Electric Picnic 2006 lineup is ...

damien

Pet Shop Boys - Massive Attack - DJ Shadow - Antony & The Johnsons - Gary Numan -New Order

Also:

Basement Jaxx
Groove Armada
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Devendra Banhart
Elbow

Graham Coxon
dEUS
Rufus Wainwright
Super Furry Animals
Belle & Sebastian

Mad Professor
Bloc Party
Alabama 3
The Rapture
Saul Williams

Tom Vek
Gang of Four
David Kitt
The Frames

Rachid Taha
The Rags
Dublin Gospel Choir
Blue Nile

Damien Rice will curate a stage called The Big Tree. Joy.

Andy-Pandy

well thats gonna rock. Just hope i manage to keep it together this year so i can remember it.

Garret

DJ Shadow! Belle and Seb! Im away for it
and for radiohead

FX Meister

Bit disappointed with the line up myself. Pet Shop Boys? come on.

radiospan

Yeah, I think last year's line-up was way, way better.
This was last year's:

EP 2005 Lineup
Saturday 3 September
Kraftwerk, Fatboy Slim, Flaming Lips, Royksopp, Arcade Fire, Mercury Rev, Doves, Vitalic, The Herbaliser, DJ Deep, Emmet Tinley, Damien Dempsey, Laurent Garnier, Goldfraap, Stereo MC's, Amp Fiddler, Mixmaster Mike, DJ Asian Dub Foundation, Caesars, Danger Mouse, The Chalets, Matthew Herbert Big Band, Ben Watt and Hot Chip, Be Your Own Pet, Dave's Radio, Optimo DJs, Unbombers and Giles Peterson

Sunday 4 September
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Mercury Rev, 2 Many DJs, Lemon Jelly, Audio Bullys, Roisin Murphy, Declan O Rourke, The Human League, James Blunt, LCD Soundsystem, Redneck Manifesto, JJ72, The Rakes, Who Made Who, The Devlins, Toods and the Maytals, Soulwax, De La Soul, Mr Scruff, Bob Mould Band, Nouvelle Vague, DJ Format and DJ Sneak

FX Meister

There's only a few in threre I'd like to see but I'm not bothered seeing them at electric picnic.

blu_sonic

the only ones worth seeing are the yeah yeah yeahs

Karlusss

Dev, Ruf, Belle and GO4 will make it worth it, I think.
+ it'll be my first actual legal festival.

shuushh

strange mix some real crap in there some absolute gems, ill be interested in seeing the following

Massive Attack
DJ Shadow
Antony & The Johnsons
Basement Jaxx
Groove Armada
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Devendra Banhart
Elbow
Bloc Party
The Rapture
Gang of Four

Should be enough to keep me happy, actually Shadow and Massive Attack would have been enough really. I had my fingers crossed for Daft Punk, Sufjan Stevens and Wolf Parade to magically pop up on that list but ah sure plenty of time for more acts to be added on. Basement Jaxx will be a huge draw after their performance at Glastonbury last year. its going to take alot though to live up to Saturday last year which was pretty much music heaven for me.

John

I really enjoyed Gary Numan when he played here about 5 years ago, I'll be checking him out again. Lots of bands I'd like to see, top of my list is New Order, Antony, Devendra and DJ Shadow.

ya-what-now?

I'm delighted!!

I get to see Rufus Wainwright(again!!) and Belle and Sebastian...missed their gig here recently and wasn't expecting to see them!

Also, Basement Jaxx, after seeing their Glastonbury set it should be mad!

And we got Antony and the Johnsons, Elbow, Massive Attack, Groove Armada...I'm happy

lordgoat

Ah it's a decent line up, miles ahead of the ****e that is oxegen...

honru

Can't believe they actually booked The Frames. Guess it was inevitable.

It's a good lineup, better than last years, much more interesting than Oxegen, but there's currently no bands that would make me run out and grab a ticket now (although there's a fair portion of bands that I would like to see).

Hopefully they can get a little more variety in the final thing aswell, just seems so tame at the moment.

