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03-08-2016 10:25AM

cruhoortwunk wrote: »

Thundercats Ho wrote: »

Absolutely cannot wait to see these Hun, xxooxx
Lana
Noely G
1975
Years & Years
Gavin James
Catpish
Glass Animals
Cocktail Cocktail
E-Lites
Electric Ireland tent

Fair amount of middle of the road muck to keep the young uns happy all right

Some horrors there, but do you really believe that Lana Del Ray, Noel Gallagher & Glass Animals deserve inclusion?

Thundercats Ho · 03-08-2016 10:35AM

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Some horrors there, but do you really believe that Lana Del Ray, Noel Gallagher & Glass Animals deserve inclusion?

Personally, yes.
I get that they're popular and catchy, but I just don't like them!

cruhoortwunk · 03-08-2016 10:36AM

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Some horrors there, but do you really believe that Lana Del Ray, Noel Gallagher & Glass Animals deserve inclusion?

Harsh on Glass Animals all right

Thundercats Ho · 03-08-2016 10:55AM

cruhoortwunk wrote: »

Harsh on Glass Animals all right

I just double checked with Miley. Turns out I was right.

sally cinnamon89 · 03-08-2016 11:09AM

Thundercats Ho wrote: »

Personally, yes.
I get that they're popular and catchy, but I just don't like them!

Noel Gallagher, really???
Ive been to a few of his gigs and the crowds are not "full of huns"

Reggie noble · 03-08-2016 11:12AM

sally cinnamon89 wrote: »

Noel Gallagher, really???
Ive been to a few of his gigs and the crowds are not "full of huns"

Same here , they were great gigs , good crowds . Can Hardly compare Noel with the likes of 1975 scower

Thundercats Ho · 03-08-2016 11:24AM

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Some horrors there, but do you really believe that Lana Del Ray, Noel Gallagher & Glass Animals deserve inclusion?

cruhoortwunk wrote: »

Harsh on Glass Animals all right

sally cinnamon89 wrote: »

Noel Gallagher, really???
Ive been to a few of his gigs and the crowds are not "full of huns"

Reggie noble wrote: »

Same here , they were great gigs , good crowds . Can Hardly compare Noel with the likes of 1975 scower

Hope ye hv a gr8 time huns xox

Only joking with the above lads! but I think they're ****e, grand if ye don't.
ok, I take back the huns at NG concerts.
TBH, I wasn't expecting my post to be scrutinized.

DanielSwords · 03-08-2016 11:28AM

Genuinely shocked at the hammering Catfish & The Bottlmen are taking on this thread. Always assumed they'd be popular with others, since they are with me. Maybe I should be thinking about them as more of a guilty pleasure...

Whatever about them though, how someone can lump Glass Animals and Noel Gallagher in with the likes of The 1975 and Years & Years is beyond me.

Stillill42 · 03-08-2016 11:29AM

Thundercats Ho wrote: »

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Some horrors there, but do you really believe that Lana Del Ray, Noel Gallagher & Glass Animals deserve inclusion?

cruhoortwunk wrote: »

Harsh on Glass Animals all right

sally cinnamon89 wrote: »

Noel Gallagher, really???
Ive been to a few of his gigs and the crowds are not "full of huns"

Reggie noble wrote: »

Same here , they were great gigs , good crowds . Can Hardly compare Noel with the likes of 1975 scower

Hope ye hv a gr8 time huns xox

Only joking with the above lads! but I think they're ****e, grand if ye don't.
ok, I take back the huns at NG concerts.
TBH, I wasn't expecting my post to be scrutinized.

Totes over the top if you ask me.
Xoxo

03-08-2016 11:32AM

Thundercats Ho wrote: »

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Some horrors there, but do you really believe that Lana Del Ray, Noel Gallagher & Glass Animals deserve inclusion?

Personally, yes.
I get that they're popular and catchy, but I just don't like them!

Fair enough. I just think that Glass Animals are comparable to Alt-J and were excellent at EP a couple of years back, Noel has a few tunes and LDR gets unfairly lumped in with more bland mainstream acts. But each to their own. Enjoy the fest.

Fatfrog · 03-08-2016 11:32AM

Trailer park http://www.electricpicnic.ie/news/trailer-park-rolls-stradbally

BullBlackNova · 03-08-2016 11:37AM

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Fair enough. I just think that Glass Animals are comparable to Alt-J and were excellent at EP a couple of years back, Noel has a few tunes and LDR gets unfairly lumped in with more bland mainstream acts. But each to their own. Enjoy the fest.

