Electric Picnic 2018 **Discussion Only // No Ticket Sales** [Part 1]

Seathrun66

I'd assume it was more than 2,000 and have asked EP to give a clear figure. Hopefully they didn't cut down on Loyalty numbers this year in another money-grab. The numbers buying here, and pals who bought swiftly implies it was a sizeable number anyway. I bought quickly in case of this, but I feel particularly for younger festival goes who'll not have access to cash straight after this year's fest.

fourmations

Seathrun66 wrote: »

but I feel particularly for younger festival goes who'll not have access to cash straight after this year's fest.

bloody ageist! im in my 40's and missed my loyalty coz im skint!

BananaR

Even though I played the game and bought a loyalty ticket - the price combats any argument- I feel the timing of the sale directly after festival is very unfair. Even if they waited for people to be paid again! Assuming a lot of people paid monthly - that would make some difference. They have to be cutting on numbers of loyalty tickets available. I hate giving them the satisfaction when all the things they do annoy me so much, but the benefit outweighs the annoyance.

Seathrun66

Way ahead of schedule how about some wish lists for 2018. Here's some of the acts that haven't played before that I think are long overdue:

Lucinda Williams
The Strokes
Aimee Mann
The The
A-ha
Edwyn Collins
Stiff Little Fingers
The Everlasting Yeah
Roddy Frame
Ultravox
Television
Julian Cope
Teleman
Sunflower Bean
Chuck Prophet
Dan Stuart
Green On Red
Amon Tobin
Aphex Twin
Van Morrison
Teenage Fanclub
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
Air
Suede
Horslips
Deerhunter

And any random guesses on headliners? My first thoughts are Leftfield, Tame Impala & LCD Soundsystem.

bodhrandude

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Way ahead of schedule how about some wish lists for 2018. Here's some of the acts that haven't played before that I think are long overdue:

Lucinda Williams
The Strokes
Aimee Mann
The The
A-ha
Edwyn Collins
Stiff Little Fingers
The Everlasting Yeah
Roddy Frame
Ultravox
Television
Julian Cope
Teleman
Sunflower Bean
Aphex Twin
Van Morrison
Teenage Fanclub
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
Air
Suede
Horslips
Deerhunter

And any random guesses on headliners? My first thoughts are Leftfield, Tame Impala & LCD Soundsystem.

I like that list.

scruff monkey

Television, not a hope in hell, saw them a few years back when they played the academy, Verlaine is really not the sort of chap who would be festival friendly (you've got 45 mins, so that's 2 or 3 songs?), or friendly full stop.

Suede, really surpirsed we didn't get them last year, here's hoping on that one. I guess we're going to have to wait till spring to see who is playing the festival circuit before we can start to nail down who is actually about late summer next year.

Arne_Saknussem

Seathrun66 wrote: »

And any random guesses on headliners? My first thoughts are Leftfield, Tame Impala & LCD Soundsystem.

Give me:

David Byrne
Nine Inch Nails
Beck
Johnny Marr
St Vincent
Battles
Spiritualized
Christine & the Queens
Grizzly Bear
Goldfrapp
DBFC

and i'll be happy enough.

PabloAndRoy

They are both good lists. Can you imagine what the Facebook crowd would make of that.?

But I would settle for Amon Tobin closing electric arena on the Saturday.

How has he never been booked for this festival?

Yes, I know say this every year.

Arne_Saknussem

PabloAndRoy wrote: »

They are both good lists. Can you imagine what the Facebook crowd would make of that.?

But I would settle for Amon Tobin closing electric arena on the Saturday.

How has he never been booked for this festival?

Yes, I know say this every year.

I've not listened to Amon Tobin in a long time, does he have any new music in the works?

The acts i've listed above all are all working on new material so hopefully a few might be Stradbally bound this time next year.

PabloAndRoy

Arne_Saknussem wrote: »

I've not listened to Amon Tobin in a long time, does he have any new music in the works?

The acts i've listed above all are all working on new material so hopefully a few might be Stradbally bound this time next year.

Not that I am aware of. I just want to hear that massive sound.

wrt new music, the new Mount Kimbie album is fantastic. Most accessible yet. Would welcome them back to play the new stuff.

If you haven't heard it yet, you will not be disappointed

Arne_Saknussem

PabloAndRoy wrote: »

Not that I am aware of. I just want to hear that massive sound.

wrt new music, the new Mount Kimbie album is fantastic. Most accessible yet. Would welcome them back to play the new stuff.

If you haven't heard it yet, you will not be disappointed

Yeah would be something else alright. I've not listened to much of his stuff after Out From Out Where, how does it compare to the earlier stuff?

Never really given Mount Kimbie a proper go, will have to check out some of their stuff.

PabloAndRoy

Arne_Saknussem wrote: »

Yeah would be something else alright. I've not listened to much of his stuff after Out From Out Where, how does it compare to the earlier stuff?

Never really given Mount Kimbie a proper go, will have to check out some of their stuff.

Is not quite up there, but check out this live version of his ISAM album. Would have loved to have seen that.


https://youtu.be/uh85lplBqdU

D.Q

Would love one of QOTSA or Arctic monkeys

bodhrandude

D.Q wrote: »

Would love one of QOTSA or Arctic monkeys

one member of the group each to form another band like? :D

thebusher

JAMC
James
Suede
John Moreland
Jason Isbell
SLF
Chuck Prophet
Roddy Frame (great shout above)
Avett Brothers
Frank Turner
The Alarm
Garry Tallent
Peter Bruntnell
Ryan Adams
The Damned
Big Country

D.Q

bodhrandude wrote: »

one member of the group each to form another band like? :D

Hahaha whoops.

