Electric Picnic 2018 Discussion Only // No Ticket Sales [Part 1]

21-08-2018 05:32PM

Give me Johnny Logan any day over the likes of Gavin James, picture this etc in the second announcement

Stillill42 · 21-08-2018 05:32PM

bemmet wrote: »

JOhnny Logan
Bewitched
Jesus this EP is really pulling the proverbial.
A dire list just keeps on getting worse ...just when you thought it wasnt possible

Oh ffs.

Ferris_Bueller · 21-08-2018 05:38PM

Ah the Electric Ireland stage is meant to be a piss take what are people expecting.

bemmet · 21-08-2018 05:45PM

Harrison Enough Winter wrote: »

Give me Johnny Logan any day over the likes of Gavin James, picture this etc in the second announcement

You have a point

gauralordon · 21-08-2018 05:48PM

Estelle Costanza wrote: »

How did you manage that? We came in our usual way that always gets us into red, but it was closed and we were directed to green. Total ballache of a walk to eco camp from there. This was about 4pm.

No clue tbh, that’s just where we were directed to. Can imagine the trek however ðŸ™ˆ hands in bits from carrying the booze etc. Actually I brought an aul granny style trolley for my drink last year, worked a treat and reusing this year ðŸ‘ŒðŸ»

neddynono · 21-08-2018 06:00PM

I assume they’ll release the day x day breakdown before the weekend so or will we not find out what days people are on until stage times? I seem to recall last year knowing the days but not the times before the last week

Davysulls86 · 21-08-2018 06:15PM

neddynono wrote: »

I assume they’ll release the day x day breakdown before the weekend so or will we not find out what days people are on until stage times? I seem to recall last year knowing the days but not the times before the last week

Don't hold your breath

Rigor Mortis · 21-08-2018 06:30PM

neddynono wrote: »

I assume they’ll release the day x day breakdown before the weekend so or will we not find out what days people are on until stage times? I seem to recall last year knowing the days but not the times before the last week

Dont think they have ever done that. Stage times from early next week would be the norm.

Poorside · 21-08-2018 06:34PM

Davysulls86 wrote: »

Don't hold your breath

Irish times said they’ll start releasing stage times next Monday.

Davysulls86 · 21-08-2018 06:44PM

Poorside wrote: »

Irish times said they’ll start releasing stage times next Monday.

I don't think there'll be anything before then though

BadTurtle · 21-08-2018 06:59PM

bemmet wrote: »

JOhnny Logan
Bewitched
Jesus this EP is really pulling the proverbial.
A dire list just keeps on getting worse ...just when you thought it wasnt possible

You had your hopes set on the Electric Ireland stage to make your weekend, did you? Disappointed there's no Samantha Mumba?

tonto123 · 21-08-2018 07:18PM

BadTurtle wrote: »

You had your hopes set on the Electric Ireland stage to make your weekend, did you? Disappointed there's no Samantha Mumba?

waiting on the zippy the dog dj set

UsedToWait · 21-08-2018 07:43PM

bemmet wrote: »

JOhnny Logan
Bewitched
Jesus this EP is really pulling the proverbial.
A dire list just keeps on getting worse ...just when you thought it wasnt possible

Just got word on the grape vine.
Pope Francis doing a cover of John Paul 2's 80's hit 'Young People of Ireland, I Love You'
Midnight.
Saturday.
Electric Ireland stage.

Limerick91 · 21-08-2018 08:10PM

According to the map there seems to be no showers in the botique Camping area.

Not overly impressed with that

bemmet · 21-08-2018 08:11PM

BadTurtle wrote: »

You had your hopes set on the Electric Ireland stage to make your weekend, did you? Disappointed there's no Samantha Mumba?

You completely miss my point.
Logan is in keeping with a really piss poor line up -in my opinion.
Which last time i looked was allowed in here

bodhrandude · 21-08-2018 08:26PM

bemmet wrote: »

You completely miss my point.
Logan is in keeping with a really piss poor line up -in my opinion.
Which last time i looked was allowed in here

I wouldn't get too wound up about it, haven't you about another twenty or so other stages and venues you can go to, went to the ESB stage 2 years ago for the craic to see Bananarama, but going no where near that stage this year. Bemmet, Electric Picnic is a very big place with a sh1tload happening, just stay away from the top right near Green Crafts and you need not hear Johnny Logan. There's a lot of sh1t in the lineup but there is some damn good acts too. Youtube the sh1t out of the lineup, there's gold in there.

Easy Rod · 21-08-2018 08:26PM

Limerick91 wrote: »

According to the map there seems to be no showers in the botique Camping area.

Not overly impressed with that

There will be showers.

endainoz · 21-08-2018 08:33PM

That's the whole point of the electric Ireland stage, pure cheese, guilty pleasures for some people. Hardly a stage to take seriously, had loads of craic at 2 Unlimited a few years ago!

