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

Furious-Red

Tbh if Taylor Swift was announced id probably catch her set(unless there was another clash) as she has some decent hits...................please dont judge me :pac:

Afraidofwhatun

200 days tomorrow until early entry. Can we hope for an announcement!?

Afraidofwhatun

Mostly based on EOTR & Green Man I'm expecting at least half of these:

DJ Koze
Caribou
Big Thief
Bright Eyes
Goldfrapp
Angel Olsen
Creep Show
Despacio
Mac Demarco
King Krule
Agnes Obel
Little Simz
Aldous Harding
B. C. Camplight
Shame
Fontaines D. C.
Murder Capital
Warmduscher
Squid
Black Country, New Road

All of which I'd be happy to see. Personally hope Pixies don't take a headline slot but have a feeling they will.

sally cinnamon89

Afraidofwhatun wrote: »

Mostly based on EOTR & Green Man I'm expecting at least half of these:

DJ Koze
Caribou
Big Thief
Bright Eyes
Goldfrapp
Angel Olsen
Creep Show
Despacio
Mac Demarco
King Krule
Agnes Obel
Little Simz
Aldous Harding
B. C. Camplight
Shame
Fontaines D. C.
Murder Capital
Warmduscher
Squid
Black Country, New Road

All of which I'd be happy to see. Personally hope Pixies don't take a headline slot but have a feeling they will.

I would say you can rule a good amount of those acts Big thief, angel olsen, caribou are all playing summer shows here with Aiken so they’re unlikely.

I have the feeling DeMarco is Waterford bound.

Great list tho

Rfrip

Have had the new tame impala album on repeat all morning

ghostdancer

Furious-Red wrote: »

Tbh if Taylor Swift was announced id probably catch her set(unless there was another clash) as she has some decent hits...................please dont judge me :pac:

i'll judge you on having good taste :pac:
she'd be one of the best headliners EP has ever had IMO

endainoz

I don't get all this Taylor Swift talk at all lads, way too big of an act to get for EP in terms of popularity. Would fill croke park no bother. Is she a festival republic act like RATM or what?

Stillill42

Afraidofwhatun wrote: »

Mostly based on EOTR & Green Man I'm expecting at least half of these:

DJ Koze
Caribou
Big Thief
Bright Eyes
Goldfrapp
Angel Olsen
Creep Show
Despacio
Mac Demarco
King Krule
Agnes Obel
Little Simz
Aldous Harding
B. C. Camplight
Shame
Fontaines D. C.
Murder Capital
Warmduscher
Squid
Black Country, New Road

All of which I'd be happy to see. Personally hope Pixies don't take a headline slot but have a feeling they will.

Surely no chance of Pixies after all their recent Irish activity. Unless Chic have had enough and are looking for someone to hold the fort? Personally, they'd be as good as it gets for me in front of the main stage on a Saturday night.

InTheWoods123

On first listen of the new Tame Impala album I can already say there’s some great music on there and that they’d be a great announcement...Feel as though I’m building myself up to be let down but fingers crossed I’m not!

Edit: Not to knock anyone else’s taste but I just couldn’t see myself getting behind the Taylor Swift enthusiasm. Personally could see the headliner spots going to better acts...

endainoz

I think ATN said they will have their main first announcement done by the end of the month. Might push EP to act a bit sooner than normal.

BadTurtle

Taylor Swift is way too big for EP. She'd sell out Croker for 3 nights easily. I've no idea what her fee is for booking but I'm sure itd run EP into the red if they booked her.

sweetie

Not in Kansas wrote: »

Saw them both at the gig tonight. Enthralled! Can I ask how long Fionn played for last night? 50 mins tonight. Brilliant s those minutes were it was very short!

Yeah less than an hour. ANF played nearly as long and I was excited to see her too so I was happy enough

scruff monkey

Afraidofwhatun wrote: »

200 days tomorrow until early entry. Can we hope for an announcement!?

Sleeps, we count round here in sleeps, get with the program.

There are 202 sleeps.

Fatfrog

Haim taking a headliner slot

InTheWoods123

I see Kings of Leon are playing in the US on September 4th which almost certainly puts them out of the running?

ghostdancer

BadTurtle wrote: »

Taylor Swift is way too big for EP. She'd sell out Croker for 3 nights easily. I've no idea what her fee is for booking but I'm sure itd run EP into the red if they booked her.