Rollo Tamasi

not impressed at all.
where is all the hip-hop? far too many non-electric bands there too. Dublin Gosphel Choir, Damien Rice, Anthony and the Johnsons....fairly bland.

Ruskie4Rent

That's what I was thinking. It's all pretty middle of the road stuff, i don't want to say I wouldn't like to see these acts but there is nothing to make me excited.
Any chance of this doing an oxegen and selling out in a day? I want to think about it and try to get a decent amount of people to go before I buy my ticket.

ghostdancer

there's still ****loads more acts to be announced....
at least 5 music stages over 3 days.
the acts so far are only the ones that are definitely 100% signed on, they hope to have almost all them signed up over the next 2 weeks.

BrianD

lordgoat wrote:

Ah it's a decent line up, miles ahead of the ****e that is oxegen...

But in fairness they are two distinct types of estival. One is a rock festival and the other you drive up in your SUV and pop out with your picnic basket and dress all arty with reference to Glasto.

Having said that, I've never been and I think I shall this year. Will they let you in if you drive a Ford Fiesta?

peepingtom

Rollo Tamasi wrote:

not impressed at all.
where is all the hip-hop? far too many non-electric bands there too. Dublin Gosphel Choir, Damien Rice, Anthony and the Johnsons....fairly bland.

er saul williams is hip hop (good hip hop)? ...... he is awesome

Rollo Tamasi

peepingtom wrote:

er saul williams is hip hop (good hip hop)? ...... he is awesome

not enough for me so far anyways

issyfro

Ruskie4Rent wrote:

Any chance of this doing an oxegen and selling out in a day? I want to think about it and try to get a decent amount of people to go before I buy my ticket.

I was in ticketmaster the other day an they said there is loads of tickets left, but it will sell out much nearer the date like it does every year.
Well worth going to, much more laid back than Poxygen..plus campsite considerably closer to all events.

Basement Jaxx definatly worth seeing..amazing live..better than hearing them on radio/cd..incredible atmosphere

mark.e.smith

Does anybody know when the line-up times are being announced.... Would only go if rufus and sebastian were on the same day...

Dont be at yourself

There are no day-tickets though, so you'd have to buy a weekend camping ticket regardless.

blu_sonic

so not only is it a crap line up its a rip off too

mark.e.smith

No Day tickets?!? now i'm definitely not going all i can do is keep my fingers crossed that rufus decides to play somewhere in dublin that weekend... I understand why they're doing it but it's awfully annoying...

Ruskie4Rent

ghostdancer wrote:

there's still ****loads more acts to be announced....
at least 5 music stages over 3 days.
the acts so far are only the ones that are definitely 100% signed on, they hope to have almost all them signed up over the next 2 weeks.

So any rumours that could tickle anyones fancy?

Rollo Tamasi

Ruskie4Rent wrote:

So any rumours that could tickle anyones fancy?

daft punk and prince are on the rumour mill

Rockee

The line up is absolutely terrible so far...The Frames. Damien Rice, Massive Attack, I take it theirs sleeping facilities...at the front of the stage!! Seriously! Its dire....

damien

Rollo Tamasi wrote:

daft punk and prince are on the rumour mill

I think the daft punk one was quashed cos they want a million a gig.

ghostdancer

daft punk definitely aren't playing.
prince is highly unlikely. as are the beasties.

morrisey is almost certain.
coldcut are playing too.

Rollo Tamasi

i would love to see the beastie boys at it. so far the hip hop elemet of the previous two years isn't apparant this year. Its early days yet thou....here's hoping!

Jim

I went to see Death Cab a few weeks ago in Amsterdam. After the show I saw the guitarist so I went up and berated him for not playing Ireland in their tour. He said to me they are 90% they are playing Electric Picnic.

Don't take that as gospel though, he could have just been trying to pacify me heh.

