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

Teacher0101

Like, are all tickets totally gone? And the line-up is unknown?

scruff monkey

Not yet (at least on the ep site and twatter), and yes, the line up is a total mystery.

Ferris_Bueller

Have been keeping an eye on who is playing festivals this summer but still absolutely clueless to who will be there for the most part. I fancy Arctic Monkeys/Kendrick Lamar, St Vincent, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Hozier, Sigrid & Friendly Fires to all be on the lineup.

Wishlist:
Chrvches
Jungle
Tame Impala
Cigarettes After Sex
The Prodigy
Chet Faker
Pale Waves
Gary Numan
Peggy Gou
Teleman
Joe Goddard

And the long shot wishlist:
Jamiroquai
Depeche Mode
Simple Minds
Slowdive
Pet Shop Boys
MGMT
David Byrne
Despacio

Graham1978

bodhrandude wrote:

They were an early evening act this last time they played, somehow I can't see them getting pushed up to headliner status.

Wouldn't have put Duran there last year. Simple Minds same size band, serious back catalog of tunes .
I think they would be great

Fatfrog

eplady2017 wrote: »

There's always one :pac::pac::pac:

Like them or not I'm gonna add to the mix

A-Ha
Wolf Alice
George Ezra
Tame Impala
Walking on Cars
Little Green Cars

Walking on cars.... You havin a giraffe!!!

Poorside

Going out on a limb here but I reckon,

The Frank & Walters
The Strypes
The Blizzards

Peterd66

BigMo1 wrote:

Doesn't seem to be much love for Kasabian here but I think they'd be a brilliant headliner. One of my favourite live acts.

You are right and justifiably so, Kasibian are modern day Status Quo without the humour. Through I like Artic Monkeys, they are very boring live.

glencurtis252

I'd say the blossoms will be there.. they played 2 years ago in the EA as far as I can remember and got a decent turnout.. just seen they've a new album out next month so they have to be a possibility!!

Poorside

Pink moon back on sale now.

eplady2017

Fatfrog wrote: »

Walking on cars.... You havin a giraffe!!!

Not as a headliner... :eek::eek:

bodhrandude

Ferris_Bueller wrote: »

Have been keeping an eye on who is playing festivals this summer but still absolutely clueless to who will be there for the most part. I fancy Arctic Monkeys/Kendrick Lamar, St Vincent, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Hozier, Sigrid & Friendly Fires to all be on the lineup.

Wishlist:
Chrvches
Jungle
Tame Impala
Cigarettes After Sex
The Prodigy
Chet Faker
Pale Waves
Gary Numan
Peggy Gou
Teleman
Joe Goddard

And the long shot wishlist:
Jamiroquai
Depeche Mode
Simple Minds
Slowdive
Pet Shop Boys
MGMT
David Byrne
Despacio

Just checked the first six and Gary Numan, no one is giving anything away no Stradbally dates as yet, theres about a week after the Prodigy's last gig, they could possibly be the Friday night dance act, would be a nice way to kick off. But we've had this situation before where they were playing Rock En Seine the week before on another year and they never materialised at the Picnic.

everlast75

Poorside wrote: »

Pink moon back on sale now.

And they're gone.

If anyone has a 2 man ticket for sale please let me know...

Ferris_Bueller

bodhrandude wrote: »

Just checked the first six and Gary Numan, no one is giving anything away no Stradbally dates as yet, theres about a week after the Prodigy's last gig, they could possibly be the Friday night dance act, would be a nice way to kick off. But we've had this situation before where they were playing Rock En Seine the week before on another year and they never materialised at the Picnic.

Yeah beginning to wonder if EP will ever get them, they definitely seemed more likely a couple of years ago. Then again, who would be the main stage dance act this year?

octopusprime

everlast75 wrote: »

And they're gone.

If anyone has a 2 man ticket for sale please let me know...

Seem to still be on sale just put 50% down on a 2 man tent about 10 mins ago?

scruff monkey

Ferris_Bueller wrote: »

Yeah beginning to wonder if EP will ever get them, they definitely seemed more likely a couple of years ago. Then again, who would be the main stage dance act this year?

They didn’t really have a bangin type dance act on the main stage last year. Maybe they’re moving away from having one.

BadTurtle

Didn't they put Blur on last on the main stage 3 years back? Don't think there's any rhyme or reason to that anymore.

Joffrey

Anyone fill me in on ticket prices now to a few years back. Don't remember a weekend one being 250.