You'd hope they learn from their lesson with Glass Animals two years ago. Crawdaddy stage I think - showed up shortly after they started and couldn't get near the place. Massive crowd. Saw them at Longitude last year and they were decent but the sound was a bit all over the shop so I couldn't really hear any vocals at times. Not a patch on Alt-J, who were absolutely superb the same day.

And, despite the nay-sayers, I've seen Noel Gallagher live and he's consistently excellent. I'm not a major fan of his music but if he wasn't clashing with someone I'd have no issue heading along.

Lana Del Ray, though, I think is dreadful. Each to their own, but I think she offers very little of interest in a musical sense. And I've seen more than one clip where she sounds off-key, uninterested... No doubt she'll get a huge crowd though.

03-08-2016 11:43AM

BullBlackNova wrote: »

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Fair enough. I just think that Glass Animals are comparable to Alt-J and were excellent at EP a couple of years back, Noel has a few tunes and LDR gets unfairly lumped in with more bland mainstream acts. But each to their own. Enjoy the fest.

You'd hope they learn from their lesson with Glass Animals two years ago. Crawdaddy stage I think - showed up shortly after they started and couldn't get near the place. Massive crowd. Saw them at Longitude last year and they were decent but the sound was a bit all over the shop so I couldn't really hear any vocals at times. Not a patch on Alt-J, who were absolutely superb the same day.

And, despite the nay-sayers, I've seen Noel Gallagher live and he's consistently excellent. I'm not a major fan of his music but if he wasn't clashing with someone I'd have no issue heading along.

Lana Del Ray, though, I think is dreadful. Each to their own, but I think she offers very little of interest in a musical sense. And I've seen more than one clip where she sounds off-key, uninterested... No doubt she'll get a huge crowd though.

LDR I think has 4/5 great tracks. I expect her to be on Sun late afternoon/early evening with possibly no serious clashes. The Glasto set from 2 years ago looked great and yeah, she looks disinterested but maybe that's her style. Shirley Bassey she ain't. She could be a major letdown but for me she's worth checking out. Full feedback on 5 September.

And why have we never had Alt-J at EP? A perfect fit methinks.

PabloAndRoy · 03-08-2016 11:44AM

Fatfrog wrote: »

Trailer park http://www.electricpicnic.ie/news/trailer-park-rolls-stradbally

Pretty much the same as last year so. Could even have recycled the press release.

Rigor Mortis · 03-08-2016 11:47AM

Seathrun66 wrote: »

LDR I think has 4/5 great tracks. I expect her to be on Sun late afternoon/early evening with possibly no serious clashes. The Glasto set from 2 years ago looked great and yeah, she looks disinterested but maybe that's her style. Shirley Bassey she ain't. She could be a major letdown but for me she's worth checking out. Full feedback on 5 September.

And why have we never had Alt-J at EP? A perfect fit methinks.

Given her position in the line up i'd surprised if she isnt top two main stage on Sunday

PabloAndRoy · 03-08-2016 11:49AM

BullBlackNova wrote: »

You'd hope they learn from their lesson with Glass Animals two years ago. Crawdaddy stage I think - showed up shortly after they started and couldn't get near the place. Massive crowd. ...

There was plenty of room inside IIRC. Thought they were great that day, not quite as good later on in B&S. Don't recall there being many selfie/facebook generations there. Maybe their demographic has changed since. I can understand how some might find them a bit lightweight, but I for one think they are a damn good band.

BullBlackNova · 03-08-2016 11:49AM

Seathrun66 wrote: »

LDR I think has 4/5 great tracks. I expect her to be on Sun late afternoon/early evening with possibly no serious clashes. The Glasto set from 2 years ago looked great and yeah, she looks disinterested but maybe that's her style. Shirley Bassey she ain't. She could be a major letdown but for me she's worth checking out. Full feedback on 5 September.

And why have we never had Alt-J at EP? A perfect fit methinks.

Agree with Pablo - I'd say LDR will take the slot that Sam Smith had last year, or possibly the same time on Sunday. She's a big draw for a lot of people - the very same huns who will love the 1975, Years & Years, etc. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised to see that as a run - Jack Garrett, Gavin James, Years & Years, the 1975 and LDR. Pop fodder that will keep a large segment of the audience very very happy.