Rockiemalt

death cab would be fecking fantastic..i love them...
and BrianD.. they let me in in my seicuento last year so i'm sure a fiesta will pass the test :P

Diamondmaker

GA were great live saw them at witness but at Dublin Castle not so Good. the older stuff is way better.
I wish LCD SS were on again they were the absolute highlight for me last year......
DOnt worry there will be some more good acts annouinced!

radiospan

Digitalism, Erol Alkan, Dave Clarke, Felix da Housecat, Whomadewho, Steve Angello, Headman, Switch and Primal Scream are all playing Oxegen.

The Oxegen line-up is looking alot like the kind of acts EP were getting last year.

Although Tiefschwarz are confirmed for Electric Picnic (according to their website). Hopefully more similar acts will be announced. Rumours of M83 too...

I'm also hoping for Hot Chip.

After their gigs in Galway and Dublin, surely Justice will be announced for one or the other at some stage. I really hope it's not Oxegen.

DerekD Goldfish

Its looking promising so far
its early days with plenty of acts to be anounced but I cant
wait to see gang of four again

tywy

would love to see devendra banhart again, he is class live. I'll be away tho

radiospan

ghostdancer wrote:

daft punk definitely aren't playing.

On their new official website, it says they'll be playing 8 gigs. Only 5 have been announced, so they will be playing at 3 gigs which haven't been announced yet...

PiE

plazzTT wrote:

Rumours of M83 too...

Having read the whole thread, that's the only rumour that didn't make me yawn.

Still won't go though.

Atrocity

Prayin for roots manuva or ladytron. I'd kill for them.

ghostdancer

plazzTT wrote:

On their new official website, it says they'll be playing 8 gigs. Only 5 have been announced, so they will be playing at 3 gigs which haven't been announced yet...

so i see, change that from definitely not playing to: unlikely to play.


i honestly can't see them coming to ireland if they're only adding 3 gigs for the whole world to share.

apparently mcd are trying to get them for HiFi....

spiderlegs

Oh I've got my ticket..such a deadly line up, gonna be brilliant...

comet

Jimeatsmenu wrote:

I went to see Death Cab a few weeks ago in Amsterdam. After the show I saw the guitarist so I went up and berated him for not playing Ireland in their tour. He said to me they are 90% they are playing Electric Picnic.

Don't take that as gospel though, he could have just been trying to pacify me heh.

hope its true, they would be a great addition

radiospan

Some Mullingar local on the EP forum says that it's in their local paper today that Daft Punk will be playing at MCD's Hi-Fi festival. :mad:

TheBigLebowski

Let's be honest, the line-up for electric picnic is cack. I mean I want a festival to rival Glastonbury as much as the next man but it is a weak line-up this year no matter what way you look at it. It has got to be the worst line-up of any of the main festivals. For 175 euro, I'd want a lot better. I was at oxegen last year and thought it was brutal because of the amount of scum and also the way it is organised so I'm a little disappointed that Electric Picnic haven't at least improved on last years line-up...

Kazaanova

I don't know if its true, but on the news website on BBC someone from EP said that the lineup announced right now is only 40% of the complete lineup, so it isnt bad at all for only 40%.

Ruskie4Rent

But usually they'd have the headliners signed up by now.

slowhands

Ruskie4Rent wrote:

But usually they'd have the headliners signed up by now.

well they didnt announce Kraftwerk till very late last year,Plus d'ont they have three nights to fill this year?im sure more quality acts will be announced.Im going anyway!!:D

ghostdancer

Kazaanova wrote:

I don't know if its true, but on the news website on BBC someone from EP said that the lineup announced right now is only 40% of the complete lineup, so it isnt bad at all for only 40%.

by my reckoning, it isn't even 30% yet....

Jim

"The lineup is ****e" etc...

It all depends on your bloody music taste doesn't it. Atm theres more bands on there now I want to see than there was a Oxegen last year.

comet

well with the rumoured addition of Wilco and Death Cab, i think the lineup is coming along very nicely.

ya-what-now?

comet wrote:

well with the rumoured addition of Wilco and Death Cab, i think the lineup is coming along very nicely.

I'd love to see both those acts! Also, I'm keeping fingers crossed that MEW will be announced