Electric Picnic 2014 ** NO TICKET DISCUSSION ALLOWED ** see new mod note

Furious-Red

Every post about tickets and ticket sales has been removed.
If you're looking for tickets, head on over to toutless.com or ask the user Toast on here, but do it via PM.

Posts will be removed from here on and bans will be given out. Straight up month ban for whinging/sob storying looking for a tickets. Perm bans for the touts.

This will hopefully get rid of the clutter and let people talk about the gig.


MOD NOTE:

sick of this **** about people asking how to get booze in, talk about the gig from here on or you're banned for a week.














Could not wait any longer :D:D:D:D:D

Who do people think will be there next year?

I can see either one of the following headlining (like AM ) Kasabian/Prodigy/QOTSA . The more mainstream/commercial headliner

Other headliners??? Elbow (although can see them doing Longitude)

Also can "maybe" see a few of the following: The Pixies (sub headliners) , Janelle Monae , The Naked and Famous , Haim , Placebo , Deer Tick etc to name a few

bodhrandude

Would like to see:
Aphex Twin / Tuss
Jon Hopkins
John Butler Trio
Iggy & the Stooges
LKJ and the Dennis Bovell Dub Band
Yellowman (main stage or Trenchtown)
Animal Collective
Butthole Surfers (curious, like)
Reid
Forward Strategy Group
Blur
Skatalites
Bocs Social (a great ska band from Wexford)
Bombskare (a great ska band from Edinburgh and practically resident at the Wickerman festival in Scotland)
David Gilmour (In light of getting the amazing Robert Plant this year, how about some Floyd classics next year)
Liz Fraser (ex-Cocteau Twins and Massive Attack)
Portishead
Ceephax Acid Crew
Boards of Canada
Daevid Allen with Steve Hillage, Gilli Smyth, Dider Malherbe, Tim Blake and Mike Howlett as GONG!
Hawkwind with Brock, Lemmy and Tim Blake at least
Daft Punk (but they can sell out numerous double the EP capacity events, so not realistic and EP would sell out too fast)
Prince (pretty eclectic enough but definitely a major headliner)
Air.

nocoverart

bodhrandude wrote: »

Would like to see:
Aphex Twin / Tuss
Jon Hopkins
John Butler Trio
Iggy & the Stooges
LKJ and the Dennis Bovell Dub Band
Yellowman (main stage or Trenchtown)
Animal Collective
Butthole Surfers (curious, like)
Reid
Forward Strategy Group
Blur
Skatalites
Bocs Social (a great ska band from Wexford)
Bombskare (a great ska band from Edinburgh and practically resident at the Wickerman festival in Scotland)
David Gilmour (In light of getting the amazing Robert Plant this year, how about some Floyd classics next year)
Liz Fraser (ex-Cocteau Twins and Massive Attack)
Portishead
Ceephax Acid Crew
Boards of Canada
Daevid Allen with Steve Hillage, Gilli Smyth, Dider Malherbe, Tim Blake and Mike Howlett as GONG!
Hawkwind with Brock, Lemmy and Tim Blake at least
Daft Punk (but they can sell out numerous double the EP capacity events, so not realistic and EP would sell out too fast)
Prince (pretty eclectic enough but definitely a major headliner)
Air.

A few gems there

miller82

seriously ?? about 8 months of people saying what they would like to see ? or people guessing who will play based on foook all.

run_Forrest_run

oh dear....here we go again

leakyboots

miller82 wrote: »

seriously ?? about 8 months of people saying what they would like to see ? or people guessing who will play based on foook all.

A full 11 months before it even starts? At least wait til they announce the early birds or the turn of the year

bodhrandude

Well I might as well post my review for 2013, so that EP goers for 2014 can have a rough idea what to expect next year, except hopefully with its expanded Friday back, shameful plug to help my journalism career. http://niallmcquaid.wordpress.com/2013/09/17/electric-picnic-festival-2013-review/ Any hospitality passes for bloggers, EP? for 2014

ghostdancer

i'd prefer 2012's €175 loyalty ticket and full Friday, than this year's €150 tickets and none of the main tents open on Friday...

bodhrandude

So when is the announcement for this, I want Jon Hopkins to play it, in fact I want Jon Hopkins to play every Irish festival next year.

