Electric Picnic 2017 Discussion Only // No Ticket Sales

LG1234 · 23-03-2017 02:09PM

I think the line up is pretty good.

Check out Kiasmos if you havent already, they're amazing, were the highlight of B&S a couple of years back.

I'd say 2ManyDJs will be added seeing as they're already there playing as Soulwax, but just as a DJ set and not the full live show they do.

I'm still hoping Jon Hopkins will be added later.

Fatfrog · 23-03-2017 02:17PM

BOHtox wrote: »

I should add: got sent this suggesting it was a leak. I'm not claiming that, it's just what yer man said who put it in my whatsapp. I tend not to believe these things at all. Very good lineup all the same though. I hope the real one is that good

Comment was 12 hours before the announcement, your source was bang on!!

Fatfrog · 23-03-2017 02:17PM

BOHtox wrote: »

I should add: got sent this suggesting it was a leak. I'm not claiming that, it's just what yer man said who put it in my whatsapp. I tend not to believe these things at all. Very good lineup all the same though. I hope the real one is that good

Comment was 12 hours before the announcement, your source was bang on!!

lc180 · 23-03-2017 02:20PM

Fatfrog wrote: »

Comment was 12 hours before the announcement, your source was bang on!!

Phoenix seem to have dropped off the official poster though

Corholio · 23-03-2017 02:20PM

It's fair enough to criticise lineup if people aren't happy with it. I don't buy the whole 'but you'll be dancing away to them when it comes round' etc etc regardless of the act, no festival could ever be criticised in anyway then. The under card isn't bad but not as strong as previous years, and held up even when the main eventers were pretty poor like this year. Will see what the added acts will be throughout the next few months. Not a great announcement imo.

Sandwell · 23-03-2017 02:23PM

A dire line up, full of middle-of-the-road indie, washed up 80s acts and Topshop dance music. I'd like to see Quest and Vince Staples but that's about it.

showpony1 · 23-03-2017 02:29PM

Sandwell wrote: »

A dire line up, full of middle-of-the-road indie, washed up 80s acts and Topshop dance music. I'd like to see Quest and Vince Staples but that's about it.

you must be solely into top 40 hits according to people on here if you don't like the line-up.

Korvanica · 23-03-2017 02:37PM

Spotify Playlist for those interested

room_149 · 23-03-2017 02:41PM

Bit underwhelmed but looking forward to it all the same...wouldn't have minded a bit of Nick Cave, PJ Harvey or Leftfield in there. Maybe we'll get them in the next round?
I'll probably park the Camper down there on Thursday night & not head back until the Sat to see Interpol and then Q-tip & the biys.
Hopefully the weather will be better this year- anyone dare make a forecast prediction

??!!!

lc180 · 23-03-2017 02:42PM

One improvement this year was that the organisers actually announced the Sunday headliner straight away without day trippers having to guess or wait until 1 week prior to see who'll be playing.

Bit of a massive cluster f**k with tickets being sold out prior to the announcement though.

bodhrandude · 23-03-2017 02:43PM

showpony1 wrote: »

you must be solely into top 40 hits according to people on here if you don't like the line-up.

showpony I don't think you understand the Picnic, its always been a retro fest, maybe not as much as Rewind Festival, but will appeal to people in their mid thirties onward, I'm in my early fifties myself. Will probably go for a peek of Duran Duran, I liked what I heard of Tribe Called Quest. Father John Misty, London Grammar, Madness, The Pretenders, Divine Comedy, Fecking SOULWAX!, Run The Jewels, Car Seat Headrest and soul and funk diva Chaka Khan among others. Thats 11 so far which is good going for first announcement.

jobless · 23-03-2017 02:48PM

LG1234 wrote: »

I think the line up is pretty good.

Check out Kiasmos if you havent already, they're amazing, were the highlight of B&S a couple of years back.

I'd say 2ManyDJs will be added seeing as they're already there playing as Soulwax, but just as a DJ set and not the full live show they do.

I'm still hoping Jon Hopkins will be added later.

just up my street.... saw John Hopkins 2 years ago at ep..was excellent

scruff monkey · 23-03-2017 02:49PM

I know people are not happy with the initial line up, but I don't think there's ever been a year where everyone liked the initial line up and I'd really worry if everyone was happy.

Look back at previous years and the final line up posters, the under card will double by the time we get around to it, there's a lot of tents to fill and a lot of main stage supporting acts to come, we've not seen anything there that's massively dancey yet.

