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

optogirl

Arctic Monkeys announced date for 3arena late september - guess that's them out too

MadYaker

Yeah. After they weren’t in the first announcement there was no chance anyway.

EmtLarkin

The Darkness would be great. Any chance of that?

Knex*

When can the next announcement be expected, does anybody know?

mgkelly

EmtLarkin wrote: »

The Darkness would be great. Any chance of that?

Saw 'The Darkness' a few years ago, in NZ, when they first came on the scene. Didn't know if they'd be much good, but they actually were.
This is probably grossly unfair, but I almost think of The Darkness, now, as a caricature of themselves; as almost a comedy act. Almost in a Spinal Tap, turn it up to 11, sort of way. Saying that, nothing wrong with said approach! 
They are supporting Queen/Adam Lambert in Marlay Park, I think.
Would go see them if they came to EP.

eplady2017

Knex. wrote: »

When can the next announcement be expected, does anybody know?

Think it was near the end of June last year when we got the second announcement. Think we might have had B&S lineup before that though..

scruff monkey

eplady2017 wrote: »

Think it was near the end of June last year when we got the second announcement. Think we might have had B&S lineup before that though..

You be correct there. 23rd of June was the second wave of main stuff last year.

bodhrandude

scruff monkey wrote: »

You be correct there. 23rd of June was the second wave of main stuff last year.

Yeah I remember people looking at the lineup online on their phones at the opening day of Body & Soul Festival last year.

scruff monkey

144 sleeps.

Loving Tracey thorns new album... would be a great addition

sydthebeat

Harrison Enough Winter wrote: »

Loving Tracey thorns new album... would be a great addition

.... Protection live with her would be simply heaven!!

mgkelly

sydthebeat wrote: »

Harrison Enough Winter wrote: »

Loving Tracey thorns new album... would be a great addition

.... Protection live with her would be simply heaven!!

Tracey Thorn would indeed be good.
"Protection" - now, there's an idea!

scruff monkey

PSA : Protection is something everyone should have in their washbag kits for the weekend, even if you're not intending on "stuff", a member of your party might be...
Help protect your parties member or a strangers member with protection.

MadYaker

Yeah save yourself a trip to the pharmacy in stradbally on Saturday morning... hah

BlaaEater

Harrison Enough Winter wrote: »

Loving Tracey thorns new album... would be a great addition

T'would, but she doesn't play live any more...

mgkelly

BlaaEater wrote: »

Harrison Enough Winter wrote: »

Loving Tracey thorns new album... would be a great addition

T'would, but she doesn't play live any more...

That's an awful pity. Didn't know that.
Personal reasons i.e. nerves etc?

Seathrun66

mgkelly wrote: »

That's an awful pity. Didn't know that.
Personal reasons i.e. nerves etc?

Nerves. Heard an interview with her on the Lauren Laverne show last month. Was pretty clear that she won't be getting on a stage anytime soon.

mgkelly

Seathrun66 wrote: »

mgkelly wrote: »

That's an awful pity. Didn't know that.
Personal reasons i.e. nerves etc?

Nerves. Heard an interview with her on the Lauren Laverne show last month. Was pretty clear that she won't be getting on a stage anytime soon.

Ah, too bad. Reminds me of Kate Bush, in that, as far as I understand, that is why she doesn't perform. And I think she values her privacy too much. 
One always thinks such folks are impervious to these things. They do what I view to be 'wonderful things', so how could they be nervous?

fourmations

Mr.S wrote: »

Thread cleaned up a bit, let’s err stay on topic and less bickering

ah here, what did i miss!

Seathrun66

Mr.S wrote: »

Thread cleaned up a bit, let’s err stay on topic and less bickering

Not quite bickering. When someone makes such callous and irresponsible references to women I think it's fair to pull him up on it. We're not neanderthals.

Seathrun66

mgkelly wrote: »

Ah, too bad. Reminds me of Kate Bush, in that, as far as I understand, that is why she doesn't perform. And I think she values her privacy too much. 
One always thinks such folks are impervious to these things. They do what I view to be 'wonderful things', so how could they be nervous?

Same with Liz Fraser, Green from Scritti Politti & many others. Took years off from playing but in the latter case seems to have overcome it. So we can live in hope on the others appearing here again.

MadYaker

Why am I reading so much nonsense on Facebook about the arctic monkeys being added? Who do these people reckon they’ll be playing second fiddle to? Or perhaps they’ll headline the EA? Maybe it’s just denial.

fourmations

MadYaker wrote: »

Why am I reading so much nonsense on Facebook about the arctic monkeys being added? Who do these people reckon they’ll be playing second fiddle to? Or perhaps they’ll headline the EA? Maybe it’s just denial.

is it that impossible? Noel G was added after the headliners
and he's a huge act,

MadYaker

Yeah and he played second last before Lana del Ray so he wasn’t a headliner. I can’t see AM doing that.

Seathrun66

MadYaker wrote: »

Yeah and he played second last before Lana del Ray so he wasn’t a headliner. I can’t see AM doing that.

Did EP announce the three top acts as headliners as they did last year? I don't think so but I can't be sure. We've had many major (including headlining) acts announced later over the years including Blur, My Bloody Valentine & The Killers.

Not saying it'll happen but there's a chance of a major act, however can't see it being AM given they're playing Dublin a few weeks after the fest. More likely Bjork, the Valentines or similar.

eplady2017

MadYaker wrote: »

Yeah and he played second last before Lana del Ray so he wasn’t a headliner. I can’t see AM doing that.

NG played the Sat night before LCD.. Think New Order played before Lana Del Ray on the Sunday..

Ricosruffneck

If Kings of Leon aren’t announced soon for Belfast vital they’re going to be the next sub headliners of Electric picnic.

Same goes for Catfish and the bottle men.

Dread

Announcements for Glasgow summer sessions are out now.

scruff monkey

Much as I despise the kings of Leon and their poor safety record in their prevention of combustion of the genital area, they are not sub headliners, they’d be headliners in their own right

Ricosruffneck

scruff monkey wrote: »

Much as I despise the kings of Leon and their poor safety record in their prevention of combustion of the genital area, they are not sub headliners, they’d be headliners in their own right

I reckon they play before massive attack if added

bennyineire

Mr.S wrote: »

Are they still big these days? Their 3Arena date(s) struggled to sell out.

Ireland has a strange fascination with them tho, remember when they headlined Oxegen two years in a row?

They sold out the 3 dates (total of 39,000) last year, they would be one of the biggest draws in Ireland and are too big (In Ireland) to even play EP let alone be sub headliner's.

The days of EP paying top dollar for BIG international acts is well gone and won't be coming back