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

johnnyskeleton · 25-03-2020 01:49PM

fafy wrote: »

Now that the extension has been officially made to April 29th, we’l have another lash of postponements. Many smaller gigs have already been moved, or cancelled.

The Sunmer Euro touring circuit, impacts EP, but so far has there been any July/August festival cancellations ?

The Fleadh Ceoil has been called off from August (see ATN thread). However, that can attract far more people than even EP, with more international visitors, a somewhat older age profile (I'd say) and is in a town. Not sure if all those factors make a difference:

https://www.offalyexpress.ie/news/home/527869/decision-made-on-fleadh-cheoil-2020-in-mullingar-due-to-covid-19.html

endainoz · 25-03-2020 03:15PM

johnnyskeleton wrote: »

The Fleadh Ceoil has been called off from August (see ATN thread). However, that can attract far more people than even EP, with more international visitors, a somewhat older age profile (I'd say) and is in a town. Not sure if all those factors make a difference:

https://www.offalyexpress.ie/news/home/527869/decision-made-on-fleadh-cheoil-2020-in-mullingar-due-to-covid-19.html

The biggest difference with the fleadh is that the competitions to qualify for it are cancelled as well. Each county has a fleadh earlier in the summer, then each province has their own and then the all Ireland fleadh.

It had no chance really, and yes over the course of the week there would have been bigger numbers for sure.

everlast75 · 26-03-2020 06:11AM

endainoz wrote: »

The biggest difference with the fleadh is that the competitions to qualify for it are cancelled as well. Each county has a fleadh earlier in the summer, then each province has their own and then the all Ireland fleadh.

It had no chance really, and yes over the course of the week there would have been bigger numbers for sure.

EP fans here responding to posts claiming it will be cancelled

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Wooderson · 26-03-2020 08:59AM

Im sure there were peeps on the Titanic that steadfastly refused to leave before dessert.

Stillill42 · 26-03-2020 09:10AM

Wooderson wrote: »

Im sure there were peeps on the Titanic that steadfastly refused to leave before dessert.

Anyone else picturing Scruff and BD in the iconic pose singing 'My heart will go on' as the Salty Dog gradually sinks into the mud?

endainoz · 26-03-2020 10:05AM

Wooderson wrote: »

Im sure there were peeps on the Titanic that steadfastly refused to leave before dessert.

This reminds me of 2013 when some ejit was so adamant that it wasnt going ahead he took a bet with one of the regulars here. Of course there was no payout if I remember rightly? I'm not quite as confident yet, but encouraging signs are there, talk of the GAA season coming back in late June but it's still much too early to tell.

Wooderson · 26-03-2020 10:25AM

endainoz wrote: »

This reminds me of 2013 when some ejit was so adamant that it wasnt going ahead he took a bet with one of the regulars here. Of course there was no payout if I remember rightly? I'm not quite as confident yet, but encouraging signs are there, talk of the GAA season coming back in late June but it's still much too early to tell.

When a blind man cries, there ain't no sadder tale chief. Agreed.

endainoz · 26-03-2020 10:47AM

No point in speculation at this point. It's pretty much useless.

scruff monkey · 26-03-2020 03:56PM

Stillill42 wrote: »

Anyone else picturing Scruff and BD in the iconic pose singing 'My heart will go on' as the Salty Dog gradually sinks into the mud?

C’mon, credit me with just a little taste please, Gloria Gaynors I will survive would be more appropriate.

LilNiall · 26-03-2020 07:42PM

Neighbourhood Weekender festival in the UK rescheduled from late May to EP weekend in September. EP still possible!

GentleHumour · 26-03-2020 07:45PM

Neighbourhood Weekender rescheduled from May 23rd/24th to Sept, same weekend as EP.

That has to be encouraging...right guys??

(Neighbourhood Weekender has Fontaines DC & The Murder Capital scheduled for the Saturday 5th. Inhaler scheduled for Sunday 6th.
Rules them out being added for those days anyway if they are to be added to the EP lineup.)

