Electric Picnic 2019 **Discussion Only // No Ticket Sales / Requests **

Dany Hitch

bodhrandude wrote: »

Surely the Picnic is long due a visit by the Specials, they seem to be active of late. Touring all summer with their last date listed as 23rd August at Victorious Festival. Its their 40th anniversary and more dates might be added on, possible contender for the EP lineup.

https://www.thespecials.com/live

I'd love to hear them play their version of the Death in Paradise theme tune at EP. Summer vibes!

drunkmonkey

Seathrun66 wrote: »

The Bualadh Bus was the one I was seeking all weekend.

If you see them live I think you'll understand. Capable of playing anything from ahha to Green Day....

Fantasising about rocking into the woods with this wrining through my ears until the break of dawn...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL_WvOly7mY

Or else **** Robot, that'll also make me happy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeJ3hSWp5RA

Mucker46

Stillill42 wrote: »

Middle-aged men online describing what they're wearing. A new low for the thread.

Maybe the wife is right and time to hang up the festival boots. Would be happy to see the specials at EP. Re the first line she may be right but isn't happening yet.

thebusher

Really pinning my hopes on the Specials. Glad to see they weren't on the ATN list today. They have 3 sold out gigs in April at D'lympia though so who knows...

Madness playing Daytripper in Waterford so I'd say we've lost them.

Can we PLEASE have James this year. Please.

Seathrun66

Mucker46 wrote: »

Wearing it at the moment

Still? I make that 165 days.

Seathrun66

Stillill42 wrote: »

Middle-aged men online describing what they're wearing. A new low for the thread.

Accessories next week.

Mucker46

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Still? I make that 165 days.

😂😂😂

Eod100

Beirut playing Vicar Street on 26th and 27th August. Playing End of the Road on the Friday. Dunno would that rule them out for EP or not.

scruff monkey

191 sleeps

Thundercats Ho

I see that Eels are knocking around, at picnic time.
They're in Stockholm Thursday 29th, then nothing until Barcelona the following Friday, so that looks promising.

Stillill42

Thundercats Ho wrote: »

I see that Eels are knocking around, at picnic time.
They're in Stockholm Thursday 29th, then nothing until Barcelona the following Friday, so that looks promising.

Still the funniest band intro I've seen in Stradbally. Would love to see them again.

Rfrip

scruff monkey wrote: »

191 sleeps

Your my favourite poster just for these posts alone

bodhrandude

Thundercats Ho wrote: »

I see that Eels are knocking around, at picnic time.
They're in Stockholm Thursday 29th, then nothing until Barcelona the following Friday, so that looks promising.

Yup it will be a six year gap since they last played so they would be a decent inclusion to the lineup.

glennponder

thebusher wrote: »

Really pinning my hopes on the Specials. Glad to see they weren't on the ATN list today. They have 3 sold out gigs in April at D'lympia though so who knows...

Madness playing Daytripper in Waterford so I'd say we've lost them.

Can we PLEASE have James this year. Please.

Absolutely love to see James, brilliant live band, don't think they've ever done the picnic, class act!!!!

Seathrun66

thebusher wrote: »

Really pinning my hopes on the Specials. Glad to see they weren't on the ATN list today. They have 3 sold out gigs in April at D'lympia though so who knows...

Madness playing Daytripper in Waterford so I'd say we've lost them.

Can we PLEASE have James this year. Please.

Madness played for the second time in 2017 so there was never any chance of a return so soon. There are several heritage acts long overdue a return though - The Human League, Gary Numan, Erasure, OMD, Gang of Four, Magazine, etc.

And high time we had SLF, Heaven 17, Ultravox/Midge Ure, Wire, The Pop Group, Edwyn Collins (new album next month), The Specials, The Selecter, etc, etc. This could be an awfully long list.

bodhrandude

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Madness played for the second time in 2017 so there was never any chance of a return so soon. There are several heritage acts long overdue a return though - The Human League, Gary Numan, Erasure, OMD, Gang of Four, Magazine, etc.

And high time we had SLF, Heaven 17, Ultravox/Midge Ure, Wire, The Pop Group, Edwyn Collins (new album next month), The Specials, The Selecter, etc, etc. This could be an awfully long list.

