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declanleo · 02-03-2016 07:37AM

drunkmonkey wrote: »

ghostdancer wrote: »

that was before deadmau5 was complete and utter sh1t though.
and he's still better than rubbish like hardwell and afrojack.

There a good bit after my time but I'd say they're crowd pullers for generation z or what ever there on now, Calvin would seem obivious headliner, only so many times they can wheel out the chemical brothers and fatboy, one of the headliners has to be electric.

2015 - Underworld
2014 - think they lost the plot a bit, chic on the back of the daft punk tune?
2013 - Fatboy Slim
2012 - Orbital
2011 - The Chemical Brothers
2010 - Massive Attack
2009 - Basement Jaxx/Orbital

The list goes on, there's newly always 2 or 3 big dance acts as headliners, can't see why this year would be any different.

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Chic on the back of a daft punk tune? Are you taking the plss? Try reading up on nile Rodgers pal

declanleo · 02-03-2016 07:45AM

OK, just read the rest of his posts.well played

drunkmonkey · 02-03-2016 07:47AM

declanleo wrote: »

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Chic on the back of a daft punk tune? Are you taking the plss? Try reading up on nile Rodgers pal

He's a 70's disco, seen him at Forbidden Fruit, no way he would have been headlining only for get lucky. He didn't even play it as he wasn't allowed. I wouldn't have put him as the highlight of the day, but there was a definite disco diva following in the crowd.

alastair · 02-03-2016 08:00AM

drunkmonkey wrote: »

He's a 70's disco, seen him at Forbidden Fruit, no way he would have been headlining only for get lucky. He didn't even play it as he wasn't allowed.

Ehh: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_1tb8Qj9JA

Town90 · 02-03-2016 08:25AM

drunkmonkey wrote: »

There a good bit after my time but I'd say they're crowd pullers for generation z or what ever there on now, Calvin would seem obivious headliner, only so many times they can wheel out the chemical brothers and fatboy, one of the headliners has to be electric.

2015 - Underworld
2014 - think they lost the plot a bit, chic on the back of the daft punk tune?
2013 - Fatboy Slim
2012 - Orbital
2011 - The Chemical Brothers
2010 - Massive Attack
2009 - Basement Jaxx/Orbital

The list goes on, there's newly always 2 or 3 big dance acts as headliners, can't see why this year would be any different.

do you genuinely not see the difference between Calvin Harris and underworld/orbital etc? or you just on a windup

drunkmonkey · 02-03-2016 08:36AM

Town90 wrote: »

do you genuinely not see the difference between Calvin Harris and underworld/orbital etc? or you just on a windup

The difference is obivious but he's as big as the Chemical Brother back in their day, he's headlining a lot of festivals, my point was he's a current crowd puller and probably a lot more relevant to your average 25 year old, he's had 7 number 1's, you can't just dismiss him as not a potential to headline at at an EDM festival, if I'd to put money on him or radiohead I'd be putting the house on him.

BaZmO* · 02-03-2016 08:40AM

drunkmonkey wrote: »

The difference is obivious but he's as big as the Chemical Brother back in their day, he's headlining a lot of festivals, my point was he's a current crowd puller and probably a lot more relevant to your average 25 year old, he's had 7 number 1's, you can't just dismiss him as not a potential to headline at at an EDM festival, if I'd to put money on him or radiohead I'd be putting the house on him.

Lol

drunkmonkey · 02-03-2016 08:51AM

BaZmO* wrote: »

Lol

All I'm saying is it's a possibility as much as fatboy or chemical brothers were.

team_actimel · 02-03-2016 08:56AM

Too much criticism of other peoples music taste in this forum. Let's instead get excited about acts we want to see at EP!

heebusjeebus · 02-03-2016 08:58AM

My personal wants are Grimes and M83. Never seen either live.
Would like to see Santigold back as I enjoyed her last gig here.

LowOdour · 02-03-2016 09:00AM

Last September I had the below on my wish list. Ive crossed out the ones that are 100% out so still a chance for some to be announced! What time are we expecting an announcement?

LowOdour wrote: »

Alot of good main headliners have been mentioned, but would take any of Bon Iver (if they stay reformed ), The National or Vampire Weekend

If any of the following were on the list id be quite happy!
Frightened Rabbit
Frank Turner
Richard Thompson
FFS
The Decemberists
James Vincent McMorrow
The Tallest Man on Earth
Okervill River
and maybe Hall & Oates for abit of guilty pleasure!

