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

showpony1

scruff monkey wrote: »

Flo Jo played the thursday following EP, but that's fcuk all to do with playing EP two years in a row which you have the Editors on for.

Pop, i didn't see that one, i was going from his website.

IOW is two months before EP, they've Rod Stewart too, why not fetishize him for EP instead of Gutter?

You seriously have the rampant horn for David Goiter, i'd see a doctor if I was you.

so you are saying that apart from disagreeing with editors, its a fairly accurate line-up. why attacking me so? :rolleyes:

scruff monkey

Attacking you, where? You're not answering simple question, what's with the David Ginola obsession and conviction that EP would book him.

And no, I don't think it's accurate.

showpony1

scruff monkey wrote: »

Attacking you, where? You're not answering simple question, what's with the David Ginola obsession and conviction that EP would book him.

And no, I don't think it's accurate.

"You seriously have the rampant horn for David Goiter, i'd see a doctor if I was you."

Same as every other act, they have been booked to summer festivals - there is usually a dance act on friday or sat night. it seems like you are the one fixated on Guetta its just one of many acts ive put in there using the same logic.

team_actimel

showpony1 wrote: »

"You seriously have the rampant horn for David Goiter, i'd see a doctor if I was you."

Same as every other act, they have been booked to summer festivals - there is usually a dance act on friday or sat night. it seems like you are the one fixated on Guetta its just one of many acts ive put in there using the same logic.

But it's a reputable dance act that's usually booked for the Fri night. Underworld in 2015, Chemical Brothers this year, they'd hardly have a poppy EDM knackfest dance act.

scruff monkey

There is usually a dance act, but they do tend to be less of an edm/poppy bent (excluding Fatboy Slim in 2013, and he at least has a bit of history behind him and a really long career)

The last few years have seen Chemical Bros, Underworld etc... that would be a serious dive in quality and style to go for Guetta.

showpony1

team_actimel wrote: »

But it's a reputable dance act that's usually booked for the Fri night. Underworld in 2015, Chemical Brothers this year, they'd hardly have a poppy EDM knackfest dance act.

Fatboy Slim, Disclosure, MK, Duke Dumont, Annie Mac all played in recent years similar kind of acts.

Ferris_Bueller

In the past ten years or so it has been Chemical Brothers x3, Underworld x2, Disclosure, Fatboy Slim, Orbital x2, Leftfield, 2manyDJs, Basement Jaxx as the main stage dance acts. Absolutely no chance it is going to be David Guetta and if it is it will be the end of Electric Picnic for a lot of people. He stands out like a sore thumb from that list mainly.

Don't think it will be Mumford & Sons either, and if they do play I don't think they will headline the main stage any night, maybe sub headline it at best (or worst!). Picnic is guaranteed to sell out so why would the owners start booking acts like these? It would be shooting themselves in the foot.

Arcade Fire could be in with a good chance of headlining, as are the XX. For the dance act I would guess one from Aphex Twin, Justice (hopefully) or Major Lazer. I have zero insight into who they are going to book but it won't be David Guetta.

Easy Rod

Ferris_Bueller wrote: »

In the past ten years or so it has been Chemical Brothers x3, Underworld x2, Disclosure, Fatboy Slim, Orbital x2, Leftfield, 2manyDJs, Basement Jaxx as the main stage dance acts. Absolutely no chance it is going to be David Guetta and if it is it will be the end of Electric Picnic for a lot of people. He stands out like a sore thumb from that list mainly.

Don't think it will be Mumford & Sons either, and if they do play I don't think they will headline the main stage any night, maybe sub headline it at best (or worst!). Picnic is guaranteed to sell out so why would the owners start booking acts like these? It would be shooting themselves in the foot.

Arcade Fire could be in with a good chance of headlining, as are the XX. For the dance act I would guess one from Aphex Twin, Justice (hopefully) or Major Lazer. I have zero insight into who they are going to book but it won't be David Guetta.

If m&s do play, they'll certainly headline. They've headlined Glasto.

showpony1

Ferris_Bueller wrote: »

In the past ten years or so it has been Chemical Brothers x3, Underworld x2, Disclosure, Fatboy Slim, Orbital x2, Leftfield, 2manyDJs, Basement Jaxx as the main stage dance acts. Absolutely no chance it is going to be David Guetta and if it is it will be the end of Electric Picnic for a lot of people. He stands out like a sore thumb from that list mainly.