If the weather is decent this year, i think it could be one of the best yet.

Thundercats Ho · 23-03-2017 02:53PM

scruff monkey wrote: »

I know people are not happy with the initial line up, but I don't think there's ever been a year where everyone liked the initial line up and I'd really worry if everyone was happy.

Look back at previous years and the final line up posters, the under card will double by the time we get around to it, there's a lot of tents to fill and a lot of main stage supporting acts to come, we've not seen anything there that's massively dancey yet.

If the weather is decent this year, i think it could be one of the best yet.

Love the positivity!!!

PabloAndRoy · 23-03-2017 02:54PM

+1 on the Kiasmos love. I have seen them twice now, both times fantastic.

Also their debut album is one of my favourites of the last 5 years. An absolute belter of a record.

Corholio · 23-03-2017 02:56PM

bodhrandude wrote: »

showpony I don't think you understand the Picnic, its always been a retro fest, maybe not as much as Rewind Festival, but will appeal to people in their mid thirties on ward, I'm in my early fifties myself. Will probably go for a peek of Duran Duran, I liked what I heard of Tribe Called Quest. Father John Misty, London Grammar, Madness, The Pretenders, Divine Comedy, Fecking SOULWAX!, Run The Jewels, Car Seat Headrest and soul and funk diva Chaka Khan among others. Thats 11 so far which is good going for first announcement.

Elements of it have been retro but I don't think it's fair to say it's been a retro fest. When it has been though it's been mostly high quality, I think that's whats disappointing about this years announcement. I already see some trying to shoehorn in that people will enjoy Duran Duran regardless of whether they like them or not etc. I don't think The XX as a headliner fits either, I like them but a headliner doesn't suit them imo. Tribe is the only headliner that seems a good fit and even then a tiny bit underwhelming.

funkybuttmonkey · 23-03-2017 02:56PM

What are the chances of QOTSA being added later???? That would make the line up a whole lot better!!

everlast75 · 23-03-2017 02:58PM

Korvanica wrote: »

Spotify Playlist for those interested

Couldn't endorse this enough.

I learned about 10 or so bands last year who were fantastic from downloading the spotify playlist

PabloAndRoy · 23-03-2017 03:00PM

Corholio wrote: »

Elements of it have been retro but I don't think it's fair to say it's been a retro fest. When it has been though it's been mostly high quality, I think that's whats disappointing about this years announcement. I already see some trying to shoehorn in that people will enjoy Duran Duran regardless of whether they like them or not etc. I don't think The XX as a headliner fits either, I like them but a headliner doesn't suit them imo. Tribe is the only headliner that seems a good fit and even then a tiny bit underwhelming.

Many of us just don't care about the headliners but glance over it and go straight to the undercard.

Corholio · 23-03-2017 03:05PM

PabloAndRoy wrote: »

Many of us just don't care about the headliners but glance over it and go straight to the undercard.

Absolutely and my previous post mentioned that about previous undercards holding up headliners, just feel even that is not as strong on first announcement.

showpony1 · 23-03-2017 03:05PM

bodhrandude wrote: »

showpony I don't think you understand the Picnic, its always been a retro fest, maybe not as much as Rewind Festival, but will appeal to people in their mid thirties onward, I'm in my early fifties myself. Will probably go for a peek of Duran Duran, I liked what I heard of Tribe Called Quest. Father John Misty, London Grammar, Madness, The Pretenders, Divine Comedy, Fecking SOULWAX!, Run The Jewels, Car Seat Headrest and soul and funk diva Chaka Khan among others. Thats 11 so far which is good going for first announcement.

that's grand i understand there will be a mix and i've come to accept the headliners generally won't be for me (obviously it was going to be the xx), for me in previous years there was always the likes of Outkast, 1975, Flume, Mura Masa, Clean Bandit, MK mixed in so there was two or 3 at least each year i knew i'd be looking forward too but just there isn't really any i'm into at all this year. Although having said that i probably viewed the line-up last year the same before did a bit of spotify research and a few were added.

I wasn't actually expecting it to resemble a V-festival line-up as people seem to think here!

I'll go anyway as always as i enjoy things like mother DJs in the body and soul, Attention Bebe in trailor park, random DJs in tents around the place that are all sure to be there and of course the great feeling of drinking cans first thing in the morning guilt free!

