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

We walked in to Stradbally on Saturday morning for breakfast and to visit the shop, we walked back in along the road straight and in through the main entrance leading to the Red Car Park with no checks at all. There wasn't anyone at that entrance when we came back in.

Thundercats on the left, not Poorside. Get it right, Kepler.

Beautiful to be in your own bed alright. As anticipated though, I now can't seem to sleep without the Rave in the Woods going on in the background.

What a weekend! Arrived late on Friday to find nowhere to pitch in Poet's Corner, Joplin or Chaplin. Three stewards later, found out that the overflow campsite opened at Hendrix had already been filled. Given the incoming weather, I stayed in the car which granted me perfect sleep over the weekend.

Loved The Pixies on Friday, great vibes. Caught Mall Grab in Terminus after that, exceptional, before rendez-vousing at Transmission: sound crowd.

Saturday's highlight's were Annie Mac and chatting to a bunch of Londoners, one of whom grew up, you guessed it 10 minutes down the road from me!

Standout performance was the amazing Wolf Alice who were everything I expected and more. Ecstatic that they exceeded expectations.

Sunday was very chilled and I spent it wandering around with the missus, sitting down in the sun in the afternoon nearish to the Main Stage, stuffing our faces with food, crepes, ice-cream and basically ambling about the woods, Trailer Park, Salty Dog for the rest of the day before heading home as we were wrecked.

On a critical note, there seemed to be a lack of staff in general this year which was added to by walkouts over the weekend. Friday was slightly chaotic with camping space in gen pop, overflowing bins, portaloos and non-briefed staff. Chronic under-use of arenas like Terminus is unforgivable: you have the facility, use it! Could you find ten local Irish DJ's to rotate over the weekend to play there? Make it a competition on Today FM?

I found it easier getting around the Main Arena so cudos for the redesign. Ditto regarding food prices but I have to say, the quality was there. Could do with increases in portaloos in the Main Arena (wavin point idea by another poster is brilliant and pragmatic), and more bins. Definitely felt like a younger crowd or is it me pushing on but anyone I chatted with, gave directions to or "named that tune" for at 03:20 at the RITW were sound and seemed to be enjoying themselves so no issues there. Great to see people twenty years younger going as apesh1t as me to Da Hool's "Meet Her at the Love Parade."

The lineup will determine if I'm back next year but for now, I think I need another lie down...

Apparently Conor Oberst has been a mess for most of the current tour. Seemed grand in Vicar St on Thursday. Looks like I caught him on a good night.

Well look, that discussion is a regular one on here and that argument doesn't really hold up. Plenty of European festivals have had vastly superior line ups this Summer, this is Primavera sound in Barcelona in June for example....

But even staying away from the heavy hitters, something like End of the Road on this weekend had a much more interesting lineup than we did. That's just my opinion of course. The Coronas and the 2 Johnnies had massive crowds though so hey, what do I know?

I noticed desktidy somewhere

Fair play to the ECO crew! Savours for me, definitely wouldn’t have been there without! Left them a few tins on the way out. Does anyone know what their angle is on EP, do they get paid or what’s the story?

Hats off to them! Free/donation coffee, a charge station (free)

Would really love if they could investigate putting up one of those wooden sound barriers (Like this one between Rankins and comedy)

Pixies have been finishing most of their European tour with Winterlong (Neil Young cover they recorded as a B-side to Dig for Fire) and it's a firm fan favourite. Big singalong for it at the end of the Galway gig I went to. I loved them finishing the EP set with it though I'm with @Stillill42 regarding the newish tracks that killed off the Pixies gig. six I counted. For a set that was twice as long in Galway they only played three unfamiliar tracks. Not a festival setlist at all and the least enjoyable gig of theirs I've been to.

What a great weekend! My highlights -

Thursday - Salty Dog No Stars

Friday - Thumper, Fontaines DC

Saturday - The Scratch, King Kong Company, Wolf Alice, Tame Impala

Sunday - Touts

Lowlights - The overall line up was weak. The stewards hadn't a clue where anything was. Signage was terrible and pretty much non-existent.

It was my first time at EP having been going to festivals since '93. Would I go again? Probably. I reckon I might give ATN or Body & Soul a spin instead though.

Post festival blues are setting in.

I didn't sleep great last night. I really think I missed the white noise of the rain on the tent and the rave in the woods.

A day of washing clothes and camping gear ahead if the weather behaves itself.

And to top it all, I was reminded yesterday that I agreed to 2 days training at work tomorrow and Thursday. So my plan of being off until Friday night has also just collapsed. ☹️

Still not ready for review.

An under 21 year old would also have to get over section 5(4)(i) of the equal status act. This is paraphrased on the IHREC website you provided, in the "What's not covered" section, as

"Difference in treatment on the age ground in connection with a dramatic performance or, other entertainment is permitted if the difference is reasonably required for reasons of authenticity, aesthetics, tradition or, custom."

I think any barrister would have no bother arguing that the treatment is reasonable and could take their pick of the four grounds to build their defence on.

For everyone else - review to follow this afternoon and maybe some commentary in the evening.