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[Cancelled] Electric Picnic 2020 **Discussion Only // No Ticket Sales / Requests **

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,598 ✭✭✭showpony1


    Dont worry, plenty of time for some chin stroking at the more alternative acts over the weekend


    easy now


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39 cjdennis29


    https://www.instagram.com/p/B70tPZzHKJX/?igshid=182k5zkq05afv

    Forbidden Fruit lineup shown on the back of a merch shirt. Anyone got good enough eyes to read it? I can see Jorja Smith and Hot Chip, as well as the four already announced acts.

    EDIT: Peggy Gou also


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 983 ✭✭✭dav09


    cjdennis29 wrote: »
    https://www.instagram.com/p/B70tPZzHKJX/?igshid=182k5zkq05afv

    Forbidden Fruit lineup shown on the back of a merch shirt. Anyone got good enough eyes to read it? I can see Jorja Smith and Hot Chip, as well as the four already announced acts.

    EDIT: Peggy Gou also

    The Murder Capital, Alex Gough, Model Man and those mentioned/ announced. Looks like they've scaled back gradually over the past few years unfortunately, it does have "Plus Many More" at the end of it too I believe.


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    cjdennis29 wrote: »
    https://www.instagram.com/p/B70tPZzHKJX/?igshid=182k5zkq05afv

    Forbidden Fruit lineup shown on the back of a merch shirt. Anyone got good enough eyes to read it? I can see Jorja Smith and Hot Chip, as well as the four already announced acts.

    EDIT: Peggy Gou also

    I got bored of Hot Chip playing EP (see also LCD by 2010 - big error) but their last album was great and a reappearance would go down very well. Alas not in 2020 it seems.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,054 ✭✭✭D.Q


    Seathrun66 wrote: »
    I got bored of Hot Chip playing EP (see also LCD by 2010 - big error) but their last album was great and a reappearance would go down very well. Alas not in 2020 it seems.

    phenomenal at ATN


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 2,241 ✭✭✭Mucker46


    Michael Kiwanuka supported by Brittany Howard at Trinity. Decent night out.


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    Mucker46 wrote: »
    Michael Kiwanuka supported by Brittany Howard at Trinity. Decent night out.

    Almost certainly means both doing Glastonbury.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 896 ✭✭✭mimimcmc




  • Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 16,267 Mod ✭✭✭✭Furious-Red


    mimimcmc wrote: »

    Also playing the Olympia on the 3rd of October


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,991 ✭✭✭rubick


    Seathrun66 wrote: »
    I got bored of Hot Chip playing EP (see also LCD by 2010 - big error) but their last album was great and a reappearance would go down very well. Alas not in 2020 it seems.

    There was a year in Electric Arena where there was a huge crush near the centre of the crowd, took us a good 10 minutes to work our way out. Haven't been bothered with them since then despite them being almost an ever-present feature at a rake of festivals we've been at. Didn't even bother with them at ATN last year.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,897 ✭✭✭endainoz


    mimimcmc wrote: »

    Well it would only be rude not to go down the road to see them!


  • Posts: 5,926 ✭✭✭ Benson Puny Zombie


    Avalanches playing at forbidden fruit makes me sad.

    This is the start of it now!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39 cjdennis29


    https://www.instagram.com/p/B7354NuBsw0/?igshid=yfa203918evp

    full Forbidden Fruit lineup
    Jorja Smith and Underworld headlining

    they've def toned it down a bit this year in terms of starpower and festival length - especially considering it's their 10th anniversary - but still a really good lineup imo


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 657 ✭✭✭sally cinnamon89


    cjdennis29 wrote: »
    https://www.instagram.com/p/B7354NuBsw0/?igshid=yfa203918evp

    full Forbidden Fruit lineup
    Jorja Smith and Underworld headlining

    they've def toned it down a bit this year in terms of starpower and festival length - especially considering it's their 10th anniversary - but still a really good lineup imo

    The lineup seems as strong as previous years Underworld are worthy headliners with Hot Chip support is strong


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 440 ✭✭Paddy2012


    The lineup seems as strong as previous years Underworld are worthy headliners with Hot Chip support is strong

    The Avalanches too, would be a lot of fun I think.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,539 ✭✭✭ghostdancer


    cjdennis29 wrote: »
    https://www.instagram.com/p/B7354NuBsw0/?igshid=yfa203918evp

    full Forbidden Fruit lineup
    Jorja Smith and Underworld headlining

    they've def toned it down a bit this year in terms of starpower and festival length - especially considering it's their 10th anniversary - but still a really good lineup imo

    "+ many more to be announced across 5 stages"


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39 cjdennis29


    "+ many more to be announced across 5 stages"

    I doubt they'll announce a big act tbh, with most festivals that usually means a load of sub-headliners.

    And when I said toned down a bit, I meant nobody on the same level of popularity as previous years: no Aphex, Bon Iver, Vince Staples, Skepta, Justice etc


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,099 ✭✭✭✭bodhrandude


    Avalanches playing at forbidden fruit makes me sad.

