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Electric Picnic 2017 **Discussion Only // No Ticket Sales**

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 349 ✭✭Reggie noble


    Seathrun66 wrote: »
    And can we have Cabbage as well?

    Bacon and cabbage ?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,536 ✭✭✭✭everlast75


    Bacon and cabbage ?

    Cornbeef and cabbage

    Elect a clown... Expect a circus



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,514 ✭✭✭Mrs Shuttleworth


    Katy perry great at glasto . All the music snobs on here would have an aneurysm if she was added to EP .

    Joking aside I think current incarnation Katy would be great at EP. The new album is great and she's gone a bit batty.

    She has tour dates in the UK booked for next year but no Dublin date.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,803 ✭✭✭scruff monkey
    Snarky Snark Snark


    Joking aside I think current incarnation Katy would be great at EP. The new album is great and she's gone a bit batty.

    She has tour dates in the UK booked for next year but no Dublin date.

    I quite enjoyed her set, thought it was great fun


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,536 ✭✭✭✭everlast75


    I quite enjoyed her set, thought it was great fun*

    *one handed

    Elect a clown... Expect a circus



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,803 ✭✭✭scruff monkey
    Snarky Snark Snark


    everlast75 wrote: »
    *one handed

    Ha, no, d'other half was beside me, she a music teacher and was critiquing it with her voice is not great etc... and not getting the point of it just being pure music escapism with dancing Pom poms and flowers etc...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 12,928 ✭✭✭✭Dtp1979


    Joking aside I think current incarnation Katy would be great at EP. The new album is great and she's gone a bit batty.

    She has tour dates in the UK booked for next year but no Dublin date.

    Jesus she couldn't be any worse than Lana del Reyes moping about and singing dreary songs. At least Katy perry would liven the place up. And I'm by no means a fan btw


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,803 ✭✭✭scruff monkey
    Snarky Snark Snark


    Dtp1979 wrote: »
    Jesus she couldn't be any worse than Lana del Reyes moping about and singing dreary songs. At least Katy perry would liven the place up. And I'm by no means a fan btw

    Shut that durty mouth, Lizzie was epic and in de rain

    (She was bleedin great actually)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,536 ✭✭✭✭everlast75


    Phoenix looking good at Glastonbury:)

    Elect a clown... Expect a circus



  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,752 ✭✭✭johnpatrick81


    everlast75 wrote: »
    Phoenix looking good at Glastonbury:)

    They're great! If they aren't the late night Saturday act on the main stage then the organisers should be hung live on stage instead.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1 DogartyDee


    Dolbert wrote: »
    Same! People complaining about the headliners should check out the smaller stages. There is some seriously good Irish music being made these days.

    Do you know if Lisa Ryan and the Russells are still on the go?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,803 ✭✭✭scruff monkey
    Snarky Snark Snark


    Mr/ Ms. EP BOOKER

    white lies still free that weekend, just saying.


  • Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 16,176 Mod ✭✭✭✭Furious-Red


    Mr/ Ms. EP BOOKER

    white lies still free that weekend, just saying.

    Havent seen them since Oxegen 2009???? Would love for them to be added.

    If Jools Holland wasnt doing Belfast and Dublin Oct he would be a great mid afternoon act.

    Id actually like to see Katy Perry but presume she would be a headliner , Although i think Pink would go down fairly well at EP


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 204 ✭✭PinkCamper


    My understanding of the poster, is that the newly announced sub headliners have their days allocated... like Elbow Friday, Phoenix Sunday and Pete seems to be Saturday now. Or is the second line on the poster more fluid? It's a bit confusing


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,914 ✭✭✭Rigor Mortis


    PinkCamper wrote: »
    My understanding of the poster, is that the newly announced sub headliners have their days allocated... like Elbow Friday, Phoenix Sunday and Pete seems to be Saturday now. Or is the second line on the poster more fluid? It's a bit confusing

    For what its worth Elbow's website says sunday and has another gig listed for the Saturday.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,098 ✭✭✭Poorside


    For what its worth Elbow's website says sunday and has another gig listed for the Saturday.

    Good, 7/8 o'clock on the Sunday as the sun starts to go down would be nice.


  • Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 16,176 Mod ✭✭✭✭Furious-Red


    Poorside wrote: »
    Good, 7/8 o'clock on the Sunday as the sun starts to go down would be nice.

