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EoineyM · 02-03-2016 07:25PM

That is one p*ss poor lineup. I hoped some of the bands I hadn't heard would be better than those I know - I've been checking them out this evening, they're worse. Very disappointing. Gonna offload my tickets.

MusicLover8498 · 02-03-2016 07:34PM

I'm happy enough with that lineup. Very excited to see Lana Del Rey as wanted to see her at the Marquee two summers ago but the funds were low and saw Chemical Brothers at Longitude last year and they're always a crowd pleaser! And if the thoughts of Blue Monday by New Order doesn't make you slightly giddy I don't know what will. Was delira to see Jack Garratt announced too his album is being played on reply atm. And no acts that will attract the scrotes...happy days. Roll on September:D

Fatfrog · 02-03-2016 07:40PM

I'm pretty happy with that line up, it's a good base. I don't think we have the three headliners in this announcement.

It's hard to tell with the chems, but I assume they'll do the Saturday night late slot?

bodhrandude · 02-03-2016 07:42PM

Ferris_Bueller wrote: »

Delighted with that, thought everyone on here would be to be honest! I'm guessing that LCD, Lana Del Rey & Chemical Brothers will be the three headliners but I wouldn't think it's impossible for them to announce another headliner in a later announcement, can't imagine it would be anyone who would interest me a whole lot though.

Have never seen LCD, Chem Bros or New Order so will be very excited to check out all three of them, Todd Terje is a personal favourite so I'm delighted to see him announced as I felt he was due an appearance at EP! Plenty of other acts on the line up worth checking out too and this is only the beginning! Between another few batches of announcements, Body & Soul, RBMA & Casa Bacardi all to come I would say this is shaping up to be a very strong line up for EP 2016! No acts that will attract a scauldy crowd either which is always a nice bonus

Delighted for bodhrandude as well who will finally get to see Daniel Avery at an Irish festival!!

Thanks Ferris

I think the Chems will be an after headliner, so maybe LCD before them or someone or two still to be announced. Lana will definitely be a sub and not a headliner, did she not play the Marquee last year. Loads more to come I reckon, but thats a great start.

Fatfrog · 02-03-2016 07:43PM

EoineyM wrote: »

That is one p*ss poor lineup. I hoped some of the bands I hadn't heard would be better than those I know - I've been checking them out this evening, they're worse. Very disappointing. Gonna offload my tickets.

What acts were you hoping for?

cruhoortwunk · 02-03-2016 07:46PM

I'd say My Bloody Valentine and Bjork will be announced too:
http://ticketscatalog.com/events/bjork-stradbally-hall-stradbally

bodhrandude · 02-03-2016 07:49PM

cruhoortwunk wrote: »

I'd say My Bloody Valentine and Bjork will be announced too:
http://ticketscatalog.com/events/bjork-stradbally-hall-stradbally

Too soon for them to do it again they played in 2013, you need to vary it.

Bootsy. · 02-03-2016 08:05PM

cruhoortwunk wrote: »

I'd say My Bloody Valentine and Bjork will be announced too:
http://ticketscatalog.com/events/bjork-stradbally-hall-stradbally

Bjork is not doing any gigs, at all, anywhere in the world?

I think that's just a glitch on that particular website.

mgkelly · 02-03-2016 08:07PM

Bootsy. wrote: »

Bjork is not doing any gigs, at all, anywhere in the world?

I think that's just a glitch on that particular website.

Yeah, both played 2013.
Wouldn't say no, mind you!

drunkmonkey · 02-03-2016 08:14PM

Jesus I've just wasted 6 minutes on this, no ideas what she's doing on the list in big letters.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPV_YEvdu-g

Had to play this before I got the rage on..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiMrrleH_hI

gandalfio · 02-03-2016 08:14PM

Anybody done their homework on which festival there appears to be crossover from? Might be able to speculate on future additions

phuckphace · 02-03-2016 08:24PM

There's a few from Bestival. The Cure are headlining that. Suppose it's too soon to see them back? They skipped Ireland on their arena tour.

Fatfrog · 02-03-2016 08:26PM

drunkmonkey wrote: »

Jesus I've just wasted 6 minutes on this, no ideas what she's doing on the list in big letters.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPV_YEvdu-g

Pure ****e but she's extremely 'easy on the eye'!

Fatfrog · 02-03-2016 08:32PM

I hope the promoters haven't blown their wad on Haim and Lana

, seriously they wouldn't be cheap and can't see them adding allot!

