Electric Picnic 2024 **No Ticket Sales / Requests** - Waiting in line, terrible time, over familiar

Bruce2008

Is general camping sold out, got cpervan ticket earlier then got to general camping nothing available

scruff monkey

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122526750#Comment_122526750

Did I **** stutter?

Bruce2008

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122526768#Comment_122526768

Is there a problem asking a question here?

seadal

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122526644#Comment_122526644

Just got tickets after waiting in the general queue, there was an option alright at the end to select loyalty or 3+, and enter the code

scruff monkey

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122526810#Comment_122526810

Unless you're trying to book for the 2024 festival, the questions should be in the 2025 thread where everyone else is. This thead is for discussion of the 2024 festival.

Bruce2008

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122526901#Comment_122526901

Sorry just so many devices open trying to get tickets made mistake here, all good?

scruff monkey

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122526918#Comment_122526918

think you're likely to screw yourself doing that, single device is safer.

And I just got my loyalty weekend ticket about 5 mins ago so there are tickets.

boomdocker

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122526141#Comment_122526141

Yes, and having seen them a few times over the last few years , had high hopes

Thought they were bang average to be honest. Don't seem to have progressed at all. Front man needs to up his game considerably to have a hope of "making it" imho

Then again playing to an almost empty tent at 2:30 doesn't help I guess...

patch

I see Faithless still using Maxi Jazz vocals for Insomnia? Was it the same for other tracks?

Excellent if so. I'd be much more inclined to go see them again based on that.

Mucker46

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122527568#Comment_122527568

Used his voice, and images of him for a few songs. They were brilliant at EP

Paddy2012

The link on the loyalty discount email took you to the full price tickets initially but worked after 20 minutes or so.

mgkelly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122526419#Comment_122526419

🙋...moany old fart, right over here...🤨😏

mgkelly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122526768#Comment_122526768

😂😉

Nux_BlackThumb

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122526768#Comment_122526768

you tell em scruff

darzog

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@endainoz

Spoke to my pal's son yesterday and it seems clear why the main arena was so busy on Sunday. And yes you guessed it, it's the Wolfe Tones again. Him and his gang (all circa 20/21) stayed in the campsites until circa 7/8pm on Friday and Saturday as they couldn't afford the beer inside. On Sunday however they went in at 3/4 for a big singalong. From his perspective, and that of his pals there's no malice to it. There's no great patriotic or nationalistic thing to it. And there's definitely no 'Ireland for the Irish' far-right shite to it. Never has been. It's seen by them as a big singalong with pals, akin to being on a football terrace.

It probably could have happened to many acts and the Wolfe Tones must be scratching their heads as to why they were chosen, but not querying it too much as the cash rolls in. I think @endainoz is right in that Sky TV, the Daily Mail and Joe Duffy all amplified it with their targeting of the women's soccer team and general criticism of people. These kids, like all our previous generations, don't like being told what to do.

And it doesn't bother me on political grounds, there's no hatred spewed, but on artistic grounds yes. I like my trad but these guys are woeful. I just see it (patronisingly I'll admit) as a lapse in taste by some of the youth akin to their love for Dermot Kennedy, Gavin James and others. And yes, I'm well aware I'm fighting a losing battle. 😁

taramurf

muppets

Reded

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122526105#Comment_122526105

popped in there too great energy

Reded

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122526141#Comment_122526141

loved them! Didn’t catch full set and would’ve preferred them late evening/night!

Reded

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122526768#Comment_122526768

🤣🤣

Reded

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Reded

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122528522#Comment_122528522

You’re right! I’ve a 20yo daughter who pretty much said same although she didn’t go to the gig she described it as a “lads thing!” Her words not mine! Overall probably no malice- a few right yokes there though! I went for a couple of songs and the non ra ones were grand there was singalongability! I get it! They were all having fun in the sun and living their best lives.

I said it last year and I’ll say it again we can all co-exist in our musical tastes - sadly for most of us we didn’t get the headliners we would’ve hoped for, but I embraced all genres this year, saw gigs I wouldn’t normally entertain and because I didn’t have a long list of must sees caught a lot of other interesting acts that I will now hope to see again.

On the point of the younger folk staying in the campsites drinking because of cost you can’t really blame them - did a bit of it myself! Got caught for €11 glass of wine WTAF?!!

I just wish they would clean up their act! It’s not a huge ask is it? Or like you are we fighting a losing battle! I’m still in favour of winning the war - 🤣

Fatfrog

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122526901#Comment_122526901

Heil Scruff 🙋

Hank the DJ

Is it beginning to eat itself? Trying to move the elder lemons, that have the money to spend on beer, and drawing in the younger crowd that will stay away from the bars, Heineken start to see smaller profits and question the sponsorship.

scruff monkey

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122529408#Comment_122529408

oooh, bit far there ted.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122529450#Comment_122529450

Undoubtedly making lots of mistakes, some that I think are unsustainable. Not in imminent jeopardy but it's only 2/3 years before the cracks will show. Though having better, and more eclectic, lineups would probably arrest that decline as they'd lose less of the older crowd.

In terms of Heineken is its association with this festival (and others) more important than actual sales over the weekend? I'd be surprised too see them leave even if the takings go way down as it's a company that had revenue of €36 billion in 2023. More about the profile than cash I think. Being associated with a greenwashing environmentally unsound festival or one with increased crime and a bad public image would worry them more I believe. They could actually use their clout to change a lot of things so maybe that's where the pressure needs to be applied. Videos of thousands of tents going into landfill and carnage in the campsites ain't an association they'd want. They're certainly more likely to respond than FR. 😁

jams100

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122528522#Comment_122528522

I think this is a pretty good summary, and, if I was being honest, I am part of that crew (even though I didn't know most songs bar a couple). I think the fact that it was supposed to be their last ever EP provided additional encouragement for me to go too. (Also having talked with the parents since EP, they also mentioned that they saw them donkeys years ago, and were one of the very few acts they could recognise, so in that sense I'm also happy that I went).

On a completely separate point, I feel some people on this thread tend to shoehorn (selected) irish acts into the one box. One act I was very impressed with during EP was Moncrieff, bags of energy and having since looked him up more since EP, a quite troubled lad who seems to have / is going through his fair share of troubles and has written some decent songs (imo). I think all artists should be given a listen before been thrown into a particular box, but I do understand the frustration about repeat booking Irish artists, although, the blame here should like with Festival republic and not the artists themselves.

scruff monkey

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122527772#Comment_122527772

I had to go look this up, not watched either continents version of the office. My meme game is weakening as I become an old man.

Fatfrog

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122529838#Comment_122529838

This is what I loved about ATN, everyone set off with their Bag’Ocans early and explored and hopefully discovered something they love, that radio or Spotify recommendations would never have. No prinks in the campsite.

I feel for the young college student who had to buy an EP ticket as a student, buy all of the camping gear etc, take probably unpaid time off from their part time job etc. EP food and drink has got extremely expensive!

(But fcuk all sympathy for those who left their sh1t there, especially a perfectly working tent)

The Davestator

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122530882#Comment_122530882

Absolutely. On Saturday afternoon, we bought 2 drinks and cost more than 20 euro. After a while in the comedy tent, we went back to the caravan for a few beers and then went back in. It'll never happen, but I would pay another 50 euro for a free flow wristband. Smuggled the liquor, but would have prefered to bring beers in