    Has to be a nice dry evening tho , think the last time i seen them was Oxegen and it was raining


  • Posts: 5,926 ✭✭✭ Jason Flabby Orange


    Has to be a nice dry evening tho , think the last time i seen them was Oxegen and it was raining

    I was the very same! Jesus the weather was ****e that year. Looking forward to them now especially after watching them at Glastonbury


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,696 ✭✭✭Fatfrog


    Come on!! Just go into the EP forum from 16-15-14 etc etc and its the same bitching and moaning around this time of year... only to be followed by "best weekend ever" some weeks later ;)

    Bar a few exceptions (i.e. Blur) ep does not have "premium" headlines.

    Theres allot of talk about Duran Duran not being headliner material, which I feel is wrong, they have appeal with a huge back catalogue songs. The same can't be said for a tribe called quest, what were they thinking!! Completely unknown in Ireland, if theres any sort of clash the main stage will be empty!!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,746 ✭✭✭BullBlackNova


    Because I've nothing better to do, all the headline acts since it kicked off below. More just an exercise of interest than anything else - holy crap 2007 was stacked. Would love to see the Facebook reaction if that was what announced today. "Sonic Youth? The Beastie Boys? Jarvis Cocker? EP what is this? These bands are past it. Etc."

    But, yeah, the Picnic doesn't tend to do premium headliners. Great bands, terrible bands, weird choices, safe bets - all in there, but with the exception of half a dozen acts, most wouldn't be considered premium as such. The brackets are the other big acts on the nights because as we all know, headline doesn't necessarily mean playing last, and any complaints about who I've deemed "headline" can be directed to EP, the poster designers and the Wiki page. I just ripped what I saw.

    This year really fits the template of the line-ups pre-2014 IMO.

    2004: Groove Armada, 2 Many DJ’s, Super Furry Animals, Soulwax
    2005: Kraftwerk, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Fat Boy Slim, Flaming Lips [Royksopp, Mercury Rev, 2 Many DJs]
    2006: Groove Armada, New Order, Basement Jaxx, Massive Attack [Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Frames, Bloc Party]
    2007: Sonic Youth, Bjork, LCD Soundsystem, Beastie Boys [Primal Scream, Jarvis Cocker, MIA, Chemical Brothers, Iggy & the Stooges]
    2008: Sigur Ros, My Bloody Valentine, Sex Pistols [Goldfrapp, Franz Ferdinand, Underworld]
    2009: Brian Wilson, Flaming Lips, Basement Jaxx, Orbital [Madness, MGMT, Fleet Foxes]
    2010: Roxy Music, Leftfield, Massive Attack [The National, The Frames, LCD Soundsystem]
    2011: Interpol, Arcade Fire, Pulp [Chemical Brothers, PJ Harvey, Underworld]
    2012: Sigur Ros, The Killers, The Cure, Orbital [Elbow, Christy Moore, Hot Chip, the xx]
    2013: Fat Boy Slim, Arctic Monkeys, Bjork, Robert Plant [My Bloody Valentine, the Knife, David Byrne & St Vincent]
    2014: Outkast, Portishead, Beck [Chic, Foals, Pet Shop Boys]
    2015: Florence + the Machine, Blur, Sam Smith [Underworld, Grace Jones]
    2016: LCD Soundsystem, Lana Del Ray, Chemical Brothers [Noel Gallagher, New Order]
    2017: the xx, Duran Duran, A Tribe Called Quest [Elbow, Phoenix, Pete Tong]


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,514 ✭✭✭Mrs Shuttleworth


    Because I've nothing better to do, all the headline acts since it kicked off below. More just an exercise of interest than anything else - holy crap 2007 was stacked. Would love to see the Facebook reaction if that was what announced today. "Sonic Youth? The Beastie Boys? Jarvis Cocker? EP what is this? These bands are past it. Etc."

    But, yeah, the Picnic doesn't tend to do premium headliners. Great bands, terrible bands, weird choices, safe bets - all in there, but with the exception of half a dozen acts, most wouldn't be considered premium as such. The brackets are the other big acts on the nights because as we all know, headline doesn't necessarily mean playing last, and any complaints about who I've deemed "headline" can be directed to EP, the poster designers and the Wiki page. I just ripped what I saw.

    This year really fits the template of the line-ups pre-2014 IMO.