    This is the start of it now!

    If its any consolation I heard that their performances from the last few years has been lacklustre and fairly average, so don't know if yer missing too much anyway, they seemed to be billed below Murder Capital, so fair play to Murder Capital, it looks like they are on the way up. :)

    If you want to get into it, you got to get out of it. (Hawkwind 1982)



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,797 ✭✭✭sweetie


    If its any consolation I heard that their performances from the last few years has been lacklustre and fairly average, so don't know if yer missing too much anyway, they seemed to be billed below Murder Capital, so fair play to Murder Capital, it looks like they are on the way up. :)

    They played a 50 min set in the Olympia a few years ago. Extremely disappointing.


  • Posts: 5,926 ✭✭✭ Benson Puny Zombie


    sweetie wrote: »
    They played a 50 min set in the Olympia a few years ago. Extremely disappointing.

    Thank you both, I feel better now :)


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,292 ✭✭✭Ricosruffneck


    Thank you both, I feel better now :)

    Saw them in 2017 in Lisbon, amazing party. Live singers and musicians. Was top.

    Def looking forward to seeing them again


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


    cjdennis29 wrote: »
    I doubt they'll announce a big act tbh, with most festivals that usually means a load of sub-headliners.

    And when I said toned down a bit, I meant nobody on the same level of popularity as previous years: no Aphex, Bon Iver, Vince Staples, Skepta, Justice etc

    And, Tbf, its also been reduced from three days to two so even if there's some decent stuff to come, it has literally been scaled back a day already.

    Decent announcement, though. Not sure I'd spring for a ticket on the back of it as some play quite regularly and others have played quite recently but its a bit more interesting than I expected.


  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    Loving the Green Man lineup, close in time to EP but traditionally little crossover. Again a fair few Irish acts (Murder Capital, Sinead O'Brien, Aoife Nessa Frances, etc) so I'd expect them in Stradbally.

    Caribou, Black Midi, Lucinda Williams, Sudan Archives, Nadine Shah, Richard Dawson and plenty of others would also be most welcome.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,991 ✭✭✭rubick


    Just chatting about Caribou last night, new material in the offing. Has he ever played the Picnic?

    Would love Giant Swan, Kokoroko, Thundercat, Moon Duo (!), and Steam Down too.
    Will be catching Lankum supporting Beak> in the Button Factory next week, report to follow!


  • Posts: 5,926 ✭✭✭ Benson Puny Zombie


    rubick wrote: »
    Just chatting about Caribou last night, new material in the offing. Has he ever played the Picnic?

    Would love Giant Swan, Kokoroko, Thundercat, Moon Duo (!), and Steam Down too.
    Will be catching Lankum supporting Beak> in the Button Factory next week, report to follow!

    I don’t think...he was in Galway two years ago and was amazing, he’s in Dublin during the summer alright so doubt he will appear at ep


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    rubick wrote: »
    Just chatting about Caribou last night, new material in the offing. Has he ever played the Picnic?

    Would love Giant Swan, Kokoroko, Thundercat, Moon Duo (!), and Steam Down too.
    Will be catching Lankum supporting Beak> in the Button Factory next week, report to follow!

    Played in 2010 and did a DJ set with Four Tet in 2012. Missed both.

    Reliably great live. Excellent at the Galway Arts Fest two years ago. Though good news regarding new tunes as he's not changed his setlist since 2014.


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    cjdennis29 wrote: »
    https://www.instagram.com/p/B7354NuBsw0/?igshid=yfa203918evp

    full Forbidden Fruit lineup
    Jorja Smith and Underworld headlining

    they've def toned it down a bit this year in terms of starpower and festival length - especially considering it's their 10th anniversary - but still a really good lineup imo

    An underwhelming lineup for me. Bodes well for EP and ATN. Some goodies though, and The Avalanches with a full babd could be special. Surprised they're so low-key on the poster.

    And can I recommend Turnstiles, a great punk band from Westside in Galway. They scraped onto the list. In the same vein as Touts, possibly better.


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    If its any consolation I heard that their performances from the last few years has been lacklustre and fairly average, so don't know if yer missing too much anyway, they seemed to be billed below Murder Capital, so fair play to Murder Capital, it looks like they are on the way up. :)

    I caught them at Field Day in London about 4/5 years ago. As bad a gig as I've seen in the last decade. But probably not their fault as they had to basically do a DJ set after their babd were denied visas for the UK. Expect more of this with Brexit. Their playing of the tracks was erratic with gaps and jerky changes of pace. An unadulterated balls up.

    But reports from the Oz shows with the full band are pretty glorious.. All depends who's going to turn up in Kilmainham.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,787 ✭✭✭✭The Nal


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,991 ✭✭✭rubick


    Goldfrapp, lads.
    Oooft.


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