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Electric Picnic 2023 **No Ticket Sales / Requests ** - It'll be grand

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  • #2492
    Ricosruffneck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,332 ✭✭✭Ricosruffneck


    Electric picnic 2024 or Coldplay,

    or surprise visit from Chris Martin in stradbally. Hmm



  • #2493
    Fanirish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,640 ✭✭✭Fanirish


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120870681#Comment_120870681

    Couldn’t afford them



  • #2494
    Ricosruffneck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,332 ✭✭✭Ricosruffneck


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120870714#Comment_120870714

    I know, I mean like a special guest for a song.



  • #2495
    Dreamweapon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,970 ✭✭✭Dreamweapon


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120869789#Comment_120869789

    My comment was supposed to be taken with a bit of humour. It could've been any number of acts, i just went for Fred.

    Salty Dog looking decent enough if a tad repetitive. I've seen a lot of those before. Still, onwards & upwards....😀

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  • #2496
    jonnreeks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 781 ✭✭✭jonnreeks


    If you could choose a headline act for Electric Picnic, who would you choose?

    I think on a personal note for the type of music I like it would have to be Bruno Mars, especially if it included Silk Sonic.

    🤗



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  • #2497
    Ricosruffneck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,332 ✭✭✭Ricosruffneck


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120871113#Comment_120871113

    Hmm.

    Personally from who's about these days, (not on hiatus/retired/dead)

    Tame Impala, Arcade fire, The National, Depeche Mode, Vampire Weekend (on back of another good album), Queens of the stone Age have a lot of good hype at the moment, a reformed White stripes (no hope), I'd say the XX will headline next year,

    Bruno Mars is a good shout

    If I could choose, it'd be Radiohead always



  • #2498
    scruff monkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 6,042 ✭✭✭scruff monkey
    Snarky Snark Snark


    Sees R-word, digs out and dust off old image.


    Xjj8AGj[1].jpg




  • #2499
    sydthebeat
    Subscribers, Paid Member Posts: 44,792 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120871719#Comment_120871719

    can we hope "The Smile" play ????


    :D



  • #2500
    Ricosruffneck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,332 ✭✭✭Ricosruffneck


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120871747#Comment_120871747

    Really hope so, their tour in in US is finished end July



  • #2501
    endainoz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,070 ✭✭✭endainoz


    Screenshot_2023-07-19-17-53-50-78_1c337646f29875672b5a61192b9010f9.jpg

    Look at the EP social media crowd pandering to all ye auld sh1tes!

    😂😂😂😂



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  • #2502
    scruff monkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 6,042 ✭✭✭scruff monkey
    Snarky Snark Snark


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120871747#Comment_120871747
    community-ken-jeong[1].gif

    ..



  • #2503
    Hank the DJ
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 316 ✭✭Hank the DJ


    That Salty Dog announcement is a little gem. There's 11 acts in there I'd go to see with a few must see's in there.



  • #2504
    LowOdour
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,861 ✭✭✭LowOdour


    The Salty Dog looks great on paper. One thing is that I don't know how suitable its going to be for Sprints and Thumper. They could both potentially draw really big crowds, and add the footfall between main arena and Terminus/camping it could be really busy around SD. Im sure they will turn up in one of the tents over the weekend aswell



  • #2505
    Mucker46
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 2,275 ✭✭✭Mucker46


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120872385#Comment_120872385

    Saw sprints at EP last year about 40 turned up, they did clash with Fontaines, and have gathered more support since but think should be ok. Thumper may be different though as are popular festival act.



  • #2506
    Wooderson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,688 ✭✭✭Wooderson


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120872424#Comment_120872424

    Saw them on Williams Green at Glasters. Was fun.



  • #2507
    bodhrandude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,187 ✭✭✭✭bodhrandude


    Nice to see the Sprints get some more exposure, I remember they opened the Body & Soul main stage last year on the Friday and they made an impressive sound.

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



  • #2508
    Mucker46
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 2,275 ✭✭✭Mucker46


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120872727#Comment_120872727

    And shared a bottle of Jaeger with the crowd



  • #2509
    Stillill42
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,020 ✭✭✭Stillill42


    I really like Sprints, have seen them a couple of times and have tickets for the Button Factory in October. She has the potential to be an amazing front woman. They've been a bit uneven live the times I've seen them but they're getting there.