Add John Foxx, Steel Pulse, LKJ and the Denis Bovel dub band, Butthole Surfers who have reared their heads over the last few years back into some live gigs. Will add some more inspiration when I unstone myself which is quite hard to do at the moment.

bodhrandude

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Madness played for the second time in 2017 so there was never any chance of a return so soon. There are several heritage acts long overdue a return though - The Human League, Gary Numan, Erasure, OMD, Gang of Four, Magazine, etc.

And high time we had SLF, Heaven 17, Ultravox/Midge Ure, Wire, The Pop Group, Edwyn Collins (new album next month), The Specials, The Selecter, etc, etc. This could be an awfully long list.

Some of the ones you listed seem to be playing Forever Young Festival in Kildare in early July, so probably not going to happen for some acts.

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=473668&d=1550707001

Thundercats Ho

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Madness played for the second time in 2017 so there was never any chance of a return so soon. There are several heritage acts long overdue a return though - The Human League, Gary Numan, Erasure, OMD, Gang of Four, Magazine, etc.

And high time we had SLF, Heaven 17, Ultravox/Midge Ure, Wire, The Pop Group, Edwyn Collins (new album next month), The Specials, The Selecter, etc, etc. This could be an awfully long list.

That would be amazing. There's a teaser track out already, and it's really good imo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bo5c728WpF4

sweetie

i've been listening to a lot of Orange Juice recently and read the Collins biography too, Id be stoked but doubt he's do a festival with his condition. I reckon it'd be more likely a Vicar st/grand canal type gig

Seathrun66

sweetie wrote: »

i've been listening to a lot of Orange Juice recently and read the Collins biography too, Id be stoked but doubt he's do a festival with his condition. I reckon it'd be more likely a Vicar st/grand canal type gig

He's done a few fests in the past five years, but they've all been small and on mainland Britain so no travel stress. I live in hope though. His 60th birthday falls a week before EP. Who'd have expected that he'd survive 15 years ago?

Still excellent live and his backing band are the Welsh crew Colorama who are themselves a decent band. His last album Understated in 2013 was superb and it's very moving to see him on stage. He can't play guitar anymore as has effectively lost the use of his right arm. He also requires a walking stick on stage. But his voice remains peerless and the tunes are immense.

Can you tell I'm a fan?

mocata

Anyone done both Pink Moon and Boutique camping? A fairly hefty price gap between them, wondering if the quality is worth the extra.

Rfrip

mocata wrote: »

Anyone done both Pink Moon and Boutique camping? A fairly hefty price gap between them, wondering if the quality is worth the extra.

Boutique camping every year. Festihuts. The job.
But I’m old, and think I’m a princess
Festihuts have electricity and lockable door. Always lovely neighbours aswell!

johnnyskeleton

Rfrip wrote: »

Boutique camping every year. Festihuts. The job.
But I’m old, and think I’m a princess
Festihuts have electricity and lockable door. Always lovely neighbours aswell!

Well, good locks make good neighbours!

Spreece

mocata wrote: »

Anyone done both Pink Moon and Boutique camping? A fairly hefty price gap between them, wondering if the quality is worth the extra.

It’s age related I think. 30-40 Pink Moon. Over 40 Boutique Camping. Your “needs” increase as you get older. All the accommodation in BC is more luxurious than PM which is just a pre-pitched tent. Pod pads only have the dog kennels in PM but have the bell tents with camp beds in BC. I went with Silk Road last year and have rebooked for this year, proper comfort.

Ricosruffneck

No Mumford for EP, phew

homosapien91

mocata wrote: »

Anyone done both Pink Moon and Boutique camping? A fairly hefty price gap between them, wondering if the quality is worth the extra.

Have been doing Pink Moon the last few years, won't be going back this year as was disappointed paying nearly 500 quid for a tent last year that wasn't put up properly, a belle pad and the pole in the middle was bent, they haven't upgraded their tents in years and the quality of them is just getting worse. Podpads for us this year

Furious-Red

Ricosruffneck wrote: »

No Mumford for EP, phew

Yer still getting 1975 tho :pac::pac:

showpony1

Hopefully Florence announces a dublin gig soon

Ricosruffneck

showpony1 wrote: »

Hopefully Florence announces a dublin gig soon

fingers crossed.

So it eliminates her from EP.

Ricosruffneck

Ricosruffneck wrote: »

fingers crossed.

So it eliminates her from EP.

All i'll say is that I believe she'll be at EP, she won't be getting a Malahide gig as she's in the US during that period June that the Malahide gigs usually fall on.