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Electric Picnic 2015

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,501 ✭✭✭PabloAndRoy


    sadie06 wrote: »
    For those complaining of the cold, I highly recommend a 5cm (don't bother with 3cm) self-inflating mat (not an airbed) which will come up in both Lidl and Aldi next year once the camping season starts.

    Small enough to tie on to your ruck sack or whatever and you will not regret it! Comfy and insulates.

    Enjoyed reading everyones write-ups. I forgot about Jurassic 5….one of our favourites of the weekend. They really know how to entertain a crowd!

    That was a great set .. and to be honest that is where we should have all met up.

    Next year we should go for the Sunday afternoon as well as the Friday.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,000 ✭✭✭andreac


    Jurassic 5 were my fav of the whole weekend too.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,691 ✭✭✭✭bodhrandude


    Jurassic 5 were great, but Jon Hopkins hands down was my highlight of the Picnic, I'm still hearing sounds whirring about my head from that gig.

    If you want to get into it, you got to get out of it. (Hawkwind 1982)



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,501 ✭✭✭PabloAndRoy


    Jurassic 5 were great, but Jon Hopkins hands down was my highlight of the Picnic, I'm still hearing sounds whirring about my head from that gig.

    I passed on Hopkins having seen him a few times over the last few years. Went to Shamir instead and that was bloody brilliant, was not sorry at all.

    My absolute highlight (and also the highlight for my better half surprisingly) had to be the incredible set from Battles a couple of hours earlier... one of the most amazing sets I have seen in years. When we left my missus said "If you had described that to me, I would not have gone, but I have to admit that that was stunning!"


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,691 ✭✭✭✭bodhrandude


    Yeah I seen him twice at Body & Soul too, but when I seen that Glastonbury set and heard some of the new stuff, I was as hooked as I ever was. I never got a chance to try your app Pablo as I have too old a phone, but I passed your link onto mates with Android smart phones and they were pretty impressed with it, they thought the official EP one was crap compared. I hope my info about the tents helped, a lot of them weren't raised until Wednesday evening and Thursday evening. Sorry I didn't get to Trailer park or Salty Dog at the time you were wanting info, was probably flying through space when not working sometimes heh heh.

    If you want to get into it, you got to get out of it. (Hawkwind 1982)



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,413 ✭✭✭Toulouse


    Argh! I forgot about Battles!!

    They were immense.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,501 ✭✭✭PabloAndRoy


    Yeah I seen him twice at Body & Soul too, but when I seen that Glastonbury set and heard some of the new stuff, I was as hooked as I ever was. I never got a chance to try your app Pablo as I have too old a phone, but I passed your link onto mates with Android smart phones and they were pretty impressed with it, they thought the official EP one was crap compared. I hope my info about the tents helped, a lot of them weren't raised until Wednesday evening and Thursday evening. Sorry I didn't get to Trailer park or Salty Dog at the time you were wanting info, was probably flying through space when not working sometimes heh heh.

    Ah the info on the tents was great cheers for that. I had to resist hopkins this time sadly, but Shamir was damn good so at least it wasn't a wrong turn. What was your impression of B&S@ep this year? I see a few people itt saying that something was amiss.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,501 ✭✭✭PabloAndRoy


    Toulouse wrote: »
    Argh! I forgot about Battles!!

    They were immense.
    Immense is the perfect word :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,784 ✭✭✭total former


    Immense is the perfect word :)

    Are you the guy who did the app?

    If so, immense is the word for that.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,021 ✭✭✭lbj666


    andreac wrote: »
    Jurassic 5 were my fav of the whole weekend too.

    Totally agree and i think the time of day worked well, contrary to what i thought they were perfect to get Sunday going. They have such a big crowd by the end of the set too.

    Hopkins was a great as always, although seeing once every year is a bit much especially since he almost does the same opening sequence.

    Battles, favorite of the weekend probably . Favorite moment of the weekend was atlas probably.

    Biggest surprise probably was HO99O9, mosh pits at body and soul stage, 20 second punk songs just mayhem really, watching people walk away in disgust.

    It was great , a perfect anditote to the endless shoe gazey, synth poppy , new wavey, housey, lads with laptopsy, acousticy stuff that makes up the picnic nowadays.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,691 ✭✭✭✭bodhrandude


    Ah the info on the tents was great cheers for that. I had to resist hopkins this time sadly, but Shamir was damn good so at least it wasn't a wrong turn. What was your impression of B&S@ep this year? I see a few people itt saying that something was amiss.

