Electric Picnic 2008 tickets

GospelGroupie · 03-09-2007 04:34PM #1

Folks, it might be a bit premature, but would anyone have an idea when to expect EP'08 tickets to go on-sale?

I know that tickets for some other well-known (if juvenile) outdoor festivals which cannot be named here (that whole MCD thing) tend to go on sale for next year the morning after the festival ends. Stupid idea, really.

Any ideas? Before or after Christmas? Have they already gone on-sale & I missed them (hardly)?

Mr Rivers · 03-09-2007 04:36PM

I'd say there'll be an early-bird batch pre-christmas and then the main batch will go on sale with the first line-up announcement, around May

John · 03-09-2007 05:10PM

And this time I won't forget to buy tickets.

tman · 05-09-2007 04:01PM

The early bird tickets went on sale in February this year iirc, I'll definitely be nabbing mine as soon as they become available anyway:)

super_furry · 05-09-2007 04:04PM

I think they'll have to really improve the line-up next year to justify the price.

Toast · 05-09-2007 05:35PM

I think you will find you are wrong. I dont regret one penny that I paid for that festival.

tman · 05-09-2007 05:49PM

ditto
were you actually there this year, super_furry?

Mr Rivers · 05-09-2007 07:27PM

tman wrote:

The early bird tickets went on sale in February this year iirc, I'll definitely be nabbing mine as soon as they become available anyway:)

Pretty sure they went on sale before the new year gig VAT came in, they're usually around for people to buy them as Christmas presents

Ro: maaan! · 05-09-2007 07:55PM

Yea. Mine was 220, but bought another one for a friend that had 199 on it. Assume the 199 was the christmas price.

Sleepy · 05-09-2007 11:09PM

Assumed correct Ro: maaan!, I got mine pre-Crimbo for the 199 as well.

smok · 06-09-2007 10:56AM

The festival was brilliant but in fairness the line up was a bit sh1te!

radiospan · 06-09-2007 12:26PM

Yeah the pre-sale tickets last year were on sale from either November or December.

They stopped selling them in February, sometime around the 20th-28th I think. I bought mine on the last pre-sale day, there was only a 2 day heads-up on them being taken off sale I think.

And I thought the line-up was the best yet, Smok. Depends what you're into I guess.

Terrontress · 06-09-2007 03:23PM

I have an AIB Gain account so I was able to get mine for 165 plus agent fee and credit card fee nonsense. Probably around 175 all in.

Get 25% off all gigs.

Hitch-Hiker · 06-09-2007 03:53PM

smok wrote:

The festival was brilliant but in fairness the line up was a bit sh1te!

It didn't have many big name bands, but that's not what the picnic is about. It's a festival in the true sense of the word and is absolutely worth the money. I had a far better time there than I ever did at that MCD 'festival'. I didn't even get to see some of my favourite bands and it didn't bother me at all.
I'll definitely be buying early this time.

joseph brand · 11-03-2008 06:11PM

BUMP

Any news on tickets being released??

This is the highlight of my year. Its even better than sleeping with 2 sluts at the same time. :P

MikeHoncho · 12-03-2008 11:09AM

joseph brand wrote: »

BUMP

Any news on tickets being released??

This is the highlight of my year. Its even better than sleeping with 2 sluts at the same time. :P

What if you got to sleep with 2 sluts at the same time at Electric Picnic? Would that be the bestestist thing like eva?

I would say there will be an announcement in the next few weeks. Their website has recently been redesigned and their forum will be down this week for a while so an official announcement shouldnt be too far off.

Spicy Lauren · 14-03-2008 05:56PM

bought my early bird ticket ages ago and received it in the post last month.

whiskeyman · 25-03-2008 10:42AM

tickets on sale this Friday.

Got mine in the early bird though

I've never been before though... am really going for the buzz and experience. Probably prefer the ****** (other big festvial we can't mention) music, but hate that place now (and too old for it!!):pac:

Any word on who's playing EP?

KevIRL · 25-03-2008 11:00AM

whiskeyman wrote: »

tickets on sale this Friday.

Got mine in the early bird though

I've never been before though... am really going for the buzz and experience. Probably prefer the ****** (other big festvial we can't mention) music, but hate that place now (and too old for it!!):pac:

Any word on who's playing EP?

According to the radio ad Franz Ferdinand and The Sex Pistols apparently

Miguel_Sanchez · 25-03-2008 01:42PM

My Bloody Valentine are playing. Bring your earplugs!

Lainabaina · 25-03-2008 01:56PM

Line up is to be announced tomorrow.
Any other rumours flying around?

kaimera · 25-03-2008 02:22PM

No idea of rumours really. Doesn't matter to me who is playing tbh.

All going well I'll be able to buy Friday morning. Good few of us wanting to go.

KevIRL · 25-03-2008 02:41PM

Lainabaina wrote: »

Line up is to be announced tomorrow.
Any other rumours flying around?

Queen and Paul Simon

conor052001 · 25-03-2008 02:51PM

Lainabaina wrote: »

Line up is to be announced tomorrow.
Any other rumours flying around?

according to the (pretty reliable) hot lunch blog....