Thundercats Ho · 02-03-2016 09:03AM

Sunday tickets sold out in seconds

ghostdancer · 02-03-2016 09:04AM

Rough Sleeper wrote: »

It isn't thriving because it's amassed a cult following, it's thriving because there's a complete lack of competition on the Irish festival circuit. EP has become the "hey isn't that the thing that you're supposed to go to?" event of the summer.

it's basically become the new oxegen. people will dispute that because it still has a bit of an air of EP years ago, but it's blatantly filling up with tacky crap and arseholes just there for a piss-up weekend the way witnness/oxegen went, although thankfully it's not quite there yet.

this 2nd comment being the top rated reply on FB says it all:

BaZmO* · 02-03-2016 09:08AM

team_actimel wrote: »

Too much criticism of other peoples music taste in this forum. Let's instead get excited about acts we want to see at EP!

I'm not criticising someone's taste. I was calling out the notion that just because you have a load of number ones that somehow makes you eligible to headline EP. That's bonkers talk.

Justin Bieber has had loads of number 1 singles and albums and he's even releasing more dancier stuff, doesn't mean that he'll be playing EP though.

drunkmonkey · 02-03-2016 09:12AM

Thundercats Ho wrote: »

Sunday tickets sold out in seconds

Trying to get a few saying none available??

Thundercats Ho · 02-03-2016 09:16AM

drunkmonkey wrote: »

Trying to get a few saying none available??

Yea, I was trying to get a few for my brother, but was stuck on a call until 9:01
No tickets available when i tried.
There must have been 100 Sunday tickets available at that rate!

neddynono · 02-03-2016 09:25AM

Got an email from electric picnic saying lineup will be announced at 3pm so bit of a wait yet

sassyj · 02-03-2016 09:31AM

ghostdancer wrote: »

it's basically become the new oxegen. people will dispute that because it still has a bit of an air of EP years ago, but it's blatantly filling up with tacky crap and arseholes just there for a piss-up weekend the way witnness/oxegen went, although thankfully it's not quite there yet.

this 2nd comment being the top rated reply on FB says it all:

To be fair, the first year I went (2006), there were plenty of madoutofits who didn't leave the campsite for the weekend, it's not a new thing.

Queen-Mise · 02-03-2016 09:43AM

sassyj wrote:

To be fair, the first year I went (2006), there were plenty of madoutofits who didn't leave the campsite for the weekend, it's not a new thing.

Was at indiependence this year, was talking to a girl Sunday night at Kodaline and it was first time she had left campsite. TBH, I couldn't give a fiddlers what ppl do.

This waiting to find out who is headlining is getting seriously tiresome.

scruff monkey · 02-03-2016 09:44AM

There are always scoobies for whom the weekend is just about getting wasted and staying in their own little hovel in the campsites.

They in a perverse way make the weekend better by helping pay for the act and yet not actually occupying any space in front of the stages.

drunkmonkey · 02-03-2016 09:45AM

Thundercats Ho wrote: »

Yea, I was trying to get a few for my brother, but was stuck on a call until 9:01
No tickets available when i tried.
There must have been 100 Sunday tickets available at that rate!

Tried the phone line there as well nothing..wonder is it a glitch..how long before they sold out last year.

scruff monkey · 02-03-2016 09:46AM

Doubt it's a glitch, could be a combination of
a) bots
b) demand
c) not releasing all sunday tickets at once

ghostdancer · 02-03-2016 09:46AM

sassyj wrote: »

To be fair, the first year I went (2006), there were plenty of madoutofits who didn't leave the campsite for the weekend, it's not a new thing.

not saying it's a new thing, just there's a marked increase in people seemingly primarily there for for a piss-up, over the last few years.

kg703 · 02-03-2016 09:49AM

Anyone for the bloody beetroots?

scruff monkey · 02-03-2016 09:50AM

ghostdancer wrote: »

not saying it's a new thing, just there's a marked increase in people seemingly primarily there for for a piss-up, over the last few years.

Would wonder if it's still the same percentage of gimps like that but as they're louder/messier/twattier than others that they just are more noticible when in larger numbers (remember festival has nearly doubled in size last few years)

cab15 · 02-03-2016 09:52AM

Dare I throw Craig David into the ring

peteeeed · 02-03-2016 09:54AM

cab15 wrote: »

Dare I throw Craig David into the ring

if its to fight conor mcgergor then yes

BadTurtle · 02-03-2016 09:55AM

cab15 wrote: »

Dare I throw Craig David into the ring

I actually wouldn't mind him. Stick him on the mainstage after the gospel choir or the trinity orchestra, would be a good way to start the day.

kg703 · 02-03-2016 09:56AM

cab15 wrote: »

Dare I throw Craig David into the ring

That actually might be a possibility!:pac:

Dr. Mantis Toboggan · 02-03-2016 09:56AM

ghostdancer wrote: »

not saying it's a new thing, just there's a marked increase in people seemingly primarily there for for a piss-up, over the last few years.

I've noticed that too, but i think it might be because I'm older and fuddy duddier.

Either that or the youth are total assholes nowadays.

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