Electric Picnic 2018 **Discussion Only // No Ticket Sales** [Part 1]

mimimcmc

Fatfrog wrote: »

Your post just brought me back completely, I'd imagine that was most people's experience, If you got split up inside your choices we're 1) Go back to the tent and wait or 2) go explore!!;)

For years we always had the same meeting point, the tree to the right of the sound station at the main stage.

It was gas when a couple of years later newbies joined us and we were all so casually "see you at the tree for ___" The newbs never really caught on and kept getting lost

haitens

Think i seen a few posts back that Sleaford Mods where on a website announcement or maybe self announced. Can't seem to find it, did I just imagine it?🀔
Looking forward to seeing if any bands self announce by mistake as the summer comes closer always good to get a few names before the 2nd wave.

Seathrun66

To while away the hours what about suggestions for acts you've never seen and that also have never played the Picnic but would fit in nicely? I've a few to start:

The The
The Heavy
Ultravox
ELO
Green on Red
Sunflower Bean
Cabbage
The Gloaming
Courtney Barnett
Joanna Newsom

PabloAndRoy

Seathrun66 wrote: »

To while away the hours what about suggestions for acts you've never seen that have never played the Picnic but would fit in nicely? I've a few to start:

The The
The Heavy
Ultravox
ELO
Green on Red
Sunflower Bean
Cabbage
The Gloaming
Courtney Barnett
Joanna Newsom

oldies:
Bran Van 3000 (I say this every year, but so obvious)
Boards of Canada (as likely as flying pigs)
Prefuse 73
Stiff Little Fingers
Amon Tobin

newbies:
Snapped Ankles
Kate Nash
Hookworms
Shame (playing B&S this year, so its all good)

fourmations

Seathrun66 wrote: »

To while away the hours what about suggestions for acts you've never seen that have never played the Picnic but would fit in nicely? I've a few to start:

The The
The Heavy
Ultravox
ELO
Green on Red
Sunflower Bean
Cabbage
The Gloaming
Courtney Barnett
Joanna Newsom

Kurt & Courtney would be wonderful

Seathrun66

PabloAndRoy wrote: »

oldies:
Bran Van 3000 (I say this every year, but so obvious)
Boards of Canada (as likely as flying pigs)
Prefuse 73
Stiff Little Fingers
Amon Tobin

newbies:
Snapped Ankles
Kate Nash
Hookworms
Shame (playing B&S this year, so its all good)

How have they never played? Bad relationship with both sets of promoters? Odd when we've had almost every other Irish act of note bar U2, Enya & Van.

thebusher

Anyone got Gengahr on their radar? Great debut album. Sound like a real Picnic band.

In other news, whilst not my usual cup of tea that new george Ezra album is bloody catchy! Painting this afternoon and listened to it twice. Should be good afternoon fare

Wooderson

A big fat "Aww bless" at the poor hoor that suggested Boards of Canada.

PabloAndRoy

Wooderson wrote: »

A big fat "Aww bless" at the poor hoor that suggested Boards of Canada.

there is no need for "aww bless" as it was with a caveat of "as likely as flying pigs"... the question was about who would fit in nicely so BoC would indeed fit nicely even if it never going to happen.

and fvck off with your "poor hoor" .. I charge 800 for a handjob .. nothing poor about me.

You patronising git.

TheMilkyPirate

Does anyone know if Kendrick will have the live band with him at picnic that he had on the DAMN tour?

Please say no.

SlipperyPeople

TheMilkyPirate wrote: »

Does anyone know if Kendrick will have the live band with him at picnic that he had on the DAMN tour?

Please say no.

I didn't see any of his shows on the DAMN tour but out of curiosity, did the live band not work?

TheMilkyPirate

hungoverbunny wrote: »

I didn't see any of his shows on the DAMN tour but out of curiosity, did the live band not work?

It was pretty cool to hear the songs presented in a different way but a lot of them sounded a bit flat there was no bass. The band was too loud as well it overpowered the songs and Kendricks rapping a lot of the time as well.

Other people might have liked it but it wasn't for me at all. Gig was still excellent

Furious-Red

Looks like the way the headliners were on the poster is which day each act is playing since EP just put a video of Kendrick saying Friday the 31st

Stillill42

Furious-Red wrote: »

Looks like the way the headliners were on the poster is which day each act is playing since EP just put a video of Kendrick saying Friday the 31st

I'd be surprised to see him on the Friday but delighted. I really want Massive Attack on the Saturday and having as big a name as Kendrick on the Friday would give Friday a sense of status that it doesn't always have. Would kick things off nicely.

ghostdancer

he's playing Reading and Leeds the previous Sat/Sun, so probably wants to do EP ASAP and then head back to the US.

