Electric Picnic 2008 tickets

Bacchus wrote: »

That is a pathetic lineup. I'll all up for checking out new and upcoming bands (and bands I've not heard of before) when I go to a festival but I'd expect some sort of decent headliners. Not one band on that lineup stands out.

Especially when you're expected to pay €240 (€270 including online service charge) for the privelege

Won't be seeing me there that's for sure

Bacchus wrote: »

That is a pathetic lineup. I'll all up for checking out new and upcoming bands (and bands I've not heard of before) when I go to a festival but I'd expect some sort of decent headliners. Not one band on that lineup stands out.

Each to his own but I'm delighted with the lineup.

Lineup's OK. Needs a good bit of beefing up though. Portishead would be nice and I thought they were a shoe in meself. And I'd love to see The Cure on there aswell, though an unlikely prospect. Probably cost shítloads to book.

Siouxsie, Devo, and Kraftwerk would be deadly.

I like:

Sex Pistols
Sigur Ros
George Clinton
My Bloody Valentine
Goldfrapp
Underworld
The Breeders
Henry Rollins
The Roots

That's good enough for now. And there's still the second batch of acts/Foggy Notions/Bodytonic lineup to be announced.

Not a great line-up at all, the only act I'd REALLY like to see from that list are Underworld, but still I wouldn't pay anywhere near that price.

there's about 5 there that i'd like to see that i haven't seen before, and nothing that would make me shell out 240+ for the privilege.

awful, awful lineup all things considered.

maybe if POD would stop the OTT extra-curricular wankery then they might be able to pull in some more quality acts, but given the way the festival has been going over the past few years, i seriously doubt it.

well im looking forward to it grinderman gona be great but id like to see the full line up.i hope they dont try the old YOU CANT TAKE YOUR DRINK IN trick that happened at the gates on the first day last year,its one of the few things the other festivals dont allow,something that sets the picnic apart from the rest,well apart from cool chilled out punters,deadly vibe,relaxed security and easy going cops(sounds strange i know but true i tells ya) ive got me ticket and kippin in me van sorted.pity about the sex(we used to have something to say but now just give us the cash) pistols though ,those lads are havin a laugh arent they,seen em a couple of times and the were crap.anyway roll on the summer see yiz there

Helix your Wilco prediction finally came true! Only one year late.

Other insights from last year:

Boards.ie on the lineup release for EP 2007 wrote:

Not overly impressed with the line-up to be honest.

I dont see this selling out at all...
worst EP line-up ever! Compare it to previous lineups - it's dull and unimaginiative!

It's a bit of a rip off at €220 IMO.

I cannot believe how weak that line up is

oh dear. leccy piccy is a big let down this year.

What a massive let down with this line-up,

it appears the EP seem to be not too bothered about getting many dance music acts this year, pathetic.

Yeh in case you all forgot... last years initial lineup was a shambles too. Just like the previous years its going to flesh out with all the smaller niche acts that make EP in the next couple of months and as I said already the main lineup is only a small part of what makes EP.

In the end if the high price and seamingly low quality lineup keeps people away then I can enjoy a queue free festival so Im not sure why Im trying to convince people here.

Denalihighway wrote: »

give it a rest...everyone knows it'll be brilliant and there is enough good acts to keep people happy unless you've never been to EP before and want to just rush from stage to stage from noon until 2am each day with timetable in hand sweating buckets and gicing out to people ruining your schedule

I think the point people are making is that the line-up released yesterday is a joke when you look at how much they are charging for tickets. You do realise you could go to a festival with better acts, much better facilities, for cheaper or not much more than the cost of EP?

I understand the argument some people have of "to each their own" in terms of taste in music. I'm sure this lineup will suit about 5 people down to the ground but the "it's the whole EP experience not the music" argument is a bit lame. I've been to EP (two years ago) and I really loved the atmosphere and the "whole experience" of EP but you know what else I loved... the music. It can't all be about the body and soul village, the comedy tent and the silent disco (though that is savage craic). At the end of the day €240 is a lot to dish out for such a weak lineup.

On the big upside of it though, that lineup won't attract a crowd anywhere near as messy as some other festivals.

For anyone that does go, I'm sure they'll have a great time. Who wouldn't have a great time camping with their buddies for a weekend out in a big field with thousand of others. I won't be one of them though and a lot of my friends are in the same boat.

They have only announced the line up so far, there will be more acts to follow, it is a three day festival afterall, they haven't announced enough acts to fill three days by a long shot! But of the ones they have announced there are definitely a few acts worth making the effort for - Grinderman will be a great show as will Sigur Ros, Goldfrapp and Tindersticks. And The Sex Pistols should be interesting at the very least. I'll be there with bells on!!