[Cancelled] Electric Picnic 2020 **Discussion Only // No Ticket Sales / Requests **

Seathrun66

endainoz wrote: »

Didn't he play main stage before? I'd certainly take London Grammar. The Friday night combination or the and the XX from a couple of years ago was magical

Skepta has, but I'm pretty sure Stormzy hasn't. And after Glasto there's only one slot he'll take at any festival.

Fatfrog

Thats a nice Lowlands lineup.

Stormzy has serious energy, I think he'd make a great headliner.
Hes on the go 5-6 years now, although that seems short it must feel like FOREVER if you're early twenties.

scruff monkey

Stillill42 wrote: »

2 pages of activity in one day! The faint aroma of an approaching announcement is in the air and the Boardsie heavyweights rouse themselves from hibernation.

The gates of R'lyeh are cast open as something ancient and not quite alive crawls toward the light. Unknown for twelve thousand years, the dark lord Cthulhus unseen form expands as he grows closer and the screams of the souls of the damned echo in every footstep he takes. As his hellish slithering maw opens, moistened by the greased sins of the foresaken, a foetid breath escapes, poisoning the world with its passing as he whispers “kings of Leon? Not on my f**king watch!”

Stillill42

I've just noticed Hak Baker is playing Whelan's in March, upstairs, sold out of course. That's a fecker. He was brilliant in 2018 in one of the tents, Cosby? Played Body and Soul later the same day. Infectious good humour, some great lyrics.

rubick

scruff monkey wrote: »

The gates of R'lyeh are cast open as something ancient and not quite alive crawls toward the light. Unknown for twelve thousand years, the dark lord Cthulhus unseen form expands as he grows closer and the screams of the souls of the damned echo in every footstep he takes. As his hellish slithering maw opens, moistened by the greased sins of the foresaken, a foetid breath escapes, poisoning the world with its passing as he whispers “kings of Leon? Not on my f**king watch!”

Scruff Monkey's Tales From Lovecraft runs daily across Picnic Weekend in Mindfield, if you can find him before he finds you...

PabloAndRoy

Stillill42 wrote: »

I've just noticed Hak Baker is playing Whelan's in March, upstairs, sold out of course. That's a fecker. He was brilliant in 2018 in one of the tents, Cosby? Played Body and Soul later the same day. Infectious good humour, some great lyrics.

He was great. Went to both of those and got a shot of rum from him at the B&S stage.

Seathrun66

Wickham Festival in early August has a few goodies:

https://www.efestivals.co.uk/news/20/200205a.shtml

Waterboys, Seth Lakeman, Nine Below Zero and Nick Lowe would be very welcome. More than a decade since Scott and Co were there. Overdue a return I'd say.

rubick

Orbital, Laurent Garnier, Helena Hauff and a cast of many to play AVA Festival, Belfast for those interested in various shades of doof.

End of May.
https://avafestival.com/festival/

Stillill42

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Wickham Festival in early August has a few goodies:

https://www.efestivals.co.uk/news/20/200205a.shtml

Waterboys, Seth Lakeman, Nine Below Zero and Nick Lowe would be very welcome. More than a decade since Scott and Co were there. Overdue a return I'd say.

Leo Sayer! Too old for Electric Ireland? The Bar Steward Sons of Val Doonican I'd sign up on name alone.

rubick

Lyn just texting me to say that Andrew Weatherall is playing ATN so that's another two-festival August

Poorside

Stillill42 wrote: »

I've just noticed Hak Baker is playing Whelan's in March, upstairs, sold out of course. That's a fecker. He was brilliant in 2018 in one of the tents, Cosby? Played Body and Soul later the same day. Infectious good humour, some great lyrics.

Went to both of those and he really is a happy man, writes about some dark stuff but his gigs are great, going to be away when he's here or else I'd probably have headed up.

bodhrandude

rubick wrote: »

Orbital, Laurent Garnier, Helena Hauff and a cast of many to play AVA Festival, Belfast for those interested in various shades of doof.

End of May.
https://avafestival.com/festival/

Some of these may end up at the AVA stage at ATN, apart from Orbital of course as they played last year.

rubick

bodhrandude wrote: »

Some of these may end up at the AVA stage at ATN, apart from Orbital of course as they played last year.

Would love to see Helena Hauff take the roof of Terminus in the Amelie Lens slot.

sweetie

Big thief 2nd september vicar st just came through on bandsintown app, I wonder will they be hanging around!

showpony1

that poster with Nile Rodgers & Chic playing the UK 30th August must be as close to a confirmed announcement as there can be.

Rfrip

showpony1 wrote: »

that poster with Nile Rodgers & Chic playing the UK 30th August must be as close to a confirmed announcement as there can be.

Il happily go along to see them for the 156th time tbh!

LowOdour

sweetie wrote: »

Big thief 2nd september vicar st just came through on bandsintown app, I wonder will they be hanging around!

Been wanting to see Big Thief for 3 or 4 years now, Irish dates never suited to travel. Might just buy a ticket for this, and if they play EP...double bonus! Would be a hectic week!

sally cinnamon89

They're playing england after - would seem unlikely that they'll come back

Seathrun66

sweetie wrote: »

Big thief 2nd september vicar st just came through on bandsintown app, I wonder will they be hanging around!

I'd say a near certainty. Same as Stormzy.

The dates are simply too coincidental.

Seathrun66

sally cinnamon89 wrote: »

They're playing england after - would seem unlikely that they'll come back

It's End of the Road, with which EP share several acts each year. I'd say the chances are still very high. 2019 was Micheal Kiwanuka, Courtney Barnett, Bodega, Viagra Boys, Parquet Courts, Sasami, Mitski, Metronomy, Jarvis Cocker, Let's Eat Grandma and Georgia. Maybe more.

ghostdancer

the gig is with Aiken, very unlikely they'll be at EP.

BullBlackNova

I see the Wha are supporting Supergrass in Dublin.

Was it someone on here who knows them/recommended them? Might have been the ATN thread.

sweetie

LowOdour wrote: »

Been wanting to see Big Thief for 3 or 4 years now, Irish dates never suited to travel. Might just buy a ticket for this, and if they play EP...double bonus! Would be a hectic week!

i'm sure it will sellout so you could always shift it on toutless, that's my plan

stephenm1605

Tash sultana is touring Europe and has a free date on the 4th of September, which would be the friday night, could we be in for a treat like her?

lc180

Rock En Seine in Paris (weekend before EP, 40k capacity ) are doing their first announcement on Monday. Strangely enough this year they changed their festival to Saturday, Sunday and TUESDAY. With a day off inbetween.
Must be a pretty impressive headliner on the Tuesday if they are willing to change the overall schedule of the festival.

Furious-Red

lc180 wrote: »

Rock En Seine in Paris (weekend before EP, 40k capacity ) are doing their first announcement on Monday. Strangely enough this year they changed their festival to Friday, Saturday and MONDAY. With a day off on Sunday.
Must be a pretty impressive headliner on the Monday if they are willing to change the overall schedule of the festival.

Macca? :pac::pac::pac:

fourmations

alt-j doing festivals this summer, maybe?

Furious-Red

Foals free after the 3rd of September

Kepler21

BullBlackNova wrote: »

I see the Wha are supporting Supergrass in Dublin.

Was it someone on here who knows them/recommended them? Might have been the ATN thread.

Its @thebusher. A friend of his is the Dad of one of the band.

Stillill42

I haven't seen the Busher around in a while. He was talking about it maybe being his last picnic last year. I hope we haven't lost him.