Electric Picnic 2023 **No Ticket Sales / Requests ** - It'll be grand

It’s all about cost cutting.

if someone had predicted the likes of Wolfe tones

and saw doctors

would play EP during the “glory years” of it, they’d have been directed to the nearest mental hospital

Glastonbury excepted (though even that mighty behemoth seems to be down on quality this year), it does feel like that model of a 50,000 plus festival has had to alter it's business plan to remain profitable. There's hardly one across Europe that has not turned down the more commercial route, although granted, many have still retained a bit more in the way of interesting and diverse acts than EP. Green Man appears to be one exception, not sure what the capacity is there but they don't seem to have compromised in any way on the type of act they book. The bitterness on here is I'm sure related to the real affection lots of us on here have for this particular festival, for the memories of how right they got it for so long and the dire contrast between those deadly memories and the shitshow unveiled yesterday. It's just all a bit sad.

Yep I agree with B&S they have the best line up by far out of the bunch of festivals I work for, hopefully ATN may have some crackers unveiled soon. Even Wild Roots has quite a diverse line up. There are so many areas at EP though so hopefully the periphery comes up with some interesting names. The blurred one if it was Aphex Twin would make sense as the line up is very scant perhaps they did shed all these bucks on Richard as it would keep all the ravey and psychedelic rockers aka indie anarchistic ambient techno DnB crowd into coming to the event. In a way that might save the festivals credibility haha. Phuck!!! just rambling here, hopefully another few announcements and surprises to go.

B&S is a 5,000 cap festival and is same price as EP ticket.

not sure how it’s overpriced. 15 times smaller but line up is not 15 times worse

Did you ever go to it Fanirish, its a lovely little environment, because I work it I know a lot of staff and it is really a lovely wee hedonistic corner of Ireland to loose yourself in for three days, or in my case 5 or 6 days for the festival build.

I've been to 12 Eps, I went last year and I had a great time even though the lineup was the weakest ever,

But, they have out done themselves with how bad the lineup is this year, its sad to say but I think I will be selling my ticket, great memories over the years though.

They are catering to the 18-22 demographic now, and I would say it is that way in future.

B&S lineup is quality this year, but I've decided to go to beyond the pale instead

Yep Beyond the Pale is the standout one for me so far this summer. After yesterdays disappointment I think I will sell my EP ticket and get one for Beyond the Pale instead. Also have a ticket for All Together Now which was brilliant last year so hopefully we get a couple of other acts to bulk that lineup out a little bit.

Actually skimming through the Terminus part of the lineup and fairly impressed actually. 999999999 (Headlining Life Festival on Saturday night) are nice acid squelchy techno from the few clips I've heard, Charlie Sparks lively enough but really young crowd almost moshing to the dance beat, so could be wild. Fionn Curran couldn't find anything of interest there. Hannah Laing didn't really do it for me either. I hate Models kicks ass with a throbbing techno beat (another Life Festival act) looks like it could be a good set. Inter Planetary Criminal would be a combination of Kelly-Ann Byrne and Jenny Greene with a crunchier beat, happy funk house but infectious. I think Skin on Skin is one to look out for, thumping exciting techno with a nice energy, he headlined Ava festival last year.

Could only find 1 clip of Southstar, commercial sh1t, didn't like it.

Trym seem lively, kind of funky house but not my thing really.

Well quick roundup of Terminus hopefully some more acts or genres added.

I think a lot of us would prefer if it was Blur though.

Think it's a bit unfair to lump the sawdoctors in with Wolfe Tones (who I can't still believe have been added). Though musically the saw doctors aren't the most complex or funky musicly , I always thought the lyrics and sentiments of many of their songs were worth it. Almost like Paddy Kavanagh or Mc Gaharen etc, in the theirn documentation of life in Ireland in the pre Tiger 90's, Red Cortina, N17, To Win Just Once etc.

I agree with the above comments, BTP and B&S both have a lineup arguably better for most decent music enjoyers now than this although I'm sure there's still a few to be announced, the thing is too FR I think could have went a route where they booked decent Techno, D&B, Hip Hop and even house acts that might have appealed to both audiences but it seems like they have just went the complete opposite and just want to appease to an audience that EP was never really about, it's a bit of a headscratcher as they had close to 55k in 2018 and sold out immediately, had a friend sell their tickets and had hundreds of offers within a minute so easily could have sold another few 1000 tickets.

Just an FYI that Jungle is a dj set.

At this stage it should be a non-alcoholic event aimed at teenagers.

Most of your descriptions are essentially saying 'grand for background music whilst busy doing something else but nothing of real worth or value'.