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scruff monkey · 29-02-2020 3:19am

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Yep, it's very likely. And she has some street cred after the Flaming Lips stuff and headlining Primavera Sound last May.

But I'll be elsewhere....

not interested in the nekkid spacehopper idea?

Thundercats Ho · 29-02-2020 11:29am

Autre Monde played last year too, I had them down as one to go to, but naturally enough I didn't make it.

Not long to wait for the announcement, until we find out who we'll all be giving out about.

Stillill42 · 29-02-2020 11:34am

Thundercats Ho wrote: »

Autre Monde played last year too, I had them down as one to go to, but naturally enough I didn't make it.

Not long to wait for the announcement, until we find out who we'll all be giving out about.

Yeah, I caught a couple of songs at the Salty Dog but Paddy seemed pretty out of it and they were clashing with someone or other so I moved on. Like their stuff though, I'd certainly have a look this year. Know the drummer, Eoghan O'Brien a bit, nice fella.

endainoz · 29-02-2020 1:48pm

So rumour has it that Taylor Swift is booked into a fancy Dublin hotel the weekend of EP. Could be a coincidence I suppose but she's doing plenty of festivals this summer, we might get herself and Miley possibly?

Upon re reading that last paragraph I think I should go and reassess my life.

Seathrun66 · 29-02-2020 1:54pm

scruff monkey wrote: »

not interested in the nekkid spacehopper idea?

Ah, sure why not. A simpler sartorial spot than Smiths t-shirts.

smileyp123 · 29-02-2020 4:05pm

Also Stormzy was rumoured online recently but have been told that he is definitely not doing EP this year. 3 Arena only for him

showpony1 · 29-02-2020 4:08pm

rename Electric Picnic 2020 rumours thread

smileyp123 · 29-02-2020 4:16pm

showpony1 wrote: »

rename Electric Picnic 2020 rumours thread

That's an award winning quote

ghostdancer · 29-02-2020 4:23pm

endainoz wrote: »

So rumour has it that Taylor Swift is booked into a fancy Dublin hotel the weekend of EP. Could be a coincidence I suppose but she's doing plenty of festivals this summer, we might get herself and Miley possibly?

Upon re reading that last paragraph I think I should go and reassess my life.

"Hello, yes I'd like to book 13 rooms for 7 months time. The name? Taylor Swift" :pac:

she's not doing any festivals/gigs in Europe after July, basically zero chance she'll be at EP.

Miley is quite possible, she was decent enough at Primavera as last minute replacement for Cardi B.

endainoz · 29-02-2020 4:26pm

ghostdancer wrote: »

"Hello, yes I'd like to book 13 rooms for 7 months time. The name? Taylor Swift" :pac:

she's not doing any festivals/gigs in Europe after July, basically zero chance she'll be at EP.

Miley is quite possible, she was decent enough at Primavera as last minute replacement for Cardi B.

Ah sur look I really am not bothered either way. The booking in the hotel is apparently confirmed alright, maybe she's just having a nice holiday and wants to write a song about meeting some fella in Temple bar that she will hate in the future.

Seathrun66 · 29-02-2020 6:35pm

Stillill42 wrote: »

Yeah, I caught a couple of songs at the Salty Dog but Paddy seemed pretty out of it and they were clashing with someone or other so I moved on. Like their stuff though, I'd certainly have a look this year. Know the drummer, Eoghan O'Brien a bit, nice fella.

Bits of LCD, lots of early Human League heavy synth. No standout tunes but it all sounds good. They play here a lot (as does Paddy Hannah) as signed to a Galway label.

They're not going to break through like the Fontaines or Murder Capital but they could have a very good 2020. The Irish Times gave the album a great review yesterday.

As you consistently say these are good times for the Irish music scene.

Paddy2012 · 29-02-2020 10:03pm

endainoz wrote: »

Ah sur look I really am not bothered either way. The booking in the hotel is apparently confirmed alright, maybe she's just having a nice holiday and wants to write a song about meeting some fella in Temple bar that she will hate in the future.

If its genuine then she must surely be headlining EP, it would be far too big a coincidence not to be.

scruff monkey · 01-03-2020 12:30am

I know a lot don't like him but Norman Cook is doing the rounds this year again, last EP visit was 2013 I think?

Seathrun66 · 01-03-2020 12:53am

scruff monkey wrote: »

I know a lot don't like him but Norman Cook is doing the rounds this year again, last EP visit was 2013 I think?

The only downer on the sheer brilliance of 2005.

The dross that ruined the comedown from the stunning Valentines in 2013.