Lumbo

Increased capacity next year? I heard it'll be 45,000. I'm sure the locals will have something to say about that.

lordgoat

Lumbo wrote: »

Increased capacity next year? I heard it'll be 45,000. I'm sure the locals will have something to say about that.

yes a big thank you to the amount of business it brings to a small town in pretty much the middle of nowhere.

SV

Lumbo wrote: »

Increased capacity next year? I heard it'll be 45,000. I'm sure the locals will have something to say about that.

45k? Not a hope of it. 40k would be pushing it.

sadie06

More than 10 months to go, less than 1 page into the thread, and we already have an 'I heard'. This is going to be a long wait!

paddylonglegs

Any good deals on tents????

How many baby wipes should I bring????

Furious-Red

Mr.S wrote: »

My dads brothers cats bestfriend is in the know and says its not happening, I swear.

Source :P

karaokeman

Lumbo wrote: »

Increased capacity next year? I heard it'll be 45,000. I'm sure the locals will have something to say about that.

Wouldn't that put EP in the same capacity range as Oxegen? I was thinking because Oxegen was like 50,000 this year, and ideally EP should be considerably smaller to appeal to the more "indie" crowd.

Aotearoa

id eat my own mickey to see tame impala

ghostdancer

karaokeman wrote: »

Wouldn't that put EP in the same capacity range as Oxegen? I was thinking because Oxegen was like 50,000 this year, and ideally EP should be considerably smaller to appeal to the more "indie" crowd.

no. oxegen was 25k and didn't sell out.

karaokeman

Mr.S wrote: »

Oxegen '13 originally had a max of 50k but then was reduced to 25k due to poor sales!

It doesn't need to be smaller to appeal to the "indie" crowd (not sure what that is tbh ). A decent mix of mainstream and unsigned, hot bands - keeping Body & Soul and having decent ticket prices will see EP succeed.

Gone are the days of EP being a small boutique festival. FR are involved now after all!

Admittedly I haven't been keeping up with Oxegen this year, I knew the sales were poor but I was unaware the capacity was reduced.

By the "indie" crowd I was referring to the music fans who might be interested in lesser known acts, bands like Flaming Lips, Wilco, Camera Obscura. I agree a good mix of mainstream, unsigned and bands somewhere in between like the aforementioned "indie" acts.

I was thinking EP could remain the same size, but whatever. Good thing is now more music fans can have the experience.

lordgoat

karaokeman wrote: »

Admittedly I haven't been keeping up with Oxegen this year, I knew the sales were poor but I was unaware the capacity was reduced.

By the "indie" crowd I was referring to the music fans who might be interested in lesser known acts, bands like Flaming Lips, Wilco, Camera Obscura. I agree a good mix of mainstream, unsigned and bands somewhere in between like the aforementioned "indie" acts.

I was thinking EP could remain the same size, but whatever. Good thing is now more music fans can have the experience.

Lesser known acts that have headlined festivals in this country?

Also Flaming lips are on warner and while wilco are now on their own label they've had plenty backing from majors. In fact warner hated and liked them so much they paid them twice for a record.

karaokeman

lordgoat wrote: »

Lesser known acts that have headlined festivals in this country?

Also Flaming lips are on warner and while wilco are now on their own label they've had plenty backing from majors. In fact warner hated and liked them so much they paid them twice for a record.

True they headlined festivals in this country, but none bigger than EP. My point is EP often caters to fans of lesser known acts.

I understand you might say they're not that unknown, when I talk of lesser known acts I mean bands that are not as well known as RHCP, the Killers, Green Day, Lady GaGa etc. I know Killers and Arctic Monkeys headlined the last 2 years, but I'm speaking about the majority of acts in general.

I generally say "indie crowd" to categorize fans of those "lesser known bands". I use that phrase for lack of a better term, because generally indie refers to a minority interest. It becomes problematic to use that term for independently signed acts because as you say plenty of indie bands still have a lot of major label backing.

That said you might have your own perception of the term and that's perfectly fine.

Lumbo

SV wrote: »

45k? Not a hope of it. 40k would be pushing it.

I heard that from a journalist who was talking to the head of FR at EP. The head of FR said next year he wanted an increased capacity and better toilet facilities. Obviously other agencies would have some sort of a say when it comes to them applying for the license but with the festival selling out this year and the ridiculous demand for tickets on the blackmarket, you can hardly blame the organisers for wanting to cash in.