BadTurtle

Graham1978 wrote: »

Wouldn't have put Duran there last year. Simple Minds same size band, serious back catalog of tunes .
I think they would be great

Duran Duran have always commanded higher billing that Simple Minds. That'S just a sad fact. SM didn't have a huge crowd for their performance in 2015 either so booking them as a headliner would be ridiculous

MadYaker

scruff monkey wrote: »

They didn’t really have a bangin type dance act on the main stage last year. Maybe they’re moving away from having one.

They better not be!

BullBlackNova

Pete Tong played midnight to 2am last year didn't he? And the year previous had LCD Soundsystem close out on the Saturday iir.

It might not be quite 'banging type dance act' but definitely late night party vibe... It might just be the lack of available big dance acts who haven't done it in recent years. Prodigy are the obvious exception but quite a few of the big names have been around recently.

And, when there is so much great electronic, house, dance etc on elsewhere over the course of the festival, it might not be as essential to have one single big act on the main stage to close it out.

I dunno - might also just be coincidence but I'm pretty sure that Chic and Blur have also played last on the main stage on various nights over the last few years too so definitely seems to be more party mood than hardcore or dance.

mutley18

Where has Ben Howard dissappeared to? Has he a new album on the horizon? Anyway I would love to see him again.

scruff monkey

BadTurtle wrote: »

Duran Duran have always commanded higher billing that Simple Minds. That'S just a sad fact. SM didn't have a huge crowd for their performance in 2015 either so booking them as a headliner would be ridiculous

DD world wide were massively bigger than Simple Minds. SM were alright live, hadn't seen them since 89 but thought that they could have fit two more songs into the time that Jimbo wasted with his extended lalalalalalala edition of don't you forget about me.

SM seem to have hit a nice little groove again touring and the new album is almost a reasonable hark back to the 80-84 output, would see again but they're not headliners anymore.

MaxManis

mutley18 wrote: »

Where has Ben Howard dissappeared to? Has he a new album on the horizon? Anyway I would love to see him again.

He has new album on the way and is in the process of recording it. He is playing a number of festivals around Europe this summer. I'm going to the Mad Cool festival in Madrid in July and he's playing at it.

MaxManis

Joffrey wrote: »

Anyone fill me in on ticket prices now to a few years back. Don't remember a weekend one being 250.

I paid €240 plus a service charge for them last year just before the announced the line-up. The prices seem to gradually rise as it gets towards the line-up announcement and before it sells out.

Ferris_Bueller

BullBlackNova wrote: »

Pete Tong played midnight to 2am last year didn't he? And the year previous had LCD Soundsystem close out on the Saturday iir.

It might not be quite 'banging type dance act' but definitely late night party vibe... It might just be the lack of available big dance acts who haven't done it in recent years. Prodigy are the obvious exception but quite a few of the big names have been around recently.

And, when there is so much great electronic, house, dance etc on elsewhere over the course of the festival, it might not be as essential to have one single big act on the main stage to close it out.

I dunno - might also just be coincidence but I'm pretty sure that Chic and Blur have also played last on the main stage on various nights over the last few years too so definitely seems to be more party mood than hardcore or dance.

Yeah they don't always play the Saturday night but in the last few years we had Pete Tong, Chemical Brothers, Underworld, Fat boy Slim.. the only year we didn't have a main stage dance act was the year Chic played I think.

nc6000

What are The Villagers up to? I'd like to see them live.

maximoose

They are supporting the National in Donnybrook, don't know how that affects their chances of picnic

TherapyBoy

mutley18 wrote: »

Where has Ben Howard dissappeared to? Has he a new album on the horizon? Anyway I would love to see him again.

Check out A Blaze of Feather while you're waiting, folky supergroup he's been a part of (along with most of his band) & it'll fill that Ben Howard shaped gap on your iPod.

scruff monkey

MaxManis wrote: »

I paid €240 plus a service charge for them last year just before the announced the line-up. The prices seem to gradually rise as it gets towards the line-up announcement and before it sells out.

There's no gradual rise, there's the early bird price and the full price.

That's all there is.

tonto123

sooo , snow patrol no irish gig announced , the same with arctic monkeys and the prodigy so as much as it would dispaoint people i think one of these three will be a headliner. the libertines, james , the coral, franz ferdinand, friendly fires, django django,kaiser chiefs, paul weller , paloma faith all knocking around the uk around that time so all maybe likely