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

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    #4082
    Rfrip
    Registered Users Posts: 5,802 ✭✭✭Rfrip


    Billy Eilish now on bbc four!

    She’s gonna be the draw of the weekend


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    #4083
    Poorside
    Registered Users Posts: 2,098 ✭✭✭Poorside


    Rfrip wrote: »
    Billy Eilish now on bbc four!

    She’s gonna be the draw of the weekend

    Yup, she’s unreal, probably would have been originally pencilled in for EA, but she’ll have to be main stage, will be a good slot as well.
    Great to see a pared back band control a crowd like that.


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    #4084
    Rfrip
    Registered Users Posts: 5,802 ✭✭✭Rfrip


    Poorside wrote: »
    Yup, she’s unreal, probably would have been originally pencilled in for EA, but she’ll have to be main stage, will be a good slot as well.
    Great to see a pared back band control a crowd like that.

    She’s brilliant isn’t she...yeah will deffo have to be main stage!


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    #4085
    Always Tired
    Closed Accounts Posts: 945 ✭✭✭Always Tired


    Had heard of Billie but never listened to her as I thought someone 17 years old would be like a teeny bopper thing, but she's a great performer.

    Love her style too, I like when a female artist doesn't feel the need to be all exposed and isn't selling sex (especially a teenager).


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    #4086
    Stillill42
    Registered Users Posts: 3,509 ✭✭✭Stillill42


    She's amazing.


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    #4087
    Rfrip
    Registered Users Posts: 5,802 ✭✭✭Rfrip


    Stillill42 wrote: »
    She's amazing.

    I’m blown away by her here tbh. She’s going to be amazing


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    #4088
    scruff monkey
    Registered Users Posts: 4,944 ✭✭✭scruff monkey
    Snarky Snark Snark


    Rfrip wrote: »
    Billy Eilish now on bbc four!

    She’s gonna be the draw of the weekend

    If you’ve access to iPlayer, the streets will need to be on that list too, they’re in John peel stage atm and are great


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    #4089
    Seathrun66
    Registered Users Posts: 8,373 ✭✭✭Seathrun66


    No great surprise that The Cure are astonishing. And clearly loving being there.


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    #4090
    Spreece
    Registered Users Posts: 128 ✭✭Spreece


    Seathrun66 wrote: »
    No great surprise that The Cure are astonishing. And clearly loving being there.

    Not sure about that. Too “dirgey” for Glastonbury, Robert as much as said so before the encore.


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    #4091
    Stillill42
    Registered Users Posts: 3,509 ✭✭✭Stillill42


    Spreece wrote: »
    Not sure about that. Too “dirgey” for Glastonbury, Robert as much as said so before the encore.

    Dirgey? Seriously? You still listening?


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    #4092
    Seathrun66
    Registered Users Posts: 8,373 ✭✭✭Seathrun66


    Spreece wrote: »
    Not sure about that. Too “dirgey” for Glastonbury, Robert as much as said so before the encore.

    Crowd seem to be loving it. And none of them drifted during the Disintegration stuff. They've utterly nailed it.


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    #4093
    Synode
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,967 ✭✭✭Synode


    Christine and the Queens are class


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    #4094
    sydthebeat
    Subscribers Posts: 41,038 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    Really wishing idles are named for EP after seeing them yesterday.

    Looking forward to Christine, she's a visual tonic.
    Billie elish will be interesting... I know nothing other than what my kids talk about. But she's full of energy so probably a Sunday night scheduling


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    #4095
    Stillill42
    Registered Users Posts: 3,509 ✭✭✭Stillill42


    sydthebeat wrote: »
    Really wishing idles are named for EP after seeing them yesterday.

    Looking forward to Christine, she's a visual tonic.
    Billie elish will be interesting... I know nothing other than what my kids talk about. But she's full of energy so probably a Sunday night scheduling

    Idles looked incredible. Always thought they were a bit heavy for me but that set was fairly electric. We'll hardly get them with them having their own gig in Dublin next week but I'd love to see them added. As you say, Christine and Billie both fantastic. I'm bursting for a festival now. I've never seen Glastonbury look so inviting.


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    #4096
    Seathrun66
    Registered Users Posts: 8,373 ✭✭✭Seathrun66


    Stillill42 wrote: »
    Idles looked incredible. Always thought they were a bit heavy for me but that set was fairly electric. We'll hardly get them with them having their own gig in Dublin next week but I'd love to see them added. As you say, Christine and Billie both fantastic. I'm bursting for a festival now. I've never seen Glastonbury look so inviting.

    You'd love it. You could entirely avoid the six televised stages all weekend and still see exceptional music every day. No coverage of Billy Bragg's stage (Fontaines & Stella Donnelly there). Acoustic stage with Rickie Lee Jones, Nick Lowe, etc. Williams Green with newish bands and surprise sets. Avalon. Glade, etc, etc. It's an overwhelming and exhaustive experience but one I've got to do again.

    Meanwhile I'm gearing up for what could be another great EP.