Rigor Mortis · 21-08-2018 08:40PM

bemmet wrote: »

You completely miss my point.
Logan is in keeping with a really piss poor line up -in my opinion.
Which last time i looked was allowed in here

As opposed to other years, Five, The Vengaboys, SClub Pickarandomnumber

Logan is a cheese legend. Also, the line up on this most inconsequential of all tents includes a Mercury Award winner in Heather Small.

bodhrandude · 21-08-2018 08:43PM

endainoz wrote: »

That's the whole point of the electric Ireland stage, pure cheese, guilty pleasures for some people. Hardly a stage to take seriously, had loads of craic at 2 Unlimited a few years ago!

Very true, if EI were to book Cyndi Lauper or Wamdue Project I'd be in there like a shot.

BadTurtle · 21-08-2018 08:54PM

bodhrandude wrote: »

I wouldn't get too wound up about it, haven't you about another twenty or so other stages and venues you can go to, went to the ESB stage 2 years ago for the craic to see Bananarama, but going no where near that stage this year. Bemmet, Electric Picnic is a very big place with a sh1tload happening, just stay away from the top right near Green Crafts and you need not hear Johnny Logan. There's a lot of sh1t in the lineup but there is some damn good acts too. Youtube the sh1t out of the lineup, there's gold in there.

Ah here. Sense? Don't talk that ****e in this thread.

fourmations · 21-08-2018 09:07PM

bemmet wrote: »

You completely miss my point.
Logan is in keeping with a really piss poor line up -in my opinion.
Which last time i looked was allowed in here

Not going to lie, the line up is poor for me as well, severe lack of interest for me in the mid tier acts (the tent dwellers) which is usually my thing,

but at this stage I think it's time to see the positives which is what this page is all about, We're all going, it's going to be a laugh, there's loads of great music there if you delve a bit, it's time to look forward to a great weekend, escape the rat race for a few days, in a field!!

gauralordon · 21-08-2018 09:15PM

endainoz wrote: »

That's the whole point of the electric Ireland stage, pure cheese, guilty pleasures for some people. Hardly a stage to take seriously, had loads of craic at 2 Unlimited a few years ago!

Anyone looking for pure unadulterated cheese this year need to check out Smash Hits - Sunday around 7pm I’d say. Legends, do all the 90s classics and dressed in quintessentially 90s trackies.

bodhrandude · 21-08-2018 10:29PM

Mad random clip of the Prodigy in Iceland last year, hopefully we don't get the same weather.

Peterd66 · 21-08-2018 10:31PM

bodhrandude wrote:

I wouldn't get too wound up about it, haven't you about another twenty or so other stages and venues you can go to, went to the ESB stage 2 years ago for the craic to see Bananarama, but going no where near that stage this year. Bemmet, Electric Picnic is a very big place with a sh1tload happening, just stay away from the top right near Green Crafts and you need not hear Johnny Logan. There's a lot of sh1t in the lineup but there is some damn good acts too. Youtube the sh1t out of the lineup, there's gold in there.

I for one am wound up about it. I have no issue with cheese or nostalgia and can almost understand the draw of walking on cars, picture this , but Johnny Logan was always ****e chicken and chips cabaret ala Twink, June Rogers, Nathan Carter and any number of ****e artists. They have no place at a music festival with any ounce of creditability.
And I know the argument is you don't have to see them, but they devalue the festival by the fact they are there and open the door for tolorence of more ****e. As the manics say " if we tolerate this....."

Dany Hitch · 21-08-2018 10:54PM

bodhrandude wrote: »

Mad random clip of the Prodigy in Iceland last year, hopefully we don't get the same weather.

Gotta love Keith Flint.

fe1hunzo · 21-08-2018 11:03PM

Would it be ridiculous/sad to head to EP solo? (be honest)

Friends pulled out but I still REALLY want to head down.

ab4248 · 21-08-2018 11:11PM

Not at all. Go for it.

Mucker46 · 21-08-2018 11:53PM

fe1hunzo wrote: »

Would it be ridiculous/sad to head to EP solo? (be honest)

Friends pulled out but I still REALLY want to head down.

Have been going on my own since 2012, although I don't camp as relatives nearby. Always have a great time and meet interesting people.

johnnyskeleton · 22-08-2018 02:30AM

fe1hunzo wrote: »

Would it be ridiculous/sad to head to EP solo? (be honest)

Friends pulled out but I still REALLY want to head down.

Festivals on your own, festivals with a partner, festivals with one or two friends and festivals with a big group (e.g. those annoying stag at festival ideas) are all very different experiences.

For me, as you go up the scale there is more drunken antics but you see less music. With more people there is more compromise e.g. if I was going with a big crowd i might get sucked into seeing bands i dont want to see vs the bands i do. Equally, however, if i go on my own i wouldnt end up seeing random bands who i end up liking.

So its different but not necessarily worse. Plus, if you look at it another way, the other people arent going down as well. Thats a shame, but move on. The choice is now whether to go to EP or to sit at home gardening, or renewing your insurance, or whatever it is people do.

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