(As good as) definites: My Bloody Valentine, Sex Pistols (meh), Moby, Tindersticks, Underworld, Super Furry Animals, Fat Boy Slim, The Breeders, Elbow, CSS (now living in Ballinasloe by all accounts), George Clinton and a load of random people pretending to be one of his bands, Chic featuring Nile Rogers, Gary Numan, The Human League, 808 State, The Orb, Franz Ferdinand, Mogwai, Faust, Neon Neon, Jamie Liddell, Foals, Lee Scratch Perry, Baaba Mal, The Wedding Present, Sebastien Tellier, Henry Rollins, Billy Bragg, Marty Mulligan, Saul Williams, Booka Shade, Transglobal Underground, Two Gallants, King Creosote, Joe Lean And The Jing Jang Jong, Damien Bloody Rice, The Duke Spirit, Crystal Castles, Tinariwen, Red Snapper, **** Buttons, Micah P Hinson, Dan le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip, Fish Go Deep, Grand National, Lisa Hannigan, Cinephile, Kings of Convenience, David Kitt, Donal Dineen, Gemma Hayes, Gossip, Plaid, Kevin Rowland, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Two Gallants blah blah blah.

Good Chance: Massive Attack, Paul Weller, James, Bloc Party, Fat Freddy's Drop, Mighty Boosh (they really need to shake up the comedy tent this year and lose Des Bishop et al), Cornelius, Buzzcocks, DJ Krush, Supergrass, The Coral, Bonnie Prince Billy, Notwist, Goldfrapp, Calexico, Jimmy Cliff, Robyn, Hayseed Dixie, Low, Dirty Three...

Long shots: The Cure, Paul Simon, Flaming Lips, Sigur Ros, Mercury Rev, Cypress Hill

bazpaul · 25-03-2008 05:16PM

nah dunno what your all excited about, i've been to the last three EP's, and they're great fun + some great acts. But its just too expensive over all. Between ticket prices, travelling, food, drink and extras...its alot of money. One could go to a 5 day festival on the continent for nearly the same! i've been to a good few foreign festivals now and they're much better craic + you dont see football jerseys everywhere! ha ha ha!

SEE THE WORLD PEOPLE - THERES WAY MORE/BETTER FESTIVALS ACROSS EUROPE

gracehopper · 25-03-2008 05:50PM

conor052001 wrote: »

according to the (pretty reliable) hot lunch blog....

(As good as) definites: My Bloody Valentine, Sex Pistols (meh), Moby, Tindersticks, Underworld, Super Furry Animals, Fat Boy Slim, The Breeders, Elbow, CSS (now living in Ballinasloe by all accounts), George Clinton and a load of random people pretending to be one of his bands, Chic featuring Nile Rogers, Gary Numan, The Human League, 808 State, The Orb, Franz Ferdinand, Mogwai, Faust, Neon Neon, Jamie Liddell, Foals, Lee Scratch Perry, Baaba Mal, The Wedding Present, Sebastien Tellier, Henry Rollins, Billy Bragg, Marty Mulligan, Saul Williams, Booka Shade, Transglobal Underground, Two Gallants, King Creosote, Joe Lean And The Jing Jang Jong, Damien Bloody Rice, The Duke Spirit, Crystal Castles, Tinariwen, Red Snapper, **** Buttons, Micah P Hinson, Dan le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip, Fish Go Deep, Grand National, Lisa Hannigan, Cinephile, Kings of Convenience, David Kitt, Donal Dineen, Gemma Hayes, Gossip, Plaid, Kevin Rowland, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Two Gallants blah blah blah.

Good Chance: Massive Attack, Paul Weller, James, Bloc Party, Fat Freddy's Drop, Mighty Boosh (they really need to shake up the comedy tent this year and lose Des Bishop et al), Cornelius, Buzzcocks, DJ Krush, Supergrass, The Coral, Bonnie Prince Billy, Notwist, Goldfrapp, Calexico, Jimmy Cliff, Robyn, Hayseed Dixie, Low, Dirty Three...

Long shots: The Cure, Paul Simon, Flaming Lips, Sigur Ros, Mercury Rev, Cypress Hill

I'm not buying a ticket im going to try to get one for nothing. I'm still deciding if i'll go or not. It was ****e last year. The crack was good but i can have that crack with my mates any weekend of the year. The music is just not good enough and by the looks of the "as good as" line up it wont be next year either.

catch--22 · 25-03-2008 06:24PM

I just heard Sigur Rós from a reasonably reliable source.

BTW: ticketmaster is selling tickets from 6pm tomorrow and don't be surprised if most of the line-up is kept back until wednesday week!

indiewindy · 25-03-2008 07:10PM

For what their charging for tickets, thats a poor line up

Sajan · 25-03-2008 07:51PM

Not overly impressed so far but it is still early days. There is a good bit of stuff there U have never heard of that i'll be looking forward to checking out.

scoot on · 25-03-2008 10:13PM

How do you get the presale tickets tomorrow?

eth0_ · 26-03-2008 10:01AM

Not worth the money at all if that's an accurate lineup.

I'm going to go to a UK festival instead.

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