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

D.Q · 03-01-2018 6:37pm

Rigor Mortis wrote: »

I thought the Big Billy Goats Gruff got you.

Haha whaaaaat?

Arne_Saknussem · 03-01-2018 7:39pm

If EP are not all over David Byrne i'll be severely disappointed in them.

ghostdancer · 03-01-2018 8:05pm

Furious-Red wrote: »

Yea they were announced for Governers Ball , hopefully its not just an US tour . They would be perfect as an EA Headliner.

they've played Reading/Leeds the week before EP a few times over the last few years and never been booked, so I'm not holding out much hope, but I'd love if they were.

Wooderson · 03-01-2018 8:31pm

Gaslight Anthem as EP headliners? How? They’ve one tune.

bodhrandude · 03-01-2018 9:00pm

I think its time Massive Attack paid a visit again, just heard Unfinished Sympathy on Today FM, would like to see them in better weather conditions.

Furious-Red · 03-01-2018 10:38pm

Wooderson wrote: »

Gaslight Anthem as EP headliners? How? They’ve one tune.

i said headline the Electric Arena , They do have a decent following over here too

BaZmO* · 03-01-2018 10:53pm

MadYaker wrote: »

Haim second on the poster after Beyonce is fairly baffling? If they'd played here it'd be in the olympia.

They were second headliner for one of the nights 2016 until they pulled out of touring because they hadn’t finished recording their latest album.

I’d say that they’ll be guaranteed to play EP this year.

patch · 05-01-2018 6:50pm

The prodigy have tour dates finishing July, in France. Hmmm.....
http://theprodigy.com/live/

scruff monkey · 05-01-2018 8:55pm

patch wrote: »

The prodigy have tour dates finishing July

Furious-Red · 05-01-2018 11:16pm

patch wrote: »

The prodigy have tour dates finishing July, in France. Hmmm.....
http://theprodigy.com/live/

Unless they are doing Longitude?

BaZmO* · 06-01-2018 12:35am

Furious-Red wrote: »

Unless they are doing Longitude?

They must be due to do an Irish festival by now. They used to always be on the lineup for the likes of Oxygen & Witnness.

patch · 06-01-2018 12:39am

Furious-Red wrote: »

Unless they are doing Longitude?

Hopefully not! They'd be ideal on fri or Sat night. Was never a huge fan at the time, but they had hits that still sound damn good.

scruff monkey · 06-01-2018 2:06am

Surely their sthick is worn out by now

Furious-Red · 06-01-2018 2:44am

BaZmO* wrote: »

They must be due to do an Irish festival by now. They used to always be on the lineup for the likes of Oxygen & Witnness.

Yea they haven't done a festival here or even an outdoor show here in 7-8 years??? (

patch wrote: »

Hopefully not! They'd be ideal on fri or Sat night. Was never a huge fan at the time, but they had hits that still sound damn good.

I seen them at Rock Im Park 2009 and Pukkelpop 2010 which were 2 unreal gigs. They just have a great live show between the production (visuals and band) plus they have so many hits to keep the crowd going for 90 mins.

Yea they def would be a great start to the festival on the friday night.

BaZmO* · 06-01-2018 2:58am

Furious-Red wrote: »

Yea they haven't done a festival here or even an outdoor show here in 7-8 years??? (

2009 at Slane supporting Oasis.

They’re amazing live. They bring such incredible energy to their gigs.

First time seeing them live was 1992? In the Point, and I’ve seen them so many times since (a lot of times at festivals) and they never disappoint.

I don’t care what the naysayers say, they’d be a great addition to EP.

Furious-Red · 06-01-2018 12:25pm

BaZmO* wrote: »

2009 at Slane supporting Oasis.

They’re amazing live. They bring such incredible energy to their gigs.

First time seeing them live was 1992? In the Point, and I’ve seen them so many times since (a lot of times at festivals) and they never disappoint.

I don’t care what the naysayers say, they’d be a great addition to EP.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ummSd-U1il8

bodhrandude · 06-01-2018 3:31pm

When I went on the day trip to Oxegen Sunday 2010 I chose the Prodigy over Eminem, it was worth it, they are a fantastic act and have enough retro nineties hits for a great late night gig.

ASIMON0V · 07-01-2018 12:06am

Furious-Red wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ummSd-U1il8

Heaven on earth rave, what a moment for Dublin.

BaZmO* · 07-01-2018 12:16am

ASIMON0V wrote: »

Heaven on earth rave, what a moment for Dublin.

I assume that was a response to my post. Yeah it was Heaven & Earth. Some gig. After party on Dollymount Strand.

