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

sally cinnamon89

Murdoc90 wrote: »

King Kong Company, The Staves and Fat White Family not sure of the year or the day but they were all excellent.

Can we forget Tame Impala rocking the tent while all the young heads flocked to see Florence

Also The War on Drugs and Girl Band playing Whooooopa sets

eplady2017

MiniFridgeMen wrote: »

Blur were soooooo good,

Favorite non-headline act from EP ? lets say bottom half of the lineup, or any of the non-mainstage-stages (B&S,Other Voices, Salty etc.etc.etc)

Mr.Jukes last year was phenomenal
Nicky Siano or Joey Negro at Casa Bacardi were also amazing

King Kong Company, Any year / Any stage...
Aquilo, Ham Sandwich, Bear's Den, Public Service Broadcasting....
Hoping some of these might turn up on some stage again this year....

Murdoc90

eplady2017 wrote: »

King Kong Company, Any year / Any stage...
Aquilo, Ham Sandwich, Bear's Den, Public Service Broadcasting....
Hoping some of these might turn up on some stage again this year....

Never made it to Ham Sandwich but setting up my tent was made easier with them playing in the background with an ice cold bottle in my hand.. as i type the rain is hitting off the office window ...sigh...

PabloAndRoy

MiniFridgeMen wrote: »

Blur were soooooo good,

Favorite non-headline act from EP ? lets say bottom half of the lineup, or any of the non-mainstage-stages (B&S,Other Voices, Salty etc.etc.etc)

Mr.Jukes last year was phenomenal
Nicky Siano or Joey Negro at Casa Bacardi were also amazing

Crystal Fighters, John Grant, Tune Yards, Breton, DBFC, Bicep (last year) Beardyman, Gary Numan, Hot Chip (2006) ... I will probably think of a few more once I hit "Submit"

tbh, I was a bit underwhelmed by Mr. Jukes last year.

endainoz

Kepler21 wrote: »

Lisdoonvarna 1981 was my first festival; great lineup, completely loved it. I remember the last night it chucked down rain all evening, and I got back to my tent to learn a valuable lesson: never put your tent on a hill with the entrance at the top. i think my sleep bag was floating.

I love the process of discovering new music through EP; keeps me younger. There is something in me that comes alive at EP, that I don't see the rest of the year.

Lisdoonvarna will always mean a huge amount to me, seen as it was held on the family farm I live and work on! Of course these festivals were all before my time and I was always fascinated by them and what went on. I still find old glass bottles on the land from time to time and other bits and pieces, if anyone has any interest I'd be happy to share them.

There was of course an attempt to revive them in 2003 which didn't work out for various reasons. Had it occurred who knows where it would have gone seen as it would have predated the picnic by a year. Maybe I'd be the one with the insider information of the line up!

BullBlackNova

sally cinnamon89 wrote: »

Can we forget Tame Impala rocking the tent while all the young heads flocked to see Florence

Also The War on Drugs and Girl Band playing Whooooopa sets

Oh man those gigs. Honourable mention for My Morning Jacket, too.

But Girl Band. Woooow. First on Rankins Wood (I think?) and then on Salty Dog about an hour later. Blew my f*cking mind!!!

I've got the year's jumbled up in my head but favourite non-main stage acts...

John Grant in the Electric Arena/Crawdaddy in the middle of the day in maybe 2010, Young Fathers/Tune-Yards double act on Body & Soul a few years ago, Jape every single time they played... Fond memories of Villagers playing a midday set on Body & Soul one year, too. Was just lovely.

Arne_Saknussem

Super Furry Animals Acoustic Bingo

Thundercats Ho

Midlake in the Cosby in '11 / Mark Lanegan in the Crawdaddy in '12 / Johnny Marr in the EA in '13 are my non main stage highlights over the years.

Edit: Of course, David Byrne, and War on Drugs too!

