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

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    #2822
    Seathrun66
    Registered Users Posts: 8,422 ✭✭✭Seathrun66


    fish_fingers wrote: »
    Can't help thinking that the big mothership they're building has taken a significant toll on the petty cash...
    Or have they changed their research people who are so unimaginative...
    Or are they serving up what the people ordered?

    Or some acts have pulled out due to Covid-19?


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    #2823
    everlast75
    Registered Users Posts: 19,111 ✭✭✭✭everlast75


    rubick wrote: »
    Lads there's a fair chance James won't be announced.

    go wash your mouth out with soap and water!


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    #2824
    BaldFigo
    Registered Users Posts: 32 ✭BaldFigo


    Stillill42 wrote: »
    It doesn't matter how many times you go through this process. All I can see is Snow Patrol, Lewis Capaldi and Picture This. I'll be ok. I need time.

    The worst thing is they will be on main stage probably at 10pm. I could maybe listen to them around 6pm with a bucket of chicken wings keeping me busy.

    Chicken wing music


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    #2825
    Poorside
    Registered Users Posts: 2,098 ✭✭✭Poorside


    Seathrun66 wrote: »
    Or some acts have pulled out due to Covid-19?

    Yup, I know for a FACT Pearl jam pulled out, Oasis were going to reform live on stage at EP and Bowie was to play the Otherkin slot on The Salty Dog.


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    #2826
    scruff monkey
    Registered Users Posts: 4,972 ✭✭✭scruff monkey
    Snarky Snark Snark


    Seathrun66 wrote: »
    Or some acts have pulled out due to Covid-19?

    quite possible if a couple of the bigger festivals get cancelled and tours are postponed then EP and other smaller fests get boned.

    Absolutely s.f.a. they can do about that.


    There's a distinct whiff of sausage party from the headliners.


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    #2827
    endainoz
    Registered Users Posts: 4,763 ✭✭✭endainoz


    Bunk Moreland wrote: »
    Didnt realise you need north of 1000 posts on boards to have an opinion on the lineup. Guess going to the festival for years on end isnt good enough to form an opinion.

    It's in the forum rules man look it up.


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    #2828
    fish_fingers
    Registered Users Posts: 218 ✭✭fish_fingers


    Seathrun66 wrote: »
    Or some acts have pulled out due to Covid-19?

    Could well be the case. Mind you, we need the reporter on the ground on the facebook page to let us know the current situation.

    For me, a significant undercard will be most welcome in the future.


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    #2829
    sally cinnamon89
    Registered Users Posts: 657 ✭✭✭sally cinnamon89


    endainoz wrote: »
    Snow patrol have played cto those crowds and bigger over the years. Not saying I'm a huge fan but they will draw the casual late 20s early 30s crowd.

    have they? played in Olympia recently


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    #2830
    rubick
    Registered Users Posts: 1,649 ✭✭✭rubick


    RE: Snow Patrol - on behalf of Co Down, I apologise.
    These people do not represent us.


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    #2831
    endainoz
    Registered Users Posts: 4,763 ✭✭✭endainoz


    sally cinnamon89 wrote: »
    have they? played in Olympia recently

    And they have played to much bigger crowds at festivals over the years as I said.


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    #2832
    grudgehugger
    Registered Users Posts: 895 ✭✭✭grudgehugger


    14 acts to look forward to already. Excellent start.

    Genuinely Exciting
    0 from the top tier
    1 from the 2nd tier (Bicep)
    2 from the 3rd tier (Jpegmafia / Little Simz)
    1 from the 4th tier (100 Gecs)

    Exciting + Happy enough
    2 from the top tier (Chems & Rage)
    4 from the 2nd tier (Annie Mac / Bicep / RTJ / Skepta)
    7 from the 3rd tier (Jpegmafia / Little Simz / Helena Hauff / I Hate Models / Jeff Mills / Matador / Paula Temple)
    1 from the 4th tier (100 Gecs)

    Never listened to Foals so will see what I think... and lots of other names to explore too.

    Excitement levels for some acts tempered by number of times I've seen them i.e. Chems, RTJ


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    #2833
    BadTurtle
    Registered Users Posts: 1,486 ✭✭✭BadTurtle


    fish_fingers wrote: »
    No need...

    Indicates the kind of people being appealed to, when they cant take harmless (and deserved) criticism of the lineup they resort to name calling.

    Its not electric picnic so much as the O word.


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    #2834
    Rfrip
    Registered Users Posts: 5,820 ✭✭✭Rfrip


    Although on further reflection its more dance heavy than last years

    God i dont know how to feel

    Its an emotioanl rollercoaster


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    #2835
    rubick
    Registered Users Posts: 1,649 ✭✭✭rubick


    I don't want to oversell it, but Helena Hauff in Terminus will be really rather good.