    I didn't really see anything amiss there that magic is still there just check the Daithi video for that electronic quirk. I reckon its just people getting older and a bit bored with it I suppose. A lot of it is essentially the same as its ever been but I still think its a nice wee paradise to pop into out of the main thoroughfare.
    When it comes down to it Electric Picnic is the centre but there is umbrellas of umbrellas of organisation within, Body & Soul itself, Natashas Kitchen, they are all different groups working together. One lot runs the Earthship another lot run the B&S main stage. Various pop up marching troupes in fancy dress probably coming from acts like Macnas in Galway and Spraoi in Waterford would be part of it too. If you looked at Trailer Park this year thats almost the size of the B&S Village itself, Trenchtown has got bigger too. So many different arts and businesses involved with it, its mental, its mad but its great. :)



    If you want to get into it, you got to get out of it. (Hawkwind 1982)



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,501 ✭✭✭PabloAndRoy


    I didn't really see anything amiss there that magic is still there just check the Daithi video for that electronic quirk. I reckon its just people getting older and a bit bored with it I suppose. A lot of it is essentially the same as its ever been but I still think its a nice wee paradise to pop into out of the main thoroughfare.
    When it comes down to it Electric Picnic is the centre but there is umbrellas of umbrellas of organisation within, Body & Soul itself, Natashas Kitchen, they are all different groups working together. One lot runs the Earthship another lot run the B&S main stage. Various pop up marching troupes in fancy dress probably coming from acts like Macnas in Galway and Spraoi in Waterford would be part of it too. If you looked at Trailer Park this year thats almost the size of the B&S Village itself, Trenchtown has got bigger too. So many different arts and businesses involved with it, its mental, its mad but its great. :)
    Trailer Park this year and last year has been my favourite spot, especially late at night. It was for us the best spot both 14 & 15. My favourite new spot this year was Guerrilla Ariel, that was the best new thing for me (Despacio is not a new thing as it was just booked as a three night deal. I reckon James Murphy won't tour that next year. so that was despacio@ep, imo).

    LCD Soundsystem are still my favourite EP act of all EPs, multiple times over, and again... please! ... wouldn't that be nice?.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,691 ✭✭✭✭bodhrandude


    Trailer Park this year and last year has been my favourite spot, especially late at night. It was for us the best spot both 14 & 15. My favourite new spot this year was Guerrilla Ariel, that was the best new thing for me (Despacio is not a new thing as it was just booked as a three night deal. I reckon James Murphy won't tour that next year. so that was despacio@ep, imo).

    LCD Soundsystem are still my favourite EP act of all EPs, multiple times over, and again... please! ... wouldn't that be nice?.

    Yeah I caught LCD the three times they played the Picnic too, the 2005 one was unreal, Herbaliser then Toots and the Maytals followed by LCD Soundsystem, they splayed me, they were just unreal, stuff like Movement, Where Is Love and I'm Loosing my Edge. Their energy was quite incredible.

    If you want to get into it, you got to get out of it. (Hawkwind 1982)



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    Yeah I caught LCD the three times they played the Picnic too, the 2005 one was unreal, Herbaliser then Toots and the Maytals followed by LCD Soundsystem, they splayed me, they were just unreal, stuff like Movement, Where Is Love and I'm Loosing my Edge. Their energy was quite incredible.

    That Sunny Saturday afternoon on the main stage playing Paperclip People "Throw". 2005 was magical alright..


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,691 ✭✭✭✭bodhrandude


    Now I don't know if I have a mistitled mp3 of a LCD Soundsystem track called Movement, but Youtube throws two different tracks for the track Movement. What one is it actually, the fast one with a really punchy riffy keyboard intro and rock fuzz out or is it the one that starts with the "Where is love, its the one thing I want... " Was youtubing tracks from the first album, so I don't know if its a b side to a single. The reason I'm thrown is that the RTE broadcast from 2005 Picnic says the fast track is Movement.

    If you want to get into it, you got to get out of it. (Hawkwind 1982)



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,567 ✭✭✭Irish_rat


    Anyone else think the Stomptown Brass lads were a bit too much. Think it was the Oxjam tent or something I came across them? Seem a bit up their own arses so to speak?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,881 ✭✭✭Easy Rod


    Irish_rat wrote: »
    Anyone else think the Stomptown Brass lads were a bit too much. Think it was the Oxjam tent or something I came across them? Seem a bit up their own arses so to speak?

    I think there's someone from the band who posts here! :pac:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,567 ✭✭✭Irish_rat


    Easy Rod wrote: »
    I think there's someone from the band who posts here! :pac:

    I know yeah, awaits a baiting :pac:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 375 ✭✭pauliewallie


    Irish_rat wrote: »
    Anyone else think the Stomptown Brass lads were a bit too much. Think it was the Oxjam tent or something I came across them? Seem a bit up their own arses so to speak?

