Electric Picnic 2021 - Cancelled :( No Ticket Sales / Requests

Seathrun66 · 05-05-2021 12:00PM

Weepsie wrote: »

Has ian brown changed his mind on vaccinations then?

Courteneers, even in a pandemic starved time should never, ever be top of a festival band. Absolute muck.

Gotta concur. Caught them in their early days in a Manchester pub and they just sounded like Libertines-wannabees. Heard nothing since to persuade me they deserve much attention.

Having said that, if they headline an EP that goes ahead I'll be there.....

The Phantom Jipper · 05-05-2021 02:20PM

I got some notifications earlier on the Bandsintown app that Foals and Just Mustard announced for EP. Anyone know what the story is with this?

nc6000 · 05-05-2021 02:23PM

The Phantom Jipper wrote: »

I got some notifications earlier on the Bandai town app that Foals and Just Mustard announced for EP. Anyone know what the story is with this?

Playing End Of The Road in September same weekend as EP.

https://mobile.twitter.com/justmustard/status/1389933055960358917

rubick · 05-05-2021 03:09PM

Facebook reminding me that on this day in 2015 Viet Cong, Blur and Grace Jones were added to the line-up.
Sorry, I know I'm not helping here.

Thundercats Ho · 05-05-2021 03:10PM

Grace Jones was unreal that year!!

ghostdancer · 05-05-2021 05:27PM

The Phantom Jipper wrote: »

I got some notifications earlier on the Bandsintown app that Foals and Just Mustard announced for EP. Anyone know what the story is with this?

Both were on the 2020 lineup, which has been rolled over completely to 3rd Sept 2021 on BandsInTown, which is largely automated, so probably nothing.

endainoz · 05-05-2021 08:48PM

Just seen the Doolin folk festival is sold out, it's probably of course due to reduced capacity but it has no lineup out yet so people are clearly mad for gigs. Any venue that has something on september or October will do well.

Can see Wild Roots selling out aswell.

everlast75 · 05-05-2021 10:38PM

Some may not want to miss this.....

https://twitter.com/WhippingBoyBand/status/1390015730712727577?s=19

Mucker46 · 06-05-2021 12:12AM

everlast75 wrote: »

Some may not want to miss this.....

https://twitter.com/WhippingBoyBand/status/1390015730712727577?s=19

One of my favourite albums ever.

Seathrun66 · 06-05-2021 10:09AM

This augurs well for festivals with the proviso that EP may be just too big. If people are allowed at sporting events (where there's alcohol sold or taken beforehand) then there's no basis for restricting outdoor music events. The timing of EP is also hugely in its favour.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/covid-july-set-to-see-spectators-in-trial-return-to-sports-events-easing-of-indoor-dining-rules-1.4556508

Suckit · 06-05-2021 11:07PM

Silk Road asking to confirm if wanting to reserve tents for this year?
Anyone else get that, or everyone else get that?
Or is it any sort of confirmation that things may be going ahead? Or at the very least, that they have been told things might be going ahead, and to get their numbers?

A lot of wishful thinking there... maybe..

El Director · 07-05-2021 11:07AM

rubick wrote: »

Facebook reminding me that on this day in 2015 Viet Cong, Blur and Grace Jones were added to the line-up.
Sorry, I know I'm not helping here.

That Blur gig was an emotional one

Seathrun66 · 07-05-2021 03:43PM

El Director wrote: »

That Blur gig was an emotional one

Loved it. A couple of pals weren't familiar with the Magic Whip stuff and weren't so keen on the gig. I thought they were superb. As ever.

endainoz · 07-05-2021 04:14PM

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Loved it. A couple of pals weren't familiar with the Magic Whip stuff and weren't so keen on the gig. I thought they were superb. As ever.

They were brilliant, it was my first proper time seeing the full set of theirs and they were one of the best headliners I can remember. Tender was a real spiritual experience, but my highlight was To the end.

Actually the whole setlist was mind-blowing!

https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/blur/2015/stradbally-hall-stradbally-ireland-3f7718b.html

El Director · 07-05-2021 04:29PM

endainoz wrote: »

They were brilliant, it was my first proper time seeing the full set of theirs and they were one of the best headliners I can remember. Tender was a real spiritual experience, but my highlight was To the end.

Actually the whole setlist was mind-blowing!

https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/blur/2015/stradbally-hall-stradbally-ireland-3f7718b.html

Absolutely. I’ve been lucky enough to see them live 3 times, finishing with The Universal always gets me. So full of hope and after the year we’ve all had we could do with a bit.

https://youtu.be/dI-6-n-4Xok

And if you’ve more time...

https://youtu.be/h08dkp-Circ

Le Bruise · 07-05-2021 04:35PM

El Director wrote: »

Absolutely. I’ve been lucky enough to see them live 3 times, finishing with The Universal always gets me. So full of hope and after the year we’ve all had we could do with a bit.

https://youtu.be/dI-6-n-4Xok

And if you’ve more time...

https://youtu.be/h08dkp-Circ

Well now I know what my soundtrack to the drive home from work will be! Always epic live (but missed them in 2015 at EP).

Saw them first at Feile 95 in Cork. I think it was the first time they played Country house live (unverified). We met them in the fairground after as well...decent bunch of lads!

Edit: It wasn't the first time they played Country House according to setlist!

desk tidy · 07-05-2021 06:51PM

Thundercats Ho wrote: »

Grace Jones was unreal that year!!

She was class. Singing away while hula-hooping topless, covered in body paint.

