Electric Picnic 2019 **Discussion Only // No Ticket Sales / Requests **

bodhrandude

It looks like FKA Twigs is back in action with new material and premiering it in New York at the moment, could make an interesting act to book for this year or 2020 anyway.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/fka-twigs-park-avenue-armory-magdalene-834429/?fbclid=IwAR0T8b-efFnArJ5TrAxc-7JzB0C4YyUPrxb-zj90vGtWyVN6-rAZJJkZvJ0

Seathrun66

Edwyn Collins also out alas. But his tour at least hits Dublin & Belfast in mid-Sept. Big envy for any of you who’ll get to those. Still brilliant live so don’t miss.

bodhrandude

I bet you are pissed off Seath about SLF being added to Metallica's support at Slane, another miss for EP this year.

Mucker46

EP costing me a fortune this year as I by stand alone tickets for bands I hoped would be in stradbally the cure, tame impala, vampire weekend, foals, two door cinema club, talos (might still be there). Really struggling as to who will be added. Think James out as playing two UK festivals that weekend. Fingers crossed for suede, think we will Ser Johnny Maher. Worried as always but in fairness to EP always deliver.

Stillill42

Mucker46 wrote: »

EP costing me a fortune this year as I by stand alone tickets for bands I hoped would be in stradbally the cure, tame impala, vampire weekend, foals, two door cinema club, talos (might still be there). Really struggling as to who will be added. Think James out as playing two UK festivals that weekend. Fingers crossed for suede, think we will Ser Johnny Maher. Worried as always but in fairness to EP always deliver.

Any excuse to get out of the house, eh Mucker?

Mucker46

Stillill42 wrote: »

Any excuse to get out of the house, eh Mucker?

Getting worried as the missus is encouraging me to go to gigs.

Stillill42

Mucker46 wrote: »

Getting worried as the missus is encouraging me to go to gigs.

Living the dream, buddy.

glennponder

bodhrandude wrote: »

Acts I wouldn't mind being added:

Suede
B-52s
Stray Cats
Flaming Lips (Out of all the Picnics I have always missed them so would probably check them out this time)
Chemical Brothers (Although I've saw them three times now at the Picnic)
Aphex Twin (Simply as he's never played said fest before and would be a guaranteed Rankin Woods or Electric Arena marquee filler)
Idles
James
A great legacy reggae act, say, Steel Pulse, Misty in Roots or Burning Spear.
John Foxx (Another act that has never played the Picnic)
Eels (Enjoyed them in 2013)

James playing in the UK on Saturday and Sunday, would it be unusual for a band to do 3 different festival's in the one weekend??? Clutching at straws here!!!!

Seathrun66

bodhrandude wrote: »

I bet you are pissed off Seath about SLF being added to Metallica's support at Slane, another miss for EP this year.

Doesn't necessarily exclude them but I'm not optimistic. Makes no sense not to have had them in 15 years. Some issue between them & the promoters possibly?

bodhrandude

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Doesn't necessarily exclude them but I'm not optimistic. Makes no sense not to have had them in 15 years. Some issue between them & the promoters possibly?

Maybe then we'll get Therapy seeing that MCD knocked them back for Slane.

rubick

Mucker46 wrote: »

Would love to see James but think unlikely as they are also playing knebworth that weekend (Saturday) so two days gone.

If James are booked, it would have to be the Friday as in addition to the Knebworth gig they are also playing the next day (Sunday 1st Sept.) at Bingley Weekender.

Asked on the James Fanzone FB page and Saul Davies has stated in an interview earlier this year during the album tour that they haven't been asked to play Glastonbury this year either - probably a bit soon after their 2016 appearance.

According to the band's tour schedule on their main website they don't have a festival appearance between 15th June - 11th August so I live in hope they'll be announced for ATN as a late addition.

everlast75

rubick wrote: »

If James are booked, it would have to be the Friday as in addition to the Knebworth gig they are also playing the next day (Sunday 1st Sept.) at Bingley Weekender.

