Electric Picnic 2024 **No Ticket Sales / Requests** - Waiting in line, terrible time, over familiar

haha

Was in the Despacio tent when they played Si Si Je Suis Un Rockstar. One of my all time fave EP memories.

You not seen NewDad around town BD? Regularly playing here before they moved to London and have been back for four gigs since.
Bricknasty played the Róísín last year with some other bands, entertaining enough and I’d give them another look. Though they were an act that pulled 120 to a headlining gig so again FR didn’t shell out much there.

He’s getting a lot of hype these past few weeks. Finally. He did a 20th anniversary show live in the Róísín and had some bands play (Ships, Mount Kimble, etc) but not a big crowd. This may be his time.

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2024/04/20/an-taobh-tuathail-presenter-cian-o-ciobhain-you-meet-people-who-are-very-passionate-about-the-show-thats-mind-blowing/

This is from last year, his celebration of Andrew Weatherall on what would have been his 60th birthday.

Listen to AW60 - ATT Special - 06.04.23 by Cian Ó Cíobháin on #SoundCloud

The question that can't be answered until it comes to the crunch is whether goodwill and brand loyalty is being lost in pursuit of short term profit. If there's a downturn or they get it wrong one year for some reason or a newer shinier thing comes along are the newer customers that they have changed the booking policies for going to keep coming back? That said, the regular attendees over the years may also have dwindled away anyway as life progressed.

His leadership helped get Glastonbury on to a much more solid footing as well. I’ve no idea what he’s like as a person but he’s an effective businessman when it comes to event management at least.

I haven’t attended EP in a camper, but I know demand outstrips supply every year, these tickets are like gold dust.

One thing I will say is many purchase camper van tickets without having a camper sorted, you may get something 1-2 weeks out when reality hits them, but it’s a brave strategy to hold out so close to D-day!

Currently you can’t sell your ticket to another punter like in the past, you must sell to TM. I assume camper ticket is now the same? So TM is your place!

good luck.

Would you consider a B&B in the vicinity?

I know a friend who used go every year, and always stayed in a house close by.

Campervan tickets are generally like hens teeth.

You'll need to be 'camped out' on toutless and be quick if one comes up…

So having listened to all on the poster for the main arena (most got the three song listen but quite a few didnt) slim pickings indeed. Ones knew and want to see Kasabian, Newdad, Waterboys, Faithless, Ethel Cain. Known and ok to see Kylie, Nas and Sophie. Potential new music that deserves another listen Artemas, Spider, Teddy Swims, Big Sleep, Eyedress, Spiritual Cramp. So 16 in total probably will end up at 10-12. As I normally see 30+ in a weekend there is a lot riding on 2nd announcement and Jerry and Salty. The listening has confirmed my view that the lineup is poor and there is so much boring music on it that it is depressing at a time when lots of good music out there. Decision on whether to go still in the air.

Nas, Big Sleep and Spiritual Cramp could be on the mini-list for us too. Hopefully Croi, Trenchtown, Salty Dog, Freetown and Anachronica have reinforced structures this year because they'll be doing a lot of heavy lifting. Is this the year I spend 3 nights in Berlinhaus?

Will depend on what replaces Casa Bacardi too but they way things are going it'll be an extended Today FM stage with t-shirt guns, Maud Flanders' Bane.

Second announcement probably end of June or starting of July, there's definitely two or more acts to get added in the top tier and a few in the second with other amounts added to the lower tiers too. Probably another 40 acts to be added hopefully as well as smaller stages which usually don't make the actual poster.

On an utterly different level to EP these days. That's absolutely not how I used to feel about it.

Unbelievable. An excuse for everything. At some point, every act touring this Summer had a blank diary for this Summer. That's where the whole forward planning thing comes in.

I wonder what the line-up might have looked like if the festival was taking place at its traditional time of year.

Oh wait, that would mean No Calvin Harris, silly me.

they may be added in the next announcement but having played last year greatly reduces likelihood of them playing.

I think it's always possible to find excuses why acts aren’t playing after the fact. These are not the reasons why we have a shite lineup. These decisions, as you've said many times yourself, are made a long time ago. All the decent festivals are proactive, not reactive, go after the acts they want before everyone's schedule has been nailed down. You have a reason why every single desirable act is logically impossible for EP. You speak as if this drivel is all we could possibly expect. I respectfully suggest that it's not. I'm out, I've no desire to be spamming a thread full of people who are still going and trying to build up some enthusiasm for it. Your input, though at times informed and useful, has gradually become so pompous, arrogant, patronising and depressing as to render the place an almost unpleasant place to hang around. I know why I love this thread, I just wonder what you're getting out of it.

Was looking at clips of RAYE from Lowlands last year, she looks like she could be entertaining enough. I probably have about 12 acts from the poster now that I could be mildly interested in. Hopefully further announcements will increase amount of acts to investigate and enjoy.

The Coronas would like a word!!

they’ve actually only played 3 times in last decade from a quick google.