Ken Tucky · 07-01-2018 9:42pm

Bit off topic but just filling out my calender for events and sports dates and EP Sunday clashes with the new All Ireland SFC final. Major head melter if your a supporter and your county gets there. Yes I know the Hurling community have had this dilemma but I am being selfish.
Horrible decision to make If my county gets there again. F**k

Rigor Mortis · 07-01-2018 10:08pm

Ken Tucky wrote: »

Bit off topic but just filling out my calender for events and sports dates and EP Sunday clashes with the new All Ireland SFC final. Major head melter if your a supporter and your county gets there. Yes I know the Hurling community have had this dilemma but I am being selfish.
Horrible decision to make If my county gets there again. F**k

There is always something it clashes with. C'est la vie.

showpony1 · 08-01-2018 12:54am

MadYaker wrote: »

Anyone else feel no desire whatsoever to ever attend Coachella?

Coachella was on my bucket list until I heard from someone who went that you can only drink beer in designated "zones" and not bring your pints up to the stage areas etc. never had any desire to go again after hearing that.

dylbert · 08-01-2018 9:47am

Thinking of heading down on Thursday this year, we’re staying in pink moon, what stages are Open Thursday night?

sally cinnamon89 · 08-01-2018 12:03pm

dylbert wrote: »

Thinking of heading down on Thursday this year, we’re staying in pink moon, what stages are Open Thursday night?

None

billybonkers · 08-01-2018 12:16pm

sally cinnamon89 wrote: »

None

Not quite....

https://www.electricpicnic.ie/news/electric-picnic-welcomes-all-female-comedy-line

For the first time in the festival’s history, a stage will be open to the 5,000 early entry campers who arrive on Thursday night before the festival opens its gates on Friday. This very special comedy stage will give a platform to some of the country’s best female acts.

The line up includes; Joanne McNally who will be your watchful eye and MC for the evening, Aoife Dooley, Lisa Casey, Sharon Mannion, Aine Gallagher, Harriet Braine, Ashlee Bentley, Sahar Ali, Blaithin DeBurca, Aoife O'Connor, Christina McMahon, Orla O'Doherty Brown, Fiona Frawley and Grace Mulvey.

The idea was born from a chance meeting at this year’s festival between Festival Director Melvin Benn and Emily O’Callaghan. Emily, a sometime stand up herself, had noticed a lack of female talent in the comedy line up at many festivals, as did Melvin. Separately, striving to bring more gender balance to the festival and the music industry in general, Melvin started the ReBalance programme in the UK and he will now extend the principle with the Comedy Stage at EP

Tago Mago · 08-01-2018 12:25pm

Ken Tucky wrote: »

Bit off topic but just filling out my calender for events and sports dates and EP Sunday clashes with the new All Ireland SFC final. Major head melter if your a supporter and your county gets there. Yes I know the Hurling community have had this dilemma but I am being selfish.
Horrible decision to make If my county gets there again. F**k

Went up the hurling final last year & back down again shortly after eight (big up Mammy Tago Mago). Missed a few acts I'd been meaning to catch including Lemon Twigs but was worth it returning victorious after a long wait.

Fatfrog · 08-01-2018 1:00pm

showpony1 wrote: »

Coachella was on my bucket list until I heard from someone who went that you can only drink beer in designated "zones" and not bring your pints up to the stage areas etc. never had any desire to go again after hearing that.

They also have a very strict curfew on noise between like 12-6am, you can be thrown out for breaking it......... Can you imagine trying to enforce that at EP.

Fatfrog · 08-01-2018 1:04pm

billybonkers wrote: »

Not quite....

https://www.electricpicnic.ie/news/electric-picnic-welcomes-all-female-comedy-line

For the first time in the festival’s history, a stage will be open to the 5,000 early entry campers who arrive on Thursday night before the festival opens its gates on Friday. This very special comedy stage will give a platform to some of the country’s best female acts.

The line up includes; Joanne McNally who will be your watchful eye and MC for the evening, Aoife Dooley, Lisa Casey, Sharon Mannion, Aine Gallagher, Harriet Braine, Ashlee Bentley, Sahar Ali, Blaithin DeBurca, Aoife O'Connor, Christina McMahon, Orla O'Doherty Brown, Fiona Frawley and Grace Mulvey.

The idea was born from a chance meeting at this year’s festival between Festival Director Melvin Benn and Emily O’Callaghan. Emily, a sometime stand up herself, had noticed a lack of female talent in the comedy line up at many festivals, as did Melvin. Separately, striving to bring more gender balance to the festival and the music industry in general, Melvin started the ReBalance programme in the UK and he will now extend the principle with the Comedy Stage at EP

So basically putting the girls on when there's feck all people there... Why not have a lovely girls competition too!!! (Sarc!!)

Former Former · 08-01-2018 1:25pm

Fatfrog wrote: »

So basically putting the girls on when there's feck all people there... Why not have a lovely girls competition too!!! (Sarc!!)

Another way of looking at it would be putting the girls on when there is no competition for people's attention and thus the girls are the centre (only) stage attraction.

If you put that line-up on a stage any other time over the weekend, no one would turn up.

dylbert · 08-01-2018 1:32pm

I thought the Gerry Fish tent done something the Thursday night?

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