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

Bought tix for Beyond The Pale few weeks ago, off the back of the disappointment with the EP full announcement. Really looking forward to BTP, and it’s where my energy is focused for now.

Have tix for EP, but the crowd I usually go with has dwindled significantly post-announcement. Some are out completely, others very non-committal. A first for our group. I’ll probably still go though - with current head space being that this will be my last, especially if BTP does the business.

Oh - and for those of you going to Forest Fest…I have it on good authority that the surprise special guest on the Saturday is Sister Sledge. Some top notch disco added to the stellar Indie lineup. Enjoy.

Hello everyone.

Thing that's really concerning me about Forest Fest is 1) will I get bored looking at the one stage all day and 2) no-one can tell me what the camping is like. I'm afraid of it being a bit Craggy Island.

Have to keep reminding myself that James are playing, and it'll be grand.

Most festivals these days have the 24 cans or 1L of spirits (or 2 bottles of wine) limit.

Pure nonsense, and I find it hard to believe that various county councils across the country are all independently coming up with the same limits as part of the application process, and not that festival organisers are just copying each other with their FAQs.

It's not enforced at any festivals I've been to over the years, might be different if you're blatantly taking the piss with the amount you're bringing in though.

No one can answer that really until Salty Dog publishes the gig schedule, you could message the band I suppose in social media.

I sold my early birds through them and was paid about 2 weeks after the sale so I doubt you'd have to wait until after the event.

Fair play to them for getting it going all the same, in not sure who exactly is involved in the organisation of it, but it does seem to have plenty of community involvement. I'd guess they have a specific promoter/booker on board this time with the different acts and the large expansion. Will hopefully get to it some year.

Demand is still quite high amongst the younger folk. It's quite the hot ticket so far this year.

I was a bit surprised at this suggestion myself. They'd done a good job positioning themselves as a more serious music festival. The addition of Sister Sledge would push it more towards Forever Young territory and it would seem a bit of an own goal. Surely they can do better. The poster seemed relatively certain on it though..

Re Sister Sledge at FF; it was said to me on the weekend by someone very close to the festival, and involved in setup for it.

Pulled them up on it yesterday after ‘Thundercats Ho’ post. They seemed a little perplexed tbh. I think that Arizona gig was added very recently, like in the last week, so maybe FF were binned off?

I’ll keep ya posted if they firm up on something concrete…

(Feel like the Irish Times running a fake-tan article without double checking sources)

Howiyez, haven't been on the forum in a min but here's the latest Gurriers single. See yas all at EP for a smelly wan, GRMA

Bought tickets for Cala Mijas festival in Spain the weekend of EP. Fewer acts than EP, but much more appealing in terms of quality. Can't wait. Be interesting to see what it's like camping in the heat though.

Is there consensus on who has the best line up this year? Mad Cool looks like it from me. I'd put it ahead of even Glasters. Even moreso as tickets were 195 quid. In hindsight should have given this a go methinks.