Don't think it will be Mumford & Sons either, and if they do play I don't think they will headline the main stage any night, maybe sub headline it at best (or worst!). Picnic is guaranteed to sell out so why would the owners start booking acts like these? It would be shooting themselves in the foot.

Arcade Fire could be in with a good chance of headlining, as are the XX. For the dance act I would guess one from Aphex Twin, Justice (hopefully) or Major Lazer. I have zero insight into who they are going to book but it won't be David Guetta.

Major lazer and David guetta are pretty much the same type of thing and will attract same crowd so don't understand why people want them but going mad about guetta. Sure his music is pumping out of cocktail cocktail half the day it's not like the crowd that go don't like it.

I find the people who post here generally are in the minority each year in terms of which acts they like at these festivals

Arne_Saknussem

showpony1 wrote: »

Major lazer and David guetta are pretty much the same type of thing and will attract same crowd so don't understand why people want them but going mad about guetta. Sure his music is pumping out of cocktail cocktail half the day it's not like the crowd that go don't like it.

I find the people who post here generally are in the minority each year in terms of which acts they like at these festivals I.e. You have year and years packed out in the electric arena but are ****e according to the posters here.

Cocktail cocktail, Heineken Area etc are like honeytraps for the type of people who like David Guetta so the rest of us can enjoy the festival.

glencurtis252

There's some awful moany ***** on here no1 is entitled to an opinion without someone getting hot and bothered

Paddy2012

Only a handful of acts from Lowlands and Zurich Openair also played EP this year and excluding Noel G they were mostly acts who played previously so based on that I guess The XX, Elbow and Mumford and Sons seem the most likely next year (although I would love Iggy Pop and The Prodigy)

scruff monkey

Would Elbow come back to EP after the ****e they dealt with last time with FR? They're in Olympia in Feb too so could consider the country ticked off their list for the year.

scruff monkey

glencurtis252 wrote: »

There's some awful moany ***** on here no1 is entitled to an opinion without someone getting hot and bothered

bodhrandude

Ferris_Bueller wrote: »

In the past ten years or so it has been Chemical Brothers x3, Underworld x3(First in the Electric Arena Sunday 2008), Disclosure, Fatboy Slim x2, Orbital x2, Leftfield, 2manyDJs x3 or 4, Basement Jaxx x2 (I think) as the main stage dance acts. Absolutely no chance it is going to be David Guetta and if it is it will be the end of Electric Picnic for a lot of people. He stands out like a sore thumb from that list mainly.

Don't think it will be Mumford & Sons either, and if they do play I don't think they will headline the main stage any night, maybe sub headline it at best (or worst!). Picnic is guaranteed to sell out so why would the owners start booking acts like these? It would be shooting themselves in the foot.

Arcade Fire could be in with a good chance of headlining, as are the XX. For the dance act I would guess one from Aphex Twin, Justice (hopefully) or Major Lazer. I have zero insight into who they are going to book but it won't be David Guetta.

FYP

bodhrandude

showpony1 wrote: »

Major lazer and David guetta are pretty much the same type of thing and will attract same crowd so don't understand why people want them but going mad about guetta. Sure his music is pumping out of cocktail cocktail half the day it's not like the crowd that go don't like it.

I find the people who post here generally are in the minority each year in terms of which acts they like at these festivals

Sorry dude there was a reason why there was the creation of Electric Picnic, because a certain other festival was in existence that normally would cater for your choices. The bulk of electronic dance acts at the Picnic would be more left of the field, quirky, underground, electronic dance music for the rocker and punk crowd in a way and everything else in between. Guetta and Harris could do standalone gigs and probably sell them out, same with Swedish House Mafia and all that guff.

Furious-Red

Ferris_Bueller wrote: »

In the past ten years or so it has been Chemical Brothers x3, Underworld x2, Disclosure, Fatboy Slim, Orbital x2, Leftfield, 2manyDJs, Basement Jaxx as the main stage dance acts. Absolutely no chance it is going to be David Guetta and if it is it will be the end of Electric Picnic for a lot of people. He stands out like a sore thumb from that list mainly.