SV

Lumbo wrote: »

I heard that from a journalist who was talking to the head of FR at EP. The head of FR said next year he wanted an increased capacity and better toilet facilities. Obviously other agencies would have some sort of a say when it comes to them applying for the license but with the festival selling out this year and the ridiculous demand for tickets on the blackmarket, you can hardly blame the organisers for wanting to cash in.

I know that, I just can't see where they'd fit them, the entire site is used at the moment isn't it?

AdMMM

SV wrote: »

I know that, I just can't see where they'd fit them, the entire site is used at the moment isn't it?

There was an entire overflow campsite that was empty up past Janis Joplin and beside the camper van area... that looked to be even larger than the Janis Joplin site, so there's definitely room to fit more people in.

If they do increase the capacity, I hope it goes back to purely weekend tickets as it used to be. Feckers are full of energy and they're everywhere on the Sunday and the place is very crowded. At least if you had extra campers, there'd always be a certain percentage hanging back at the campsite, or checking out the smaller stages because they wouldn't be as interested in the Main Stages.

bodhrandude

SV wrote: »

I know that, I just can't see where they'd fit them, the entire site is used at the moment isn't it?

Oxegen used to have a capacity of 80,000 and yet the festival site was much smaller than EP's festival site, I was at Oxegen in 2010 on a day trip on Sunday, I didn't see the campsite though which may have been bigger.

lordgoat

bodhrandude wrote: »

Oxegen used to have a capacity of 80,000 and yet the festival site was much smaller than EP's festival site, I was at Oxegen in 2010 on a day trip on Sunday, I didn't see the campsite though which may have been bigger.

Pretty sure oxegen was a way bigger site back in its heyday. It really sprawled out

maximoose

Your loss

ghostdancer

Landry Tinkling Tackle wrote: »

EP 2014? Nah thanks, see yous at body and soul. Its gone very Mc Picnic.

the same Body & Soul that screwed people this year to make profit for themselves and their sponsors? best of luck with that.

Morrison J

We getting a headliner before xmas do we reckon?

Fatfrog

Bit of a leap of faith this year re: early birds! In the past I pretty much knew what I was going to get! Not too sure this time?
Will it be a 50,000 capacity, scum bag (& shallow D4 types) infested 'body & soul'less' picnic, headlined by Calvin Harris and SHM decided by the biggest sponsor! Airport style metal detectors at every entrance, sure why not remove the camp names, just have colours, cut down the trees, charge for car parking, guarantee places for the biggest paying food vendors and re-name all the stages to stage 1,2,3 etc. remove any element of kid friendliness, culture and thought provocation because it costs money, funnel post leaving cert. barely legal 'green' teens into a niche market crank up the price €3 water, €8 pint €10burger, turn them upside down to ensure every last coin is extracted! Adults after all fair game! (Wait this model already existed and failed!!) Could get about 4-5 steadily downhill years out of it until it's ruined by that time someone else inspirational will have created the next "hip" event, the cash from the last EP years can be used to muscle in and "re-form" this!! Sustainability? nope!! Grab as much cash as possible? Yes!!
Ott and dramatic I know, but it would be a real shame even if only 1% of this was true.
With the risk of sounding like one of those "oxegen was great when it was witness" c**ts I think we all have to admit the picnic as we know it is gone, I wish they could rename it at least so that we can distinguish which festival is being referred to while pub s**te talking!

Eroticplants

Lumbo wrote: »

I heard that from a journalist who was talking to the head of FR at EP. The head of FR said next year he wanted an increased capacity and better toilet facilities. Obviously other agencies would have some sort of a say when it comes to them applying for the license but with the festival selling out this year and the ridiculous demand for tickets on the blackmarket, you can hardly blame the organisers for wanting to cash in.

Yes well I was talking to Samantha Mumba, who told me she was gonna be the "Special Guest" in Body&Soul and look how that turned out, don't believe the hype.

ghostdancer

Morrison J wrote: »

We getting a headliner before xmas do we reckon?

seriously doubt any names will be announced before an official launch next year, same as usual.

ghostdancer

Mr.S wrote: »

Loyalty tickets are back!

