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

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    #92
    Thomas D
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 554 ✭✭✭Thomas D


    I'm surprised they're not making more of the ten year anniversary thing. Not easy getting ten years out of a festival and it's worth shouting about imo.


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    #93
    Fatfrog
    Registered Users Posts: 2,306 ✭✭✭Fatfrog


    Digitalism are on my EP X-mass list!!:p

    " rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uBsfHA5LBo
    :D First track is savage!!


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    #94
    Eroticplants
    Registered Users Posts: 1,551 ✭✭✭Eroticplants


    http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/hearing-of-bitter-electric-picnic-dispute-to-take-place-in-new-year-29802607.html


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    #95
    Tree Scape
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    Eroticplants wrote: »
    http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/hearing-of-bitter-electric-picnic-dispute-to-take-place-in-new-year-29802607.html
    Oh dear, here we go again...:mad:


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    #96
    PanaDrama
    Registered Users Posts: 61 ✭✭PanaDrama


    Oh dear


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    #97
    sadie06
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    This doesn't bode we'll for a string line up. surely booking acts will be delayed until this is sorted!


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    #98
    Thomas D
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 554 ✭✭✭Thomas D


    I'd put money on this not happening this year based on what I've heard from legal circles. At least not with a name change.


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    #99
    Liam92
    Registered Users Posts: 128 ✭✭Liam92


    So many people with 'sources' claimed earlier this year that EP 2013 was never gonna happen with all the legal disputes. Yet it went ahead, sold out, and was a great success.


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    #100
    MadYaker
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    If EP is cancelled because of those greedy ***** arguing over money ill flip.


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    #101
    Eroticplants
    Registered Users Posts: 1,551 ✭✭✭Eroticplants


    David Bowie is fairly convinced it's going ahead.


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    #102
    SV
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,534 ✭✭✭SV


    Liam92 wrote: »
    So many people with 'sources' claimed earlier this year that EP 2013 was never gonna happen with all the legal disputes. Yet it went ahead, sold out, and was a great success.

    A success? Ah no did you not hear it just wasn't the same maaaaaaaaaan, all the old crowd are gone, dude. It's just new people now and the magic is gone, man.


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    #103
    Thundercats Ho
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    SV wrote: »
    A success? Ah no did you not hear it just wasn't the same maaaaaaaaaan, all the old crowd are gone, dude. It's just new people now and the magic is gone, man.

    Why are the old people hippies?


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    #104
    heebusjeebus
    Registered Users Posts: 3,783 ✭✭✭heebusjeebus


    Update on the Facebook page:
    Sorry folks, tickets will now be on sale next year. We'll keep you updated.


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    #105
    aka accounts 2010
    Registered Users Posts: 1,065 ✭✭✭aka accounts 2010


    Electric Picnic

    6 minutes ago

    Sorry folks, tickets will now be on sale next year. We'll keep you updated.


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    #106
    sadie06
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,706 ✭✭✭sadie06


    Mother of……

    Can they not just sort this out?


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    #107
    Eroticplants
    Registered Users Posts: 1,551 ✭✭✭Eroticplants


    Relax, just means we'll get cheaper tickets again.


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    #108
    Eod100
    Registered Users Posts: 11,653 ✭✭✭✭Eod100


    I don't really mind when the tickets are on sale but announcing that they'll be on sale at a certain date and then not following through comes across as fairly poor organisation. Why didn't they just wait till everything was sorted and then announced when the tickets would be on sale?


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    #109
    AdMMM
    Registered Users Posts: 9,472 ✭✭✭AdMMM


    Both organisers aren't doing themselves any favours here. :(


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    #110
    Mince Pie
    Registered Users Posts: 3,901 ✭✭✭Mince Pie


    It doesn't bode well for getting decent acts booked.


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    #111
    Liam92
    Registered Users Posts: 128 ✭✭Liam92


    SV wrote: »
    A success? Ah no did you not hear it just wasn't the same maaaaaaaaaan, all the old crowd are gone, dude. It's just new people now and the magic is gone, man.

