Electric Picnic 2016 // **Discussion Only / NO Ticket Sales / Requests** //

drunkmonkey

Why so, is this all because of the Swedish house mafia we can't have any of the big dj's.

BadTurtle

Electric Picnic has never booked that type of music. Tiesto, Hardwell, Avicii, SHM, Axwell etc. Same way they don't book Linkin Park or Fallout Boy or Deftones. Simply doesn't happen.

drunkmonkey

I've seen Deadmaus at EP. I'm nearly sure it was him anyway. EP has some top notch electric music over the years, can't see why any of them would be no no's.

drunkmonkey

drunkmonkey wrote: »

Has Calvin Harris ever played Picnic, he seems to have a gap in his schedule between the 2nd and 9th of September. He's doing T in the park and Creamfields.
Is he big enough to headline?

Here anyway, I think he's big enough, he's headlining one of the nights at T in the park, gap in his schedule and I'd reckon he's sell some tickets. A 2/1 shot.

keithkk16

drunkmonkey wrote: »

Here anyway, I think he's big enough, he's headlining one of the nights at T in the park, gap in his schedule and I'd reckon he's sell some tickets. A 2/1 shot.

I think Belsonic would be more to your taste than electric picnic

scruff monkey

Furious-Red wrote: »

Would love a real shock/random headliner to be announced that no one expected (in a good way )

Bowie?

neddynono

BullBlackNova wrote: »

Tickets are on sale at 9am according to EP on Facebook.

Sorry my wording was bad there. I meant tickets on sale at 9am with the lineup announced later in the day

sally cinnamon89

drunkmonkey wrote: »

Here anyway, I think he's big enough, he's headlining one of the nights at T in the park, gap in his schedule and I'd reckon he's sell some tickets. A 2/1 shot.

Cant see that happening mate.

ghostdancer

drunkmonkey wrote: »

I've seen Deadmaus at EP. I'm nearly sure it was him anyway. EP has some top notch electric music over the years, can't see why any of them would be no no's.

yeah but that was before deadmau5 started making sh1t "EDM" for teenagers.

drunkmonkey

ghostdancer wrote: »

that was before deadmau5 was complete and utter sh1t though.
and he's still better than rubbish like hardwell and afrojack.

There a good bit after my time but I'd say they're crowd pullers for generation z or what ever there on now, Calvin would seem obivious headliner, only so many times they can wheel out the chemical brothers and fatboy, one of the headliners has to be electric.

2015 - Underworld
2014 - think they lost the plot a bit, chic on the back of the daft punk tune?
2013 - Fatboy Slim
2012 - Orbital
2011 - The Chemical Brothers
2010 - Massive Attack
2009 - Basement Jaxx/Orbital

The list goes on, there's newly always 2 or 3 big dance acts as headliners, can't see why this year would be any different.

keithkk16

drunkmonkey wrote: »

There a good bit after my time but I'd say they're crowd pullers for generation z or what ever there on now, Calvin would seem obivious headliner, only so many times they can wheel out the chemical brothers and fatboy, one of the headliners has to be electric.

2015 - Underworld
2014 - think they lost the plot a bit, chic on the back of the daft punk tune?
2013 - Fatboy Slim
2012 - Orbital
2011 - The Chemical Brothers
2010 - Massive Attack
2009 - Basement Jaxx/Orbital

The list goes on, there's newly always 2 or 3 big dance acts as headliners, can't see why this year would be any different.

You're trolling us all now aren't you?

Spaceshanty

Drunkmonkey stirring it I think ... Lol

I've already said Radiohead/LCD/new order would be brilliant. Any 2 and I'd be delighted. Steve Mason, Kaz Coombs , Jungle would be nice too. Looking forward to the announcement

Rough Sleeper

This is like saying that McFly are a shout for EP because Blur played it before. You don't get electronic music if you can't see how Calvin Harris doesn't fit in with the rest of the list.

Rough Sleeper

Though the "electric music" comment suggests that I am, in fact, falling victim to a ruse.

Rough Sleeper

Fatfrog wrote: »

A cult following (me included) and growing!!

I do not think it means what you think it means.jpg

melekalikimaka

any boardsies at launch tomorrow?

Fatfrog

Rough Sleeper wrote: »

I do not think it means what you think it means.jpg

??.....Enlighten me!!