    In what way? I thought they were great fun when I seen them on Salty Dog, didn't take themselves too seriously

    (BTW: Its not me, I'm not in the band :pac:)


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  • Registered Users Posts: 1,933 ✭✭✭H8GHOTI


    ...My favourite new spot this year was Guerrilla Ariel, that was the best new thing for me...

    Was looking forward to that beforehand but never got around to seeing it. Whereabouts was it? Did they have their own tent or what?


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,129 ✭✭✭BigAl81


    Hey,

    My friend was a photographer on the main stage and managed to pick us out in the crowd!


    EP_Me_In_The_Crowd.jpg

    Go team!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,501 ✭✭✭PabloAndRoy


    H8GHOTI wrote: »
    Was looking forward to that beforehand but never got around to seeing it. Whereabouts was it? Did they have their own tent or what?

    Yeah, they had there own little area up behind Mindfield (IIRC). You would nearly walk past it and not even notice to be honest. I just stumbled across it by luck.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,691 ✭✭✭✭bodhrandude


    I reckon Jon Hopkins will either be at Forbidden Fruit, Longitude or Metropolis festival next year, I hope EP take a chance on Daniel Avery, a cross between Hopkins and Holden with a clubby sound in there too.

    If you want to get into it, you got to get out of it. (Hawkwind 1982)



  • Registered Users Posts: 476 ✭✭bc dub


    I hope not Longitude. They'd probably put him on at 5pm on the mainstage.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 164 ✭✭useded


    I reckon Jon Hopkins will either be at Forbidden Fruit, Longitude or Metropolis festival next year, I hope EP take a chance on Daniel Avery, a cross between Hopkins and Holden with a clubby sound in there too.

    He would be better off doing a club show, if anything. Christ, I must not be the only one sick of seeing his name on festival lineups here? B&S two years in a row, followed by EP with little new music released in between..


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  • Registered Users Posts: 2,021 ✭✭✭lbj666


    useded wrote: »
    He would be better off doing a club show, if anything. Christ, I must not be the only one sick of seeing his name on festival lineups here? B&S two years in a row, followed by EP with little new music released in between..


    The two B&S sets were almost identical , he did samhain as aswell once. At least it was changed up this year and had nothing off immunity for the 2nd half hour.

    A good club gig is what we need alright , if you listen to his essential mix there is to phenominal remix edits by others of his stuff and by of other stuff to fall back on.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 164 ✭✭useded


    lbj666 wrote: »
    The two B&S sets were almost identical , he did samhain as aswell once. At least it was changed up this year and had nothing off immunity for the 2nd half hour.

    A good club gig is what we need alright , if you listen to his essential mix there is to phenominal remix edits by others of his stuff and by of other stuff to fall back on.

    I still don't think that's enough to justify the amount he has played here and put it down to lazy booking really. It happens a lot here though.

    Like another example would be a good chunk of the Metropolis festival line up - How many of those acts have played here in the last 6 - 9 months at most? Four tet, Chic, Flight Facilities, Jeff Mills, Hot chip.. the list goes on


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,691 ✭✭✭✭bodhrandude


    useded wrote: »
    I still don't think that's enough to justify the amount he has played here and put it down to lazy booking really. It happens a lot here though.

    Like another example would be a good chunk of the Metropolis festival line up - How many of those acts have played here in the last 6 - 9 months at most? Four tet, Chic, Flight Facilities, Jeff Mills, Hot chip.. the list goes on

    In fairness to Hopkins is was the first time he played the Picnic, I know for a fact that a few of my mates were sitting their finals around the 2013 and 2014 Body & Soul festivals and couldn't make it to the Hopkins shows, Samhain was or is a bugger to get to and get away from again. Believe me I have now fully had my Hopkins fix for a few years now having caught the three of his shows although I do look forward to hearing what this new album he is working on will sound like when it comes out at the end of next February or so he says in a recent interview anyway.

    If you want to get into it, you got to get out of it. (Hawkwind 1982)



  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,967 ✭✭✭Synode


    Was my first time seeing him and he was deadly. But I thought Paul Kalkbrennar was better and it was my first time seeing him too.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,691 ✭✭✭✭bodhrandude


    A chance to relive some of the headliners who played the Picnic at Bestival 2015. http://www.channel4.com/programmes/bestival

    If you want to get into it, you got to get out of it. (Hawkwind 1982)



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,509 ✭✭✭Fatfrog


    lbj666 wrote: »
    The two B&S sets were almost identical , he did samhain as aswell once. At least it was changed up this year and had nothing off immunity for the 2nd half hour.