With Alt-J, I presume it's just a matter of timing. They've been in Ireland often enough too, Longitude and the 3Arena in the last 2/3 years. Brilliant band, well worth catching live.

BullBlackNova · 03-08-2016 11:54AM

PabloAndRoy wrote: »

There was plenty of room inside IIRC. Thought they were great that day, not quite as good later on in B&S. Don't recall there being many selfie/facebook generations there. Maybe their demographic has changed since. I can understand how some might find them a bit lightweight, but I for one think they are a damn good band.

Really? Balls.

I arrived maybe 5/10 minutes after they started and the closest I could get was to be practically in line with the stage on the very edge of the tent.

I guess the crowd clustered around the edge.

Re: the selfie gen - are Glass Animals that popular a band? I know quite a few people that like them, I guess, I just never thought of them as a radio or pop band, just a lightweight Alt-J!

03-08-2016 11:56AM

BullBlackNova wrote: »

Seathrun66 wrote: »

LDR I think has 4/5 great tracks. I expect her to be on Sun late afternoon/early evening with possibly no serious clashes. The Glasto set from 2 years ago looked great and yeah, she looks disinterested but maybe that's her style. Shirley Bassey she ain't. She could be a major letdown but for me she's worth checking out. Full feedback on 5 September.

And why have we never had Alt-J at EP? A perfect fit methinks.

Agree with Pablo - I'd say LDR will take the slot that Sam Smith had last year, or possibly the same time on Sunday. She's a big draw for a lot of people - the very same huns who will love the 1975, Years & Years, etc. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised to see that as a run - Jack Garrett, Gavin James, Years & Years, the 1975 and LDR. Pop fodder that will keep a large segment of the audience very very happy.

With Alt-J, I presume it's just a matter of timing. They've been in Ireland often enough too, Longitude and the 3Arena in the last 2/3 years. Brilliant band, well worth catching live.

Yeah, you're probably right about the slot. And definitely right about the people who'll go to see her. But for me she's on a level way above the rest mentioned and I'm hoping she'll demonstrate that next month. If she doesn't she's guaranteed a slating here the next morning.

Furious-Red · 03-08-2016 12:06PM

BullBlackNova wrote: »

Agree with Pablo - I'd say LDR will take the slot that Sam Smith had last year, or possibly the same time on Sunday. She's a big draw for a lot of people - the very same huns who will love the 1975, Years & Years, etc. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised to see that as a run - Jack Garrett, Gavin James, Years & Years, the 1975 and LDR. Pop fodder that will keep a large segment of the audience very very happy.

With Alt-J, I presume it's just a matter of timing. They've been in Ireland often enough too, Longitude and the 3Arena in the last 2/3 years. Brilliant band, well worth catching live.

Ah leave poor Jack out of that :P

Synode · 03-08-2016 12:12PM

Trailer Park announced http://www.electricpicnic.ie/news/trailer-park-rolls-stradbally

CC Brez, Stomptown Brass, The High Hopes Choir and more set to play Trailer Park.
There is just under a month to go until the dystopian mobiletropolis of Trailer Park sets up home on Stradbally Estate with 30 miniature stages and creations stuffed into caravans, horseboxes, mobile homes, shipping containers and repurposed vehicles.

The Mobile Home Stage is the anchor of the futuristic retro-town, with performances from party people Attention Bébé, Le Freak, Spudgun and Manden Express to keep you dancing throughout the weekend. Also appearing are Dublin rapsters Costello and Lethal Dialect, the 57-strong Dublin Ukulele Collective, Dublin nine-piece brass band Stomptown Brass, the inspirational High Hopes Choir and fiddle-wielder Aindrias de Staic and The Lacthikos. Some of the big hitters for the stage over the weekend include CC Brez, Mutefish, Paddy Dennehy & The Red Herring and Zaska.

Jimmie Lee's Juke Joint will provide authentic deep south USA vibes with gumbo and cornbread being served on the deck to the sounds of Old Hannah, Moonlookson, Oki's Wagon and many more. Meanwhile, Cathy Davey's My Lovely Ranch will play host to our nationwide 'A Rubbish Song For Europe' contest. Cathy and Neil Hannon are looking for a successor to the song 'My Lovely Horse' and will be joined by some of the cast from 'Father Ted' as 15 hopefuls grace the stage to see if they have what it takes!