Rough Sleeper

Fatfrog wrote: »

??.....Enlighten me!!

It isn't thriving because it's amassed a cult following, it's thriving because there's a complete lack of competition on the Irish festival circuit. EP has become the "hey isn't that the thing that you're supposed to go to?" event of the summer.

Synode

Rough Sleeper wrote: »

It isn't thriving because it's amassed a cult following, it's thriving because there's a complete lack of competition on the Irish festival circuit. EP has become the "hey isn't that the thing that you're supposed to go to?" event of the summer.

Rough Sleeper

I don't think it's a particularly hard point to follow, dude.

EP is benefiting from the fact that there are currently no other large-scale camping music festivals in Ireland since Oxegen's ignominious demise. There's a fairly sizeable demographic who don't really care for music but who will go to whatever's popular at a given point in time. Which happens to be EP due to lack of available alternatives.

This is what's been driving the increasing ticket sales, rather than a growing, fiercely loyal fanbase.

Synode

Rough Sleeper wrote: »

I don't think it's a particularly hard point to follow, dude.

EP is benefiting from the fact that there are currently no other large-scale camping music festivals in Ireland since Oxegen's ignominious demise. There's a fairly sizeable demographic who don't really care for music but who will go to whatever's popular at a given point in time. Which happens to be EP due to lack of available alternatives.

This is what's been driving the increasing ticket sales, rather than a growing, fiercely loyal fanbase.

It's thriving because people have money again. It wasn't thriving when people didn't. End of. You can label people as following the cool crowd all you like but in my experience that argument is bullshít

Rough Sleeper

Of course money has a part to play in it. But back in the Oxegen sellout years, EP wasn't even registering on the radars of people who were into chart music. Don't really think the sort of folk I have in mind would be described as the "cool crowd," either.

drunkmonkey

Rachel & Steve

Fatfrog

Rough Sleeper wrote: »

It isn't thriving because it's amassed a cult following, it's thriving because there's a complete lack of competition on the Irish festival circuit. EP has become the "hey isn't that the thing that you're supposed to go to?" event of the summer.

I wasn't suggesting the cult was growing, my point was there's demand earlier in the year due to A: the regular cult following + B: Others that are now buying before any announcements so they don't miss out at a later stage.

I disagree that there's lack of competition, you could argue it's the opposite, we're almost at saturation with festivals, I'd imagine it's a struggle to get enough acts without duplication, that can also shift tickets!


Anyway roll on tomorrow! Would really like to see Courtney Barnett and maybe Royal blood!

bodhrandude

drunkmonkey wrote: »

I've seen Deadmaus at EP. I'm nearly sure it was him anyway. EP has some top notch electric music over the years, can't see why any of them would be no no's.

Just go to Cocktail, Cocktail or ESB Ireland tent.

bodhrandude

ghostdancer wrote: »

yeah but that was before deadmau5 started making sh1t "EDM" for teenagers.

2008 I think in one of the marquees.

alastair

BadTurtle wrote: »

LCD seems to be the only sure thing. Could be any of New Order, Muse, Chemical Brothers, Massive Attack, could be none of them. Radiohead are a hard group to second guess. Have they ever played an Irish festival before?

Radiohead are a sure thing, alongside LCD.
Which probably (hopefully) means Muse are not happening. Just don't get the appeal myself.

declanleo

drunkmonkey wrote: »

Why so, is this all because of the Swedish house mafia we can't have any of the big dj's.

Add your reply here.
Because it's not oxegen.

declanleo

I'm buying my tickets at 10, gutted I never got the early birds

alastair

Rough Sleeper wrote: »

I don't think it's a particularly hard point to follow, dude.

EP is benefiting from the fact that there are currently no other large-scale camping music festivals in Ireland since Oxegen's ignominious demise. There's a fairly sizeable demographic who don't really care for music but who will go to whatever's popular at a given point in time. Which happens to be EP due to lack of available alternatives.

This is what's been driving the increasing ticket sales, rather than a growing, fiercely loyal fanbase.

Lots of camping festival alternatives all over the summer. Some of them really good. They don't need to be large scale to be popular - many of them sell out, year after year. You can get as much entertainment out of a weekend at Vanstival or Valentia, as you can EP. Much of the Oxegen 'appeal' has been carried over to Marley Park and the other non-camping fests/gigs.