    A good club gig is what we need alright , if you listen to his essential mix there is to phenominal remix edits by others of his stuff and by of other stuff to fall back on.

    Hopkins is an absolute anal perfectionist, just like an engineer might tweek a high performance engine, he tweeks and obsesses over his set list. It's far from laziness, from his PoV he's found the optimum setup, until he finds a better arrangement I'll think he'll keep it the same.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,413 ✭✭✭Toulouse


    Fatfrog wrote: »
    Hopkins is an absolute anal perfectionist, just like an engineer might tweek a high performance engine, he tweeks and obsesses over his set list. It's far from laziness, from his PoV he's found the optimum setup, until he finds a better arrangement I'll think he'll keep it the same.

    I'm still listening to the set on repeat and I'm still finding new things I love in it. I'd be more than happy to see it again live.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,691 ✭✭✭✭bodhrandude


    Toulouse wrote: »
    I'm still listening to the set on repeat and I'm still finding new things I love in it. I'd be more than happy to see it again live.

    You'll probably like this guy then, a similar buzz to Hopkins and James Holden, I hope some decent festival takes a chance with him next year.

    If you want to get into it, you got to get out of it. (Hawkwind 1982)



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,183 ✭✭✭jobless


    Toulouse wrote: »
    I'm still listening to the set on repeat and I'm still finding new things I love in it. I'd be more than happy to see it again live.

    where did you get the set from ?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,413 ✭✭✭Toulouse




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,413 ✭✭✭Toulouse


    You'll probably like this guy then, a similar buzz to Hopkins and James Holden, I hope some decent festival takes a chance with him next year.


    Had seen you mention him before so have been checking him out :D Thanks!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,691 ✭✭✭✭bodhrandude


    My mate uploaded this today.

    If you want to get into it, you got to get out of it. (Hawkwind 1982)



  • Registered Users Posts: 238 ✭✭wacotaco


    When does the loyalty discount end this year? Fairly sure I bought mine in February last year using loyalty discount... 😕


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,783 ✭✭✭heebusjeebus


    wacotaco wrote: »
    When does the loyalty discount end this year? Fairly sure I bought mine in February last year using loyalty discount... 😕

    End of November I think.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,760 ✭✭✭Effects


    My mate uploaded this today.

    Can you get him to sort out the audio and upload it again?


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  • Registered Users Posts: 238 ✭✭wacotaco


    When does the loyalty discount end this year? Fairly sure I bought mine in February last year using loyalty discount... 😕


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,355 ✭✭✭scruff monkey
    Snarky Snark Snark


    wacotaco wrote: »
    When does the loyalty discount end this year? Fairly sure I bought mine in February last year using loyalty discount... 😕

    From the EP site
    "The loyalty scheme (and use of discount codes) will end at midnight Monday 30th November or in the event of a sell-out, whichever comes first."

    2016 thread is already open.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,691 ✭✭✭✭bodhrandude


    Effects wrote: »
    Can you get him to sort out the audio and upload it again?

    Thats the best yer gonna get it was recorded on an Android phone, I've heard a lot worse on android phone recordings.

    If you want to get into it, you got to get out of it. (Hawkwind 1982)



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,760 ✭✭✭Effects


    Thats the best yer gonna get it was recorded on an Android phone, I've heard a lot worse on android phone recordings.

    Yeah, I could totally tell it wasn't an Apple alright.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,967 ✭✭✭Synode


    wacotaco wrote: »
    When does the loyalty discount end this year? Fairly sure I bought mine in February last year using loyalty discount... 😕
    From the EP site
    "The loyalty scheme (and use of discount codes) will end at midnight Monday 30th November or in the event of a sell-out, whichever comes first."

    2016 thread is already open.

    This came up already as the Festival Republic site said 31st October. Fairly sure someone emailed FR and they replied that it's definitely 31st October. Have a read back over the thread. Wasn't that long ago.

    They might do another loyalty scheme next year as I got mine in March 2015 for EP2015


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,967 ✭✭✭Synode


    Synode wrote: »
    This came up already as the Festival Republic site said 31st October. Fairly sure someone emailed FR and they replied that it's definitely 31st October. Have a read back over the thread. Wasn't that long ago.

    They might do another loyalty scheme next year as I got mine in March 2015 for EP2015

    Actually it was in the EP2016 thread I think


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,563 ✭✭✭✭peteeeed




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