Trailer Park is home to a streetscape of interactive caravans which will see the return of Picnic favourites The Incredible De-Programming Machine, The Bus That Fell From Earth, Car-Au-Vin, Lord Ganesh's Ladder and The Redbeck Wedding. Joining them will be nine brand new wacky inventions to keep you entertained throughout the weekend, including, Tow-Ho-Ho, To Let which is a 360-degree estate agent experience, a Brazilian turban-making service at Tubante, Pompavan - the world's smallest pom-pom factory and much more!

There is no sense to the Trailer Park community: it’s an artistic haven, a camp with a love of the ridiculous, and it is the place to spend time if you want laughter in your weekend.

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Edit: Apologies, missed Fatfrog's post earlier

alastair · 03-08-2016 12:29PM

PabloAndRoy wrote: »

Pretty much the same as last year so. Could even have recycled the press release.

Just happy to have both Booka and Stomptown playing.

BOHtox · 03-08-2016 12:33PM

Fatfrog wrote: »

Trailer park http://www.electricpicnic.ie/news/trailer-park-rolls-stradbally

I worked with your man Costello a few years back. Lovely guy and very good rapper. Will definitely be checking him out

Seathrun66 wrote: »

LDR I think has 4/5 great tracks. I expect her to be on Sun late afternoon/early evening with possibly no serious clashes. The Glasto set from 2 years ago looked great and yeah, she looks disinterested but maybe that's her style. Shirley Bassey she ain't. She could be a major letdown but for me she's worth checking out. Full feedback on 5 September.

And why have we never had Alt-J at EP? A perfect fit methinks.

Well with one more main stage announcement... :cool:

Nah would love to see them again but the're not touring at the minute. Hopefully we'll see a new album within the next 9 months and we'll see them at next year's picnic. Would they be big enough to headline do yous think?

Rigor Mortis · 03-08-2016 12:36PM

So, Jerry Fish tomorrow, presumably nothing Friday, Salty Dog on Monday, Then Electric Ireland or some such on Tuesday and main stage Wed or Thursday of next week

GhostMutt30 · 03-08-2016 01:09PM

for anyone who's interested, Bar staff being hired

http://ie.indeed.com/cmp/Barcode-Recruitment/jobs/Bar-Staff-Work-At-Electric-Picnic-Festival-f3ae5c465ea4af19

Reggie noble · 03-08-2016 01:15PM

Rigor Mortis wrote: »

So, Jerry Fish tomorrow, presumably nothing Friday, Salty Dog on Monday, Then Electric Ireland or some such on Tuesday and main stage Wed or Thursday of next week

Red bull tent ?

Hope the main stage announcement is tomorrow

BullBlackNova · 03-08-2016 01:56PM

BOHtox wrote: »

I worked with your man Costello a few years back. Lovely guy and very good rapper. Will definitely be checking him out

Well with one more main stage announcement... :cool:

Nah would love to see them again but the're not touring at the minute. Hopefully we'll see a new album within the next 9 months and we'll see them at next year's picnic. Would they be big enough to headline do yous think?

The headlined the Saturday of Longitude last year so you'd think with one more album under their belt they might do.

I'd put them in that bracket of 'nearly big enough' with Foals and Tame Impala. If they headline, you expect at least one headliner to be bigger (Blur or something!) but they'd probably do a killer job.

BurtMacklin · 03-08-2016 04:45PM

Hi, how strict is pink moon for checking wristbands? The girlfriend picked up a ticket but a lot of her friends are in pink moon. Will she be able to go in and hangout with them during the day or will it have to be a case of them come out to her?

Tigger99 · 03-08-2016 04:56PM

They are very strict thankfully. Means a lot less messing in there.

Ferris_Bueller · 03-08-2016 05:09PM

The talk of Soulwax, Madness and M83 would be the dream! Would love for any one of them to be added and if all 3 were I would be delighted, bracing myself for the worst though and not expecting any to be added. Soulwax seem to be playing in Barcelona on the Friday and Ibiza on the Sunday so I would say chances of them coming to EP on the Saturday are slim. M83 have a nice big gap in their touring schedule and have been touring Europe this summer without an Irish date but I refuse to get my hopes up on them after watching them at Glastonbury. I would think Madness are most likely of the 3, they are playing a festival in Belgium that weekend but presumably free 2 of the 3 days? There is a massive gap in the EP line up for a retro main stage act.

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