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

Regurgitation? Cmon dude. Current booking policy at FR is monkey with a typewriter craic.

shockingly going to Electric Picnic isn’t an option for a lot of people due to half a dozen reasons. So if blur followed up their last Irish show in 2015 at EP with another exclusive EP appearance in 2023 then they would have annoyed alot of fans who couldn’t make it.

Think it is 4 cans, but presume can bring 4 per trip so can go back to tent for four if needed

I suppose it depends what way you look at it. One on hand it's great to see so many Irish acts given a chance, but on the other I can't see FR's obsession with the same bang average generic acts who mostly peaked 10+ years ago like Coronas, Gavin James, The Script, Belters Only every year. If I was really into them I could just go and see them at their almost yearly or biyearly local gig and they could have booked someone international I can't usually go see like they used to before. It's the same with people down the tiers, many of them regularly play gig venues/smaller festivals anyway so have seen most already at earlier festivals this year yet this is the only thing to look forward to, obviously this is the case every year but I guess if EP is your only festival/gig outing then maybe it's somewhat worth it.

Even if they just book much better quality/more exciting Irish acts that would help like Bicep, Fontaine's, Bell x1, I suppose that's subjective but still. Just the quality of lineup has decreased so much, paying more money for a sub quality product always turns me away, and can't see myself ever going again after this year (whereas I always get the early birds), out of tier 1&2 I think they're a 2 acts I'm looking forward to and both I've seen before Vs let's say even 2018 there there would be close to 10. The Script thing really disappointed me although I know there was a reason for the delay, just thought it was badly thought out from marketing team. There are some good acts, just most I've already seen many times before (this year even) and that's all I've to look forward to here, just personally can't justify it anymore, but I'm glad to see a lot of people still get excited for it.

August is a quieter month for international acts touring Europe. Yes there is big festivals in august throughout europe but it’s simply not in same league as May, June, July which are anchored by primavera, Glastonbury, roskikde, sonar, the list goes on.

read any interview with Melvin in last few weeks and he bluntly says he was work within the framework of availability of acts in august/September.

even he by and large can’t will an act into playing EP.

the persons with power are the agents for the likes the Blur, Billie eillish or similar level acts. They decide what offers to accept. They decide it across a number of factors including money, timing, venue.

and yes from experience agents do consider what/where was most recent Irish show in deciding whether to accept an offer. I.E we did a festival last time we played ireland, we want a headline show this time around. What can you offer you venue wise in these months?

overlap and proximity to other Irish festivals /shows is a major factor in reducing the number of big acts any promoter can book for a summer festival.

no FR policy but artist agent/manager do consider between festivals/headline shows.

At first pass of the Clashfinder we're currently on 34 acts and that's without much extra research, and around ten more than last year.

Anyone looking for more jungle - the DJ on before Executive Steve at Croi Crescent Earth Stage (12am) is worth checking out for some quality breakbeats. Sunday night is jungle night, lads!

You’re definitely right about July but there’s far more in August than in early June and there’s effectively nothing significant in May. Peak festival season is really mid-June to mid-August and now EP is scheduled at a time allowing them to book almost any major act on the Summer circuit.

Primavera is really the anchor/kick off for a lot of international tours in europe which flow through to Glastonbury/roskilde. Look at the primavera/Glastonbury line up and only a handful of big international Acts are still about in mid late august.

EP moving will improve its options a bit as the last two weeks in august not great in europe for festivals

I see both your points. I agree with Seath that there is far more on this year to occupy oneself with. No need to wander around trying to fill time. Yet there isn't one single act across the whole weekend i'm excited/desperate to see. International acts i'm interested in i have seen before (aside from Nia Archives) and thought they were decent but not blown away. Irish acts i like i have seen multiple times and can do so every year if i choose to. Not many new discoveries rocking my world either but a few i'll have a look at if no clashes. I did buy an early bird 'cos i know i'll be able to sell it on easily. Plus it's the 20th anniversary and ive attended all of them so i'd like to round it off on an even number (i know, makes no sense but there you go).

Who was that band Darzog recommended a while back. Consensus being that they'd blow away the cobwebs? Never mind, just remembered it was Julie.

I'm off to Codeine in Whelans tonight to ease into things😁

It doest say what size : )

Seems to be no shortage of tickets for sale on Twitter anyway.

Reckon most of them are scams

On the subject of cans....its gonna be warm so whats the best....thinking blue moon (only wheat beer I can see in cans) and Bulmers...thoughts of warm Guinness isn't doing it for me...

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Good to see the ebbing and flowing tide of Boardsie feeling towards EP pushing back to the positive. The devil as always is in the outskirts, all the brilliant action in SD, Jerry, Brutopolis etc. to fill in the gaps from the main arena. I'd say there's 30 acts there I'd have liked to see this year and the weather will transform it. I'm with @fourmations and @Kepler21, the rain bet me down a bit last year. Just finished packing for EOTR, away straight from work tomorrow, I'm like a kid on Christmas eve. Have a brilliant weekend, lads. I expect a Boardsie pic, as is now tradition. Look forward to the reviews next week. May the sun shine down on all your baldy heads. Kick a teenager for me.