Electric Picnic 2023 No Ticket Sales / Requests - It'll be grand

Ricosruffneck · 12-09-2022 8:58pm

Muse have headlined Reading and Leeds which are comparable and ran by festival Republic and even smaller festivals than Electric picnic. Ekect, Mallorca live, Summer well and a host of small Spanish and French fests to name a few.

We had The Strokes, Kendrick Lamar, Arctic Monkeys and Billie Ellish in the past couple of years with Blur further on back. We were supposed to have RATM this year.

Its entirely possible.

Furious-Red · 12-09-2022 10:05pm

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Not really, the likes of AM headlined this year and played Malahide on the previous tour? Hell even Picture This and Dermot Kennedy sold more tickets than that over their summer shows this summer.

Hopefully if Muse do play Ireland they do their own show instead with Royal Blood

Seathrun66 · 12-09-2022 10:16pm

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EP is 70,000 you realise. Muse play smaller festivals than that. As do Depeche Mode and all others mentioned.

There are now only a very select bunch of acts out of the reach of EP. And none have been mentioned here.

Seathrun66 · 12-09-2022 10:19pm

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Muse would be comparable to Arctic Monkeys in terms of album sales, venues played and Glastonbury headline status. The Arctics are very likely to headline there again in 2023 for the third time.

Muse are far from being out of the reach of one of the biggest festivals in Europe.

Ricosruffneck · 12-09-2022 10:33pm

I'm curious who is in the elite category?

AC/DC

Paul McCartney

Kanye

Fleetwood Mac

Rolling stones

U2

Beyonce

Jay Z

Who are the biggest most costly acts at the moment?

abidub · 12-09-2022 10:34pm

Aha would be incredible - saw them in the 3Arena and was so impressed. Would love to see Robyn too.

I know EP don’t really bring back the same big headliners but I’d love to see 2ManyDJs again at it. Found all other main acts the last few years a bit dull, bar NERD, Lana Del Rey and I’ve gone to nearly all 😆

Poorside · 12-09-2022 10:41pm

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Springsteen

Pearl Jam

Metallica?

Dany Hitch · 12-09-2022 10:51pm

I think Depeche Mode and Muse are well within reach. In recent years, EP have been spot on in securing bookings for artists about to explode internationally; Billie Eilish and Dua Lipa to name but two. I can see Hozier headlining too.

Possible acts for 23 that I would like to see (not saying they would actually get booked:)

Mainstage: RATM, Greenday, Boomtown Rats, Fluke, Lorde

Legacy Acts: The Presidents of the USA, Placebo, Kelis, Beck

Terminus: Tall Paul, Darren Emerson, Joy Orbison, Amelie Lens (again, yes please)

Salty Dog: The Roadhouse Doors (I mean c'mon, where were they this year?)

Seathrun66 · 12-09-2022 10:54pm

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What about Garth? 😁 And possibly The Who also though they played Oxegen, Metallica, Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Adele and some others. The list isn't long.

Otherwise all correct though Kanye probably off that list as he plays some festivals that are smaller than EP, though usually in the US. Kendrick arguably a bigger act and a bigger draw over the past few years.

Seathrun66 · 12-09-2022 11:05pm

Serious possibilities then for some of the six main slots - Muse, Depeche Mode, LCD Soundsystem, A-ha, Rage Against the Machine, Hozier, Gavin James, Gorillaz, Orbital, Leftfield, Chemical Brothers, Leftfield, Roxy Music, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, The 1975, Florence & the Machine, Alt-J, Charli XCX, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Suede, Liam Gallagher, Beck, etc.

A few acts I'd prefer to exclude but those are the ones that are more likely.

Fatfrog · 12-09-2022 11:27pm

How much did Megan thee stallion get for her performance this year do we think?

There was an excel “booking fee” list per artist out about 10 years ago, would love to see an updated version of this!

Dreamweapon · 13-09-2022 12:30am

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I like the idea of Leftfield twice 😉

I wasn't keen on their list of non-headline acts in that survey. I really struggled to fill the six slots and apart from MBV i wouldn't be pushed on what i did pick. Hhmph....

Fanirish · 13-09-2022 12:56am

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Between 150k-250k for a sub headliner.

headliner 250k - 750k

there was a court case in 2014 where John Reynolds took FR to court and one issue was paying the killers €500k which Reynolds said was against his booking policy and was done behind his back as FR needed the killers for festival in Berlin i.e offered them multiple September festivals to sweeten the deal.

headliner fees depend on number of factors. International acts like the artic monkeys would get a premium but also as they were doing reading/Leeds for FR there was probably some reduction

rubick · 13-09-2022 8:47am

It's Bjork time. And if ATN book her even better, although having seen her Cornucopia show in the 3Arena her visuals would be better suited to EP Main Stage. Can't wait for the new album, The first single Atopos is a certified banger.

So in conclusion, Bjork.

davywalsh7 · 13-09-2022 9:27am

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some of the suggestions in the comments on facebook scare me 😂

Fatfrog · 13-09-2022 10:31am

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This related to the 2012 festival, it’s well out of date + very different policies and practices in place now.

Megan was reported to cost $300,000 for a US show in 2021 according to a quick search on Google. I would expect her Irish fee to be more, due to general post pandemic increases but also wrappers tend to travel with a large entourage, I’m gonna guess that Megan does not do economy/coach 😂

She may have been closer to the €400,000 mark, which is extortionate, even 300k is far too much in my view. definite low bang for buck there!

My feeling was there was a sizeable crowd initially, but faded and faded with each song. I was standing to the right of the sound desk, we left after 25 minutes to catch the end of the pixies (1st Big compromise of the weekend for me) , even by that stage the crowd around us had massively thinned out.

