Electric Picnic 2013 *Discussion only. NO ticket sales/requests*

Toast

lindascribbler wrote: »

Anyone hear EP management are applying to change the licence to allow sale of 60,000 tickets next year?

If true, then as far I'm concerned, tis the end of EP as we know it:mad:

They've said they want to add an extra 5,000 in capacity. The current capacity is 35,000. The only way I can see 60k is if they change it so day tickets for all 3 days are available. This means the max capacity at any one time is 40k.. but 30k is weekenders and an additional 10k day trippers each day.

Rfrip

Toast wrote: »

They've said they want to add an extra 5,000 in capacity. The current capacity is 35,000. The only way I can see 60k is if they change it so day tickets for all 3 days are available. This means the max capacity at any one time is 40k.. but 30k is weekenders and an additional 10k day trippers each day.

I'd be gutted if they did day tickets for fri and sat aswell, I don't care what anyone says it ruins the vibe on the Sunday!

Toast

I'd agree. Just speculation on how a 60k figure would be even possible. I'd say it is more likely random Internet rumour though.

Furious-Red

That would be a massive and seriously risky jump in capacity imo . Yea this year sold out but to make a jump to nearly double capacity is risky in the space of year . Can see them getting the extra 5000 anyways and go from there . Would the site be able to hold that many people?

Rfrip

You could hardly move in body n soul Sunday night, can never rem it like that before! I always do a last walk around B&S before I call it a night on the Sunday just to soak it all up for one last time!

roll

60k won't happen-40k might. as a weekender i quite like the sunday crowd....

grindle

But they're all so...clean...

So much energy.

The one day tickets should be sold for the Friday so we can all rub it in their pathetic have-to-go-home faces.

roll

their energy helps on a sunday!!!!!! whether they are clean or not is completely lost on me by then.....

grindle

It helps? I barely exist by the Sunday, I'm just a shadow and they're shining their light on me.

Okay, maybe not so bad, but do they have to look so fresh - could they not roll around in shít for half an hour to fit in?

Fatfrog

BaZmO* wrote: »

Nice little vidjo.


Tour de Picnic Aftermovie

http://vimeo.com/73710393

Brilliant!! Shot really well, particularly like the fire work scene.

mulkabu

Another great EP in the history books. This thread was great, really useful in the homework phase when finding out about these new unknown bands, now our favourite bands, and great this week too, as we all slowly come to terms with it being over.

I'm still bitter I missed David Byrne, but thanks whoever posted the video!

Like a lot of us, I am concerned about next year, and a possible new direction. People say that every year of course, but next year is a big one I think. It'll be fun finding out.

See ye in 50 weeks!

bodhrandude

I think EP scooping Robert Plant this year was an amazing feat, was looking at Plants gigography over the last two years and he has only played the Womad festival in the UK. If they can book someone like Plant who wouldn't be a prolific tourer these days, Id like to think they could possibly book someone like David Gilmour for 2014, imagine that. Classic Zeppelin tracks in 2013 and classic Pink Floyd tracks in 2014, I can only dream.

thunderdog

grindle wrote: »

But they're all so...clean...

So much energy.

The one day tickets should be sold for the Friday so we can all rub it in their pathetic have-to-go-home faces.

Ha yeah the probelm is half of them wouldn't go home and just end up trying to stay for the whole weekend

bodhrandude

Can anyone remember the eejit with the green laser who was pointing it all over Bjorks back drop and main stage, I'm just wondering if the security found him and threw him out. I remember a few security walking about with their wraparound walkie talkie yokes that seemed to be making a beeline towards him in the crowd, so there must have been a complaint from the band or management.

-=al=-

I remember seeing that alright but there was so much going on I barely noticed was such an awesome show

Gaspode

At one point on Sunday there were two green and one red laser getting pointed at the main stage by the gob****e brigade. Really annnoying

-=al=-

Cowboys, Ted.

Eroticplants

I did not enjoy the vibe on Sunday night, there was no room to bust a move/seduce all my bitches.

BaZmO*

Gaspode wrote: »

At one point on Sunday there were two green and one red laser getting pointed at the main stage by the gob****e brigade. Really annnoying

The 2 green lasers seemed to be just the one person, judging by the way both beams wear in sync.

That gobsh1te Fatboy Slim was shining lasers into the crowd during his whole set on the Friday. :rolleyes:

pervertedcoffee

Is it bad that I found the lasers more entertaining than TDCC? I'm really disappointed in myself too cause I had wanted to see them live for ages.

Thundercats Ho

Surely those lasers were from the sound desk, comng from a machne there.
The laser movements were too quick and coordinated to be a person (worse for wear at a festival!) They were at every act i saw at the main stage too. I didn't see them aimed at the performers, just the side of the stage on the billboard thing (RHS at least).

BaZmO*

Thundercats Ho wrote: »

Surely those lasers were from the sound desk, comng from a machne there.
The laser movements were too quick and coordinated to be a person (worse for wear at a festival!) They were at every act i saw at the main stage too. I didn't see them aimed at the performers, just the side of the stage on the billboard thing (RHS at least).

I think it was the Saturday, but one of the guys on the sound desk was using a laser to setup the stage monitors. On the Sunday it did look like someone in the sound desk tower was shining lasers all around the hoardings on the stage (could've been someone in the stands though).

However, all through the weekend there were d1ckheads shining lasers on the faces of the performers.

Fatfrog

I'll leave this thread with the best quote of the weekend from a D4 girl in the Hendrix toilet queue!!
"I've seen so many willies this week end... I just can't deal with it.." Ha ha!!

When's the 2014 thread starting!!

exilec

Any word on loyalty / early bird tickets going on sale soon..?
I was hoping to get some for christmas presents last year but didnt happen...

melekalikimaka

exilec wrote: »

Any word on loyalty / early bird tickets going on sale soon..?
I was hoping to get some for christmas presents last year but didnt happen...

I'd be very surprised if they did the cheap tickets again, maybe a small discounted early bird but no more than that

IsThisIt???

melekalikimaka wrote: »

I'd be very surprised if they did the cheap tickets again, maybe a small discounted early bird but no more than that

Was discussing this with friends the other day. Apart from the loyalty thing being mostly a very clever marketing strategy, it was also extremely successful given that the event sold out for the first time in years. I would be very surprised if they didn't do the same or something very similar for next year

recyclebin

I reckon tickets will be around €180 for everyone next year.

This years tickets were probably too low at €150 for the long term commercial success of the picnic.

Furious-Red

Yea i can see the Loyailty scheme/early bird returning for next year but a bump in prices

melekalikimaka

IsThisIt??? wrote: »

Was discussing this with friends the other day. Apart from the loyalty thing being mostly a very clever marketing strategy, it was also extremely successful given that the event sold out for the first time in years. I would be very surprised if they didn't do the same or something very similar for next year

i doubt it would be financially sustainable at that price. I think given it was the 10 year buzz and a kinda make or break year, the price was knocked down. It will always sell out when its that cheap in fairness, but whats the point in running a festival when you can't turn a decent return. Might be a small discount for early bird again, but it was clear people took the proverbial with the photos and what not with the tickets this year.

LUPE

People still moaning about minor ****. Let it go.