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

Fatfrog wrote: »

Carlow weather pointing out something quite practical....soil moisture deficit 70mm, will be difficult to drive tent pegs into the ground....


Check out @CarlowWeather’;s tweet

https://twitter.com/CarlowWeather/status/1032722687536365568?s=09

Time to buy shares in a mallet factory

Fatfrog wrote: »

Nice list
Serious buzz for Kendrick Lamar, I've forced myself to listen, not feeling it. But given the hype I'll try to check him out depending clashes....

It may not work live - mixed reports from Longitude, rave reviews from the 3Arena earlier this year. Never seen him but for me he's by far the smartest and most talented hip-hop artist out there. Last album was great, as was his first but the second release To Pimp a Butterfly is an outright masterpiece. The involvement of Snoop, George Clinton, Thundercat & Kamasi Washington lifts it up amongst the best albums of this new century. Hoping for something special next Friday.

Rigor Mortis wrote: »

Here's mine. Gonna miss a lot of these, but there ya go. A very solid line up.

chvrches
pillow queens
wolf alice
engine alley
whenyoung
james canty
le galaxie
frank and walters
gomez
soak
colter wall
ham sandwich
ash
the pale
friendly fires
mavis staples
massive attack
st,vincent
stella donnelly
CHIC
sigrid
NERD
the orielles
otherkin
orchid collective
cigarettes after sex
KKC
prodigy
pale rivers
sleaford mods

Seen engine alley in Jerry fish 2016 I think, waste of time with sound bleed

Funny looking at everyones list it looks like the "meet up" will happen a good few times over the weekend and we won't know it..
So here's a question have you got a guilty pleasure in the line up? An act you might go see if at a loose end or a mate could twist your arm. For me it's probably Dua Lipa if nothing else is on and I'm in the main area I'd probably go check her out.

After spending the last 2 weeks or so doing a good bit of research my list is looking like:
Chic
Chvrches
The Prodigy
The Blaze
Cigarettes After Sex
Friendly Fires
Jungle
Mall Grab
Denis Sulta
DJ Koze
Peggy Gou
La Femme
Columbia Mills
Wolf Alice
Sorcha Richardson
Krystal Klear
Joey Negro
Sleep Thieves
The Modern Strangers
Gundelach

Plenty of acts on the maybe list that I would go to if my friends wanted to see them or if I was in the arena at the time. Also not including all of the regular Irish acts and DJs that are usually some of the highlights (Mother, Get Down Edits, Kellyanne Byrne etc.). The lists usually go to ****e when the timetable comes out and when I am having the craic in Stradbally so if I got to see half of the above I would consider that a success!

Ferris_Bueller wrote: »

After spending the last 2 weeks or so doing a good bit of research my list is looking like:
Chic
Chvrches
The Prodigy
The Blaze
Cigarettes After Sex
Friendly Fires
Jungle
Mall Grab
Denis Sulta
DJ Koze
Peggy Gou
La Femme
Columbia Mills
Wolf Alice
Sorcha Richardson
Krystal Klear
Joey Negro
Sleep Thieves
The Modern Strangers
Gundelach

Plenty of acts on the maybe list that I would go to if my friends wanted to see them or if I was in the arena at the time. Also not including all of the regular Irish acts and DJs that are usually some of the highlights (Mother, Get Down Edits, Kellyanne Byrne etc.). The lists usually go to ****e when the timetable comes out and when I am having the craic in Stradbally so if I got to see half of the above I would consider that a success!

Think I saw about 25% of what I wanted last year, mainly because Friday was a write off.
Loved The haunt though.

haitens wrote: »

Just realised the final line up poster is yet to be released. The poster normally has everything on it Comedy, Salty Dog, Theatre Of Food and a good bit else isn't on it. Gets my hopes up for a few acts to be added. I can still dream The Manics, Johnny Marr, or James could be added. Just being greedy now.

And Paul Weller.

Poorside wrote: »

And Paul Weller.

Ah now that'd be beyond greedy:)

Anyone know where to get a good box/bag of wine?

Rigor Mortis wrote: »

i was there that day too. Loved it/

Same here. Was inside the tent and heard no bleed at all. Lead singer still a wee bit of a headcase.

Furious-Red wrote: »

Do the shuttle buses from Portlaoise drop you off at the abbeyleix road or the timahoe road?

Think it might do a loop into Portlaoise via the Stradbally road and up the Dublin road or vice versa. They will drop you off along the way, but don't think it goes out the Timahoe road or out the Abbeyleix road.
It picks up also at the Killeshin hotel and at the train station, and probably some other point in the town centre, every half hour. Takes about 15 mins to get out to Stradbally.

Flyingfug86 wrote: »

Anyone know where to get a good box/bag of wine?

Yes. Marks & Spencer

i didn't notice....
do we know when denis sulta is on?
much enjoying his boiler room on YT,

thanks

wes16586 wrote: »

Aldi is selling a bag of Merlot 1.5ltr for 13 euro. Looks pretty decent but have yet to taste.

On another note, it looks like RTE are doing zero TV coverage of EP. My plan was to arrive home on Monday in a hoop with the fear and watch the RTE 2 highlights, laying on the couch. Just looked up Virgin TV listings and RTE website listings and nada. They're showing a movie instead on Friday/Saturday.

Always recorded it myself but it's been ****e for years. Don't know the year but I remember Tom Dunne doing it one year (maybe more) and it was good. I think the problem is getting the rights to broadcast acts is pricey, but if they set up cameras at the Salty Dog Other Voices and a few mobile cams around Trailer Park and Body And Soul. I reckon they'd get a better reflection of the festival and show what they can of main stage and EA. But all they show is bits of main stage and presenters talking about crap

sydthebeat wrote: »

Thanks, that saves me making mine...

I'll be the one in the Highlanders top.....

Made this from my own Spotify list, just realised it leaves out the cover bands.