    2004: Groove Armada, 2 Many DJ’s, Super Furry Animals, Soulwax
    2005: Kraftwerk, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Fat Boy Slim, Flaming Lips [Royksopp, Mercury Rev, 2 Many DJs]
    2006: Groove Armada, New Order, Basement Jaxx, Massive Attack [Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Frames, Bloc Party]
    2007: Sonic Youth, Bjork, LCD Soundsystem, Beastie Boys [Primal Scream, Jarvis Cocker, MIA, Chemical Brothers, Iggy & the Stooges]
    2008: Sigur Ros, My Bloody Valentine, Sex Pistols [Goldfrapp, Franz Ferdinand, Underworld]
    2009: Brian Wilson, Flaming Lips, Basement Jaxx, Orbital [Madness, MGMT, Fleet Foxes]
    2010: Roxy Music, Leftfield, Massive Attack [The National, The Frames, LCD Soundsystem]
    2011: Interpol, Arcade Fire, Pulp [Chemical Brothers, PJ Harvey, Underworld]
    2012: Sigur Ros, The Killers, The Cure, Orbital [Elbow, Christy Moore, Hot Chip, the xx]
    2013: Fat Boy Slim, Arctic Monkeys, Bjork, Robert Plant [My Bloody Valentine, the Knife, David Byrne & St Vincent]
    2014: Outkast, Portishead, Beck [Chic, Foals, Pet Shop Boys]
    2015: Florence + the Machine, Blur, Sam Smith [Underworld, Grace Jones]
    2016: LCD Soundsystem, Lana Del Ray, Chemical Brothers [Noel Gallagher, New Order]
    2017: the xx, Duran Duran, A Tribe Called Quest [Elbow, Phoenix, Pete Tong]

    Great post.

    (Grace Jones also played 2008.)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 349 ✭✭Reggie noble


    Because I've nothing better to do, all the headline acts since it kicked off below. More just an exercise of interest than anything else - holy crap 2007 was stacked. Would love to see the Facebook reaction if that was what announced today. "Sonic Youth? The Beastie Boys? Jarvis Cocker? EP what is this? These bands are past it. Etc."

    But, yeah, the Picnic doesn't tend to do premium headliners. Great bands, terrible bands, weird choices, safe bets - all in there, but with the exception of half a dozen acts, most wouldn't be considered premium as such. The brackets are the other big acts on the nights because as we all know, headline doesn't necessarily mean playing last, and any complaints about who I've deemed "headline" can be directed to EP, the poster designers and the Wiki page. I just ripped what I saw.

    This year really fits the template of the line-ups pre-2014 IMO.

    2004: Groove Armada, 2 Many DJ’s, Super Furry Animals, Soulwax
    2005: Kraftwerk, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Fat Boy Slim, Flaming Lips [Royksopp, Mercury Rev, 2 Many DJs]
    2006: Groove Armada, New Order, Basement Jaxx, Massive Attack [Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Frames, Bloc Party]
    2007: Sonic Youth, Bjork, LCD Soundsystem, Beastie Boys [Primal Scream, Jarvis Cocker, MIA, Chemical Brothers, Iggy & the Stooges]
    2008: Sigur Ros, My Bloody Valentine, Sex Pistols [Goldfrapp, Franz Ferdinand, Underworld]
    2009: Brian Wilson, Flaming Lips, Basement Jaxx, Orbital [Madness, MGMT, Fleet Foxes]
    2010: Roxy Music, Leftfield, Massive Attack [The National, The Frames, LCD Soundsystem]
    2011: Interpol, Arcade Fire, Pulp [Chemical Brothers, PJ Harvey, Underworld]
    2012: Sigur Ros, The Killers, The Cure, Orbital [Elbow, Christy Moore, Hot Chip, the xx]
    2013: Fat Boy Slim, Arctic Monkeys, Bjork, Robert Plant [My Bloody Valentine, the Knife, David Byrne & St Vincent]
    2014: Outkast, Portishead, Beck [Chic, Foals, Pet Shop Boys]
    2015: Florence + the Machine, Blur, Sam Smith [Underworld, Grace Jones]
    2016: LCD Soundsystem, Lana Del Ray, Chemical Brothers [Noel Gallagher, New Order]
    2017: the xx, Duran Duran, A Tribe Called Quest [Elbow, Phoenix, Pete Tong]

    I'd love to relive 2011 again , great headliners


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,696 ✭✭✭Fatfrog


    I'd love to relive 2011 again , great headliners

    2011 was banging, my absolute best picnic


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,914 ✭✭✭Rigor Mortis


    Because I've nothing better to do, all the headline acts since it kicked off below. More just an exercise of interest than anything else - holy crap 2007 was stacked. Would love to see the Facebook reaction if that was what announced today. "Sonic Youth? The Beastie Boys? Jarvis Cocker? EP what is this? These bands are past it. Etc."