Yeah if they could both send one representative to the mindfield

IamMetaldave

Nine Inch Nails!? That would be awesome. What about The Prodigy? One band that’s escaped me every time they’ve been here.

Ferris_Bueller

The Prodigy would be class. No idea who could headline next year, The National maybe? Will have to wait and see who is touring.

Complete fantasy but would love to see some of these:
Tame Impala
The War on Drugs
Caribou
M83
Cigarettes After Sex
Rhye
Slowdive
Roosevelt
Simple Minds
Justice
Little Dragon
HAIM
Jungle

A couple of those and I would be a happy camper. M83 in particular is one that I have wanted to see for a long time.

Seathrun66

scruff monkey wrote: »

Television,  not a hope in hell,  saw them a few years back when they played the academy, Verlaine is really not the sort of chap who would be festival friendly (you've got 45 mins, so that's 2 or 3 songs?), or friendly full stop.

Suede, really surpirsed we didn't get them last year, here's hoping on that one.   I guess we're going to have to wait till spring to see who is playing the festival circuit before we can start to nail down who is actually about late summer next year.

Television have just done a US festival tour and did Green Man in 2015, disappointed they didn't make EP that year. So they do the odd fest. But yeah, you're right Scruff, I don't think they'll play but I live in hope. We've had Gang of Four & Magazine after all.

And re the festival circuit the Primavera announcement in Dec/Jan should give us an inkling. We get The The and that's enough for me.

Seathrun66

PabloAndRoy wrote: »

They are both good lists. Can you imagine what the Facebook crowd would make of that.?

But I would settle for Amon Tobin closing electric arena on the Saturday.

How has he never been booked for this festival?

Yes, I know say this every year.

I'm not familiar with him at all. Listening to him now and very impressed. And he's now added to my 2018 list. Thanks for the recommendation.

Seathrun66

thebusher wrote: »

JAMC
James
Suede
John Moreland
Jason Isbell
SLF
Chuck Prophet
Roddy Frame (great shout above)
Avett Brothers
Frank Turner
The Alarm
Garry Tallent
Peter Bruntnell
Ryan Adams
The Damned
Big Country

Ah hey, an even better shout.

MadYaker

We've been asking for The Prodigy for years :pac: I'm not holding my breath. Id prefer Justice over them if were only geting one big dance act.

Suckit

No idea who will headline but with Happy Mondays/Black Grape touring the past two or three years they should be in the running.

scruff monkey

No,just no, ffs no. Never in a million years

scruff monkey

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Television have just done a US festival tour and did Green Man in 2015, disappointed they didn't make EP that year. So they do the odd fest. But yeah, you're right Scruff, I don't think they'll play but I live in hope.

To be honest, the subtlety of their stuff would be utterly lost in a festival setting, esp an Irish festival setting. I'd love to see them again, but only in a "controlled" environment

Seathrun66 wrote: »

We get The The and that's enough for me.

Infect me with your love baby, yeah, would be a cracker to see him.

beecee

The The and Julian Cope. I like the way you think.
I'd say there's next to no chance, but you can't imagine how happy that would make me. Did you see The The headlining Heartland Festival? I had a look but couldn't justify it.

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Television have just done a US festival tour and did Green Man in 2015, disappointed they didn't make EP that year. So they do the odd fest. But yeah, you're right Scruff, I don't think they'll play but I live in hope. We've had Gang of Four & Magazine after all.

And re the festival circuit the Primavera announcement in Dec/Jan should give us an inkling. We get The The and that's enough for me.

Suckit

scruff monkey wrote: »

No,just no, ffs no. Never in a million years

They got some great reviews this year, like they were playing properly (after previous years mess).
I would not be a fan, but to see them down there at 5pm or so would be good.

BullBlackNova

Posted the below in the 2017 thread, meant to put it here. Whoops...

Northside festival in Denmark announced its headline acts earlier in the week, think its the first European one to announce. Takes place in early June so some of the acts may be touring Europe at that end of the summer and more likely for the likes of Primavera than EP but at least we know who is around.

The National, Queens of the Stone Age and Father John Misty announced as headliners, with Cigarettes After Sex on the bill too.

Wouldn't expect Father John Misty again after performing this year but the National are surely a good shout? Apparently QOTSA are doing big outdoor shows next year too so would expect a mid-summer Marlay Park or a festival slot here. How big a demand would there be for QOTSA here? Like their 3Arena show (15k) sold out pretty sharpish, so would they sell out 30-45k in a big field in the summer, or would they be more likely to do a festival show?

You'd expect the likes of the War on Drugs, Tame Impala (if they release new music), Beck, the Killers and St Vincent to be doing the rounds on the festival circuit next year after new albums and smaller tours (in some cases) this year. Any or all could be a good bet for EP.

Graham1978

Had this posted in the 2017 thread

I've being saying it for years, I think James would be a great booking . Perfect picnic band . Also Peter Hook and the light, great live .

scruff monkey

Suckit wrote: »

They got some great reviews this year, like they were playing properly (after previous years mess).
I would not be a fan, but to see them down there at 5pm or so would be good.

To my shame i saw them at Leopardstown, in fairness, the band were tight.

He is a total and utter mess though.