Penfailed · 13-09-2022 10:58am

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I entered the first six as I didn't recognise any of the names!

rubick · 13-09-2022 11:29am

Would be extremely happy to see Ewan McVicar on the Terminus list. Although he's a bit of an outlier on there being more on the acid house side of things, the rest (that I recognised) being techno. Sunil Sharpe would be a good local addition, he hasn't played in a few years.

crl84 · 13-09-2022 1:40pm

Terminus list is bizarre, most of them are nobodies that wouldn't even draw 100 people to a night in Dublin (if they even headlined), let alone anywhere else.

evani1976 · 13-09-2022 1:42pm

Not sure if they have played EP before...Great band (those first three singles!) and still producing some good stuff.

scruff monkey · 13-09-2022 3:11pm

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Played the Bord Gas place in the docklands last time they were here, magnificent show but a terrible venue for it, hopefully we get them in the Olympia next time.

Davysulls86 · 13-09-2022 6:37pm

Davysulls86 · 13-09-2022 6:53pm

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I haven't been to EP since 2018, babies and a pandemic got in the way, are we still kicking teenagers?

Dutchy · 13-09-2022 7:25pm

EP 2023 off to a bad start

Fatfrog · 13-09-2022 8:17pm

From EP’s questionnaire!!
IF YOU COULD PICK ANY SIX HEADLINERS FROM THIS LIST - WHO WOULD THEY BE?*
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You can still pick them if you've already wished for them in Q1 😉
50 Cent
Alanis Morrisette
Bicep
Billie Eilish
Bjork
Blink 182
Blur
Bruno Mars
Calvin Harris
Cardi B
Dave
Depeche Mode
Diana Ross
Doja Cat
Drake
Dua Lipa
Duran Duran
Eminem
Florence + The Machine
Frank Ocean
George Ezra
Gerry Cinnamon
Gorillaz
Green Day
Harry Styles
Hozier
Imagine Dragons
J Cole
Jay-Z
Kanye West
Kendrick Lamar
Kings of Leon
Lana Del Rey
LCD Soundsystem
Lewis Capaldi
Liam Gallgher
Lionel Richie
Lizzo
Lorde
Miley Cyrus
Muse
My Chemical Romance
Niall Horan
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Nicki Minaj
Noel Gallagher
Olivia Rodrigo
Panic! At The Disco
Paolo Nutini
Paramore
Petshop Boys
Phoebe Bridgers
Pink
Post Malone
PULP
Queens of the Stone Age
Radiohead
Rage Against The Machine
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Sam Fender
Snoop Dogg
Stormzy
SZA
Taylor Swift
The 1975
The Cure
The Killers
The National
The Prodigy
The Script
The Strokes
The Weeknd
Travis Scott
Twenty One Pilots
Tyler, The Creator

Fatfrog · 13-09-2022 8:20pm

IF YOU COULD PICK ANY SIX NON-HEADLINERS FROM THIS LIST WHO WOULD THEY BE?*
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You can also choose acts you've listed in Q1 or 2 here 😊
AJ Tracey
Anitta
Arlo Parks
Aslan
Bad Bunny
Baby Keem
beabadoobee
Bell X1
BlackPink
Blossoms
Bonobo
boygenius
Brent Faiyaz
Burna Boy
Caribou
Caroline Polachek
Central Cee
Charli XCX
Charlotte De Witte
Chase Atlantic
Christy Moore
Clairo
Conan Gray
Damien Dempsey
Denzel Curry
Dominic Fike
Fight Like Apes
First Aid Kit
Gavin James
Giveon
Glen Hansard
HAIM
IDLES
Inhaler
Interpol
j-hope
J Hus
Jack Harlow
Jamie T
Jamie xx
JID
Joel Corry
Johnny Marr
Joji
Jorja Smith
Kasabian
Kodaline
Kraftwerk
KSI
Lil Nas X
Loyle Carner
Mabel
Maisie Peters
MGMT
Mitski
MK
My Bloody Valentine
Nas
New Order
Paul Weller
Peggy Gou
Pink Pantheress
Rex Orange County
Rick Astley
Roisin Murphy
Rosalia
Royal Blood
Sampha
Sinead O'Connor
Skepta
Slowthai
Steve Lacy
Summer Walker
Tems
The Frames
The Kid LAROI
The War On Drugs
The Wolfe Tones
Tom Grennan
Tom Odell
Turnstile
Wallows
Wet Leg
Wizkid
Wu Tang Clan
Years & Years

Fatfrog · 13-09-2022 8:22pm

WHO WOULD YOU LOVE TO SEE PLAY TERMINUS NEXT YEAR?*
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Choose any six from the below list who you'd like to see play Terminus EP23 🏭
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Barry Can’t Swim
Ben Hemsley
blk.
Boris Brejcha
Charlie Sparks
Charlie Sparks
Eliza Rose
Ewan McVicar
Fjaak
Folamour
I Hate Models
Interplanetary Channel
LF System
Michael Bibi
Overmono
Partiboi69
Reinier Zonneveld
Sama Abdulhadi
Sherelle
Skin On Skin
T78
TeeDee
TSHA
Two Shell
Yung Sing

bodhrandude · 13-09-2022 9:21pm

Cvnts obviously don't want Bodhrandude to attend by deliberately omitting Aphex Twin from all these polls.

Stillill42 · 13-09-2022 11:22pm

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Ah sad news indeed but lads! They're holding auditions! If I know a good singing voice - and I think I do 😉 - there are at least a dozen possible candidates from this thread. @fourmations, I'm looking at you. Let's bring this one home lads.

rubick · 14-09-2022 8:56am

The actual Smiths should do this as well.

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Electric Picnic 2023 No Ticket Sales / Requests - It'll be grand