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

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  • #5732
    Ricosruffneck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,273 ✭✭✭Ricosruffneck


    The festival is pretty weak this year.



  • #5733
    sydthebeat
    Subscribers, Paid Member Posts: 44,209 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    missing a coupled of top enders, but some great acts included there. will Don Letts be spinning some discs or have a band i wonder?

    havent heard the name billy scurry since my techno days of the late 90s! mad hes still going.

    'the year that grunge broke' are a decent tribute act to the early grunde days (qed)



  • #5734
    LowOdour
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,802 ✭✭✭LowOdour


    Wasnt expecting Fishtown to blow any minds but Fangclub and Melts decent for guitar music and Jack L was excellent when he played a couple of years back. A few things to add to the list, which is all one can ask for this year



  • #5735
    thebronze14
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 835 ✭✭✭thebronze14


    Fangclub a nice addition to be fair



  • #5736
    rubick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,982 ✭✭✭rubick


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122444213#Comment_122444213

    Billy Scurry is some boy. Not sure if he's playing techno these days, could well be some Luke Una/Sean Johnston-esque chuggery.



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  • #5737
    Fatfrog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 2,718 ✭✭✭Fatfrog


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122443011#Comment_122443011

    It’s a fair point…. I had more in this post that I’ve now deleted as it was negative af! 🥹😂



  • #5738
    Fatfrog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 2,718 ✭✭✭Fatfrog


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122441911#Comment_122441911

    Villian normally pops up on here a week out, spoils us with very detailed weather info and beautiful drone shots of site.



  • #5739
    suec8451
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8 ✭suec8451


    Anyone know the name of the company that does the posh toilets? Where they are a proper toilet and the waste seals up in a bag instead of flushing? 😅 I would really like to buy a band for them for the weekend... or any other "posh toilets"??



  • #5740
    Fatfrog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 2,718 ✭✭✭Fatfrog


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122444368#Comment_122444368

    Loowatt had a similar system to what you describe. They were in ECO some years ago maybe 2018, but haven’t seen them since. Not sure if in other areas of the festival!



  • #5741
    rubick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,982 ✭✭✭rubick


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122444368#Comment_122444368
    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122444401#Comment_122444401

    The company that supplies them to Ireland was bought over, they haven't been in Eco since before the pandemic. Not sure if they were even on site elsewhere since, I think they had them around Warhol/Hendrix too.



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  • #5742
    riddles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,854 ✭✭✭riddles


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122444305#Comment_122444305

    I bought a ticket thinking 20th anniversary date moved for specific acts schedule blah blah line up published ticket sold won’t buy another - too many people - questionable crowd control at times. Is there a point where it declines? Is this that point?



  • #5743
    Wooderson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,616 ✭✭✭Wooderson


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122444526#Comment_122444526

    It will only decline when the public are made aware of routine unsavory/unsafe behaviour. Same pattern as Oxegen.

    Up to now the older crowd (and particularly imo) families with kids offer a kind of natural buffer. Once thats gone, the festival enters a riskier phase.



  • #5744
    Fanirish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,099 ✭✭✭Fanirish


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122444583#Comment_122444583

    I think todays 20’s year olds are less feral than people my age back then who went and caused the hassle at oxegen.



  • #5745
    Mucker46
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 2,212 ✭✭✭Mucker46


    In fairness in all my years going have seen no trouble, some potential crowding issues but not too many. Jerry has added a few more to my list and some already on that may help in terms of clashes. Probably enough to fill the weekend if no clashes and expect one or two more from Survivor. Think overall lineup is week and not as diverse as usual but will have a decent weekend but won't buy early for next year



  • #5746
    Penfailed
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,891 ✭✭✭Penfailed


    Well pleased with the Jerry Fish announcement!

    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, Franz Ferdinand, Stereolab, Big Thief, The Cure, Stendhal Festival, Forest Fest, Electric Picnic



  • #5747
    Mucker46
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 2,212 ✭✭✭Mucker46


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122444731#Comment_122444731

    dont know them all so some research to be done, delighted with melts. Any recommendations on the less well known



  • #5748
    suec8451
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8 ✭suec8451


    Yes it was 2018 when I was last there and used them so they are gone then!



  • #5749
    Wooderson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,616 ✭✭✭Wooderson


    Would be confident Melvin going to put 2025 on sale Friday week 9th Aug.



  • #5750
    Hank the DJ
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 316 ✭✭Hank the DJ


    Some nice punk additions in that JF announcement, Paranoid Visions are worth a look at and The Nilz put on a cracker of a show, IYKYK. 😉



  • #5751
    Penfailed
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,891 ✭✭✭Penfailed


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122444749#Comment_122444749

    I'm just delighted that The Bonnevilles are on there!

    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, Franz Ferdinand, Stereolab, Big Thief, The Cure, Stendhal Festival, Forest Fest, Electric Picnic



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  • #5752
    Mucker46
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 2,212 ✭✭✭Mucker46


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122444825#Comment_122444825

    Don't know them



  • #5753
    Fanirish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,099 ✭✭✭Fanirish


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122444801#Comment_122444801

    I’d say it will be mid or late September for on sale. Timed with pay day



  • #5754
    Penfailed
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,891 ✭✭✭Penfailed


    Two piece 'garage, punk, blues' from Lurgan direction. I've seen them loads and would highly recommend.

    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, Franz Ferdinand, Stereolab, Big Thief, The Cure, Stendhal Festival, Forest Fest, Electric Picnic



  • #5755
    Wooderson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,616 ✭✭✭Wooderson


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122444935#Comment_122444935

    I think he could be tempted to follow last year's pattern. Your logic is sound here tho.



  • #5756
    drunkmonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,326 ✭✭✭✭drunkmonkey


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122438013#Comment_122438013

    Bring some Jameson in the backpack, that coke stage was brilliant last year, they just give you free cold coke cans, I couldn’t believe my luck getting trolled on a bench for the afternoon. Cheap day out. They can keep their midlaois white calk.



  • #5757
    Paddy2012
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 433 ✭✭Paddy2012


    I think EP will probably continue down this route as a cost cutting financial hedge against Reading and Leeds until the later starts selling out again which I don't think will happen until the UK economy improves.



  • #5758
    TisGiller
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9 ✭TisGiller


    Screenshot_20240730_153720_Instagram.jpg

    [Heineken] Animal house, house house...



  • #5759
    Reded
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 283 ✭✭Reded


    was there! Just hitting the ferry now for the trip back home! kasabian had a great gig - crowd so reserved though as is often the case with the self proclaimed “middle class festival”. Polar opposite of EP - saw Melvin a few times scoping out the stages and giving orders!! Weather was so hot the tents were baking hot by 7am! Hard to please us 🤣



  • #5760
    thebronze14
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 835 ✭✭✭thebronze14


    Thanks for the recommendations after today's announcement. Fish town will be my most frequented area I would say!



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  • #5761
    davywalsh7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,628 ✭✭✭davywalsh7


    thinking about going just for the saturday, do we have any indication of who's playing the sat yet bar the two headliners?



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