She did 2 nights in Croker last time she was here and they couldn't give the tickets away. Literally, they were handing out bundles of free tickets to clubs and companies all over the country just to fill both nights.
She'd sell out 1 fairly easily, can't manage 2.

She's playing smaller festivals than EP in June/July, so her fee can't be that big for this festival run she's doing (first time playing festivals).

She's not in Europe in August/September though, so there's next to no hope of her playing EP.

ghostdancer

Fatfrog wrote: »

Haim taking a headliner slot

Already playing here at Trinity at the end of June.

sweetie

ghostdancer wrote: »

Already playing here at Trinity at the end of June.

Phew

Wooderson

sweetie wrote: »

Phew

Love to see The Gizz in Stradbally.

Seathrun66

Anyone see the Tears for Fears doc last night? They don't play often but their 3 Arena gig last year was stunning.

Would go down a storm at EP. A perfect sub-headliner, but good luck following that.

Mucker46

sweetie wrote: »

Phew

Second that

sprucemoose

Mucker46 wrote: »

Second that

Compared to some of the other ****e that's been suggested haim would be a marked improvement as headliners, won't be though since they're playing trinity in june

scruff monkey

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Anyone see the Tears for Fears doc last night? They don't play often but their 3 Arena gig last year was stunning.

Would go down a storm at EP. A perfect sub-headliner, but good luck following that.

Are that pair still talking or did they not fall out again?

Stillill42

Are we ruling Bon Iver out due to his May gig? Tough enough picking headliners that are on the circuit this Summer and don't have Irish gigs. Further down the bill, I'm hoping for Idles, Rolling blackouts coastal fever, Shame and I'll put in my annual prayer for British Sea Power. After last night, I'm sick that Supergrass won't be in the frame. Amazing set. They'd have been savage.

sweetie

Stillill42 wrote: »

Are we ruling Bon Iver out due to his May gig? Tough enough picking headliners that are on the circuit this Summer and don't have Irish gigs. Further down the bill, I'm hoping for Idles, Rolling blackouts coastal fever, Shame and I'll put in my annual prayer for British Sea Power. After last night, I'm sick that Supergrass won't be in the frame. Amazing set. They'd have been savage.

I'd be hopeful the first two will be there.

Seathrun66

scruff monkey wrote: »

Are that pair still talking or did they not fall out again?

Not sure. The documentary was filmed very recently, I'd guess last year, and all seemed good. Their 2018 tour was postponed after the death of Orzabel's wife. Thus I'd be very surprised if during that grieving process and the brilliantly-received 2019 tour they'd managed to fall out again. But I'm happy to be corrected.

The very best of their work stands up extremely well. Some throwaway tosh, but hey, who got through the 80s without that?

Fatfrog

Loving this lady/band, from Dundalk, played on the body and soul mainstage last year.

Serious act live.

https://youtu.be/kJYCqgJ1oR0

rubick

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Not sure. The documentary was filmed very recently, I'd guess last year, and all seemed good. Their 2018 tour was postponed after the death of Orzabel's wife. Thus I'd be very surprised if during that grieving process and the brilliantly-received 2019 tour they'd managed to fall out again. But I'm happy to be corrected.

The very best of their work stands up extremely well. Some throwaway tosh, but hey, who got through the 80s without that?

The James. All killer, no filler

Over the years on the rave Lyn and I have met a couple from here that lived in London in the very early 90s. Their apartment/squat was downstairs from a room that was used by Tears For Fears for rehearsals, and they met the band a few times, by all accounts lovely folks. My favourite tale they told us however was being rudely awaked one Sunday morning by what sounded like a large explosion - on looking out the window however it was just Jimmy Cauty of the KLF starting up one of his tanks. Different days.

BullBlackNova

https://nialler9.com/james-murphy-to-play-district-8-this-may/

James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem to play District 8 in May.

We were floating the idea of them being on the festival circuit this summer - any sign of that happening?

Murphy has a few solo slots and Despacio appearances lined up already. Some people love that but it's the full band experience I'd be holding out for!

rubick

Oooft!

If we could have a repeat of the New Order/LCD Soundsystem/Despacio 2016 line-up without the rain that would be quite acceptable.