Electric Picnic 2024 **No Ticket Sales / Requests** - Waiting in line, terrible time, over familiar

I see our aul mucker nile was in Dublin last night!
simpler times complaining about him popping up every year.

I have to wonder how far FR will push it in the future/long term goal, will they ever try expand again or is it now at a sweet spot between being sold out consistently/in demand every year.

I know many festivals now going to two weekends instead one, even if scaled back slightly each weekend it would be difficult to see it selling 100k+ tickets in a country this size, recent lineups alienating a good portion of core festival go-ers is an interesting trend too. I've also noticed a trend of festival sites once set up for the summer being used for multiple festivals with different target audiences, i.e. I wonder could they make EP a very mainstream festival and then have a more scaled back festival at Stradbally the following week (or previous week) with more alternative/indie acts, scaled down site with just main stage, salty dog, and some other areas, etc. Obviously the following week wouldn't work with R&L this year but in future years/ you get the idea (or have it earlier in August to compete with ATN). I also find it really difficult to see where Longitude fits into FR's overall current strategy as they're booking a lot of the same acts for that and EP now instead of before with it being hip hop (and previously indie). Obviously Marlay Park site being already somewhat set up for summer gigs is a factor.

These are mostly just thoughts/ramblings, but you do have to wonder where it is heading.

Any Electric Picnic news?

Only seen them once, and in a very odd lineup. Anti-Gulf War gig at Shepherd’s Bush Empire in 3003 alongside Paul Weller, Evan Dando, Coldplay, the Bunnymen & Ronan Keating (yes, him). Faithless did an acoustic set (sod all recollection of that) so it’s safer to say I’ve NEVER seen ‘em and this EP set could be a goodie.

Ah Dr.Dog...saw them in the much missed Other Voices stage of a Saturday afternoon back in 2016

Not specifically an EP question, but anyone able to recommend a decent power bank? Most of the ones I've been recommended on amazon don't seem to ship to Ireland for some reason.

Shuttle buses for all the gigs out there. Simple enough. Taxi too expensive unless there’s 3/4 of you.