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

MadYaker

Latitude and Longitude are run by the same people and have shared headliners in the past (I think) so that could be where that idea comes from.

sadie06

My favourite post-announcement whinge is the 'compared to other European festivals, EP is ****e'.

It very well may be...but I really don't care when I'm there!

Seathrun66

sadie06 wrote: »

My favourite post-announcement whinge is the 'compared to other European festivals, EP is ****e'.

It very well may be...but I really don't care when I'm there!

And they're wrong too Sadie. Many Euro fests on concrete (often on disused airfield runways), little on offer bar the music so no comedy/literature/art, often no choice of beer (eg Heineken only in Primavera & Open'er), poor food options and few get better acts than EP. It's also a hell of a lot more expensive when you factor in flights, accommodation (for some) and the Picnic is great value if you buy early. Non-Irish pals have been hugely impressed with EP and it gets regularly unfairly knocked. Time for us to defend it a little. Unless they announce the Mumfords.

Former Former

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Very clearly for Longitude:
http://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/longitude/2017/lineup.shtml

I'm guessing that is no more reliable than the "rumours" on this thread.

davywalsh7

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Very clearly for Longitude:
http://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/longitude/2017/lineup.shtml

Ok man relax lol

Seathrun66

Re efestivals.com

Hi Former Former, they're usually very accurate, won't accept any unsubstantiated rumours (so they'd ignore all of us!) and extremely cagey about putting stuff up. Their reputation depends on it & I've found them by far the most accurate of festival rumours sources. So yes, more reliable. 

Though many posters here are making the point about the 1975 at Malahide thus not Longitude and that makes perfect sense.

EIREDriver

Why all the hate for Mumford? Their Glastonbury headliner slot a few years ago was very good imo. I'd love to see them live, even if I'm not pushed on their latest album.

Also, any of these touring and/or a possibility would anyone think?
-Foals
-The Vaccines
-Jake Bugg
- Ben Howard
- The Last Shadow Puppets
- Edward Sharpe

Seathrun66

EIREDriver wrote: »

Why all the hate for Mumford?  Their Glastonbury headliner slot a few years ago was very good imo. I'd love to see them live, even if I'm not pushed on their latest album.

Also, any of these touring and/or a possibility would anyone think?
-Foals
-The Vaccines
-Jake Bugg
- Ben Howard
- The Last Shadow Puppets
- Edward Sharpe

Sorry man. The Mumfords thing is all just subjective taste. I'm not a fan but am aware they'd draw a huge crowd to the main stage and I'd find plenty of alternatives in the tents. But personaly I'd prefer that EP used their large fee elsewhere.

And a fair chance of some of those. Foals have played three times before and it fits in with their schedule. Ben Howard & The Vaccines played in 2012, Edward Sharpe the year before and pretty sure the other two haven't yet so you could get lucky with a couple of those. Hope you're happy with whatever gets announced in 3 weeks.

glencurtis252

EIREDriver wrote:

Also, any of these touring and/or a possibility would anyone think? -Foals -The Vaccines -Jake Bugg - Ben Howard - The Last Shadow Puppets - Edward Sharpe

The last shadow puppets aren't touring anymore I'd be nearly sure

davywalsh7

Must b first time in a while that we don't have much clue of any of the lineup at this stage (apart from Interpol)

D.Q

Stone roses Saturday night....

davywalsh7

D.Q wrote: »

Stone roses Saturday night....

Where'd you hear that?

Seathrun66

davywalsh7 wrote: »

Must b first time in a while that we don't have much clue of any of the lineup at this stage (apart from Interpol)

Mary Chain & Arab Strap also very likely as doing other festivals that weekend, but not if they don't fancy playing three nights in a row.

scruff monkey

EIREDriver wrote: »

Why all the hate for Mumford?

ahem....

scruff monkey wrote: »

And rightly too! Modern Chart act #32 have a couple of good tunes but they don't really fit into the general mode of EP, if the kids want to see that sort of ****e then they should have gone to marley park (or other skanger fest of note).

