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

Seathrun66

Any feedback on the Flaming Lips album? 

Lollapalooza Paris just announced for late July. Alt-J and Pixies again. Surely at least one of those for Stradbally?

BullBlackNova

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Any feedback on the Flaming Lips album? No chance to listen to all of it but the two tracks I heard didn't grab me.

I enjoyed it far more than their last few. Couple of great tracks on it - 'We A Famly' is cool, I think - but there's a few that are worth skipping right over.

I'll listen to it more than anything they've done since 'At War With the Mystics', but it's still not a patch on that, Yoshimi, the Soft Bulletin, etc as far as I'm concerned.

For me, last week's releases go:

1) Run the Jewels (I know, streaming since last year but physical release was Friday so I'm cheating!!)
2) Bonobo
3) The Flaming Lips
4) The xx

Seathrun66

BullBlackNova wrote: »

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Any feedback on the Flaming Lips album? No chance to listen to all of it but the two tracks I heard didn't grab me.

I enjoyed it far more than their last few. Couple of great tracks on it - 'We A Famly' is cool, I think - but there's a few that are worth skipping right over.

I'll listen to it more than anything they've done since 'At War With the Mystics', but it's still not a patch on that, Yoshimi, the Soft Bulletin, etc as far as I'm concerned.

For me, last week's releases go:

1) Run the Jewels (I know, streaming since last year but physical release was Friday so I'm cheating!!)
2) Bonobo
3) The Flaming Lips
4) The xx

Agree regarding the two Lips' masterpieces, but I also loved The Terror from 2013. Third place in your list hasn't got me rushing to the shops.

Will check out the Run the Jewels newbie. Loved the second album but then caught them at Field Day in London and they were poor. But maybe it's me, I try to get into it but find that hip-hop very rarely works in an outdoor live setting. Exceptions are Public Enemy, and of course Nas at EP '16.

dmm82

Does anyone know how strict they are on not allowing campers to park in the carpark?

bodhrandude

Did anyone catch the first episode of this ain't no disco presented by Donal Dineen, some interesting artists on it, was well impressed with Philip Kelleher.

https://www.facebook.com/thisaintnodisco/?pnref=story

Synode

bodhrandude wrote: »

Did anyone catch the first episode of this ain't no disco presented by Donal Dineen, some interesting artists on it, was well impressed with Philip Kelleher.

https://www.facebook.com/thisaintnodisco/?pnref=story

Gonna give it a spin now. Irish radio is shockingly bad at this time of the day

Edit: Enjoyed that. The rap from your man in All City Records was great

Furious-Red

Boardmasters has announced the first wave of acts for the returning festival in 2017 – with Alt-J, Jamiroquai and Two Door Cinema Club headlining.

Also on the line-up for the UK surf and music festival are Andy C, Jake Bugg, Slaves, Patrick Topping, Wild Beasts, Roger Sanchez, Becky Hill, Solardo, TQD, Theo Kottis, Tom Grennan, Cadenza and Youngr.


Read more at http://www.nme.com/news/music/alt-j-jamiroquai-two-door-cinema-club-boardmasters-1951016#MrZfIXaqldX5Lywq.99

melekalikimaka

team_actimel wrote: »

+1. I've seen them twice and they are an exciting band to see live.
As much as I like DJ sets it would be great to see a live electronic band like Pendulum on the Friday night.

They were the highlight of Glasto for me one year, amazing live show.

bodhrandude

Jimmy Somerville apparently playing this year, was talking to some Glaswegian friends who know him and he said he was playing a gig in early September in Ireland, he wasn't specific but I can imagine that its got to be the Picnic.

Rfrip

bodhrandude wrote: »

Jimmy Somerville apparently playing this year, was talking to some Glaswegian friends who know him and he said he was playing a gig in early September in Ireland, he wasn't specific but I can imagine that its got to be the Picnic.

I'd be happy with that!

Fatfrog

dmm82 wrote: »

Does anyone know how strict they are on not allowing campers to park in the carpark?

You see plenty of people sleeping in vans in the car park, but I dont recall ever seeing a Campervan in the regular car park?

On the approach roads the Guards divert Campervans down a special route, I suppose you could just say you're passing through and not going to the EP, that would get you down the car route, then you're at the mercy of the Stewarts in the car park.

Given the lack of supply vs demand there must be a good reason why the car park isn't filled with campers?

scruff monkey

bodhrandude wrote: »

Jimmy Somerville apparently playing this year, was talking to some Glaswegian friends who know him and he said he was playing a gig in early September in Ireland, he wasn't specific but I can imagine that its got to be the Picnic.

Hopefully not the electric Ireland stage

MattD

To me it's shaping up to be a headliner bunch of xx, Alt-j, two door cinema club and two from Arcade fire/Gorillaz/Major Lazer/slightly surprising other act.

I think it's too late in the year to get run the jewels, Frank ocean or the Weeknd that I thought would have also been potentials.

St Vincent, Haim and Angel Olsson decent shouts as high up on the lineup

Synode

MattD wrote: »

To me it's shaping up to be a headliner bunch of xx, Alt-j, two door cinema club and two from Arcade fire/Gorillaz/Major Lazer/slightly surprising other act.

That sounds like a Longitude line-up

MattD

Synode wrote: »

That sounds like a Longitude line-up

Well most of them have played EP before bar Gorillaz and alt-j...

I just can't see any 'typical EP' acts that are touring or releasing material that would be viable contenders. I assume you're talking more Flaming Lips? At the Drive In? Depeche Mode? Beck again? Possibly...

Wooderson

Major Lazer headlining? Jesus wept.

everlast75

scruff monkey

Now that's just not right, the Vengaboys played in 2015, no way they'd be back again so soon,

D.Q

Hope Mcgregor and Metallica don't clash.

MS291988

woudl love to see the Naked and Famous at EP they are super live!

MadYaker

Gerry Adams reading his favourite tweets?! Id probably go to that :pac:

team_actimel

Would love to see Pope Francis' dark techno set playing to a madouvit crowd in Rankin's Wood. Giving out tabs of acid instead of the bread of life.

Peter File

Interpol have confirmed an Irish concert in Stradbally for their turn on the bright lights 15th anniversary tour. So we have a confirmed headliner

Wooderson

Good to see we're getting a full band performance from the Real IRA.

The Nal

Wooderson wrote: »

Good to see we're getting a full band performance from the Real IRA.

They're clashing with The Man Who Slipped on the Ice on the RTE News. Serious pisser.

scruff monkey

Peter File wrote: »

Interpol have confirmed an Irish concert in Stradbally for their turn on the bright lights 15th anniversary tour. So we have a confirmed headliner

Where?

They've the following dates on their site and the announcement video on twatter, no Stradbally listed.
09/01 – London, UK @ Alexandra Palace
09/03 – Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall

Unless they're popping over for a nights work down the country, i'd be surprised (we had them in 2015 too)

maximoose

Good old fashioned lies, I believe.

kg703

According to the thin line, in the original post it had Stradbally which was then removed?

scruff monkey

What's the Thin Line?

Peesh89

The Thin Air, I assume..