Electric Picnic 2022 - Here we go again! - **No Ticket Sales / Requests **

I'd also add that I was standing in the kitchen earlier and noticed that the floor tiles are 30cm x 30cm. I felt I'd be happy enough if there were two other people standing in a 3x3 grid with me. I've certainly been a lot closer to people at the front of gigs and still had space to move.

I'm about 50cm wide and 25cm deep so crush capacity for me would be 8+ people per square metre. 6 people would be uncomfortable but 3.3 sounds ok.

Early days yet but weather trends looking positive at present:

https://twitter.com/CarlowWeather/status/1560159227276034051?s=20&t=alOYGYYxblLQjwNJB9bNeA

That’s the absolute maximin if people are crushed in like sardines which cannot be allowed to happen, we don’t want another Cincinnati or Love Parade crush. As before when the crowds in EA or Terminus hit 8,000 security will restrict entry.

The Olympia in Dublin has a standing and seating capacity of 1,621. Space is kept at the back and sides and a restricted number are allowed into the pit. 300/400 extra people could be squeezed in there but the sardine calculations are not what is followed. The capacity remains 1,641 for our safety.

The official site’s figures and press releases on Terminus are the ones to follow. Official capacities are there to ensure you stay safe at festivals. EA and Terminus are 8k unless the former has an expanded tent this year.

So who do we reckon for EA ?

i still think a good chance for Fontaines on Friday in EA, Otherwise, its 3rd on the bill main stage for them, and Pixies are also playing Friday, so one, or both of these likely to be in EA. That would be some double act in EA.

Fred Again is playing Friday as well, so he should be in EA also, he has UK gigs on sat/sun.

Wolf Alice likely for main stage, and confirmed for Saturday, and London Grammar could play any day, so another EA contender there.

A Friday afternoon of Harvest, TCM, Roadhouse Doors, followed by a Pixies/ Fontaines double header in the EA....I mean Carlsberg don't do days in Stradbally but..

Based on bandsintown, which may not be accurate but was for perfume genius it is

Friday: Gus dapperton 7pm, Little Simz, The kooks, Tame Impala, pixies, London Grammar, Dermot Kennedy, Megan thee, arctic monkeys, wolf alice

Sunday: perfume genius 12pm, CMAT 2PM, mutant vinyl 6pm, Pearson mcloughlin 6:30pm, the scribes 9pm

Obviously some of these not right but ones with times probably are

Artic Monkeys is 100 % Sunday on main EP poster, and also on band website.

But a lot of those listings become inaccurate, as some list the start date of the festival, rather than actual date of performance.

A lot of EA action. If someone could do a blade of grass analysis of EAs past and present to establish whether we could maybe have 2 bands on simultaneously?

The Friday is really, the only day, that is somewhat predictable as they don’t kick off until typically 6pm so a max of 4 acts form 6 to 12 on main stage & EA.

“The waiting for santa” feeling, continues

I mean, for all my negativity around EP this year, I would take that in a heartbeat. Hopefully Sleaford Mods aren't playing / clashing on the Friday if the above is reality

That would be typical of the feckers. Only book 5 acts I like, then put them all on at the same time.

Nice one, i got caught out, in the 2 day event start date i mentioned before !

I wouldn’t have minded a Caribou appearance at EP, saw him at Body & Soul stage in 2010, and also Janelle Monae, both amazing.

There will apparently be a Dirty Disco (Disco, Funk, Soul, House) in the new BYEco campsite section. Must be a decent size of an addition.

Ah, they were made to sing that. A beautiful rendition of a classic song.