I try not to slag off artists but if he's booked again I may have to make an exception.

scruff monkey · 01-03-2020 12:58am

I kinda enjoyed his set, it is what it is which is a pre-mixed light show.

endainoz · 01-03-2020 1:50am

The time he wore the Norman Cook mask of himself freaked the crap out of me.

billybonkers · 01-03-2020 8:30am

Lewis Capaldi, the Subways

BadTurtle · 01-03-2020 9:56pm

Seathrun66 wrote: »

The only downer on the sheer brilliance of 2005.

The dross that ruined the comedown from the stunning Valentines in 2013.

I try not to slag off artists but if he's booked again I may have to make an exception.

Saw about 15 minutes of him at Forbidden Fruit in 2015. Absolutely ****e. Hes a truly awful DJ, without a decent tune in 20 years (and they were few and far between even back then). People slag off the likes of Deadmau5, Calvin Harris etc but to me FBS is the worst of the lot by a long shot.

Toobz · 01-03-2020 10:42pm

Any hope of Rufus Du Sol this year?

Thundercats Ho · 01-03-2020 11:02pm

Seathrun66 wrote: »

The only downer on the sheer brilliance of 2005.

The dross that ruined the comedown from the stunning Valentines in 2013.

I try not to slag off artists but if he's booked again I may have to make an exception.

My body was vibrating, with the wall of sound.
Tremendous set (MBV, not FBS...)

rubick · 02-03-2020 10:12am

"Stop saying Fatboy Slim in there!"
Speaking for my people, no thanks.

scruff monkey · 02-03-2020 12:02pm

It's the anti-R.word.

FATBOY SLIM
FATBOY SLIM
FATBOY SLIM
FATBOY SLIM
FATBOY SLIM

say his name 5 times and he will appear

johnnyskeleton · 02-03-2020 12:12pm

scruff monkey wrote: »

I know a lot don't like him but Norman Cook is doing the rounds this year again, last EP visit was 2013 I think?

Any chance of a housemartins reunion tour?

rubick · 02-03-2020 12:16pm

Think there was a Caravan of Love in the Trailer Park last year.
Seemed to be very popular.

BullBlackNova · 02-03-2020 12:19pm

scruff monkey wrote: »

It's the anti-R.word.

FATBOY SLIM
FATBOY SLIM
FATBOY SLIM
FATBOY SLIM
FATBOY SLIM

say his name 5 times and he will appear

How many times do we have to say the R-word? We must have hit the one million mark by now.

rubick · 02-03-2020 12:24pm

Speaking of, Thom Yorke confirmed for All Points East this very morn.

maximoose · 02-03-2020 12:34pm

for Weekend 1 as well, ffs.

Must. Be. Strong.

BullBlackNova · 02-03-2020 1:02pm

rubick wrote: »

Speaking of, Thom Yorke confirmed for All Points East this very morn.

Just looking at that poster - he's billed as an 'acoustic solo performance'.

Unlike his current Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes tour, where the Radiohead frontman is accompanied by Nigel Godrich and visual artist Tarik Barr, his set at Victoria Park will see him take the stage solo – performing tracks from his own back-catalogue as well as Radiohead’s in a never-seen-before way.

Colour me intrigued...

I'm definitely considering a weekend trip now.

Sat: Tame Impala, Caribou, Glass Animals, Whitney, the Avalanches, Rolling Blackouts CD, Kelly Lee Owens
Sun: Massive Attack, Thom Yorke, Young Fathers

That, for me, is better than most full weekend festival line-ups.

maximoose · 02-03-2020 1:14pm

Very tempted too - only thing holding me back is the experience at APE last year, sound was abysmal and the organisation was pretty poor.

scruff monkey · 02-03-2020 1:15pm

johnnyskeleton wrote: »

Any chance of a housemartins reunion tour?

Closest you’ll get is the Heaton/Abbott tour, they do some housemartins, beautiful south with their own stuff, saw a few years ago, well worth it.

Stillill42 · 02-03-2020 1:20pm

scruff monkey wrote: »

Closest you’ll get is the Heaton/Abbott tour, they do some housemartins, beautiful south with their own stuff, saw a few years ago, well worth it.

Yeah, the brother in law has seen them a few times, loves them. Have they ever hit the festival circuit? They'd be a great early evening slot on the Sunday. Their tour dates this year seem to dry up in early July. I know they're doing Trinity.

Seathrun66 · 02-03-2020 4:57pm

scruff monkey wrote: »

Closest you’ll get is the Heaton/Abbott tour, they do some housemartins, beautiful south with their own stuff, saw a few years ago, well worth it.

Here for a few gigs in April, setlists very good. Confirmed for a few Summer festivals, including Primavera Sound, up to 4 July and a strong rumour for Glastonbury. Fair chance of an appearance at an Irish festival.

02-03-2020 5:30pm

Kings of Leon announced for RDS in July

Sigh of relief is deafening from the thread !!!

everlast75 · 02-03-2020 9:38pm

Evie Slimy Talc wrote: »

Kings of Leon announced for RDS in July

Sigh of relief is deafening from the thread !!!

