Electric Picnic 2017 Discussion Only // No Ticket Sales

stead · 10-08-2017 04:17PM

fourmations wrote: »

im usually in the "its all about being there" camp
but I have been whinging about the line up this year, its grim
it is still about being there and i'll have a blast no doubt
but it would be nice to have a few acts to look forward to

really hoping for some decent middle tier acts in the tents,
theres very little this year, there was always some good stuff
in the my five years of going, off the top of my head, the likes of
The War on Drugs, FKA twigs, Joey Badass, Ride, Battles,
Animal Collective, Wild Beasts, Glass Animals, |Johnny marr, st vincent
metronomy.. etc etc, you get the gist

as always i usually discover someone that interested me
and am then raging that i wasnt more familiar with thsir stuff
before EP!

anyone got any must see's that i need to swot up on?
im not interested in the straight up techno / house etc
but am partial to the more intersting dance music
and love me some hip hop and or funk
and indie bands as you can see above!"

ta

Took me too long to realise this isn't a poem.

stead · 10-08-2017 04:24PM

fourmations wrote: »

im usually in the "its all about being there" camp
but I have been whinging about the line up this year, its grim
it is still about being there and i'll have a blast no doubt
but it would be nice to have a few acts to look forward to

really hoping for some decent middle tier acts in the tents,
theres very little this year, there was always some good stuff
in the my five years of going, off the top of my head, the likes of
The War on Drugs, FKA twigs, Joey Badass, Ride, Battles,
Animal Collective, Wild Beasts, Glass Animals, |Johnny marr, st vincent
metronomy.. etc etc, you get the gist

as always i usually discover someone that interested me
and am then raging that i wasnt more familiar with thsir stuff
before EP!

anyone got any must see's that i need to swot up on?
im not interested in the straight up techno / house etc
but am partial to the more intersting dance music
and love me some hip hop and or funk
and indie bands as you can see above!"

ta

I think we've sort of similar tastes. For hiphop/grime I'm looking out for Run The Jewels, Vince Staples, Section Boyz, Krept and Konan, Rejjie Snow, A Tribe Called Quest. Not so much in to dancing but definitely not missing Bicep, Mura Musa and Annie Mac.

Arne_Saknussem · 10-08-2017 04:29PM

ghostdancer wrote: »

Vince Staples, Young Fathers and Rejjie Snow are hiphop
Kiasmos, Floating Points, Kelly Lee Owens, New Jackson are interesting electronic music
Jagwar Ma, Public Service Broadcasting, Bear's Den, Real Estate and Pond wouldn't be a million miles from The War on Drugs, Ride, Animal Collective etc.

Agree with the above, also try:

HipHop: Run the Jewels, A Tribe Called Quest(new albums great)
Electro: Soulwax, Klark Cant, Floating Points
Inide/Rock: Phoenix, Car Seat Headrest, The Lemon Twigs

Arne_Saknussem · 10-08-2017 04:36PM

And if you don't fancy any of those and you're of a certain age i believe there is a middle aged Smiths-themed bunch of Hooligans forming directly after These Charming Men play the Salty Dog to give the younger generations a good kicking.

Rigor Mortis · 10-08-2017 04:39PM

Car Seat Headrest are going to be a major hit

fourmations · 10-08-2017 04:42PM

thanks all

thats a great help, keep em coming

mucho gracias

fourmations · 10-08-2017 04:45PM

Arne_Saknussem wrote: »

And if you don't fancy any of those and you're of a certain age i believe there is a middle aged Smiths-themed bunch of Hooligans forming directly after These Charming Men play the Salty Dog to give the younger generations a good kicking.

im there! i'm of that profile!
great start to last year, cant beat a bit of flailing around the bemused teens
with the added bonus of supping yer own gargle

Arne_Saknussem · 10-08-2017 05:01PM

Rigor Mortis wrote: »

Car Seat Headrest are going to be a major hit

Yep, i think Body & Soul will be hopping for Public Service Broadcasting too. Fearful of a clash with Tribe on that one.

SimqlySketch · 10-08-2017 05:16PM

What would suit my "Indie/Rock" taste of music? Some of my favourites so far are:

Everything Everything
The XX
Rag N Bone Man
Band of Horses
Phoenix
Car Seat Headrest
Japandroids
Eden
Hudson Taylor
Little Hours

D.Q · 10-08-2017 05:20PM

How early is too early for weather? Asking for a friend.

Arne_Saknussem · 10-08-2017 05:30PM

SimqlySketch wrote: »

What would suit my "Indie/Rock" taste of music? Some of my favourites so far are:

Everything Everything
The XX
Rag N Bone Man
Band of Horses
Phoenix
Car Seat Headrest
Japandroids
Eden
Hudson Taylor
Little Hours

Try:

Public Service Broadcasting
Nick Hakim
Soulwax
Bear's Den
Jagwar Ma
Divine Comedy

SimqlySketch · 10-08-2017 05:39PM

Arne_Saknussem wrote: »

Try:

Public Service Broadcasting
Nick Hakim
Soulwax
Bear's Den
Jagwar Ma
Divine Comedy

Great suggestions, listening to them now. Thanks!

