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

You just need to have the 3+ app is it or download something inside the app. Missus has it but I don't. Hopefully can tag along in 😂

What would be the chances of getting into the campervan area without having the wristband (assuming it's different)? One of my buddies is going to be in there so there's about 5 of us that are hoping to chill with him.

I wish Rachael Lavelle was playing this too, getting used to seeing her at festivals. It looks like I'm going to have to get a ticket for her gig in Galway on 31st October.

stage times are usually released on Tuesday or Wednesday of picnic week.

some artists have their days and/or stage times on their own social media pages already

Now that we have a (almost) full lineup stating the obvious, it does seem the standard has far fallen, particularly on the main stages/arenas over the past number of editions. However if you are open minded about music and are able to adapt to new sounds/trends, as an overall experience, it's not bad value for money overall. Especially when you factor in Croi, Trenchtown, Salty Dog, Jerry Fish, etc. Along with the fun of having a few cans in a field, the amazing setting, finding new acts, art, good pints, etc.

I do feel sorry for the long time supporters, those who enjoyed it in the years it struggled and helped keep it going, as there is defiantly a portion alienated now, for not much point either. Festivals evolve and change like anything, although I do think FR for the most part really don't have a clue what people in Ireland in the mid 20s like myself do really enjoy, I can really see the trendy-ness dying out as the lineup shifts more mainstream, this year and last year have had 0 friends going and once had a huge amount who were regulars for 4/5 years anyway before, had a few buy and sell their tickets, it won't keep selling out forever. I also think their strategy of keeping their best acts announcements until last minute is a poor strategy, we all like a surprise, but up until 4 weeks before I had a list of about 9 artists. Nice to have some surprises, but also nice to have lots to look forward to, especially when they released an initial poster as poor as it was.

Anyway hope everyone has a good time, be it your first or last. Lots of critically good music at it still to take a positive out of it. I've managed to surprisingly now come up with a long list of 35 acts, down from 45/50 a couple of years ago, although very few top tier anymore, I expect maybe a surprise or two to be added still potentially. But here's a narrowed shortlist of interesting acts albeit only about half I've seen before if you're looking for new acts to check out, probably missed a few but in order of who I'd like to see:

Nas (one of the best bookings EP has done in recent years), Flight Facilities, Cian Finn, Jytoy, The Blessed Madonna, Kasabian (excellent in Limerick in 2023), Faithless, Prozak, Peggy Gou, Post Punk Podge, DJ Seinfield, Revelation Sound, Rise Up Soundsystem, David Kitt/New Jackson, Skin on Skin, Ri Ra, Mohammad Syfkhan (seen him in Limerick recently, very different), Mik Pyro, Rob Rua, The Scratch, Jimmy Penguin, Cmat, Berlioz, Channel Tres.

As for one to avoid, Calvin Harris unfortunately. Seem him at Primavera last year, dreadful stuff got a very small crowd at it, and I actually like some of his older music. It all sounded them same it's hard to believe it's the same person as his Oxegen 2009 sets online, pretty sure he wasn't DJ'ing live, jumping around hands in the air co2 cannon stuff, awful unfortunately, maybe he'll do a better set at EP but wound't count on it. Also though J-hus was very poor at EP recently too.

There's probably plenty I left out, and music is subjective of course, but looking forward to another weekend hopefully this is a great one.

3rd of 4 festivals for me this year. Think in a couple years when he's really really wrecked it we might look back on even 2024 positively.

Guys, looking at the map on the app. Any tips for getting to the yellow car park. Always in Red and it's a trek.

Could I say I'm heading to the family car park and say my friend has my tickets so I can't show my family ticket?

Or am I overthinking it?

Ok, weather is looking good, 6 good friends in an 8 man in pink moon, getting a private minibus so will (hopefully) be dropped at paintball for easy access to pink, I get the gripes about the lineup, its is very much me in the dissapointed contingent around here, where's the mid tier indie? But all said and done I'm getting excited for it, for me it's the escape from the rat race with long term friends and the missus, we have more much fun hanging out with each other, so there you go.. I'm brushing off the negativety, I'm looking forward to it, I'll have a blast, always do! I'll see whoever has not jumped ship at Salty for TCM, perfect start to the weekend, Enjoy all!!

Well, you'll need getting the "can I get away with runners/trainers/sneakers from me, I'm a ten year attendee and this is the most important thing for me!! Hate hiking boots and fck wellies, runners all day 😉