Electric Picnic 2021 - Cancelled :( **No Ticket Sales / Requests **

The Davestator

With a few changes, it could make itself more possible.

Maybe the tents have to become open-air stages for this year and deal with the sound bleed? Maybe fewer stages to minimise sound bleed?

No caravan karaoke etc. (which i love)!

Wouldn't be the same, but it would be worth it if it helped it happen

Kepler21

I got my first Pfizer jab this morning at CityWest. I registered last Tuesday.
Very efficient setup in terms of getting in registering, getting the jab, and waiting for 15 minutes to see if you have a reaction. Just under an hour. Throughput was pretty good.

I'm still not at the point of getting my hopes up for EP; though, but there are some hopeful signs.

Furious-Red

I know there is very little or if any crossover but Pukkelpop Festival have announced they will be returning near the end of August this year with line up coming soon

Seathrun66

The Davestator wrote: »

With a few changes, it could make itself more possible.

Maybe the tents have to become open-air stages for this year and deal with the sound bleed? Maybe fewer stages to minimise sound bleed?

No caravan karaoke etc. (which i love)!

Wouldn't be the same, but it would be worth it if it helped it happen

Fully open the sides of the tents and they're effectively open air spaces with a rain cover. They've done it before when expecting huge crowds in the tents (Valentines in 2008 and Florence a couple of years after). Jerry Fish is already open, all of the Trailer Park and Trenchtown, the Comedy Stage & Salty Dog. With adjustments to the Mindfield, the tea huts and place you can sit down in there's not really much that would be classed as indoors.

And that may all be academic anyway if they're using a combination of vaccines and antigen tests. At this stage, presuming no rollout botch up or variant issues I'd be 70% or more confident of EP happening. And I admit that I'm surprised by that recent change.

PabloAndRoy

If there is no caravan karaoke I'm selling my ticket. It's a deal breaker I'm afraid.

bodhrandude

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Fully open the sides of the tents and they're effectively open air spaces with a rain cover. They've done it before when expecting huge crowds in the tents (Valentines in 2008 and Florence a couple of years after). Jerry Fish is already open, all of the Trailer Park and Trenchtown, the Comedy Stage & Salty Dog. With adjustments to the Mindfield, the tea huts and place you can sit down in there's not really much that would be classed as indoors.

And that may all be academic anyway if they're using a combination of vaccines and antigen tests. At this stage, presuming no rollout botch up or variant issues I'd be 70% or more confident of EP happening. And I admit that I'm surprised by that recent change.

They done that numerous times, especially for the first Beastie Boys set on the Saturday 2007.

Poorside

Ah lads this talk is killing me, brother moved his wedding to the Friday of EP, probably head up on the Thursday to get setup and look like a muppet at the wedding with my wristband.
Bloody families.

Seathrun66

Poorside wrote: »

Ah lads this talk is killing me, brother moved his wedding to the Friday of EP, probably head up on the Thursday to get setup and look like a muppet at the wedding with my wristband.
Bloody families.

As problems go.....

Peterd66

Poorside wrote:

Ah lads this talk is killing me, brother moved his wedding to the Friday of EP, probably head up on the Thursday to get setup and look like a muppet at the wedding with my wristband. Bloody families.

I don't know how you would go onto EP after a wedding with a hangover! Oh wait.......

Poorside

Seathrun66 wrote: »

As problems go.....

I know, if I get through this I should get on the front of Time.

Poorside

Peterd66 wrote: »

I don't know how you would go onto EP after a wedding with a hangover! Oh wait.......

I'd be taking it handy, missed enough over the last 18 months.

PabloAndRoy

Really looking forward to have a moan about the sh1te line up!

Fatfrog

Ah lads... getting a bit excited... but its so fragile!

Someone shared the "electric picnic cancelled" statement from 1 year ago, I almost cried until but then realised the date.

scruff monkey

Fatfrog wrote: »

Ah lads... getting a bit excited... but its so fragile!

Someone shared the "electric picnic cancelled" statement from 1 year ago, I almost cried until but then realised the date.