Having some cider this evening for the first time since last summer. Might pull the camping chairs out and have a few in the garden.

circular flexing · 07-05-2021 09:14PM

Seathrun66 wrote: »

This augurs well for festivals with the proviso that EP may be just too big. If people are allowed at sporting events (where there's alcohol sold or taken beforehand) then there's no basis for restricting outdoor music events. The timing of EP is also hugely in its favour.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/covid-july-set-to-see-spectators-in-trial-return-to-sports-events-easing-of-indoor-dining-rules-1.4556508

Sporting events are totally different. They will be reduced capacity (think 20/30%) with allocated seating and groups of no more than 6. I doubt Festival Republic will allow a reduced capacity EP to happen and I don't see a path from reduced capacity sporting events to full capacity outdoor music festivals in the space of a few weeks.

Fatfrog · 07-05-2021 10:43PM

Forbidden Fruit moved to 2022.

https://extra.ie/2021/05/06/entertainment/entertainment-news/forbidden-fruit-festival-rescheduled-2022

Tago Mago · 08-05-2021 05:37AM

circular flexing wrote: »

Sporting events are totally different. They will be reduced capacity (think 20/30%) with allocated seating and groups of no more than 6. I doubt Festival Republic will allow a reduced capacity EP to happen and I don't see a path from reduced capacity sporting events to full capacity outdoor music festivals in the space of a few weeks.

"a few weeks" could in all likelihood mean a million jabs.

bodhrandude · 08-05-2021 02:19PM

endainoz wrote: »

They were brilliant, it was my first proper time seeing the full set of theirs and they were one of the best headliners I can remember. Tender was a real spiritual experience, but my highlight was To the end.

Actually the whole setlist was mind-blowing!

https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/blur/2015/stradbally-hall-stradbally-ireland-3f7718b.html

The starting of Blur's set clashed with the ending of Jon Hopkin's set, so as myself and my buddie were arriving at the main stage, Blur were going through Beetlebum, Thankfully when I got back home after the weekend and I watched back on the EP footage on the RTE player I discovered that the first 5 songs we'd missed in Blur's set were recorded for the broadcast, the final one being Beetlebum, so we basically got to see the whole set eventually.

08-05-2021 02:25PM

bodhrandude wrote: »

The starting of Blur's set clashed with the ending of Jon Hopkin's set, so as myself and my buddie were arriving at the main stage, Blur were going through Beetlebum, Thankfully when I got back home after the weekend and I watched back on the EP footage on the RTE player I discovered that the first 5 songs we'd missed in Blur's set were recorded for the broadcast, the final one being Beetlebum, so we basically got to see the whole set eventually.

I’ve been reading you’re past blog posts all this week and watching all the vids you have taken.
It’s been really lovely so appreciate the time and effort you put into them.

El Director · 08-05-2021 04:34PM

Juelz Chubby Lapel wrote: »

I’ve been reading you’re past blog posts all this week and watching all the vids you have taken.
It’s been really lovely so appreciate the time and effort you put into them.

Any link(s) please?

bodhrandude · 08-05-2021 07:49PM

El Director wrote: »

Any link(s) please?

Electric Picnic 2015 Festival Review.

El Director · 08-05-2021 08:08PM

bodhrandude wrote: »

Electric Picnic 2015 Festival Review.

Deadly. Thanks :cool: I’ll grab a few beers a d reminisce.

Seathrun66 · 08-05-2021 09:56PM

circular flexing wrote: »

Sporting events are totally different. They will be reduced capacity (think 20/30%) with allocated seating and groups of no more than 6. I doubt Festival Republic will allow a reduced capacity EP to happen and I don't see a path from reduced capacity sporting events to full capacity outdoor music festivals in the space of a few weeks.

Stadiums are more confined in terms of spacing. The percentages for those events will increase as the rollout intensifies.

I think FR could live with reducing the capacity, but by how much I'm unsure. Their costs will be greatly down if it's only Irish and UK acts this year and I think they'd prefer to go ahead with 50k than not at all. They can offer refunds or rolled on tickets to the other 20k if that's necessary.

If more than 70% of the adult population is vaccinated by mid-August and the variants haven't taken a foothold then I fail to understand the resistance to open air events given the case incidence for outdoor transmission is 0.1% of the state's infections.

PTH2009 · 08-05-2021 11:10PM

Could some festivals move to day events with no camping ?

endainoz · 09-05-2021 10:03AM

PTH2009 wrote: »

Could some festivals move to day events with no camping ?

I guess they could but it would make no sense to do so. To have festival attendees leave the site to mix with people not at the festival for two or three days? Would be far better to let them stay on the site.

Fatfrog · 09-05-2021 11:21AM

PTH2009 wrote: »

Could some festivals move to day events with no camping ?

That just sounds like hell, having the tent where you can chose your own time is a real benefit. But I'm sure the bars woukd love it!!

As majority would be drinking, busses would be needed each day and night, even if socially distanced/seats closed off etc. + large queues for buses, I think it would be far more risk vs camping.

showpony1 · 10-05-2021 12:51PM

Seathrun66 wrote: »

If more than 70% of the adult population is vaccinated by mid-August and the variants haven't taken a foothold then I fail to understand the resistance to open air events given the case incidence for outdoor transmission is 0.1% of the state's infections.

thousands of people sharing tents and "riding like mad"was the explanation earlier in the thread Seathrun.

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Electric Picnic 2021 - Cancelled :( No Ticket Sales / Requests