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    #4097
    Fatfrog
    Registered Users Posts: 2,301 ✭✭✭Fatfrog


    Synode wrote: »
    Christine and the Queens are class

    Am I picking up some sarcasm there!!


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    #4098
    nocoverart
    Registered Users Posts: 2,354 ✭✭✭nocoverart


    Age must be finally catching up with me because I feel Billie Elish is absolute cack, and watching a Christine and the Queens gig would be as exciting as having to be the best man at an Amish Wedding.


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    #4099
    Seathrun66
    Registered Users Posts: 8,373 ✭✭✭Seathrun66


    nocoverart wrote: »
    Age must be finally catching up with me because I feel Billie Elish is absolute cack, and watching a Christine and the Queens gig would be as exciting as having to be the best man at an Amish Wedding.

    You'll still have plenty to see. EP, like Glasto, now caters for (almost) all tastes.

    I used to complain about the more commercial stuff at both. But no longer. Why be churlish about stuff that brings pleasure to others when I'll have the stuff that rocks my boat?


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    #4100
    Synode
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,967 ✭✭✭Synode


    Fatfrog wrote: »
    Am I picking up some sarcasm there!!

    No I think she's great


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    #4101
    nocoverart
    Registered Users Posts: 2,354 ✭✭✭nocoverart


    Seathrun66 wrote: »
    You'll still have plenty to see. EP, like Glasto, now caters for (almost) all tastes.

    I used to complain about the more commercial stuff at both. But no longer. Why be churlish about stuff that brings pleasure to others when I'll have the stuff that rocks my boat?

    You're bang on, still nice to vent about Sh1t artists that some folk think are the second coming every now and then though...


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    #4102
    Seathrun66
    Registered Users Posts: 8,373 ✭✭✭Seathrun66


    nocoverart wrote: »
    You're bang on, still nice to vent about Sh1t artists that some folk think are the second coming every now and then though...

    Yep. I'd happily applaud Customs detaining Years and Years.


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    #4103
    nocoverart
    Registered Users Posts: 2,354 ✭✭✭nocoverart


    Seathrun66 wrote: »
    Yep. I'd happily applaud Customs detaining Years and Years.

    LOL. Years and Years are definitely one of the worst bands out there nowadays, they make Maroon Five look like Pink Floyd (if it rhymes it's real)


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    #4104
    Spreece
    Registered Users Posts: 128 ✭✭Spreece


    Seathrun66 wrote: »
    Crowd seem to be loving it. And none of them drifted during the Disintegration stuff. They've utterly nailed it.

    Maybe I just don’t get The Cure. A lot of their stuff sounds monotonous and repetitive to me.


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    #4105
    BaZmO*
    Registered Users Posts: 18,625 ✭✭✭✭BaZmO*


    I have over 20 hours of Glastonbury recorded to get through! :/

    I was at Kaleidoscope over the weekend so only got to watch a bit here and there.


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    #4106
    Lotus Flower
    Registered Users Posts: 1,187 ✭✭✭Lotus Flower


    Spreece wrote: »
    Maybe I just don’t get The Cure. A lot of their stuff sounds monotonous and repetitive to me.

    I saw them at Werchter and really don't get the big deal, they're pretty dull


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    #4107
    bodhrandude
    Registered Users Posts: 12,401 ✭✭✭✭bodhrandude


    Itching for an announcement from EP now seeing that a whole bunch of festivals have passed.

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



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    #4108
    Rfrip
    Registered Users Posts: 5,802 ✭✭✭Rfrip


    Bacardi bar should be next is it?

    Running back here to take comfort..Glastonbury thread got a bit tetchy ;)


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    #4109
    scruff monkey
    Registered Users Posts: 4,944 ✭✭✭scruff monkey
    Snarky Snark Snark


    60 sleeps


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    #4110
    Seathrun66
    Registered Users Posts: 8,373 ✭✭✭Seathrun66


    Looks like the Picnic had a good Glastonbury. Well-received sets for The Streets, Christine & The Queens, Sons of Kemet and Billie Eilish. Will check out all in Stradbally. Michael Kiwanuka predictably fab. Hozier drew a decent crowd. Can't say I was much enamoured of Dermot Kennedy, Georgia or Freya Ridings but they'll draw large numbers also.

    Any more acts from the weekend we can expect in the next announcement? Chemicals and Tame Impala are possibilities due to their tour dates. Any lesser guns? Johnny Marr almost definite. Sharon Van Etten please. Proclaimers before their September Irish tour? Slowthai playing Longitude but could he return? Same with Little Simz. And could we get the next announcement soon after the Marlay Park fest?


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    #4111
    Mucker46
    Registered Users Posts: 1,572 ✭✭✭Mucker46


    BaZmO* wrote: »
    I have over 20 hours of Glastonbury recorded to get through! :/

    I was at Kaleidoscope over the weekend so only got to watch a bit here and there.

    Same boat and with vampire weekend tonight and foals tomorrow will be a while before I get through it. Keep me going for EP maybe


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