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

jeditokingyoda

LowOdour wrote: »

Starting to look for a few things for EP. Top of the list is a power bank and trolley (saw posts from earlier, but would prefer a hand truck type).

As its still up in the air if I'll go or not, would want to be purchasing the power bank from within Ireland so that I don't run the chance of any shipping issues (has happened before).

Any one have any recommendations? Ideally looking at a 20000mAh

I had an Anker power bank of 20000 mAh for EP last year, lasted me the entire festival without any trouble and got to use my phone for taking pics and stuff. I'll be bringing it back this year!

Poorside

kentoccfc wrote: »

Announcements starting from tomorrow, be really interesting to see who's been booked.

Where did you get that?

bodhrandude

kentoccfc wrote: »

Announcements starting from tomorrow, be really interesting to see who's been booked.

Where did you see this, was this the announcement of the announcement on Facebook/Twitter/Instagram or just yer own theory.

Burkie94

LowOdour wrote: »

Starting to look for a few things for EP. Top of the list is a power bank and trolley (saw posts from earlier, but would prefer a hand truck type).

As its still up in the air if I'll go or not, would want to be purchasing the power bank from within Ireland so that I don't run the chance of any shipping issues (has happened before).

Any one have any recommendations? Ideally looking at a 20000mAh

I know you asked for recommendations within Ireland but just to add my two cents I've always felt they charge some pretty rip-off prices compared to online with regards to power banks. Was in the same bind myself as I'm heading to ATN this weekend and was looking to pick one up.

Amazon have some fairly priced ones, I went with a 10,400mAh Anker one. Also with prime they do 1-day shipping to UK and with An Post's Address Pal they have a mainland UK address you can use which also gets around Amazon's reluctance to ship batteries and the likes overseas.

Toobz

scruff monkey wrote: »

Why are people compaining about the charity dining thing now? They had it last year also and possibly before then.


edit : the fine dining has been there since 2014.
https://www.electricpicnic.ie/history/electric-picnic-2014

Plenty to whinge about with the delay in acts but popping at the charity bits seems kinda churlish.

Jesus Christ that 2014 line up makes me sad

johnnyskeleton

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Damn, that dinner now obligatory? Hope I don't miss Kendrick.

Well since we clearly aren't getting any more bands, there are going to be massive 4 hour delays between each band each day. So maybe people will pay the 120 out of sheer boredom.

jeditokingyoda

Burkie94 wrote: »

I know you asked for recommendations within Ireland but just to add my two cents I've always felt they charge some pretty rip-off prices compared to online with regards to power banks. Was in the same bind myself as I'm heading to ATN this weekend and was looking to pick one up.

Amazon have some fairly priced ones, I went with a 10,400mAh Anker one. Also with prime they do 1-day shipping to UK and with An Post's Address Pal they have a mainland UK address you can use which also gets around Amazon's reluctance to ship batteries and the likes overseas.

Poorside wrote: »

Where did you get that?

Yeah sorry just remembered I had to pass it through the UK with a friend of mine. But it was with Amazon.

bodhrandude

jeditokingyoda wrote: »

Yeah sorry just remembered I had to pass it through the UK with a friend of mine. But it was with Amazon.

I think Poorside was referring to the announcement of an announcement.

johnnyskeleton

bodhrandude wrote: »

I think Poorside was referring to the announcement of an announcement.

They should give us notice that there is going to be an announcement of an announcement. I'm not sure my heart can take much more.

Mucker46

kentoccfc wrote: »

Announcements starting from tomorrow, be really interesting to see who's been booked.

You hear something or hoping?

BadTurtle

More than likely the announcement will be Friday, whatever it is.

Fatfrog

PabloAndRoy wrote: »

Not a hope.

This graph is BS, uses "as the crow flies" approach... nonsense. Doesn't take into account crowds, paths or searches at main arena ..

Have you used it? I did last year and found it was pretty accurate.