Fatfrog · 26-03-2020 08:20PM

endainoz wrote: »

This reminds me of 2013 when some ejit was so adamant that it wasnt going ahead he took a bet with one of the regulars here. Of course there was no payout if I remember rightly? I'm not quite as confident yet, but encouraging signs are there, talk of the GAA season coming back in late June but it's still much too early to tell.

What ever happened to the guy from Donegal on here a few years back, that was adamant he could drive his car into the camp site to leave off the heavy stuff, then drive back out

26-03-2020 09:24PM

Fatfrog wrote: »

What ever happened to the guy from Donegal on here a few years back, that was adamant he could drive his car into the camp site to leave off the heavy stuff, then drive back out

Oh ya I R.E.M. that!!!

This really made me lol on twitter!

https://twitter.com/followthelaoide/status/1243238209158549512?s=21

26-03-2020 09:28PM

scruff monkey wrote: »

C’mon, credit me with just a little taste please, Gloria Gaynors I will survive would be more appropriate.

Not so appropriate on the Titanic.

scruff monkey · 26-03-2020 10:06PM

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Not so appropriate on the Titanic.

There's room on the door for me, BD... not so much,

Poorside · 26-03-2020 10:27PM

Evie Slimy Talc wrote: »

Oh ya I R.E.M. that!!!

This really made me lol on twitter!

https://twitter.com/followthelaoide/status/1243238209158549512?s=21

I might sign up to the Gardai.

PabloAndRoy · 27-03-2020 09:58AM

LilNiall wrote: »

Neighbourhood Weekender festival in the UK rescheduled from late May to EP weekend in September. EP still possible!

sally cinnamon89 · 27-03-2020 10:24AM

https://twitter.com/byjimcarroll/status/1243463503844904960

Eod100 · 27-03-2020 11:56AM

sally cinnamon89 wrote: »

https://twitter.com/byjimcarroll/status/1243463503844904960

Was a fairly stupid statement to make at the time. Looks even worse now.

BadTurtle · 27-03-2020 03:22PM

Hes some bellend in fairness.

endainoz · 27-03-2020 05:59PM

Small bit confused, who's that quote from?

BadTurtle · 27-03-2020 06:48PM

Melvin Benn, MD of Festival republic. Said it at the launch of EP this year.

endainoz · 27-03-2020 07:04PM

Oh yeah, well hindsight and all that I suppose.

BadTurtle · 28-03-2020 08:09AM

endainoz wrote: »

Oh yeah, well hindsight and all that I suppose.

He said that on the 11th. Schools were closed on the 12th. China and Italy were already overwhelmed with the virus by then. It was a stupid thing to say even then.

Genghis · 28-03-2020 08:29AM

johnnyskeleton wrote: »

Probably more suitable to the ATN/FF threads, but First Aid Kit did a live gig from one of their apartments:

Could they not have turned the phone to landscape?!

sally cinnamon89 · 28-03-2020 10:41AM

Genghis wrote: »

Could they not have turned the phone to landscape?!

I thought that too

endainoz · 28-03-2020 01:19PM

BadTurtle wrote: »

He said that on the 11th. Schools were closed on the 12th. China and Italy were already overwhelmed with the virus by then. It was a stupid thing to say even then.

Oh I'm not defending the guy or anything but most had no idea how crazy it was going to get. Glastonbury lineup came out after this and shortly cancelled after.

Lotus Flower · 28-03-2020 01:23PM

BadTurtle wrote: »

He said that on the 11th. Schools were closed on the 12th. China and Italy were already overwhelmed with the virus by then. It was a stupid thing to say even then.

It's an unknown and unprecedented pandemic. How could anyone know how it would escalate so much? As another poster said, hindsight.

sally cinnamon89 · 28-03-2020 02:25PM

It's more a show of his ignorance which he continues to throw at us. Same thing regarding female headliners.

PabloAndRoy · 30-03-2020 09:27AM

UK government last night saying that it will probably take 6 months to get back to normal life.

If this is the case, and it likely is, there will be no festivals this year.

Sad, but likely the case.

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