I somehow doubt we will see the 149.99 tickets though.

loyalty tickets were €175 in 2012, so probably be around that again?
there were all stages open on the Friday that year though...

nocoverart

Aotearoa wrote: »

id eat my own mickey to see tame impala

Would that not make you Lame Impala?

MattD

Mr.S wrote: »

I think its time to realise that its just yourselves that are getting older and stop trying to compare a festival of 7/8/9 years ago to present day. Did you really expect it to stay the same year after year? C'mon now.

It is kind of a 'What if I told you that YOU were the newbie kid at the festival that everyone hated 7 years ago' thing... The main thing I noticed about EP2013 compared to the other 3 years I went was that I paid a **** load less for it. Other than that, acts were comparable, more professional security, food was better if anything, drinks I didn't care about as I brought my own and the Hendrix was slightly blighted by the blaydin' massive amusement park.

Sure I was envious of those clean beautiful day-trippers, but I can hardly blame FR for cashing in on them.

Anyway, I'll play:

I want me some Arcade Fire, Peter Hook/New Order, Bon Iver, Aphex Twin, Avalanches, Incubus, and I can see either Kings of Leon or Florence and the Machine being the 'mainstream' headliner.

we'llallhavetea

EP official twitter page tweeted next years date today and it made me feel all warm and happy in my belly!
personally I would love to see rudimental there, I'd imagine they will be, really get the crowd going.

Eroticplants

David Bowie self confirmed.

Furious-Red

aya startin wha wrote: »

EP official twitter page tweeted next years date today and it made me feel all warm and happy in my belly!
personally I would love to see rudimental there, I'd imagine they will be, really get the crowd going.

If Oxegen is back i can see Rudimental playing that

we'llallhavetea

Furious-Red wrote: »

If Oxegen is back i can see Rudimental playing that

well fcuk that!

The Big Smoke

When the fook is Aphex twin going to show up at EP? He would be perfect for the Saturday. Wouldn't mind Disclosure and The Chemical Bros too.

ghostdancer

Aphex Twin hasn't, unless I've missed something

could imagine Disclosure ending up at FF or Longitude next year instead of being back at EP.

nocoverart

Mr.S wrote: »

All 3 have played the festival recently

Aphex Twin hasn't! the other Two would probably play in my back yard for the right price.

bodhrandude

The Big Smoke wrote: »

When the fook is Aphex twin going to show up at EP? He would be perfect for the Saturday. Wouldn't mind Disclosure and The Chemical Bros too.

I started a Facebook page in 2011 to get Aphex Twin for EP, its still ongoing so join up there and anyone else you know who would like to join. https://www.facebook.com/groups/306301782765054/

The Big Smoke

Mr.S wrote: »

All 3 have played the festival recently

Chemical bros and Disclosure have but not Aphex twin as far as I know. The other 2 were excellent so i'd like them back.

The Big Smoke

bodhrandude wrote: »

I started a Facebook page in 2011 to get Aphex Twin for EP, its still ongoing so join up there and anyone else you know who would like to join. https://www.facebook.com/groups/306301782765054/

Done! :cool:

red face dave

Think you might be on about Forbidden Fruit

Catmologen

Mr.S wrote: »

Did Aphex not play in 2011 or 2012? Possibly might have been 2009 or 2010, convinced I was there. Perhaps not!

Played Oxegen in 2008, he was never at EP.

bodhrandude

Mr.S wrote: »

Did Aphex not play in 2011 or 2012? Possibly might have been 2009 or 2010, convinced I was there. Perhaps not!

Your probably thinking of Squarepusher who played the 2012 one, Chris Cunningham played in 2009 and Flying Lotus I think played in 2011 in the Little Big. 2ManyDJs dropped Windowlicker during their set in 2009 and I think Autechre played in 2006, I think they are all Warp artists that have played EP bar 2ManyDJs. Aphex Twin played Oxegen and T in the Park in 2008, RockNess 2010 and Forbidden Fruit 2011.

That_Guy

I say it every single bloody year.

Brand New.

maximoose

Would love that. Had a ticket for them in Tripod in 2007, couldn't go

Mince Pie

Anyone know about getting the loyalty tickets this year? Not been but I know a lot of people were using pictures from friends and on here to avail of the scheme?