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    #2836
    sally cinnamon89
    Registered Users Posts: 657 ✭✭✭sally cinnamon89


    endainoz wrote: »
    And they have played to much bigger crowds at festivals over the years as I said.

    Likely but I think it's lazy booking. Lewis and Picture This are both playing Malahide shows this summer.

    It's down to personal preference and all that. Lack of female headliner is disappointing too.


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    #2837
    sheroman01
    Registered Users Posts: 4,659 ✭✭✭sheroman01


    i7BygBO.jpg


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    #2838
    BaZmO*
    Registered Users Posts: 18,625 ✭✭✭✭BaZmO*


    scruff monkey wrote: »
    this has been rolled out every year that i've been going, got old a long time ago.
    Doesn’t make it any less true though.


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    #2839
    Seathrun66
    Registered Users Posts: 8,422 ✭✭✭Seathrun66


    sally cinnamon89 wrote: »
    have they? played in Olympia recently

    Their own choice. They're headlining the Isle of Wight in June, a bigger festival than EP. And probably others to come.


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    #2840
    sally cinnamon89
    Registered Users Posts: 657 ✭✭✭sally cinnamon89


    Seathrun66 wrote: »
    Their own choice. They're headlining the Isle of Wight in June, a bigger festival than EP. And probably others to come.

    59,000 thousand last year at IOW


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    #2841
    Del Griffith
    Registered Users Posts: 1,207 ✭✭✭Del Griffith


    The Chemical Brothers must hold some sort of record when it comes to Irish festivals, they've been headlining at least one a year for 20 years now


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    #2842
    Seathrun66
    Registered Users Posts: 8,422 ✭✭✭Seathrun66


    sally cinnamon89 wrote: »
    59,000 thousand last year at IOW

    IOW is 90,000

    https://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/iow/2020


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    #2843
    sally cinnamon89
    Registered Users Posts: 657 ✭✭✭sally cinnamon89


    Seathrun66 wrote: »
    IOW is 90,000

    Is WiKi lying to me

    I can see 59,000 on there but open to correction


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    #2844
    Rfrip
    Registered Users Posts: 5,820 ✭✭✭Rfrip


    come back nile rodgers, alls forgiven old pal


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    #2845
    InTheWoods123
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭InTheWoods123


    The lineup is definitely mixed, there's no doubt about that. However, there is a good amount to look forward to if you have a varied taste in music. I will say though that seeing Picture This as headliners yet again is just really lazy booking. There's acts under Picture This that in my opinion deserve to be above them on the bill any day. I know EP have a job to do in terms of pleasing the majority of the festival goers but surely there's no need to recycle artists at the rate they do. There's enough talent out there...


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    #2846
    Eod100
    Registered Users Posts: 11,670 ✭✭✭✭Eod100


    Rfrip wrote: »
    come back nile rodgers, alls forgiven old pal

    Hahaha


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    #2847
    Seathrun66
    Registered Users Posts: 8,422 ✭✭✭Seathrun66


    sally cinnamon89 wrote: »
    Is WiKi lying to me

    Not a reliable site as you're aware. I posted the efestivals link. Here's another:

    https://www.festicket.com/festivals/isle-of-wight-festival/


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    #2848
    Seathrun66
    Registered Users Posts: 8,422 ✭✭✭Seathrun66


    Rfrip wrote: »
    come back nile rodgers, alls forgiven old pal

    And while we're at it can we have our former Hot Chip & LCD regulars please?


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    #2849
    kg703
    Registered Users Posts: 990 ✭✭✭kg703


    InTheWoods123 wrote: »
    The lineup is definitely mixed, there's no doubt about that. However, there is a good amount to look forward to if you have a varied taste in music. I will say though that seeing Picture This as headliners yet again is just really lazy booking. There's acts under Picture This that in my opinion deserve to be above them on the bill any day. I know EP have a job to do in terms of pleasing the majority of the festival goers but surely there's no need to recycle artists at the rate they do. There's enough talent out there...

    They only played two years ago? Normally EP doesnt have headliners back that quick?


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    #2850
    Seathrun66
    Registered Users Posts: 8,422 ✭✭✭Seathrun66


    sally cinnamon89 wrote: »
    Is WiKi lying to me

    I can see 59,000 on there but open to correction

    Could be the number of tickets sold last year, but capacity is 90k as agreed with the police and council in 2011. And that's how many tickets they're aiming to sell this year.

    Though their lineup no better than ours alas.


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    #2851
    BadTurtle
    Registered Users Posts: 1,486 ✭✭✭BadTurtle


    Del Griffith wrote: »
    The Chemical Brothers must hold some sort of record when it comes to Irish festivals, they've been headlining at least one a year for 20 years now

    And Underworld. Tbf, theres only so many major dance acts you can book that deliver something like the experience EP are looking for. Groove Armada, Orbital, Leftfield, Massive Attack, Basement Jaxx, The Prodigy...


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