Wooderson

Clor, Lemon Jelly, Portishead, Beasties Boys Sunday Revue, Terry Callier, Sonic Youth, Chic '09. Few belter non-headliners there that I loved.

fourmations

44 here, first gig metaillica 1988 Top hat dun laoighaire

only doing picnic since 2012

fave moments (off the top of my head)
glass animals, war on drugs, ride, MBV, fka twigs, animal collective, wild beasts, hot chip,
blur were great, beck was a sleeper that was very good,
joey badass and vince staples were new to me and great gigs
perfume genius was stunning, fight like apes always great,
discovered bombay bicycle club for the first time in 2012, great band
loved David byrne & St Vincent and Johnny marr
only discovered MacDemarco after the picnic, raging i didnt see him

Really looking forward to King Krule this year
only got into him recently but really does it for me

cheers

The Nal

fourmations wrote: »

44 here, first gig metaillica 1988 Top hat dun laoighaire

Oooh peak Metallica. How was that?

https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/metallica/1988/top-hat-dublin-ireland-3d6d557.html

fourmations

The Nal wrote: »

Oooh peak Metallica. How was that?

https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/metallica/1988/top-hat-dublin-ireland-3d6d557.html

thats the one! yeah it was class, i was just in awe of the whole thing, hell of a band to see for first gig
gotta love the "children must be accompanied by an adult" i was only 14 and so were my mates!
i still remember the opening bars of "blackened" to this day
a 30 year old snapshot that has never left me, i nearly wet myself!
it was the good old days when stagediving / crowdsurfing was a recognised sport!

cheers

Bigbagofcans

patch wrote: »

I guess that’s my concerns that they might not be great live, wiped out. Hearing teardrop live will be awesome.

No guarantee they'll play it. Having looked up their previous setlists at festivals I can't seem to find 'Teardrop' on any of the last ones. Hoping they perform it at EP.

mutley18

Bigbagofcans wrote: »

No guarantee they'll play it. Having looked up their previous setlists at festivals I can't seem to find 'Teardrop' on any of the last ones. Hoping they perform it at EP.

Yeah they dropped it in February 2016

evani1976

BullBlackNova wrote: »

Oh man those gigs. Honourable mention for My Morning Jacket, too.

But Girl Band. Woooow. First on Rankins Wood (I think?) and then on Salty Dog about an hour later. Blew my f*cking mind!!!

I've got the year's jumbled up in my head but favourite non-main stage acts...

John Grant in the Electric Arena/Crawdaddy in the middle of the day in maybe 2010, Young Fathers/Tune-Yards double act on Body & Soul a few years ago, Jape every single time they played... Fond memories of Villagers playing a midday set on Body & Soul one year, too. Was just lovely.

Girl Band genuinely mindblowing leftfield Irish band in the tradition of fatima mansions, whipping boy and MBV . Would love to catch them. Thom yorke a big fan.

sally cinnamon89

evani1976 wrote: »

Girl Band genuinely mindblowing leftfield Irish band in the tradition of fatima mansions, whipping boy and MBV . Would love to catch them. Thom yorke a big fan.

I believe they've broken up

evani1976

BullBlackNova wrote: »

Oh man those gigs. Honourable mention for My Morning Jacket, too.

But Girl Band. Woooow. First on Rankins Wood (I think?) and then on Salty Dog about an hour later. Blew my f*cking mind!!!

I've got the year's jumbled up in my head but favourite non-main stage acts...

John Grant in the Electric Arena/Crawdaddy in the middle of the day in maybe 2010, Young Fathers/Tune-Yards double act on Body & Soul a few years ago, Jape every single time they played... Fond memories of Villagers playing a midday set on Body & Soul one year, too. Was just lovely.

sally cinnamon89 wrote: »

I believe they've broken up

Feck...with a band that intense often happens

https://youtu.be/Yk3jWsKwtw0

Godspeed

showpony1

Highlights from the years I've gone;

Foster the People (2011)
Underworld (2011)
Flume (2014)
Clean Bandit (2014)
Outkast (2014)
Chic (2014)
1975 (2014)
Sam Smith (2015)
Hare Squead (2016)
Joey Badass (2016)
Mura Masa (2016 & 2017)
Years & Years (2016)
S Club Party (2017)
Mother DJs every year
Smash Hits every year
Attention Bebe every year

BullBlackNova

evani1976 wrote: »

Girl Band genuinely mindblowing leftfield Irish band in the tradition of fatima mansions, whipping boy and MBV . Would love to catch them. Thom yorke a big fan.

sally cinnamon89 wrote: »

I believe they've broken up

Not officially finished but I'd be surprised if they ever tour consistently again. I understand there is some illness in the band and that prevents them from performing on a regular basis.