Most of their stuff is just derivative generic radio guff

bodhrandude

A few French festivals still have to announce yet, Cabaret Vert and Rock en Seine which happen the weekend before the Picnic normally, so it should be interesting what crops up in their line ups as there is usually some crossover with the leading up to the Picnic.

Actually Cabaret Vert has released their 2017 line up so Justice could very well end in the Picnic line up.

scruff monkey

hmmm billy ray cyprus hill

Tago Mago

glencurtis252 wrote: »

The last shadow puppets aren't touring anymore I'd be nearly sure

Yeah Turner going back to the grindstone with AM seemingly. Pity they didn't grace EP last year Turner is much better as a front-man when he lets himself go a tad or maybe the louche nature of the LSP tunes make it easier to release his inner pervert.

MS291988

Bloc Party anyone?

shlots

Gorillaz are finished the new album and in live rehearsals according to as bunch of articles quoting Damon Alburn. Is hope for that within an acceptable range or just pure madness?

Won't let me post a source link... But there was an attempt.

ghostdancer

they haven't announced any festivals at all, and pretty much all the UK/Europe ones have announced their headliners at this stge, so I'd say there's very little chance they'll do EP, probably just stick to their own gigs.

Ferris_Bueller

There was a video posted over on the efestival forum about Mumford & Sons making an announcement tomorrow. Looks like they are definitely going to be at Latitude anyway, would imagine there is a good chance of them at Longitude too then.

Agree with ghostdancer about Gorillas, as much as I would love them it would be surprising if EP was the only festival they played.

Rigor Mortis

Maybe its just my hazy recollection, but i didnt think that Damon really felt the love from the crowd when Blur played a few years ago. Hard to see him bringing Gorillaz to it.

Seathrun66

Rigor Mortis wrote: »

Maybe its just my hazy recollection, but i didnt think that Damon really felt the love from the crowd when Blur played a few years ago.  Hard to see him bringing Gorillaz to it.

The crowd didn't seem to know any of the Magic Whip material and chatted all through it. Unfair I thought as I loved the album. 

Albarn loves playing in Ireland though. Big connection due to the Dublin journalist Leo Finlay who helped break them and whose wedding they played at. Can't see Gorrilaz making it though, for all the reasons the other posters have given.

Tago Mago

ghostdancer wrote: »

they haven't announced any festivals at all, and pretty much all the UK/Europe ones have announced their headliners at this stge, so I'd say there's very little chance they'll do EP, probably just stick to their own gigs.

I dunno there is still a headliner slot available for Glastonbury. They could do a couple of festival slots this year before hitting the trail proper the following year ala Arcade Fire. Unlikely but haven't given up all hope yet.

Seathrun66

Tago Mago wrote: »

ghostdancer wrote: »

they haven't announced any festivals at all, and pretty much all the UK/Europe ones have announced their headliners at this stge, so I'd say there's very little chance they'll do EP, probably just stick to their own gigs.

I dunno there is still a headliner slot available for Glastonbury. They could do a couple of festival slots this year before hitting the trail proper the following year ala Arcade Fire. Unlikely but haven't given up all hope yet.

Seemingly Ed Sheeran.

A.Gorilla

Rigor Mortis wrote: »

Maybe its just my hazy recollection, but i didnt think that Damon really felt the love from the crowd when Blur played a few years ago. Hard to see him bringing Gorillaz to it.

Sure didn't he say he was like 1/16th irish....he loves the place!

Thundercats Ho

I see that Parquet Courts are playing the end of the road fest Thurs Aug 31st.
That might see them pop over to EP.
Here's hoping anyway. Last years album was a cracker.

scruff monkey

Rigor Mortis wrote: »

Maybe its just my hazy recollection, but i didnt think that Damon really felt the love from the crowd when Blur played a few years ago. Hard to see him bringing Gorillaz to it.

minds can easily be changed by a great big stack of dollar bills.

MadYaker

I'm not a Blur fan but everyone in my group thought they were dull last time and some of the group were fans.

ghostdancer

a few more names added for Electric Fields the same weekend in Scotland: