Amsterdam V Electric picnic

Ban Ki Moon

Its gonna cost at least €500 for the picnic or I could go to the dam for a few days

Which one would you do?

KeithM89_old

No poll??

Go for Amsterdam!! Great craic

arybvtcw0eolkf

The God damn Dam dammit.

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galwayrush

Depends on your age.

Fizgig Bandicoot

I have been to Amsterdam 7/8 times, and I think it's well worth a trip, it's beautiful, and lot's of cool things to do as well as the obvious......however Electric picnic has a really cool line-up.
Since I was never at Electric Picnic before and been to the dam, i'd go to E.P and then book really cheap flights + accomodation for Amsterdam for a later date. (I got return flights for 30 quid once.)


If you go to Amsterdam, you gotta rent a bike.....it's like an extreme sport when you're 'under the weather'

Micky Dolenz

Camper Van = EP

tent etc, no thanks, I'd rather a nice hostel in the Dam.

alwaysadub

Hmm. Personally, much as i'd love to go to EP,i'd also love a weekend away...so i'd have to go with Amsterdam.

I_AmThe_Walrus

For crying out loud, I can't believe this is even up for discussion.

OP, going to Amsterdam will give you more than just an enjoyable holiday. You'll get to experience another culture, try new food, mix with the locals of another society....all this is better than running around the woods with a bunch of Irish scumbags with no sense of anything...

Ban Ki Moon

Been to Amsterdam 3 times and 3 times to the picnic but the thing is amsterdam wasnt mucky last time i was there

Micky Dolenz

Ban Ki Moon wrote: »

Been to Amsterdam 3 times and 3 times to the picnic but the thing is amsterdam wasnt mucky last time i was there

Your not going to the right places :P

seensensee

Amsterdam is hard to resist.

What is the Electric picnic like, i've never been ?

jester77

You can go to Amsterdam any weekend, EP you can't. I'd go to EP and then Amsterdam a few weeks later when you've the cash for it.

Ban Ki Moon

seensensee wrote: »

Amsterdam is hard to resist.

What is the Electric picnic like, i've never been ?

Its a well laid back festival with loads of decent folk attending

Ban Ki Moon

jester77 wrote: »

You can go to Amsterdam any weekend, EP you can't. I'd go to EP and then Amsterdam a few weeks later when you've the cash for it.

Depends on welfare cuts

Zillah

I can't be the only one who thought of this: http://j.imagehost.org/0069/Untitled-2_9.jpg

jester77

Ban Ki Moon wrote: »

Depends on welfare cuts

If you are on welfare then you shouldn't be able to afford to go to either!

I_AmThe_Walrus

Zachary Lively Vegetation wrote: »

The God damn Dam dammit.

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Where's that?

Have you been to Damkring or Rockery?

Ban Ki Moon

jester77 wrote: »

If you are on welfare then you shouldn't be able to afford to go to either!

Worked hard when work was a reality;)

arybvtcw0eolkf

I_AmThe_Walrus wrote: »

Where's that?

Have you been to Damkring or Rockery?

I've been everywhere I'm sure.

Can't remember where the photo was taken, but I'll look through my HD I'm sure I'll find a clue.

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Wacker

I reckon Electric Picnic to be the most fun that I can have in Ireland. Amsterdam... meh. I wasn't that into it. Easy choice for me.

jester77

Ban Ki Moon wrote: »

Worked hard when work was a reality;)

If that's the case then the Dam would be a better place to release all that built up stress

PostHack

I_AmThe_Walrus wrote: »

For crying out loud, I can't believe this is even up for discussion.

OP, going to Amsterdam will give you more than just an enjoyable holiday. You'll get to experience another culture, try new food, mix with the locals of another society....

And getting off your fcuking tits of course....:cool:

arybvtcw0eolkf

PostHack wrote: »

And getting off your fcuking jacking off on someone's tits of course....:cool:

Fixed :cool:

Ban Ki Moon

jester77 wrote: »

If that's the case then the Dam would be a better place to release all that built up stress

I aint stressed, Having a good time actually

arybvtcw0eolkf

Ban Ki Moon wrote: »

I aint stressed, Having a good time actually

Go to The Dam, pleeease... Don't give money to boggers :pac:

seensensee

Amsterdam is many things to many people, I appreciate the sense of calm and normality that one gets in a coffee shop along with the right to choose, that freedom is priceless, it has a healing effect and confirms how right you are to be there.
I booked my ticket last week

Ricardo G

Has to be THE DAM !! Book "the bulldog" hostel down at the red light...................your close to aaaaalllllllll ameneties

DOC09UNAM

Come on its AH, amsterdam is the perfect oppurtunity to for

Coke and Hookers.

Star Bingo

my bro is just gone to amsterdam today. he's a pussy if he brings back anythin less than an ounce

Carl Sagan

Amsterdam. There should be no debate here! Best city in the world.

Executive Steve

Go to Barcelona.

jester77

Ban Ki Moon wrote: »

I aint stressed, Having a good time actually

Then check into Hillstreet Blues for the weekend!

seensensee

Executive Steve wrote: »

Go to Barcelona.

Why Barcelona? is it as user friendly as A'dam? remember our friend here must be guaranteed of success, no time for messing around.

piby

How combining the best of both worlds and doing Electric Amsterdam!!!

piby

Although seriously I'd defo do EP.

It only comes around once a year, is by far Ireland's best festival, and you have 51 other weekends in the year to get high and rent hookers . . . or go to Amsterdam

DetectivFoxtrot

I'm heading to the Dam tomorrow!

4zn76tysfajdxp

seensensee wrote: »

Why Barcelona? is it as user friendly as A'dam?

Yeah, they released a new patch a few weeks ago.

Holsten

Amsterdam, no contest.

More bang for your buck....

Go to Amsterdam for 2 days and then go to a festival over there.. You'll come home for pretty much the same money but at least the weather will have been good.

filthymcnasty

Get your carcass to the Dam, no contest! EP will be there next year...it should be obligatory under eu law every man (and woman:rolleyes:) should experience the dam at least once before marraige, relationships etc!!

Executive Steve

seensensee wrote: »

Why Barcelona? is it as user friendly as A'dam? remember our friend here must be guaranteed of success, no time for messing around.

It's very user friendly, and it's a hell of a lot more fun than Amsterdam

(Amsterdam is one of my favourite cities in Europe, but if you're just going there for the overpriced weed they sell to tourists in places where they don't need to ensure they get repeat business then you're Doing It Wrong tbh)

Ave Nocturna

Neither. I would save the €500


Boring, I know

King Felix

I live in Amsterdam so I kinda have to say the EP.

But if I was back home and could only choose one, I'd be Dam-ing it.

My name is URL

Honestly, since you need to ask I think you'd be safer at EP =p

I don't even go to the Dam for the weed anymore.. there's so much to see besides all the vice-tourism stuff.. it's just a great place

Pace2008

I_AmThe_Walrus wrote: »

OP, going to Amsterdam will give you more than just an enjoyable holiday. You'll get to experience another culture, try new food, mix with the locals of another society....all this is better than running around the woods with a bunch of Irish scumbags with no sense of anything...

Electric Picnic is not a scumbag festival.

Wacker wrote: »

I reckon Electric Picnic to be the most fun that I can have in Ireland.

Life Festival > EP, in my opinion. It's quite simply the most ridiculous mashfest imaginable.

thebigbiffo

Carl Sagan wrote: »

Amsterdam. There should be no debate here! Best city in the world.

apt username for such an opinion!

but seriously OP, no question...get ready for some amsterdamage!!

i love the city and been there upwards to 7-8 times. apart from the obvious party themed weekend it's just a beautiful place in the right areas - go the the van gogh museum (while stoned on some nice heady weed if possible) it's one of the best experiences of my life!!

*f'ucks off to check ticket prices...been a while

fakearms123

Amsterdam was only good for drugs, the city itself is a sh*thole! I'm a huge hot chip, lcd soundsystem and the national fan so Id have to go for electric picnic but it all depends on how much you love the line-up, i love the bands this year! seen a lot them but I used my money for arcade fire tickets and a holiday

Irishcrx

Amsterdam hands down...no question...

Irishcrx

fakearms123 wrote: »

Amsterdam was only good for drugs, the city itself is a sh*thole! I'm a huge hot chip, lcd soundsystem and the national fan so Id have to go for electric picnic but it all depends on how much you love the line-up, i love the bands this year! seen a lot them but I used my money for arcade fire tickets and a holiday

Obviously you only went for the drugs and got too ****ed to actually visit the city, it's a wonderfull place with alot of atractive features both within the city and on the outskirts. In the summer can be one of the most peacefull and beautiful places i've ever been to.

humanji

If you ignore the drugs and prostitute, Amsterdam has so much else to offer and is well worth it. If you want drugs and prostitutes just follow the RTE mainstayers around and save yourself a fortune.

fakearms123

Irishcrx wrote: »

Obviously you only went for the drugs and got too ****ed to actually visit the city, it's a wonderfull place with alot of atractive features both within the city and on the outskirts. In the summer can be one of the most peacefull and beautiful places i've ever been to.

I really hate people like you, you dont even know me BUT obviously I MUST of gone for the drugs... No I didn't go for the drugs, I was travelling around europe with a friend (interrailing) we had just come from Munich after the Euro 2008 final, we were there for three days and actually spent the first day travelling around the city, we didnt take any drugs the first day, I hadn't taken drugs for a year before I visited there, compared to every other city I visited it was by far the worst, canals smell like sh*t, people are w*nkers and if you think Amsterdam is a wonderful place with attractive features you should really visit some more cities in Europe and make a better assessment, you are the first person I have ever met who has called Amsterdam "peaceful"