Electric Picnic 2022 - Here we go again! - **No Ticket Sales / Requests **

Mucker46

First live gig since Feb 2020 last night. Intimate (100 people) stripped back show by Saint Sister in Opium. They were mesmerising from start to finish. Brilliant crowd not a sound when the girls were singing. Would gladly welcome the band to EP. So good to have live music again. Hope you are all getting to some gigs in the next while.

Seathrun66

Richard Hawley back next May. Excellent the first time I saw him at EP (2006?) and always reliably good. UK acts aplenty but when are the Yanks, Aussies and others heading our way?

May 8 – Olympia, Dublin

May 10 – Dolan’s Warehouse, Limerick

May 11 – Cork Opera House, Cork

May 13 – Black Box, Galway

May 14 – St. Canice’s Cathedral, Kilkenny

And I removed the 3 from the renamed 3Olympia. Can't be doing with that.

sydthebeat

i have tickets for the kilkenny gig from last tear, really looking forward to hearing him in the cathedral

Stillill42

https://youtu.be/jFhoBWvKtbw

Gurriers, another very promising sounding Irish guitar band. Mark, one of the guitarists, popped this into the 2021 gigs thread. They're in the Workmans on the 31st. Defo worth a look.

Thundercats Ho

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117989864#Comment_117989864

Whoa, now that's music to these middle aged ears!

Nice find. They only have 2 tracks on Spotify. Both crackers.

rubick

Radio Show Pointer:

Sunday Dub Club is a regular broadcast by DJ Darren Bell, specialising in all this downtempo, Balearic, dub and acid house - last week's guest will be of interest to many Boardsies, our very own Roisin Murphy.

https://www.mixcloud.com/electroretr0/sunday-dub-club-with-guest-selector-roisin-murphy/

Seathrun66

Stillill42, and other interested parties, there are extra dates in Dublin (Sun 7) and Galway (Sat 20) for Mick Flannery and Susan O'Neill. I know you're going elsewhere, but just FYI.

Stillill42

Boo. Money back for Snapped Ankles. I was looking forward to seeing them live.

PabloAndRoy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118009863#Comment_118009863

Also really disappointed

Seathrun66

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118009863#Comment_118009863

Excellent live band. Just terrible timing, a fortnight later and it'd probably have gone ahead. I'd be very surprised if they weren't around early next year. With mainland Europe more expensive, and bureaucratically difficult, to play the Irish market becomes more essential to UK artists. Already happening. Acts that haven't played west of the Shannon in a while are scheduling gigs here - Billy Bragg, Richard Hawley, Paul Weller, Joe Jackson, etc. Long may this trend continue.

bodhrandude

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118010174#Comment_118010174

Hopefully Aphex Twin too, when was the last time he played an indoor gig in Dublin, must've been 2003 I think.

Edit: Phuck!! 2001, It was 20 years since he's done an indoor gig in Ireland.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvpBA-oFClU

scruff monkey

There are 324 sleeps

everlast75

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Furious-Red

With muse touring next summer I'd love to see them pop up at EP if RATM are not booked.

Fatfrog

Never buying a pint in the main arena again 😋😋😋

https://twitter.com/Dawn_Galway/status/1446560288589942797?t=W41HvcELP61MWLoRrwqmPg&s=19

patch

Riptide Movement in Rosin Dubh Dec 22nd. Can't wait.

Stillill42

Have the fear a little bit about the 22nd now. Hopefully sense will prevail and they'll sanction full capacity events contingent on production of a vaccine cert. It would be unforgivable to make the events sector carry the can again for the latest spike.

Seathrun66

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118025423#Comment_118025423

Absolutely, though hopefully reason will prevail. I think there may be a compromise with full capacity but no alcohol. Hopefully not as the venues need that cash. Also tough for any touring UK band to call off a tour with such short notice. Wedding Present here next week with Billy Bragg and others following soon after. What are these acts, promoters and venues supposed to do if told with a few days notice that their (sold out?) capacity gigs have to remove 30/40% of the attendees? Not feasible and even an out of touch cabinet can grasp this logic.

We know there's no failsafe guarantee with Covid and cases will come from gigs/clubs, etc but with 94% of adults fully vaccinated you really are reducing the chances of transmission already, never mind when a certificate is obligatory for entry. Personally I'd like the vaccine certs to stay in place until Spring alongside masks for public transport and shops and anywhere that certs are not obligatory.

It really is time to jump back into that mosh pit.

Mucker46

Mick flannery and susan o neill at NCH with orchestra on 18 Nov now available. Selling in pods so should be ok

Stillill42

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118026004#Comment_118026004

A gig for 18th November selling in pods?? Do they know something we don't?

Seathrun66

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118026337#Comment_118026337

Cautious and smart, hedging bets I assume. Easier to release more tickets later than go through the rigmarole of cancelling or refunding 40% of the tickets (many of whom may not want refunds). I've not seen other venues do that. Yet!

endainoz

Word on the street is that the full capacity thing will get pushed back which will be a major headache for any venue that has sold out gigs for November onwards. And any pushback will be at least a month but can see it going over the Christmas period too. I don't think things will go backwards but just a delay on things going forward.

Stillill42

Far more than a headache, Endainoz. I'd say that's a disaster for venues. Not to mention utterly unfair and illogical. They're wall to wall gigs till Christmas, all sold as full capacity events. I'm a patient man but I'll be furious if this is true.

scruff monkey

New elbow album alert... nature is healing....

bodhrandude

It doesn't make sense to push it back now, sure its student season, if the nightclubs are not going to open I can imagine a thousand house parties be happening which will guarantee more cases anyway, it seems pointless at this stage.

I really regret The Chieftains not playing the Picnic at all, worth seeing in concert if you can get the band themselves without special guests, but alas Paddy Maloney is gone and he was effectively the leader.

