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Electric Picnic 2017 Discussion Only // No Ticket Sales

Skyfarm · 2016-09-05 07:54:13

The dust has settled on a wet and wild weekend ,and before the last people left the tickets for 2017 went on sale .. who worked /what venue shouldn't be there fill the thread of the picnic storys.. Remember the rule of picnic What happens at picnic ,goes on boards :)

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#2342 23-03-2017 12:45pm
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Awful Line up

I've not missed many years but I'll probably give this one a skip

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#2343 23-03-2017 12:45pm
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Happy With Divine Comedy, Run the Jewels, Madness - will be a good weekend with no big expectations

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#2344 23-03-2017 12:45pm
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Delighted with that!

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#2345 23-03-2017 12:45pm
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Arne_Saknussem wrote: »

They've listed the XX, Tribe & Duran Duran as headliners so no more Radiohead talk!

A couple of nuggets in there, we did get Soulwax

Subheadliners , get it right , plenty of time for Radiohead to headline :P

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#2346 23-03-2017 12:45pm
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Soulwax. Thanks be to jaysus. It was looking very light on dance stuff

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#2347 23-03-2017 12:46pm
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Very poor headliners in fairness. Undercard solid already though

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#2348 23-03-2017 12:46pm
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quite happy with that!

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#2349 23-03-2017 12:48pm
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Duran Duran as headliners? WTF? That line up is p1ss poor.

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#2350 23-03-2017 12:49pm
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solid undercard, run the jewels, father john misty, young fathers, michael kiwanuka stand out for me

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#2351 23-03-2017 12:50pm
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I'm usually a line-up critic but go anyway and have great time and discover new bands nearer time on spotify. but this is first time there literally isn't one act i want to see on the entire line-up!

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#2352 23-03-2017 12:50pm
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sally cinnamon89 wrote: »

Where is soulwax on that??

In the undercards on the picture of the printed page rather than the leaked poster.

https://twitter.com/JulietteGash/status/844876055563423744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.boards.ie%2Fvbulletin%2Fshowthread.php%3Ft%3D2057643670%26page%3D157

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#2353 23-03-2017 12:51pm
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sally cinnamon89 wrote: »

Where is soulwax on that??

https://twitter.com/JulietteGash/status/844876055563423744

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#2354 23-03-2017 12:51pm
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Arne_Saknussem wrote: »

https://twitter.com/JulietteGash/status/844876055563423744

That's an awful line up.

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#2355 23-03-2017 12:52pm
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the phoenix/soulwax thing is a bit odd.....

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#2356 23-03-2017 12:52pm
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Have to say I'm fairly underwhelmed at that lineup

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#2357 23-03-2017 12:52pm
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showpony1 wrote: »

I'm usually a line-up critic but go anyway and have great time and discover new bands nearer time on spotify. but this is first time there literally isn't one act i want to see on the entire line-up!

I would have had you pegged as a Chaka Khan fan.

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#2358 23-03-2017 12:53pm
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So are Phoenix on or off?
. . Future of festival rests on this!!!

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#2359 23-03-2017 12:54pm
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I'm fairly satisfied with that lineup. More hiphop than I expected, which is good. How many more acts are added after the initial announcement? Are they just tiny local bands to fill up stages?

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#2360 23-03-2017 12:54pm
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First 3 lines under the headline acts are brilliant in my opinion, and there'll be plenty more added, happy out with that.

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#2361 23-03-2017 12:54pm
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Not a great lineup at all, London Grammar and the XX would be cool but wouldn't get me down. When the festival sells out before even once act is announced there is very little incentive for MCD to try and push the boat out in terms of signing world renowned acts or anything too diverse. I'll be giving this a serious miss but if you're going enjoy!

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#2362 23-03-2017 12:54pm
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This will be my first Electric Picnic. I only recognise about four names on that line-up.

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#2363 23-03-2017 12:55pm
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BananaR wrote: »

Anyone who thinks last year's line-up was OK. I urge to look back through the previous line-ups right back along to the start. There is no comparison in terms of the quantity of quality well known acts....

If the criteria is 'well known acts' then I think that's very fair. I think it's possible to leave aside the actual merits of the line-ups and just state quite objectively that more 'big names' have played their previously.

I don't think that makes it better or worse, just different. But then again the festival is on the go since 2004. It's grown in size and it's being run by a different promoter. The only thing that's the same is the location and the name.

And I say all of that without criticism. I've seen plenty of festivals change over the years, to the point where I had to stop going. EP keeps inviting me back each year, despite how much it's changed. For me that says a lot.

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#2364 23-03-2017 12:55pm
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are they actually the headline acts????? THE XX yes but surely not the other two :-(

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#2365 23-03-2017 12:55pm
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Mr.S wrote: »

One or two acts I'd see but nothing amazing.

Looking at a handful of mainland European festivals you can see most of the lineup + better for cheaper.

Very meh lineup. Still lots to come, but meh.

For the cost of the whole weekend it's shockingly poor.

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#2366 23-03-2017 12:56pm
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I was so excited when I seen phoenix, feel disappointed now even tho I think that's decent enough

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#2367 23-03-2017 12:56pm
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glencurtis252 wrote: »

Is the release on TV or radio anywhere??

Actually TV on the Radio would be a nice one too.

If you want to get into it, you got to get out of it. (Hawkwind 1982)

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#2368 23-03-2017 12:56pm
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stead wrote: »

I'm fairly satisfied with that lineup. More hiphop than I expected, which is good. How many more acts are added after the initial announcement? Are they just tiny local bands to fill up stages?

Loads more will be announced, and won't all be Johnny and his guitar.

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#2369 23-03-2017 12:57pm
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Arne_Saknussem wrote: »

They've listed the XX, Tribe & Duran Duran as headliners so no more Radiohead talk!

A couple of nuggets in there, we did get Soulwax

I'm sure a certain somebody will be in to say that those three aren't big enough and there's room for one more super headliner: RADIOHEAD.

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#2370 23-03-2017 12:57pm
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People trying to flog tickets for €400 on Seatwave disappointed with that announcement i bet.

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#2371 23-03-2017 12:58pm
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OhHiMark wrote: »

I'm sure a certain somebody will be in to say that those three aren't big enough and there's room for one more super headliner: RADIOHEAD.

Radiohead - Friday
Daft Punk - Saturday
Aphex Twin - Sunday

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