  • #2510
    Mucker46
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 2,275 ✭✭✭Mucker46


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120872765#Comment_120872765

    Won't see you at EP but hopefully see you in October



  • #2511
    Fatfrog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 2,723 ✭✭✭Fatfrog


    IMG_4329.jpeg
    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120866304#Comment_120866304

    Hi Harry, “ECO camp” is shown in the second image and it looks to be the regular woodlands site. Hopefully you got a spot!


    edit:My bad Harry, that must be last map for comparison

    Post edited by Fatfrog on


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  • #2512
    CoffeeImpala
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 440 ✭✭CoffeeImpala


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120872921#Comment_120872921

    I read it that the second image was last year's map. That's certainly what I took from Harry putting this at the end of their comment "It is shown on similar parts of previous planning documents."



  • #2513
    CoffeeImpala
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120872385#Comment_120872385

    Thumper closed out the Salty Dog last year and the crowd size was ok. About the only incident of note was the lead singer falling out of the inflatable boat he was crowd surfing in. I'd assume their likely increased popularity this will result in them being scheduled to clash with someone.

    I'd gone off Sprints a bit last year. I saw them recently at Stendhal and I think they might be growing on me again. There's a surprising amount of space at the Salty Dog, I don't think they have a big enough following to fill it.



  • #2514
    Fatfrog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 2,723 ✭✭✭Fatfrog


    The salty dog line up brought me way more joy than I’d ever expect from an SD lineup🥹



  • #2515
    Penfailed
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120869879#Comment_120869879

    I'm in the same boat. Printed out the Clashfinder yesterday and did a bit of Spotify research. Saturday will be busy for me but, Friday and Sunday, not so much. Forecast not great either. There's some crazy scheduling in there too. James and Peter Hook clashing.

    Gigs '24 - Ben Ottewell and Ian Ball (Gomez), The Jesus & Mary Chain, The Smashing Pumpkins/Weezer, Pearl Jam, Green Day, Stendhal Festival, Forest Fest, Electric Picnic, Pixies, Ride, Therapy?, Public Service Broadcasting, IDLES, And So I Watch You From Afar

    Gigs '25 - Spiritualized, Supergrass, Stendhal Festival, Forest Fest, Queens of the Stone Age, Electric Picnic, Vantastival, Sprints, Getdown Services, And So I Watch You From Afar, The Scratch

    Gigs '26 - Deftones, Sleaford Mods, Stereolab, Sugar, Clutch, Big Thief, The Cure, Stendhal Festival, Forest Fest, IDLES, Electric Picnic, Public Service Broadcasting



  • #2516
    Penfailed
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120872978#Comment_120872978

    I really enjoyed their set at Stendhal.

    Gigs '24 - Ben Ottewell and Ian Ball (Gomez), The Jesus & Mary Chain, The Smashing Pumpkins/Weezer, Pearl Jam, Green Day, Stendhal Festival, Forest Fest, Electric Picnic, Pixies, Ride, Therapy?, Public Service Broadcasting, IDLES, And So I Watch You From Afar

    Gigs '25 - Spiritualized, Supergrass, Stendhal Festival, Forest Fest, Queens of the Stone Age, Electric Picnic, Vantastival, Sprints, Getdown Services, And So I Watch You From Afar, The Scratch

    Gigs '26 - Deftones, Sleaford Mods, Stereolab, Sugar, Clutch, Big Thief, The Cure, Stendhal Festival, Forest Fest, IDLES, Electric Picnic, Public Service Broadcasting



  • #2517
    the flananator
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,434 ✭✭✭the flananator


    Looking like the 1975 will replace Capaldi so? I'd be happy with that.



  • #2518
    dav09
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 983 ✭✭✭dav09


    I'm hoping not, last time (only two festivals ago) they played I was cautiously optimistic they might have been a half decent pop act, but no I thought they were fairly bad live, definitely would not go to again. If they replace Capaldi with them it'll be another lazy booking making 1/2 of the headliners repeats from the last two festivals besides a few on the undercard too. And the other two The Killers and Niall Horan aren't exactly exciting or inspiring either.

    I know many of us have said 'This is our last year' each year it seems, but I do this time genuinely see most of their old core fanbase leaving if there's not one decent headliner announced and a few decent undercard acts.



  • #2519
    Dreamweapon
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120872385#Comment_120872385

    I'm not sure Thumper will pull that big a crowd. They're great, i love them, but they've never headlined anywhere bigger than Whelans and will probably play multiple sets over the weekend as usual. They were my first (M&B) and last act (SD) of last years EP. Great band, but i wish they'd drop the theatrics/gimmicks.

    …^……<…./?::;;:::@"! ((((((*))))))#=)))))~



  • #2520
    Mucker46
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 2,275 ✭✭✭Mucker46


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120874921#Comment_120874921

    On their Facebook page said only playing one gig at EP this year and not multiple like last year. Also said will debut new music which not great for a festival



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  • #2521
    Stillill42
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    That Thumper Body and Soul gig last year was great craic.



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