bodhrandude

PabloAndRoy wrote: »

oldies:
Bran Van 3000 (I say this every year, but so obvious)
Boards of Canada (as likely as flying pigs)
Prefuse 73
Stiff Little Fingers
Amon Tobin

newbies:
Snapped Ankles
Kate Nash
Hookworms
Shame (playing B&S this year, so its all good)

Probably a bit of wishful thinking there since BOC haven't played a gig for 17 years since 2001, on a similar note wouldn't mind Thievery Corporation or Kruder & Dorfmeister added myself.

scruff monkey

Jaysus, haven’t thought of thievery Corp in years. Must give them a blast again

PabloAndRoy

bodhrandude wrote: »

Probably a bit of wishful thinking there since BOC haven't played a gig for 17 years since 2001, on a similar note wouldn't mind Thievery Corporation or Kruder & Dorfmeister added myself.

Obviously BoC won't be playing, hence the pigs might fly reference...

bodhrandude

scruff monkey wrote: »

Jaysus, haven’t thought of thievery Corp in years. Must give them a blast again

I think they played the 2006 EP if I remember the bill.

Dany Hitch

Fatfrog wrote: »

Yes love It!!!


Dont want to sound like an oul fella but around the first EP's memory banks weren't really a thing? The phone companies weren't involved, so no courtesy charging.
Joe Bananas stall in Hendrix started €5 charges in >08'ish I think, but inconvenient.

Even if you had full charge the mobile coverage on site was brutal!! No ring tone when you tried to make calls, wouldn't be uncommon for a Saturday text message to only be delivered on Monday or Tuesday:D (Freaking the **** out of everyone involved!!) Forget about mobile internet.....

Your post just brought me back completely, I'd imagine that was most people's experience, If you got split up inside your choices we're 1) Go back to the tent and wait or 2) go explore!!;)

Always option 2 for me.

bodhrandude

Home Festival in Italy on the same weekend of the Picnic has some good ones.
Alt-j, White Lies, Wombats, Django Django, The Prodigy, Incubus, Prozac and Roni Size featuring Dynamite MC.

jimmy180sx

bodhrandude wrote:

Home Festival in Italy on the same weekend of the Picnic has some good ones. Alt-j, White Lies, Wombats, Django Django, The Prodigy, Incubus, Prozac and Roni Size featuring Dynamite MC.

There goes my prodigy hopes for the weekend

bodhrandude

jimmy180sx wrote: »

There goes my prodigy hopes for the weekend

That's just their Friday, dance acts have closed Saturday nights sometimes at EP, would be perfect for before MA on Saturday, perfect balance of wild and then chilled.

http://www.theprodigy.com/live/

Wooderson

PabloAndRoy wrote: »

there is no need for "aww bless" as it was with a caveat of "as likely as flying pigs"... the question was about who would fit in nicely so BoC would indeed fit nicely even if it never going to happen.

and fvck off with your "poor hoor" .. I charge 800 for a handjob .. nothing poor about me.

You patronising git.

I’d be up for The Smiths and Talk Talk if that’s the way this thread is now leaning.

Rigor Mortis

Wooderson wrote: »

I’d be up for The Smiths and Talk Talk if that’s the way this thread is now leaning.

I’ll have the original Pink Floyd line up. Piper era.

sydthebeat

Rigor Mortis wrote: »

I’ll have the original Pink Floyd line up. Piper era.

We'll remake the UFO club for the occasion

bodhrandude

sydthebeat wrote: »

We'll remake the UFO club for the occasion

Jeez if we're going down this route, the original Camembert Electrique GONG line up pleez and the Hawkwind Space Ritual lineup from late 1972 as well.

Easy Rod

Shame were fantastic in Whelan’s last night. B&S folks in for a treat.

Hopefully added to EP down the road. Very interactive with the crowd but I’m too old for the rowdiness at one off gigs... but at a festival I might be persuaded.

sydthebeat

bodhrandude wrote: »

Jeez if we're going down this route, the original Camembert Electrique GONG line up pleez and the Hawkwind Space Ritual lineup from late 1972 as well.

If you were to pick one gig you could attend what would it be?

The Floyd in the UFO would be high on my list, but this tour just blows all others out of the water :

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GbTS_jmYhnw/S4RqJd4_ONI/AAAAAAAAAK4/-oNBGLVXhM0/s1600-h/chart1.jpg

The nice with Davy o list (having to stand in for syd a few times), lemmy as a roady... Hendrix in his pomp, Amen corner, the Move in their trippy smoky ways...
What a mind fcuk that gig would be

BadTurtle

Few shouts I'd like for the second announcement:

Tame Impala (as always)
Frank Ocean
Childish Gambino
The Streets
Julia Holter
Christine and the Queens
Basement Jaxx
The The
Bill Callahan
Julianna Barwick
Temples
Anohni
Air
Big Boi
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Battles
My Morning Jacket
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