll

good god-nobody has mentioned perfume genius?! obviously fr john misty is deadly live

D.Q

Rigor Mortis wrote: »

Car Seat Headrest are going to be a major hit

Playing their latest now. Quite impressed

askU

NegativeCreep wrote: »

Can anyone recommend a tent for this? I plan on getting a good nights sleep as I don't enjoy anything when I'm tired (I'm already trying hard enough as it is to get excited about going to this) and I don't want to spend a fortune. 2 people will use the tent but I'd rather get a 4 man tent for storage space. Any suggestions are appreciated

Argos do good tents

Dien

Hi folks, myself and three mates have the option of buying a campervan pass and four "crew" passes that will seemingly allow us to bring our campervan to the crew site on the Thursday. Does anyone have any experience of staying in the crew campsite? Any information at all would be greatly appreciated before we part with cash. Cheers.

Arne_Saknussem

roll wrote: »

good god-nobody has mentioned perfume genius?! obviously fr john misty is deadly live

Perfume Genius i'm not familiar with, what's the deal with him?

Seathrun66

red face dave wrote: »

That would be class. It would probably be my first time heading to the Heineken stage. I didn't even know it was called a "stage" until now

The one and only time I headed into that area (circa 3pm with little else to do) the security guys turned me away for having a beer in my hand that wasn't Heineken . I explained that it was a Murphy's Red that was owned by Heineken but they said they were under strict instructions not to allow any non-Heineken in. My loss I guess. Maybe try again next month to reach the long-awaited state of transcendence.

Seathrun66

Arne_Saknussem wrote: »

Rigor Mortis wrote: »

Car Seat Headrest are going to be a major hit

Yep, i think Body & Soul will be hopping for Public Service Broadcasting too. Fearful of a clash with Tribe on that one.

Alas that seems inevitable. B&S main acts always circa midnight. Only possibility of avoiding it is if Pete Tong follows ATCQ on the main stage on Sat but fair chance he's headlining the EA.

stead

Anybody have a nice list of stuff to bring?

Seathrun66

Arne_Saknussem wrote: »

roll wrote: »

good god-nobody has mentioned perfume genius?! obviously fr john misty is deadly live

Perfume Genius i'm not familiar with, what's the deal with him?

Tortured Seattle solo artist. Did a brilliant midnight set at the Body & Soul main stage on the Sunday night in 2014. Followed by Francois & the Atlas Mountains who were equally great. Nice way to end that year.  PG released a very good album in May. Well worth a look, think a poppier and more accessible Ezra Furman.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7OSSUwPVM4