    But, yeah, the Picnic doesn't tend to do premium headliners. Great bands, terrible bands, weird choices, safe bets - all in there, but with the exception of half a dozen acts, most wouldn't be considered premium as such. The brackets are the other big acts on the nights because as we all know, headline doesn't necessarily mean playing last, and any complaints about who I've deemed "headline" can be directed to EP, the poster designers and the Wiki page. I just ripped what I saw.

    This year really fits the template of the line-ups pre-2014 IMO.

    2004: Groove Armada, 2 Many DJ’s, Super Furry Animals, Soulwax
    2005: Kraftwerk, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Fat Boy Slim, Flaming Lips [Royksopp, Mercury Rev, 2 Many DJs]
    2006: Groove Armada, New Order, Basement Jaxx, Massive Attack [Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Frames, Bloc Party]
    2007: Sonic Youth, Bjork, LCD Soundsystem, Beastie Boys [Primal Scream, Jarvis Cocker, MIA, Chemical Brothers, Iggy & the Stooges]
    2008: Sigur Ros, My Bloody Valentine, Sex Pistols [Goldfrapp, Franz Ferdinand, Underworld]
    2009: Brian Wilson, Flaming Lips, Basement Jaxx, Orbital [Madness, MGMT, Fleet Foxes]
    2010: Roxy Music, Leftfield, Massive Attack [The National, The Frames, LCD Soundsystem]
    2011: Interpol, Arcade Fire, Pulp [Chemical Brothers, PJ Harvey, Underworld]
    2012: Sigur Ros, The Killers, The Cure, Orbital [Elbow, Christy Moore, Hot Chip, the xx]
    2013: Fat Boy Slim, Arctic Monkeys, Bjork, Robert Plant [My Bloody Valentine, the Knife, David Byrne & St Vincent]
    2014: Outkast, Portishead, Beck [Chic, Foals, Pet Shop Boys]
    2015: Florence + the Machine, Blur, Sam Smith [Underworld, Grace Jones]
    2016: LCD Soundsystem, Lana Del Ray, Chemical Brothers [Noel Gallagher, New Order]
    2017: the xx, Duran Duran, A Tribe Called Quest [Elbow, Phoenix, Pete Tong]

    Great post. I'm a fan of this years line up, i think it has a great mix again.

    On your point that they are returning to type, that may be fair, but where a lot people would feel they could pull out something special is because a. they now have another 20k tickets, which is a not inconsequential sum of money, and they also have significantly more commercial partnerships. I think LCD last year was a good example of a major major name. I think, without going all adele or ed sheeran, that with those kinds of numbers that people could be ok expecting a major act. I love the line up, but i do think they are creaming it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,572 ✭✭✭showpony1


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DOOu3wPQfE

    i think that A tribe called quest will be good for anyone looking for hip-hop, would be better in a tent though like Joseph Bada$$ last year.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,696 ✭✭✭Fatfrog




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,514 ✭✭✭Mrs Shuttleworth


    Fatfrog wrote: »
    Come on!! Just go into the EP forum from 16-15-14 etc etc and its the same bitching and moaning around this time of year... only to be followed by "best weekend ever" some weeks later ;)

    Bar a few exceptions (i.e. Blur) ep does not have "premium" headlines.

    Theres allot of talk about Duran Duran not being headliner material, which I feel is wrong, they have appeal with a huge back catalogue songs. The same can't be said for a tribe called quest, what were they thinking!! Completely unknown in Ireland, if theres any sort of clash the main stage will be empty!!

    Maybe Rita Ora will show up and then everyone will be happy.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,696 ✭✭✭Fatfrog


    Maybe Rita Ora will show up and then everyone will be happy.

    Who??


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,572 ✭✭✭showpony1


    watching Glasto here Barry Gibb would have been class :D


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  • Posts: 5,926 ✭✭✭ Jason Flabby Orange


    showpony1 wrote: »
    watching Glasto here Barry Gibb would have been class :D

    Same here! Think he's putting on a great show.


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