NegativeCreep · 10-08-2017 06:05PM

Can anyone recommend a tent for this? I plan on getting a good nights sleep as I don't enjoy anything when I'm tired (I'm already trying hard enough as it is to get excited about going to this) and I don't want to spend a fortune. 2 people will use the tent but I'd rather get a 4 man tent for storage space. Any suggestions are appreciated

Arne_Saknussem · 10-08-2017 06:13PM

NegativeCreep wrote: »

Can anyone recommend a tent for this? I plan on getting a good nights sleep as I don't enjoy anything when I'm tired (I'm already trying hard enough as it is to get excited about going to this) and I don't want to spend a fortune. 2 people will use the tent but I'd rather get a 4 man tent for storage space. Any suggestions are appreciated

Aldi do a good 4 man for about 35 quid, they normally stock them coming up to the big festivals.

https://www.aldi.ie/adventuridge-dome-tent/p/094776145929900

D.Q · 10-08-2017 06:15PM

NegativeCreep wrote: »

Can anyone recommend a tent for this? I plan on getting a good nights sleep as I don't enjoy anything when I'm tired (I'm already trying hard enough as it is to get excited about going to this) and I don't want to spend a fortune. 2 people will use the tent but I'd rather get a 4 man tent for storage space. Any suggestions are appreciated

Haha user name checks out.

https://www.quechua.co.uk/2-seconds-freshblack-3-person-camping-tent-white-id_8357353

Blackout inside and keeps the heat off. Pair of earplugs and you'll be sleeping well.

roll · 10-08-2017 06:21PM

good god-nobody has mentioned perfume genius?! obviously fr john misty is deadly live

D.Q · 10-08-2017 06:22PM

Rigor Mortis wrote: »

Car Seat Headrest are going to be a major hit

Playing their latest now. Quite impressed

askU · 10-08-2017 06:23PM

NegativeCreep wrote: »

Can anyone recommend a tent for this? I plan on getting a good nights sleep as I don't enjoy anything when I'm tired (I'm already trying hard enough as it is to get excited about going to this) and I don't want to spend a fortune. 2 people will use the tent but I'd rather get a 4 man tent for storage space. Any suggestions are appreciated

Argos do good tents

Dien · 10-08-2017 06:28PM

Hi folks, myself and three mates have the option of buying a campervan pass and four "crew" passes that will seemingly allow us to bring our campervan to the crew site on the Thursday. Does anyone have any experience of staying in the crew campsite? Any information at all would be greatly appreciated before we part with cash. Cheers.

Arne_Saknussem · 10-08-2017 06:36PM

roll wrote: »

good god-nobody has mentioned perfume genius?! obviously fr john misty is deadly live

Perfume Genius i'm not familiar with, what's the deal with him?

10-08-2017 06:55PM

red face dave wrote: »

That would be class. It would probably be my first time heading to the Heineken stage. I didn't even know it was called a "stage" until now

The one and only time I headed into that area (circa 3pm with little else to do) the security guys turned me away for having a beer in my hand that wasn't Heineken . I explained that it was a Murphy's Red that was owned by Heineken but they said they were under strict instructions not to allow any non-Heineken in. My loss I guess. Maybe try again next month to reach the long-awaited state of transcendence.

10-08-2017 07:00PM

Arne_Saknussem wrote: »

Rigor Mortis wrote: »

Car Seat Headrest are going to be a major hit

Yep, i think Body & Soul will be hopping for Public Service Broadcasting too. Fearful of a clash with Tribe on that one.

Alas that seems inevitable. B&S main acts always circa midnight. Only possibility of avoiding it is if Pete Tong follows ATCQ on the main stage on Sat but fair chance he's headlining the EA.

stead · 10-08-2017 07:02PM

Anybody have a nice list of stuff to bring?

10-08-2017 07:09PM

Arne_Saknussem wrote: »

roll wrote: »

good god-nobody has mentioned perfume genius?! obviously fr john misty is deadly live

Perfume Genius i'm not familiar with, what's the deal with him?

Tortured Seattle solo artist. Did a brilliant midnight set at the Body & Soul main stage on the Sunday night in 2014. Followed by Francois & the Atlas Mountains who were equally great. Nice way to end that year. PG released a very good album in May. Well worth a look, think a poppier and more accessible Ezra Furman.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7OSSUwPVM4

Poorside · 10-08-2017 08:16PM

The Strypes seem to have disappeared from Jerry fish, but Glen Hansard has popped up

MJohnston · 10-08-2017 08:57PM

Other Voices have added Wyvern Lingo. I know they're playing around fairly regularly, but they are up there with my favourite Irish acts at the minute, glad to see them added.

Poorside · 10-08-2017 09:02PM

These charming Men have Saturday down on their website for EP, that's going to upset the kicking teenagers some bit.

Stillill42 · 10-08-2017 09:04PM

Poorside wrote: »

The Strypes seem to have disappeared from Jerry fish, but Glen Hansard has popped up

So they have. Weird. I'd like to see Glen, though. Maybe he'll squeeze the rest of the Frames into his guitar case. Interference should certainly be worth a look now.

Stillill42 · 10-08-2017 09:05PM

Poorside wrote: »

These charming Men have Saturday down on their website for EP, that's going to upset the kicking teenagers some bit.

****e. That was really coming together.

Poorside · 10-08-2017 09:10PM

Stillill42 wrote: »

So they have. Weird. I'd like to see Glen, though. Maybe he'll squeeze the rest of the Frames into his guitar case. Interference should certainly be worth a look now.

Saw him a few weeks back with Eddie Vedder, was an outstanding gig.

Phoenix down for the Saturday as well, could clash with ATCQ, think I'd head over to EA if they do clash.

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