The last few shows that were booked were all cancelled before going ahead; that was over the course of a few years now.

davywalsh7

showpony1 wrote: »

Highlights from the years I've gone;

Foster the People (2011)
Underworld (2011)
Flume (2014)
Clean Bandit (2014)
Outkast (2014)
Chic (2014)
1975 (2014)
Sam Smith (2015)
Hare Squead (2016)
Joey Badass (2016)
Mura Masa (2016 & 2017)
Years & Years (2016)
S Club Party (2017)
Mother DJs every year
Smash Hits every year
Attention Bebe every year

Was at that foster the people gig. Tent was hopping!

Seathrun66

evani1976 wrote: »

Girl Band genuinely mindblowing leftfield Irish band in the tradition of fatima mansions, whipping boy and MBV . Would love to catch them. Thom yorke a big fan.

Speaking of Fatima Mansions what are the chances of Microdisney extending their comeback gigs and turning up at EP?

Thundercats Ho

davywalsh7 wrote: »

Was at that foster the people gig. Tent was hopping!

Yea, the atmosphere was something else. Another highlight, just for the buzz alone.

Stillill42

showpony1 wrote: »

Highlights from the years I've gone;

Foster the People (2011)
Underworld (2011)
Flume (2014)
Clean Bandit (2014)
Outkast (2014)
Chic (2014)
1975 (2014)
Sam Smith (2015)
Hare Squead (2016)
Joey Badass (2016)
Mura Masa (2016 & 2017)
Years & Years (2016)
S Club Party (2017)
Mother DJs every year
Smash Hits every year
Attention Bebe every year

Nice to see Hare Squead in there. They were great alright. I taught Henoc, one of the band. Lovely fella.
So many highlights over the years. David Byrne and Annie Clark probably my number one. Touts last year were something else, Eels, Benjamin Clementine, Young Fathers, you could go on all night.

Fatfrog

davywalsh7 wrote: »

Was at that foster the people gig. Tent was hopping!

I was gutted I missed Foster the people, they played at a ridiculously early time on a Friday if I remember correctly, that was a time when I spend allot time at the tent getting to know the new neighbours + caning the face off myself, only heading in later on the Friday.

Seen them at Glastonbury, such an easy going easy listening band, 1 hour had passed in what felt like no time. Very surprised they didn't come back to the EP since.

Furious-Red

sally cinnamon89 wrote: »

Can we forget Tame Impala rocking the tent while all the young heads flocked to see Florence

Also The War on Drugs and Girl Band playing Whooooopa sets

That was glorious moment gig and perfect way to end the festival

Easy Rod

BullBlackNova wrote: »

Not officially finished but I'd be surprised if they ever tour consistently again. I understand there is some illness in the band and that prevents them from performing on a regular basis.

The last few shows that were booked were all cancelled before going ahead; that was over the course of a few years now.

I think they’ll be back, I believe one of the band suffers from some mental health issues but I see him quite regularly at gigs around the city. I would imagine the pressure of performing and the intensity at which they do so would be quite tough for him. They seem like really sound guys too.

If they do tour again I would encourage anyone to go see them. Quite simply one of the most amazing live bands in Ireland, if not the world.

Mrs Shuttleworth

Seathrun66 wrote: »

First big gig was at the age of 17 - Phoenix Park Racecourse in 1983. Sweltering heat and loads of guys clambering onto the top of the grandstand roof. No evident health & safety. Every act was class, from Perfect Crime right up to U2's glorious homecoming. In between were Steel Pulse, Big Country, Eurythmics & Simple Minds, all at their peak. A fab introduction to big musical days out.

Still surly with the parents for not letting me go to that.

Seathrun66

Mrs Shuttleworth wrote: »

Still surly with the parents for not letting me go to that.

I wasn't let go either. Just took off & then faced ructions for a few weeks.

BadTurtle

Few highlights there now
2010 Massive Storm Attack
2010 Jonsi
2011 Death In Vegas
2014 Foals on the main stage
2014 Beck
2014 Tuneyards @ Body and Soul
2015 Ho99o9 @ Body and Soul
2015 My Morning Jacket
2015 Manic Street Preachers
2016 New Order
2016 Kano

scruff monkey

Must be a chance of the manics being added to the bill. Couple of years since they played and they’ve nothing else lined up here this year with a new album out, unless they’re doing a few nights in olympia later in year