Slobberdawn · 23-03-2017 03:12PM

funkybuttmonkey wrote: »

What are the chances of QOTSA being added later???? That would make the line up a whole lot better!!

Too close to metal. We can't be having that. Just throw in Parquet Courts for the third time in about seven years. They play loud guitars don't they? That'll do.

PabloAndRoy · 23-03-2017 03:24PM

showpony1 wrote: »

that's grand i understand there will be a mix and i've come to accept the headliners generally won't be for me (obviously it was going to be the xx), for me in previous years there was always the likes of Outkast, 1975, Flume, Mura Masa, Clean Bandit, MK mixed in so there was two or 3 at least each year i knew i'd be looking forward too but just there isn't really any i'm into at all this year. Although having said that i probably viewed the line-up last year the same before did a bit of spotify research and a few were added.

I wasn't actually expecting it to resemble a V-festival line-up as people seem to think here!

I'll go anyway as always as i enjoy things like mother DJs in the body and soul, Attention Bebe in trailor park, random DJs in tents around the place that are all sure to be there and of course the great feeling of drinking cans first thing in the morning guilt free!

Reading this, I suspect that they are more than a few acts on the lineup that you do not know... there are loads of really top notch acts in there... you might need to do a bit of research.

E.g ... Run the Jewels? Car Seat Headrest? Young Fathers? Michael Kiwanuka? Father John Misty. These are all top notch artists and very much of their time.

If these do not appeal, then I do not understand your musical taste which in fairness appears to be somewhat eclectic.

Apologies if I sound patronising. That was not my intention.

Arne_Saknussem · 23-03-2017 03:26PM

showpony1 wrote: »

that's grand i understand there will be a mix and i've come to accept the headliners generally won't be for me (obviously it was going to be the xx), for me in previous years there was always the likes of Outkast, 1975, Flume, Mura Masa, Clean Bandit, MK mixed in so there was two or 3 at least each year i knew i'd be looking forward too but just there isn't really any i'm into at all this year. Although having said that i probably viewed the line-up last year the same before did a bit of spotify research and a few were added.

I wasn't actually expecting it to resemble a V-festival line-up as people seem to think here!

I'll go anyway as always as i enjoy things like mother DJs in the body and soul, Attention Bebe in trailor park, random DJs in tents around the place that are all sure to be there and of course the great feeling of drinking cans first thing in the morning guilt free!

These were both added in the second announcement last year long with the likes of Nas, the year before Blur, Despacio and FKA Twigs were announced in the 2nd announcement.

It's not the announcement i would have hand picked either but there's some good stuff in there with more to be added, not to mention the B&S lineup which always has a few jems in there.

Don't panic :cool:

23-03-2017 03:34PM

Is it too early to complain about the delay for the second announcement?

room_149 · 23-03-2017 03:36PM

Here's hoping Interpol will be on the main stage again rather than in the Electric Arena. They were great along with the Manics on the Sunday of 2015 outdoors

23-03-2017 03:38PM

OhHiMark wrote: »

Arne_Saknussem wrote: »

They've listed the XX, Tribe & Duran Duran as headliners so no more Radiohead talk!

A couple of nuggets in there, we did get Soulwax

I'm sure a certain somebody will be in to say that those three aren't big enough and there's room for one more super headliner: RADIOHEAD.

Not this time. Though I promise to do so on the 2018 thread.
I reckon there's a hole in the line-up but won't be filled by Thom & Co or the Roses. Can see Kasabian, or even Muse being added to that list.

bodhrandude · 23-03-2017 03:39PM

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Is it too early to complain about the delay for the second announcement?

There was one or two years they added some more artists later in the day, 2013 in particular The Knife and My Bloody Valentine were added later I think, so that could constitute a second announcement ha ha.

Peesh89 · 23-03-2017 03:39PM

Only bleedin' delireh with that line up so far to be honest!
Looking forward to The XX, London Grammar, Pretenders, FJM, Madness, Mano le tough, soulwax (can't wait!), Duran Duran be great craic.. Kiasmos and Floating points both fantastic have seen before and really enjoyed both... I'm just listing the line up now.

Think I'll buy popcorn on the way home from work to sit and read the FB comments..

lc180 · 23-03-2017 03:41PM

room_149 wrote: »

Here's hoping Interpol will be on the main stage again rather than in the Electric Arena. They were great along with the Manics on the Sunday of 2015 outdoors

Their light show is top notch, really adds to the performance. Its completely wasted at an evening slot on an outdoor stage.

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