The last Irish festival I think they played was the Westport festival about 5 years ago, I was lucky enough to catch them at the Fleadh Mor festival in Waterford in 1993 and it was some fcuking gig, they absolutely rocked.

My brother back in the early eighties was the first in the house to buy, at the time, a new fangled video recorder, predating VHS and Betamax, Philips V2000 which recorded on both sides of the tape or cartridge. Anyway he recorded a concert of The Chieftains live at Glastonbury 1982, I don't know if it was the West Holts stage at the time but I suspect it was the main stage and the gig was early evening so still in daylight. I was absolutely enthralled and so it seemed was all the festival punters at Glastonbury too. They would've been perfect at the Picnic in the late afternoon, either on the main stage or the Body&Soul main stage.

Its actually up on Youtube, the uploader thinks its 1987 but its the one from 1982, preceded by a Late Late Show clip, 1982 is confirmed in the comments by someone who was at that gig.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGsrJzpT0co

Fatfrog

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118031218#Comment_118031218

Exactly this BD, I was in a shop with about 15 people, all distancing & wearing masks, that's great! But fast forward to later that day and that same 20 people in theory could be mixing mask less in a pub, restaurant, cinema or house party.

I promised myself no C**Id talk in the 2022 thread but this doesn't look to be going away!! The dreaded thought of what's going to be different from now and next August crossed my mind again.

Nialler9 had another plea on Instagram, you really must feel for anyone with a stake

dasdog

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMhEuX5VmEs

25 years since we as the dregs of society mingled with the craziest of Dutch people for a day. Every single person present was out of their heads on drugs - mostly MDMA. Ended up in Amsterdam about 6am and by a lake at lunchtime looking at my feet.

The criminal Justice Bill of 1994 is why rave culture migrated from the UK to mainland Europe. The weed and pills were better suited to be fair.

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/33/contents

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everlast75

Might be of interest to some here.

https://twitter.com/bitchfalcon/status/1450038617859137539?t=KGwkBEjF9BbNPUzz2A2ngQ&s=19

Seathrun66

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118041372#Comment_118041372

I wasn't aware they were calling it a day. A huge pity as they're a very good band but I guess that after seven years and only slight success it's hard to keep going. All the best to them and they'll be missed.

endainoz

I see all outdoor restrictions are being lifted. I wonder will any crazy promoter try to do any outdoor winter show.

Seathrun66

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118042933#Comment_118042933

Limerick's Big Top is open year round. The Stunning played there two weeks ago and The Coronas have a couple of gigs in early December. James Vincent McMorrow in April, maybe others will soon be scheduled. Personally I'd love it, wrap up warm and you're fine.

Speaking of Limerick my first Oct 22 reopening gig there on Friday. Sitting down for the Wedding Present. FFS!!! Any tips on how to enjoy that?

everlast75

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118043281#Comment_118043281

I've the weddo on Saturday. I thought I read that the seating will only apply to gigs going forward?

everlast75

Once we all get one of these, we will be all good

Seathrun66

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118043375#Comment_118043375

Not sure what you mean? Sorry man.

everlast75

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118045364#Comment_118045364

Sorry - i thought that gigs to which tickets are sold and are standing only are going ahead as such. Newly organised gigs will be seated only. That's what i read earlier. Could be bllox

endainoz

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118045524#Comment_118045524

That seems to be the case yeah

Stillill42

Well I have no idea what's going on. Maybe some clarity will emerge today. Good God, venues must be tearing their hair out.

ab4248

Mad cool announcement

everlast75

^^^^^

€88 per day plus accommodation

Seathrun66

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118045524#Comment_118045524

It's all seated, clear on the govt website. But you are allowed to stand by your seat 😂.......and probably on it. I think they just want to avoid the optics of a moshpit though how people dancing in a nightclub differs from a standing crowd at a gig is inexplicable. And obviously Slow Sets are out.

https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/83946-public-health-measures-that-will-come-into-place-in-october/

Seathrun66

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118046687#Comment_118046687

Christ. Can we cancel 2022 also.

Seathrun66

Seems, after talks, that we've got what we wanted. Unless I'm misreading.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/almost-full-unrestricted-reopening-of-hospitality-sector-to-be-confirmed-on-thursday-1.4706068

Stillill42

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118051445#Comment_118051445

Well thank **** for that. I won't actually believe it till I'm standing in front of a stage.

Furious-Red

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118051759#Comment_118051759

Same, Im just waiting for Opium to confirm the gig is going ahead on Friday and I'll be happy.

Seathrun66

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118051759#Comment_118051759

Agreed. Supposedly further confirmation today, the dithering and vagueness ain't helping.

Stillill42

RTE news : 100% nightclub capacity allowed under new guidelines

http://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2021/1021/1255000-covid-guidelines/

All's well that ends well. I think that's all Dublin venues anyway? Vicar street's 1500 I think? Phew.

Seathrun66

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118054498#Comment_118054498

Off the top of my head it's only the 3Arena and Gleneagles in the Republic that'll be affected in the short-term, not sure whether they've anything scheduled anyway. Pretty sure that all the gigs mentioned here by people are well under that limit.

Best news this month. Wedding Present tomorrow, a proper gig finally!

Stillill42

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118054961#Comment_118054961

Enjoy, Seath. That should be quite the celebration.

Seathrun66

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118055018#Comment_118055018

Alas I forsee carnage, hopefully no bad optics emerging. We used to worry about day-tickets kids loose with Bacardi mojotos on EP Sundays. Worse again may be hundreds of middle-aged men (and they're almost all men, more than a few with slipped disc histories) who've not seen a band for 19/20 months , get a bit giddy and try to drink like they did three decades ago. The saddest of sad moshpits may ensue.