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

The one way route from EA to the main stage was dynamic, only coming into force at peak times to prevent people surging in from the side of the stage. I presume someone was monitoring the situation then throwing up the “no entry” message on the large screen.

I must say I was impressed with how they created the extra space in the main arena (don’t get me wrong much different to original EPs) I barely felt any difference Vs 2019, in fact it flowed much better! Especially around the back of the viewing platforms and adjacent to the salty dog.

The set up there looks astonishing, never been.

Think this was my last EP, not that I didn't enjoy it, had a blast mostly and saw some great acts, I'm just done with the slog in and out and the way punters are treated as a cash cow.

I think moving Jerry Fish so far out was a mistake, Salty Dog was as good as ever and the added seats and coverings were very welcome Saturday afternoon.

The feeling just wasn't there for me, something was missing and I can't put my finger on it.

Fontaines were my highlight, Hurricane mind was brilliant but I love you was very special.

Pink moon definitely skimped on things, the showers were like a locker room, no proper place to fill water bottles that I could see, the new 4 man tents were fairly useless against that rain except in the sleeping area thankfully.

I'll probably buy the Early bird loyalty as it is brilliant value.

Nope, you’ve taken other people’s posts you clearly don’t understand and applied a distinct lack of legal grasp and context to them.

Setting an age limit to an artistic event breaches no legislation. I’d normally charge but you can take that advice for free.

Thought they were middlin'. No Debaser no party for me

Aside from Planet Of Sound i didn't think they were great, no. Tbf, since they reformed in early 00s i've not enjoyed them. Loved them first time around and saw them twice in that era, the National Stadium gig still being one of my greatest ever. Since the reunion though they have just left me cold but i recognised they were still a force to be reckoned with live. I had just moved on musically. However, the other night was the first time i'd ever seen them turn in a poor performance. My friend, who still loves them to this day, also thought it was the first time she'd seen them below par.

Ah, absolutely, 505 was amazing. Couldn't believe all the kids knew that one word for word. Brilliant stuff.

Has EP reached max capacity at 70k, will they try to add in another few K for 23’ if they have demand?

If you told me 70k back in 2012, I’d have said no chance!!

For Those I Love - I Have a Love

CMAT - i wanna be a cowboy baby

Fred Again - We've lost dancing

Ok here goes

As I’m reading everyone’s reviews there’s bits of everyone’s that I’m the same on

Highlights

Fred again: didn’t think he’d be as jammers as he clashed with Fontaine’s and dermot kennedy. Tent was rammed but Jesus he was unreal. The crowd were so into him and sung back every word. It was really fab now and even better than his set at primavera

Snow patrol: we just wandered along with no intention of staying but they sucked us in, huge energy and again the crowd just loved them!

Mother djs: new area was brilliant and they got a lot of love all weekend… it’s not ep for me if they don’t close out Sunday night and it was brilliant.

House of disco : spent hours here Saturday night, brilliant! 

No searches for drinking through pink moon which was great!

Meh

Tame impala were bang average for me. Forth time seeing them, I love them but it was a bit lacklustre for me. Lot of stopping and starting I thought. 

Mind and body: what they have done or should I say haven’t done to the area is criminal. We used live in body and soul but it was literally soulless… actually really annoyed me to be honest.

Overall I had a great wkend with my gang. The weather didn’t really impact us only on Friday night so could have been so worse. It’s gone too busy, Qs for everything, I dunno the magic just wasn’t there. Everything felt like it was just thrown together or something. 

I’ve the worst fear today and the reviews are giving me great comfort if I’m honest and validating how I felt!

You're always saying the best of the EOTR lineup comes to EP. Then i always disagree saying the biggest/most commercial names from their lineup end up here, but not the best. Not the smaller, lesser known, more left field acts where my interests lie. We shall continue this dance ad infinitum...🤣

The thread is like the twilight zone the last two days!

Ah, I was really disappointed with them too and I absolutely love the Pixies. Set list issue for me, 5 new songs IN A ROW in the middle of the set is a killer at a festival for the die hards. You know it's a short set, every one of those is a classic you're not hearing. I've never heard them leave out Hey and Debaser, so even though there were some great songs, Planet of Sound a lovely surprise, Where is my mind, Gouge away etc. all great but no doubt I came out disappointed.

Agreed, I've seen the Pixies about 13/14 times since 1989 and Friday night was easily the weakest performance. Frank looked tired, they threw in 6 newish songs in a 55 min set (finishing early???) and had no intensity for me. It's all subjective but I was very disappointed, they were so much better in Galway in July.