Reded

scruff monkey wrote: »

Why are people compaining about the charity dining thing now? They had it last year also and possibly before then.


edit : the fine dining has been there since 2014.
https://www.electricpicnic.ie/history/electric-picnic-2014

Plenty to whinge about with the delay in acts but popping at the charity bits seems kinda churlish.

Charity events have been a feature of EP for several years & they are a great addition to a festival where nobody worries about spend a few hundred Euro on booze so agree! Stop taking a pop at these great events! By the way the pietà house gig has been done before and was a huge success - not full of glitterati at all and all the food is generally sponsored so all proceeds go to charity!!

Easy Rod

Bad news, Gang of Youths just cancelled their “North American dates in August”, hopefully doesn’t affect us.

neddynono

Clearly something is coming this week as some sites like buzz.ie are running stories about an announcement this week

https://www.buzz.ie/entertainment/electric-picnic-acts-294113

erica74

All I'm going to say is, these announcements better be fucking good.

PabloAndRoy

Fatfrog wrote: »

Have you used it? I did last year and found it was pretty accurate.

All i know is that the walk form campervans to main stage is more 25 minutes that 16 minutes ... I have been doing that walk for 8 years at EP twice a day.

ricerocket

neddynono wrote: »

Clearly something is coming this week as some sites like buzz.ie are running stories about an announcement this week

https://www.buzz.ie/entertainment/electric-picnic-acts-294113

What a slop of an article.  
[font=gotham, sans-serif]"The festival posted on their Instagram page earlier today with a teaser." No, that happened last Friday.[/font]
[font=gotham, sans-serif]"Earlier this week, they also announced ‘The Banquet at Electric Picnic’..." No, that happened today.  [/font]

Wooderson

That’s a bummer about Gang of Youths.

Seathrun66

So, let’s stick our necks out. Name three acts you think are likely to be announced.

Mine - The Progidy, Paul Weller, Hozier.

What I’d prefer - My Bloody Valentine, Sleaford Mods, Leftfield.

tonto123

ricerocket wrote: »

What a slop of an article.  
[font=gotham, sans-serif]"The festival posted on their Instagram page earlier today with a teaser." No, that happened last Friday.[/font]
[font=gotham, sans-serif]"Earlier this week, they also announced ‘The Banquet at Electric Picnic’..." No, that happened today.  [/font]

The script where they getting that from

Poorside

Seathrun66 wrote: »

So, let’s stick our necks out. Name three acts you think are likely to be announced.

Mine - The Progidy, Paul Weller, Hozier.

What I’d prefer - My Bloody Valentine, Sleaford Mods, Leftfield.

Hozier, Coronas Weller.

davew121

Poorside wrote: »

Hozier, Coronas Weller.

Mine The Prodigy KOL Moby

Theirs Walking on Cars Hoizer The Prodigy

Blackie_IRL

Hard to know (apart from Prodigy) but based on what's on around that weekend I'd go

Prodigy, Plan B or Pixies, Bjork

But it'll be Prodigy Coronas Picture This

haitens

What Id like Aphex Twin. Weller. Prodigy.

What we will get Gavin James, Picture This, Coronas,

patch

davew121 wrote: »

Mine The Prodigy KOL Moby

Theirs Walking on Cars Hoizer The Prodigy

Why Moby? I'd like to see him but assumed he'd been ruled out way back.

scruff monkey

patch wrote: »

Why Moby? I'd like to see him but assumed he'd been ruled out way back.

He’s pretty much stopped touring.

sydthebeat

Who I want :

RSAG, overhead the albatross, Weller, Richard Hawley, leftfield, Beck

Who I expect :
Idris Elba, manics, sterophonices, hozier, gavin James, jess Glynn, plan B, krept n konan.

everlast75

Aphex Twin, Radiohead, Daft Punk :pac:

SmallBalls

Are the Prodigy looking likely? Haven't really being following the last few days..