Ferris_Bueller · 02-03-2016 08:32PM

I'd say it's safe to say that 4/6 headline/sub-headline spots on the main stage have been filled in the 4 big names on the poster. That leaves probably 2 more to be announced, whether they will be sub headliners or actual headliners is anyones guess though. I would also think a good few of the headline slots in the EA & Rankin Woods tents are yet to be filled, wouldn't be too familiar with certain names on the bill so hard to guess how high up they would play. We prob won't get another announcement for 2 months or so but I'd say there will be some nice surprises in it, last years second announcement was almost as good as the first!

alastair · 02-03-2016 08:33PM

gandalfio wrote: »

Anybody done their homework on which festival there appears to be crossover from? Might be able to speculate on future additions

Echo and the Bunnymen are playing Festival No.6. Wouldn't be surprised to see them as a (welcome) 80's old fart appeal act. Likewise a-ha are touring this summer. Rick Astley can't represent a decade on his own!

drunkmonkey · 02-03-2016 08:39PM

gandalfio wrote: »

Anybody done their homework on which festival there appears to be crossover from? Might be able to speculate on future additions

There republic nation gigs so was expecting a cross between Leeds and lollapalooza but I think we got shafted so far..

phuckphace · 02-03-2016 08:57PM

Really?

I think EP's is far better than either of those

02-03-2016 08:59PM

delighted with the announcement and think it's way better than last years
Just reading all the comments on the EP Facebook page, Jesus people haven't a clue.

bodhrandude · 02-03-2016 09:05PM

Still waiting on Rock en Seine festival in Paris to announce their line up which falls on the weekend before the Picnic and some of the line up has crossed over before such as Portishead and Tame Impala. Their closing night on Sunday is usually the day I arrive at the Picnic site to start work for the next four days.

BadTurtle · 02-03-2016 09:39PM

Drunkmonkey, those are two absolutely woeful lineups. Radiohead, New Order and James Blake (who needs at least a summer off from Ireland) are the only decent acts.

Synode · 02-03-2016 09:42PM

BadTurtle wrote: »

Drunkmonkey, those are two absolutely woeful lineups. Radiohead, New Order and James Blake (who needs at least a summer off from Ireland) are the only decent acts.

Paul Kalkbrenner is class

drunkmonkey · 02-03-2016 09:50PM

BadTurtle wrote: »

Drunkmonkey, those are two absolutely woeful lineups. Radiohead, New Order and James Blake (who needs at least a summer off from Ireland) are the only decent acts.

Not a fan of the leeds one but lollapalooza was what I was expecting of picnic..

02-03-2016 09:51PM

Are people being deliberately hipster in saying those line ups are worse? Proper festival bands on those which the EP line up is rather lacking in. I quite like Lana Del Rey but shes hardly festival material

BadTurtle · 02-03-2016 09:58PM

AdamD wrote: »

Are people being deliberately hipster in saying those line ups are worse? Proper festival bands on those which the EP line up is rather lacking in. I quite like Lana Del Rey but shes hardly festival material

Who on those lineups would you have wanted? Aside from the aforementioned Radiohead, and the endlessly repeated James Blake, Crystal Castles, Foals, Kalkbrenner, Disclosure, I can't see anything close to a decent festival lineup there.

Kurtosis · 02-03-2016 10:06PM

Delighted to see Glass Animals on the lineup, their set in (I think) the Little Big Tent a couple of years ago is one of my favourite EP memories.

02-03-2016 10:12PM

BadTurtle wrote: »

Who on those lineups would you have wanted? Aside from the aforementioned Radiohead, and the endlessly repeated James Blake, Crystal Castles, Foals, Kalkbrenner, Disclosure, I can't see anything close to a decent festival lineup there.

Would have liked to see Chilis, Foals, Imagine Dragons, Catfish and the Bottlemen. EP has its fair share of endlessly repeated acts too..

Monsieur Folie · 02-03-2016 10:19PM

penguin88 wrote: »

Delighted to see Glass Animals on the lineup, their set in (I think) the Little Big Tent a couple of years ago is one of my favourite EP memories.

I think that was the first time I'd seen them and they were deadly. Crowds here seem to love them and they put on a great show.

BadTurtle · 02-03-2016 10:21PM

Foals have played the picnic two of the last five festivals, they also played Longitude in 2013, they just played the 3 arena and are playing the Marquee. That's not counting the other stand alone shows they've played in Ireland in the last few years. They're the most overbooked band around at the moment.

The Chilis, Catfish and Imagine Dragons are extremely average, absolutely no loss not booking them. As vanilla as music gets. Might as well book Coldplay and Snow Patrol.

Paddy2012 · 02-03-2016 10:21PM

Ferris_Bueller wrote: »

I'd say it's safe to say that 4/6 headline/sub-headline spots on the main stage have been filled in the 4 big names on the poster. That leaves probably 2 more to be announced, whether they will be sub headliners or actual headliners is anyones guess though. I would also think a good few of the headline slots in the EA & Rankin Woods tents are yet to be filled, wouldn't be too familiar with certain names on the bill so hard to guess how high up they would play. We prob won't get another announcement for 2 months or so but I'd say there will be some nice surprises in it, last years second announcement was almost as good as the first!

I would say Todd Terje could maybe headline Rankin Woods and SFA the Electric Arena but yeah I agree there's still a lot to be announced

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