    In fairness, it was a success for Festival Republic. Selling out the festival then suggesting capacity increases for future EPs. 2013 was well covered in the press with it selling out, tenth anniversary and all that jazz, so it will obviously attract new audiences. All those dolla dolla bills FR have and want, man.

    Even with the 'new' crowd, it was hardly Oxegen-esque, yet.


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    #112
    bodhrandude
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    EP posted this on their Facebook page "Sorry folks, tickets will now be on sale next year. We'll keep you updated."

    https://www.facebook.com/Electricpicnic?fref=ts#

    If you want to get into it, you got to get out of it. (Hawkwind 1982)



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    #113
    Thomas D
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 554 ✭✭✭Thomas D


    bodhrandude wrote: »
    EP posted this on their Facebook page "Sorry folks, tickets will now be on sale next year. We'll keep you updated."

    https://www.facebook.com/Electricpicnic?fref=ts#

    Yep, this is the start. I'd wager real money this is not going to happen. A name change might not even be possible if the site is tied up.


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    #114
    Eod100
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    Don't see any reason why it won't happen next year especially after last year selling out..


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    #115
    Fatfrog
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    My next door neighbours friend, knows this lad who apparently has a source that's going out with this girl, who knows a cleaner in FR offices who apparently said "wait a minute..! WTF is this Chinese whisper about!!"

    From the independent article If 71% is €4.2M, then €5.9M is the total value of EP festivals ltd.
    If I had the guts of 6M invested somewhere I'd expect a return on my investment every year without fail. Money talks and I imagine there's very little breathing space left particularly since the festival lost €2.1m in 2010/2011. So I'm 100% confident EP14 will go ahead! If it didn't it would likely take down a web of promotions companies!

    Reynolds is obviously a genius but how naive was it to sell 71% and still think he could control ticket prices and performers!


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    #116
    SV
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,534 ✭✭✭SV


    Thundercats Ho wrote: »
    Why are the old people hippies?
    I'm just taking the piss out of the twats who were saying it was crap this year. They came across very hippy like.
    Liam92 wrote: »
    In fairness, it was a success for Festival Republic. Selling out the festival then suggesting capacity increases for future EPs. 2013 was well covered in the press with it selling out, tenth anniversary and all that jazz, so it will obviously attract new audiences. All those dolla dolla bills FR have and want, man.

    Even with the 'new' crowd, it was hardly Oxegen-esque, yet.


    I thought it was excellent, I was only taking the piss. Didn't think it was anything like Oxegen.


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    #117
    melekalikimaka
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    it will happen imo, but i'd say it might move away more from the boutique to mainstream as theres a gap in the market not being filled with Oxegen going dance, and boutique wouldnt bring the bucks as much.

    either way theres a market for a mainstream rock and pop festival thats waiting to be filled, when it does... EP is gonna find itself in a sport of bother


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    #118
    MadYaker
    Registered Users Posts: 12,158 ✭✭✭✭MadYaker


    Would many buy tickets before seeing even a bit of the lineup? I wouldn't.


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    #119
    Eroticplants
    Registered Users Posts: 1,551 ✭✭✭Eroticplants


    I'm debating buying early bird tickets to be honest, if I do, I'll be holding out for the line-up and selling them if I'm unimpressed.


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    #120
    SV
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,534 ✭✭✭SV


    MadYaker wrote: »
    Would many buy tickets before seeing even a bit of the lineup? I wouldn't.

    I would, wasn't really about the music for me(although it helped) but I enjoyed the general atmosphere and fun of it.


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    #121
    Easy Rod
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    SV wrote: »
    I would, wasn't really about the music for me(although it helped) but I enjoyed the general atmosphere and fun of it.

    Yeah but if McBusted were announced as headliners it would kinda ruin the atmosphere, no? :pac:


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