Don't think it will be Mumford & Sons either, and if they do play I don't think they will headline the main stage any night, maybe sub headline it at best (or worst!). Picnic is guaranteed to sell out so why would the owners start booking acts like these? It would be shooting themselves in the foot.

Arcade Fire could be in with a good chance of headlining, as are the XX. For the dance act I would guess one from Aphex Twin, Justice (hopefully) or Major Lazer. I have zero insight into who they are going to book but it won't be David Guetta.

If M&S do play they are 100% headliner

scruff monkey

Furious-Red wrote: »

If M&S do play they are 100% headliner

Yarp, though could get lucky and they might do a gig in RHk or point, I don't think they're the worst, just bland.

electrobanana

When the likes of David Guetta are even been mentioned as a rumour you know the festival is dying and tbh its pretty much dead as far as Im concerned..it might sound like a bit of a cliche but its gone commercial as fcuk.

BullBlackNova

scruff monkey wrote: »

Would Elbow come back to EP after the ****e they dealt with last time with FR? They're in Olympia in Feb too so could consider the country ticked off their list for the year.

They're also playing the Marquee in Cork in June. It would be very unusual for a band to play 3 gigs in Ireland and then come back the same year for a festival.

ghostdancer

loads of bands play Dublin in the Spring and then play festivals, especially MCD gigs/FR festivals.
Aiken might have tied them into an exclusivity clause for the summer with that Marquee show though, or EP have already booked their top acts and Elbow weren't one of them (hopefully).

scruff monkey

ghostdancer wrote: »

loads of bands play Dublin in the Spring and then play festivals, especially MCD gigs/FR festivals.
Aiken might have tied them into an exclusivity clause for the summer with that Marquee show though, or EP have already booked their top acts and Elbow weren't one of them (hopefully).

The festival headliners would indeed be sorted by now (or months ago).
Didn't know about the Marquee gig, that with the two in the Olympia probably rules them out.

Furious-Red

Welcome the very first names of the #sziget2017 line-up!
Major Lazer * Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike * Two Door Cinema Club * Tom Odell * Bad Religion * DJ Shadow * Mac DeMarco * Vince Staples * W&W * Oliver Heldens * WE ARE GTA * Kensington * Oh Wonder * GusGus Many

MadYaker

electrobanana wrote: »

When the likes of David Guetta are even been mentioned as a rumour you know the festival is dying and tbh its pretty much dead as far as Im concerned..it might sound like a bit of a cliche but its gone commercial as fcuk.

Yeah you're right one guy mentioning David Guetta means the festival is 100% dead, anyone want to buy my ticket? :rolleyes:

Bon Iver has just been announced for forbidden fruit.... that surely makes a Picnic appearance a awful lot less likely. €60 for a Monday ticket with a few good names is tempting though.

scruff monkey

MadYaker wrote: »

Bon Iver has just been announced for forbidden fruit.... that surely makes a Picnic appearance a awful lot less likely. €60 for a Monday ticket with a few good names is tempting though.

Yeah, i'd say so, esp given he's "curating" it, shame that.

team_actimel

Furious-Red wrote: »

Welcome the very first names of the #sziget2017 line-up!
Major Lazer * Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike * Two Door Cinema Club * Tom Odell * Bad Religion * DJ Shadow * Mac DeMarco * Vince Staples * W&W * Oliver Heldens * WE ARE GTA * Kensington * Oh Wonder * GusGus Many

Major Lazer strikes again!

showpony1

team_actimel wrote: »

Major Lazer strikes again!

no guetta?

showpony1

electrobanana wrote: »

When the likes of David Guetta are even been mentioned as a rumour you know the festival is dying and tbh its pretty much dead as far as Im concerned.

jaysus the amount of posts like this on this thread drives me mad.

Arne_Saknussem

showpony1 wrote: »

jaysus the amount of posts like this on this thread drives me mad.

Why would you let someone's opinion drive you mad?

PabloAndRoy

showpony1 wrote: »

jaysus the amount of posts like this on this thread drives me mad.