I'd welcome them with open arms if they were obligated to play tunes from the first two albums

endainoz · 02-03-2020 10:28pm

everlast75 wrote: »

I'd welcome them with open arms if they were obligated to play tunes from the first two albums

Maybe one or two songs from the third album, and the beards need to be there too.

Seathrun66 · 03-03-2020 12:24am

everlast75 wrote: »

I'd welcome them with open arms if they were obligated to play tunes from the first two albums

Decent enough albums, but deathly dull live even when those albums were fresh. Oxegen 2004 was a dirge.

Lotus Flower · 03-03-2020 8:52am

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Here for a few gigs in April, setlists very good. Confirmed for a few Summer festivals, including Primavera Sound, up to 4 July and a strong rumour for Glastonbury. Fair chance of an appearance at an Irish festival.

Am shocked they're at Primavera. The Beautiful South are one of the worst bands on the planet, just so dreadfully dull and MOR

PabloAndRoy · 03-03-2020 10:58am

Lotus Flower wrote: »

Am shocked they're at Primavera. The Beautiful South are one of the worst bands on the planet, just so dreadfully dull and MOR

Somebody said it!

Seathrun66 · 03-03-2020 11:39am

Lotus Flower wrote: »

Am shocked they're at Primavera. The Beautiful South are one of the worst bands on the planet, just so dreadfully dull and MOR

Probably true, albeit with the odd decent tune. I guess Primavera and Glastonbury also want some of the Housemartins stuff he plays.

They're playing the 3Arena, Belfast, Galway & Killarney so they've got an audience somewhere. Tempted to go and check them out, though with reservations.

Heaton also remains a good socialist, which works for me. Reflected in the pricing of their UK and Irish tour - all tickets £30/€39.

Seathrun66 · 03-03-2020 11:55am

maximoose wrote: »

Very tempted too - only thing holding me back is the experience at APE last year, sound was abysmal and the organisation was pretty poor.

It used to be a thing with Field Day there also. Noise restrictions after 8pm is the issue. Lots of residential housing close by. The sound is turned down and it often makes for a bad end to the day. No problems with sound before 8 in my experience.

BullBlackNova · 03-03-2020 12:06pm

maximoose wrote: »

Very tempted too - only thing holding me back is the experience at APE last year, sound was abysmal and the organisation was pretty poor.

It's a shame that it appeared to go so badly last year - the Strokes day, in particular, seemed to be a bit of a disaster.

I went in year 1 for LCD Soundsystem, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, etc and it was brilliant. Only complaint was the length of bar queues late in the day but before about 8pm or 9pm, it was fine.

Sound was great, bands well staggered, an all round success... I was very surprised to hear so many bad reports from last year's edition!

everlast75 · 03-03-2020 12:41pm

Lotus Flower wrote: »

Am shocked they're at Primavera. The Beautiful South are one of the worst bands on the planet, just so dreadfully dull and MOR

Maybe listen to the lyrics more? they are a lot darker than people think.

That said, they are not for everybody so I can understand why you have that opinion

johnnyskeleton · 03-03-2020 12:51pm

BullBlackNova wrote: »

It's a shame that it appeared to go so badly last year - the Strokes day, in particular, seemed to be a bit of a disaster.

I went in year 1 for LCD Soundsystem, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, etc and it was brilliant. Only complaint was the length of bar queues late in the day but before about 8pm or 9pm, it was fine.

Sound was great, bands well staggered, an all round success... I was very surprised to hear so many bad reports from last year's edition!

Went both years and enjoyed both. I am partial to the occasional half glass of ale though!

thebusher · 03-03-2020 5:20pm

I take a break, have a look back in and you're slagging off Paul Heaton/ Beautiful South.....

You're all dead to me.

Great great songwriter

Stillill42 · 03-03-2020 5:26pm

You took a little time, Busher, didn't you? Didn't you?

everlast75 · 03-03-2020 5:37pm

Stillill42 wrote: »

You took a little time, Busher, didn't you? Didn't you?

He needed a little space for a thousand threads, didn't you, didn't you?

sydthebeat · 03-03-2020 6:15pm

Stillill42 wrote: »

You took a little time, Busher, didn't you? Didn't you?

he took sixty 25th of decembers, fifty nine 4th of julys .....

thebusher · 03-03-2020 6:42pm

I'll sail this ship alone you bunch of smart arses!

Mucker46 · 03-03-2020 8:02pm

Love this board can rely on you to come up with lyrics as responses. Akways happy hour here. Have my heaton/abbot ticket and looking forward to it.

Mucker46 · 03-03-2020 9:03pm

Love this board can always rely on you for lyrics to match the situation. Its like happy hour here again and again. Have my ticket for Heaton/Abbot and really looking forward to it.

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