Electric Picnic 2021 - Cancelled :( **No Ticket Sales / Requests **

The Davestator

Hozier did a bit with Mavis Staples in 2019 as a surprise bit

Arne_Saknussem

HarryTheSpider wrote: »

Somebody asked me the other day about big name /main stage acts turning up as surprise acts elsewhere over the weekend.

I said it happens all the time, but I can only really remember a few. Elbow in Other Voices (I wasn't there) was one that sprang to mind.

Apart from Hozier turning up in the Other Voices tent in 2014 just after filling the main stage on Saturday afternoon, I don't think I have been in the right place at the right time.

Who was where when someone turned up by surprise/ at short notice?

Remember being absolutely blotto late at night and stumbling across the Super Furry Animals doing an Acoustic Bingo set on some tiny stage(maybe in the woods?)

Not sure of the year, would have been pre-2010

HarryTheSpider

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Sigrid did one in OVs as well and a few others though I've never bothered. Having to be there thirty mins beforehand means I'm missing another act and it's never been someone I'm desperate to see. Could be some surprise Irish acts this year on a few stages, you've got to assume that every artist is keen to play after 18 months off.

Yeah. It is great if you happen to be there, but these things don't seem to be 'secret' anymore. Rumours and teasers going around social media feed the frenzy and have places packed out in advance.

Seasick Steve did The Salty Dog late one night. But I think that is so well suited, it probably doesn't count.

We stumbled across The Pete Pamf Sextet at The Salty Dog one night with Neil Hannon on keyboards and Cathy Davey on drums. That was quite cool and low key.

showpony1

Christine & the Queens went on stage with Charli XCX at Electric Arena in 2019 to sing their single just before doing the main stage.

rubick

Rumours abounded that Groove Armada were doing a DJ set in Hazel Wood in 2018/19? Didn't meet anyone that actually went though.

endainoz

HarryTheSpider wrote: »

Yeah. It is great if you happen to be there, but these things don't seem to be 'secret' anymore. Rumours and teasers going around social media feed the frenzy and have places packed out in advance.

Seasick Steve did The Salty Dog late one night. But I think that is so well suited, it probably doesn't count.

We stumbled across The Pete Pamf Sextet at The Salty Dog one night with Neil Hannon on keyboards and Cathy Davey on drums. That was quite cool and low key.

Caught the very end of seasick Steve that time, it was in the program as a rumored appearance so many not quite secret enough! I remember going to other voices one year to see a secret act. It turned out to be a DJ that I hadn't heard of but I do like the idea of it.

patch

We wandered into the woods late one night a few years ago and found King Kong Company doing a set which seemed far superior to one we watched earlier in Electric arena.

Furious-Red

patch wrote: »

We wandered into the woods late one night a few years ago and found King Kong Company doing a set which seemed far superior to one we watched earlier in Electric arena.

Was that on the Salty Dog? Thats a gig Ill always remember

bodhrandude

I have a vivid memory of wandering through Body&Soul Village in 2009, I think Saturday night and the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble starting a pop up gig in a ditch out of no where and being blown away by the spontaneity of it all.

patch

Furious-Red wrote: »

Was that on the Salty Dog? Thats a gig Ill always remember

Yep. And it was class indeed.

bodhrandude

patch wrote: »

We wandered into the woods late one night a few years ago and found King Kong Company doing a set which seemed far superior to one we watched earlier in Electric arena.

Was that the year Galway beat Waterford, as I remember Mark saying at their Electric Arena gig that they were going to catch the second half of the match.

LowOdour

patch wrote: »

We wandered into the woods late one night a few years ago and found King Kong Company doing a set which seemed far superior to one we watched earlier in Electric arena.

Was at both...both were excellent!

Mucker46

LowOdour wrote: »

Was at both...both were excellent!

Was at both also and really enjoyed both but the late night salty dog gig was absolutely brilliiant. Band and crowd both up for it great atmosphere

Fatfrog

https://laois-nationalist.ie/2021/06/29/if-you-cant-access-public-buildings-how-can-70000-people-converge-on-stradbally-for-the-electric-picnic/



This is the situation now "the motor tax office isn't open so electric picnic shouldn't go ahead"

Dr. Bre

Indoor hospitality is still banned . How can EP go ahead?

everlast75

Dr. Bre wrote: »

Indoor hospitality is still banned . How can EP go ahead?

It's outdoors.

Dr. Bre

everlast75 wrote: »

It's outdoors.

Obviously I know this. But you will still have people in packed areas of EP like at stages . Currently people can’t eat indoors socially distanced

Tago Mago

Dr. Bre wrote: »

Obviously I know this. But you will still have people in packed areas of EP like at stages . Currently people can’t eat indoors socially distanced

A vast tent in a field, in the midlands of Ireland, in late September is going to have no worries with ventilation!

Also we're talking an extra 3.6M jabs forecast to be administered between now and then, compared to say - next week.

AdamD

Pushing indoors back is bad news for all levels of reopening. Whenever they delay one stage it inevitably delays anything following it. I'd say yesterday was extremely bad news for EP, showing the levels of caution in government.

fafy

Fatfrog wrote: »

"...THE last day of June is D-Day for a decision on whether Electric Picnic 2021 will go ahead in the last weekend of September..."


https://carlow-nationalist.ie/2021/06/22/d-day-looms-for-this-years-electric-picnic/

Any news with this ?

Eod100

fafy wrote: »

Any news with this ?

Would wonder why they would announce plan move to September if decision was going to be made 2 weeks later and not just wait until official decision.

Thundercats Ho

"The deadline for objections and submissions on the controversial application to Laois County Council is 30 June."

Was it not just a cut off point for objections?
Misleading headline i'd say.

endainoz

Thundercats Ho wrote: »

"The deadline for objections and submissions on the controversial application to Laois County Council is 30 June."

Was it not just a cut off point for objections?
Misleading headline i'd say.

Yeah I'd say your right, is there any way to look at the objections?

tallaghtjoe

fafy wrote: »

Any news with this ?

Laois website has 13th July

bodhrandude

Not looking good, unless this is just speculation by the Independent.

https://twitter.com/Independent_ie/status/1410251593702912003?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1410251593702912003%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.boards.ie%2Fvbulletin%2Fshowthread.php%3Ft%3D2058182855page%3D183

everlast75

bodhrandude wrote: »

Not looking good, unless this is just speculation by the Independent.

https://twitter.com/Independent_ie/status/1410251593702912003?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1410251593702912003%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.boards.ie%2Fvbulletin%2Fshowthread.php%3Ft%3D2058182855page%3D183

Could be P.R.

"listen - i know you're mad but it could have been worse. Therefore, we're actually the good guys"

everlast75

NPHET modelling did not account for change allowing AstraZeneca and Janssen vaccines being made available to all age groups, TDs told

https://jrnl.ie/5481608

Seems kinda important???

bodhrandude

At this stage I'm getting thoroughly fed up with the whole thing. There's hope, yay!!! There's no hope There's hope again yay!!! There's no hope again

fafy

bodhrandude wrote: »

At this stage I'm getting thoroughly fed up with the whole thing. There's hope, yay!!! There's no hope There's hope again yay!!! There's no hope again

This made me laugh, thanks, i needed that laugh !

Eod100

bodhrandude wrote: »

At this stage I'm getting thoroughly fed up with the whole thing. There's hope, yay!!! There's no hope There's hope again yay!!! There's no hope again

That's why my default position all along has been that it's not going ahead. If it does will be a great bonus. If it doesn't won't be disappointed but the constant shifting of goalposts is headwrecking. Would be very stressful trying to organise it