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

Stillill42 · 24-08-2022 4:16pm

Man, that's such a let down. I wish they'd broken this non-news first so I I'm not finishing on such a frustrating low.

melekalikimaka · 24-08-2022 4:18pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119515977#Comment_119515977

well played

Stillill42 · 24-08-2022 4:22pm

I tried googling a few of the 'acts' lined up for Consciousness Village, this guy among the headline acts we can look forward to...

I won't be boosting his monthly listeners to 3.

My main concern is that Naked Lungs might give some poor meditation guru a heart attack when they launch in to one of their more upbeat numbers.

Edit: No offense to Clive. He's not who I'm annoyed with. I'm sure he's a lovely chap.

Stillill42 · 24-08-2022 4:28pm

On a more positive note, one of the Mary Wallopers DJing the Haunt will be good craic.

Mucker46 · 24-08-2022 4:31pm

This is so disappointing on top of many other disappointments. It appears that they are lowering the music part of their music and arts festival, in terms of quantity and quality. Was always going to be hard to replicate B&S but sense they didn't even try. Appears lots of bands will be appearing numerous times over the weekend which while good for clashes is poor for experience and enjoyment. While I will have a great weekend I don't think it will be as good as in the past and should this continue the very bright light on my calendar that was EP will dim significantly.

rubick · 24-08-2022 4:37pm

MAKING A TOASTING FORK IN GREENFIELDS LADS

Mucker46 · 24-08-2022 4:40pm

A scewer if you are lucky

Flyingfug86 · 24-08-2022 4:44pm

Clive is my neighbour leave him alone!

I'll be on site very very very soon expect pics...

Stillill42 · 24-08-2022 4:47pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119516153#Comment_119516153

Excellent. Tell Clive it was heat of the moment. I was upset.

Flyingfug86 · 24-08-2022 4:51pm

He's very forgiving don't worry about it.

Peterd66 · 24-08-2022 4:59pm

Well Thomas Headon seems to have the pop pickers very happy on Twitter.

One thing we can all agree on (even those giving poor Bodhrandude a hard time), worst lineup ever!

Mucker46 · 24-08-2022 5:01pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119516219#Comment_119516219

Fully agree, since 2012 anyway wasn't there before that.

Peterd66 · 24-08-2022 5:06pm

Can't even blame covid/Ukraine/Brexit/ tour schedules. Look at bands this week, next week in Collins Barracks.

Loud Gallagher, Charlatons, Fleet foxes, Alt J.

Seathrun66 · 24-08-2022 5:18pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119516230#Comment_119516230

Agreed also. Even when the ticket sales (on years it didn't sell out) were 22k/23k the calibre of headliners was far stronger, the undercard was consistently excellent and the ratio of decent acts to bad was circa 9:1. Or 8:2 at the very worst. Now I subjectively feel it's 3:7 or more optimistically 4:6 at best.

The side attractions now have more appeal and I'll undoubtedly have a great weekend. However if the more commercial aspect of it continues do I want to be a field with 70k people, the great majority of whom have vastly different taste in music to mine. I'll go again I believe, but I don't expect to buy tickets before seeing the lineup, even if it costs me vastly more. Or at the very least buy loyalty tickets with the expectation of later selling them on. And hey, I'm one of the optimists on here!!

fourmations · 24-08-2022 5:25pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119516304#Comment_119516304

think its ATN for me next year, never been...im expecting EP to be over-run with hoards of kids, 70k of them! as mentioned..we are getting older, EP is not

bodhrandude · 24-08-2022 5:30pm

I'm curious if Avril Stanley is viewing this thread or the announcements for M&B and thinking the fcukers, they're taking the piss there.

endainoz · 24-08-2022 5:39pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119516077#Comment_119516077

That's a pretty good indicator that they'll play somewhere so

Stillill42 · 24-08-2022 5:46pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119516334#Comment_119516334

That's it. We go mental in the woods this year (in an age appropriate way, of course), then abandon ship and reassemble in Curraghmore next year. Now enough of the bitterness, I'll refocus and aim for total joy by Friday week.

endainoz · 24-08-2022 5:54pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119516427#Comment_119516427

This is absolutely my plan.

Peterd66 · 24-08-2022 6:09pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119512515#Comment_119512515

Update on this 2nd part of the ticket that looks like yours arrived today.

GhostMutt30 · 24-08-2022 6:20pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119515935#Comment_119515935

You may leave yourself there while you're at it

fafy · 24-08-2022 6:22pm

Theres still plenty to keep me interested at EP this year, albeit a little light on bigger names. The overall experience trumps the acts, to be honest for me, i generally avoid the main stage almost totally, and particularly on Sunday. Also, if an act in the bigger tents, is going to be packed, i stay at the back, so i can move on quickly to the next act. I generally Always had the best experiences in the smaller stages, Other Voices stage was a huge loss, although Jarvis Cocker is a huge highlight from 2019 in EA.

Festivals are always changing, and its a good time to check music thats outside of your comfort zone, if you do some of that, you’l have an even better time. I have the Sunday Disco lunch booked, always good at the start of the 4 th day, looking forward to some of the Mindfield events as well, another very underrated area, thats usually not crowded, i am still very excited about the 4 nights up there.

ATN is getting great reviews, and i’d like to try it, but EP is at a more suitable time of the year for me, and it still has way more choice of music, arts, debates etc.

Phibsboro · 24-08-2022 6:38pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119516600#Comment_119516600

Do you have a link for booking the Sunday Disco lunch?

Seathrun66 · 24-08-2022 6:41pm

In terms of 80s acts why did we miss out on the reformed Propaganda? Playing the odd festival, including Ostend tomorrow night, and a very decent album released in May.

Somewhere in 2023 please and is it too early to start next year's thread?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nnQ2zOmb6Hg

fafy · 24-08-2022 6:42pm

They sold out a few weeks back, i posted it on here a while back

Navan Man01 · 24-08-2022 6:44pm

Trying to stay positive! There’s plenty in there that I have on my list to see, I know it’ll be a cracking weekend!

Still can’t shake that feeling that we are being rode by FR though! With the lack of names & all the acts doing multiple stages it feels like they got their fee but made little effort, sticks in my craw a wee bit!

It’ll all be good nxt Friday though & zero f***s will be given!

Thundercats Ho · 24-08-2022 6:45pm

I've only gone and done it again, and given myself blind optimism there'll be an announcement on Friday.

Someone mentioned before that Belle & Sebastian were supposed to be one of the acts in the last main announcement, and yer man from Mary Wallopers is DJing the haunt so they may play too.

It's true what they say, there's no fool like an old fool.