That is a cruel thing to do, you know where you have to put them

bodhrandude

For some reason was looking back at the 2012 picnic review as my housemate has just discovered God is an Astronaut, the Wicklow post-rock group and I remembered I had a clip of them in my blog review and started reading it. I think a point to note was while working the pre-fest, myself and a mate were jumping about the Body&Soul area but when we went to go back to crew camp, we couldn't find the hole in the wall entrance so we climbed this great wall and gate, only to be pulled up by security when we come out of the enclosure. I had to remark that we were probably the first guys they caught trying to break out of the festival.

https://niallmcquaid.wordpress.com/2012/09/06/electric-picnic-2012/

bodhrandude

Remember this. The Denim Moose at Body&Soul.

rubick

Stillill42 wrote: »

God bless you Tony. I'm taking that as a yes. Cut to Pixies, main stage Saturday night....'Hello DUBLIN!!!! This is a song about a superhero named Tony. It's called TONY'S THEME!!!!" Holohan enters stage left, in a cape. Place goes ballistic. Rubick starts crying.

Listen, I don't come here for accurate depiction of facts.

Toulouse

PabloAndRoy wrote: »

If there is no caravan karaoke I'm selling my ticket. It's a deal breaker I'm afraid.

I have very fond memories of caravanaoke!

endainoz

So personally I despise this rag but if true this story is significant.

https://www.thesun.ie/tvandshowbiz/music/6982448/electric-picnic-ok-only-irish-acts-end-quarantine/

I think this would be amazing. Just that it makes zero sense seen as Wild Roots are promoting loads of UK acts two weeks earlier.

Seathrun66

endainoz wrote: »

So personally I despise this rag but if true this story is significant.

https://www.thesun.ie/tvandshowbiz/music/6982448/electric-picnic-ok-only-irish-acts-end-quarantine/

I think this would be amazing. Just that it makes zero sense seen as Wild Roots are promoting loads of UK acts two weeks earlier.

How very splendid of him to follow our advice.

Seathrun66

endainoz wrote: »

So personally I despise this rag but if true this story is significant.

https://www.thesun.ie/tvandshowbiz/music/6982448/electric-picnic-ok-only-irish-acts-end-quarantine/

I think this would be amazing. Just that it makes zero sense seen as Wild Roots are promoting loads of UK acts two weeks earlier.

NI acts will of course be included. Can we foresee a DUP objection?

circular flexing

endainoz wrote: »

I think this would be amazing. Just that it makes zero sense seen as Wild Roots are promoting loads of UK acts two weeks earlier.

Wild Roots also think that mid-August is actually autumn.

Seathrun66

endainoz wrote: »

So personally I despise this rag but if true this story is significant.

https://www.thesun.ie/tvandshowbiz/music/6982448/electric-picnic-ok-only-irish-acts-end-quarantine/

I think this would be amazing. Just that it makes zero sense seen as Wild Roots are promoting loads of UK acts two weeks earlier.

Only the top two on the poster I think (James Morrison & Kaiser Chiefs), both pretty replaceable with standby Irish acts. I'd imagine there are several happy to take the slots.

sprucemoose

circular flexing wrote: »

Wild Roots also think that mid-August is actually autumn.

traditionally in ireland it is

PabloAndRoy

I am ready with my "needs a bit more of an international slant" comment for the line up announcement which includes U2 as an exclusive one off post-COVID headliner.

PabloAndRoy

sprucemoose wrote: »

traditionally in ireland it is

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_calendar

Winter ("Geimhreadh") - November, December, January

Spring ("Earrach") - February, March, April

Summer ("Samhradh") - May, June, July

Autumn ("Fómhar" Harvest) - August, September, October

rubick

Seathrun66 wrote: »

NI acts will of course be included. Can we foresee a DUP objection?

Only if there's no money in it for them. Expect RHI Burners for everyone's tents 2022, ticket prices to increase by 1690%. No dancing.

dam099

PabloAndRoy wrote: »

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_calendar

Winter ("Geimhreadh") - November, December, January

Spring ("Earrach") - February, March, April

Summer ("Samhradh") - May, June, July

Autumn ("Fómhar" Harvest) - August, September, October

That's how I was taught but it never felt right. If you were to go by average temperatures they should all be moved on a month.

PabloAndRoy

dam099 wrote: »

That's how I was taught but it never felt right. If you were to go by average temperatures they should all be moved on a month.

It's how I was brought up as well. I'm pretty sure only Ireland considers it like this. I tend to agree with you re: temperatures, but November still feels like winter to me.

patch

PabloAndRoy wrote: »

I am ready with my "needs a bit more of an international slant" comment for the line up announcement which includes U2 as an exclusive one off post-COVID headliner.

That actually sounds very possible. Unless they are already penciled in for one of the Slane gigs next year.