Asked on the James Fanzone FB page and Saul Davies has stated in an interview earlier this year during the album tour that they haven't been asked to play Glastonbury this year either - probably a bit soon after their 2016 appearance.

According to the band's tour schedule on their main website they don't have a festival appearance between 15th June - 11th August so I live in hope they'll be announced for ATN as a late addition.

rubick

Get you a man that can do both!

Fatfrog

Where's the generic rant about festivals being so much better abroad! Is that not the case this year or have they finally fooked off

Seathrun66

Fatfrog wrote: »

Where's the generic rant about festivals being so much better abroad! Is that not the case this year or have they finally fooked off

Underwhelming lineups everywhere it seems.

Rfrip

This thread is very harmonious this year!

scruff monkey

Rfrip wrote: »

This thread is very harmonious this year!

Thems fightin words

Ricosruffneck

EP has the best lineup in the world imo. And it's only just beginning.

But got my Euro fix covered, going to Mad Cool.

rubick

Fatfrog wrote: »

Where's the generic rant about festivals being so much better abroad! Is that not the case this year or have they finally fooked off

Always chuckle at these. There seems to be an assumption that every band that has ever released music are available to book every year at the same time. You read some absolute walloper complaining about [insert faded landfill Britpop act here] not being booked despite them not even touring.


Either that or rocklad87 bemoaning the lack of Bon ****ing Jovi or some other big hair stadium ****e - think it's Slane you're after there, Barry.

johnnyskeleton

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Underwhelming lineups everywhere it seems.

Lowlands looks pretty good. But it's sold out unfortunately!

Mike Guide 69

johnnyskeleton wrote: »

Lowlands looks pretty good. But it's sold out unfortunately!

Rock Werchter looks decent too,tickets still available

Seathrun66

Mike Guide 69 wrote: »

Rock Werchter looks decent too,tickets still available

For me both Lowland and RW have a lot of bad stuff alongside the good. The former has very little not at EP this year or in recent years. The only lineups I've seen that seen that cause some envy are Bluedot in the UK and much of ATN here.

And I still reckon that EP by August will look stronger than almost all European fests.

LowOdour

New Strokes song played last night in LA

Audio isn't the best, but I like what I hear.

Furious-Red

Could this mean no Jerry Fish at EP?

Stillill42

Furious-Red wrote: »

Could this mean no Jerry Fish at EP?

Ah not a chance. He's still on the bill on the website. Losing Other Voices and Jerry in the one year could deal the Picnic a mortal blow for the musically minded middle-aged codgers, a demographic which we've all agreed is vital to the survival of EP and indeed music as we know it.

Mike Guide 69

Seathrun66 wrote: »

For me both Lowland and RW have a lot of bad stuff alongside the good. The former has very little not at EP this year or in recent years. The only lineups I've seen that seen that cause some envy are Bluedot in the UK and much of ATN here.

And I still reckon that EP by August will look stronger than almost all European fests.

Good point,sure by August ,Pearl Jam,Kylie and Tool will be announced

bodhrandude

Furious-Red wrote: »

Could this mean no Jerry Fish at EP

Jerry Fish is at Kaleidoscope right enough but I think he is still very much part of the fabric of the Picnic, he's been involved with other festivals before like Townlands and the like.

scruff monkey

Kaleidoscope is Festival Republic just as Picnic is so I'd suspect they're just making use of available good things and making sure he doesn't go wandering to the "other" place.

sweetie

Fatfrog wrote:

Where's the generic rant about festivals being so much better abroad! Is that not the case this year or have they finally fooked off

Seathrun66 wrote:

Underwhelming lineups everywhere it seems.

I'm pretty happy with the Primavera lineup, could be better, could be worse, much like EP (so far)

bodhrandude

So who would you like to see for EP 2020 hahaha only kidding, I can't believe Efestivals sometimes, there's threads for festival 2020 editions and this years editions not even finalised WTF is wrong with people.