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

fish_fingers

scruff monkey wrote: »

Would it be too weird to open a dead pool on artists that are announced who won't make it to the festival...

Venn diagram anyone?

Rfrip

Wooderson wrote: »

Also tough to really commit to it given global concerns.

in fairness though we have a bigger problem if we are still worring about the corona virus come Sept

Stillill42

In case we don't make it lads, I love you.

fish_fingers

Stillill42 wrote: »

In case we don't make it lads, I love you.

I can't speak for anyone else, nor will I, but you're scaring me...with the latter part of that...

rubick

Stillill42 wrote: »

In case we don't make it lads, I love you.

I haven't welled up like this since Lamb played Goreki at the Body & Soul Stage in August 2019.

sally cinnamon89

fish_fingers wrote: »

I can't speak for anyone else, nor will I, but you're scaring me...with the latter part of that...

Too manly for such emotions - let loose brother

fish_fingers

sally cinnamon89 wrote: »

Too manly for such emotions - let loose brother

Ok....step 1...admittance

My name is fish_fingers...and I am scared of (some types of) love :pac:

sydthebeat

im really hoping the 4 festival tour that James are doing in July will stretch to sept !!

BullBlackNova

Not sure if someone else posted this already but the launch event tomorrow is due to start at 12.30pm so expect the line-up then.

endainoz

I've never seen it so quiet on the eve of the announcement before. Guess people are keeping an eye on other things. Looks like Coachella is now delayed until October and in other news that literally nobody really cares about, it turns out Taylor Swift's people have now cancelled the fancy Dublin hotel.

rubick

Peter Hook & The Light have been booked for Sunflower Festival in Down, end of July, week before ATN.
Not sue if that rules them out of EP or not, I'd personally love to see them.

Ricosruffneck

Xmas eve feels.

Mucker46

Excitement mixed with dread that ep wont go ahead (i know there are much bigger concerns and i have them too). I am going to channel the excitement tomorrow and what will be will be.

BullBlackNova

Mucker46 wrote: »

Excitement mixed with dread that ep wont go ahead (i know there are much bigger concerns and i have them too). I am going to channel the excitement tomorrow and what will be will be.

I think the biggest threat for EP could be bands abandoning their plans to tour entirely on the basis that other dates might be postponed. If you lose the first chunk of European dates, you might drop the whole tour even if there is no specific reason to cut Ireland.

(Wolf Parade and Santana have both dropped tours in Europe in recent weeks, including Irish shows)

The smaller bands might also suffer from insurance costs. Apparently a lot of them are now being advised to take out their own insurance ahead of potential gig cancellations and that is a cost many small acts just can't sustain or justify.

Hopefully this can all be gotten under control. Not just for the sake of festivals, of course, but for everyone affected.

endainoz

BullBlackNova wrote: »

I think the biggest threat for EP could be bands abandoning their plans to tour entirely on the basis that other dates might be postponed. If you lose the first chunk of European dates, you might drop the whole tour even if there is no specific reason to cut Ireland.

(Wolf Parade and Santana have both dropped tours in Europe in recent weeks, including Irish shows)

The smaller bands might also suffer from insurance costs. Apparently a lot of them are now being advised to take out their own insurance ahead of potential gig cancellations and that is a cost many small acts just can't sustain or justify.

Hopefully this can all be gotten under control. Not just for the sake of festivals, of course, but for everyone affected.

The Santana gig was only a few weeks away, while disappointing, it's not surprising. In fairness the man himself is in the at risk age group!

I do really think the idea of shutting everything down for 6 weeks or so should be looked at. But anyway we should throw a few predictions out there.

I'm holding out for the Raconteurs, even though they have no tours currently planned.

More realistic predictions would be Liam Gallagher and Miley Cyrus, maybe chemical brothers in there too.

From the Irish point of view I hope we'll get Fontaines, maybe Horslips as they are touring this Summer. More trad/folk acts for spike island!

thebusher

I'll be teaching at announcement time but will have an eye on the phone.

So far this week I've had Paris marathon postponed, a half marathon postponed. If EP and/or Glastonbury go I will weep tears of genuine pain.

As for acts, I reckon we're looking at Rage, Liam G and Stormzy as headliners.

Would love to see James, Gerry Cinnamon (again), Little Simz, Paul Heaton, Arborist, Manics, Susan O'Neill, Five Grand Stereo, a bit of ska and the usual covers.

If we get there this year I need to spend more time at Spike Island. It looked great last year

Furious-Red

rubick wrote: »

Peter Hook & The Light have been booked for Sunflower Festival in Down, end of July, week before ATN.
Not sue if that rules them out of EP or not, I'd personally love to see them.

They are also playing one of the MCD gigs in Dun Laoghaire.

Gonna take a guess of some bands that could be announced tomorrow.

Tame Impala
Royal Blood
Manic Street Preachers
Two Door Cinema Club
Miley Cyrus
Fontaines DC
Foals

LowOdour

It's a weird one - think RATM and RTJ will be the most exciting announcements we get so possibly tomorrow could be slightly anticlimactic.

Saying that, the thing I am most looking forward to is this time tomorrow evening when I get to go through a bunch of acts unknown (to me) and discovering some great new music

sweetie

endainoz wrote: »

it turns out Taylor Swift's people have now cancelled the fancy Dublin hotel.

Every cloud...

Stillill42

A little prayer tonight for a treatment for this poxy virus and for the appropriately named Rolling blackouts coastal fever.

Stillill42

I mean a treatment for the virus. Not for the band. I want the band. You know what I mean.

Mhersee1

Long time reader, second time poster!

What time is the announcement usually at? Very excited!

Mucker46

Apparently biffy clyro tour dates to be announced tomorrow. Coincidence?

endainoz

Mhersee1 wrote: »

Long time reader, second time poster!

What time is the announcement usually at? Very excited!

I think the press event is on around 12pm tomorrow

Furious-Red

Coachella officially postponed till October

glennponder

sydthebeat wrote: »

im really hoping the 4 festival tour that James are doing in July will stretch to sept !!

Praying!!

everlast75

glennponder wrote: »

Praying!!

Love thr username. Are ye playing the picnic by any chance?

Rfrip

Good luck every one! I’m sure il be on here later giving out about no tame impala

thebusher

Stay strong lads

Stillill42

Feck it, I'm still excited! It's like one of those movies. Post-apocalyptic landscape, small pockets of survivors dotted around the globe. The battered radio crackles to life. Interference but eventually the message comes through...".....Idles! Repeat, we got Idles!" And the human race finds the strength to battle on.