Electric Picnic 2021 - Cancelled :( **No Ticket Sales / Requests **

nc6000 wrote: »

I see Michael Eavis is being quoted as saying Glastonbury 2021 might be wishful thinking.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/glastonbury-festival-cancelled-founder-shares-22466123

I would be worried that unless we get some movement here on events with crowds it will be February or March 2021 before we know it and we'll be right back at where we started.

The Eavis family dont own all of the land used for the festival and rent from other land owners who apparently keep increasing their rates, Michael Eavis has said many times in the past they festival may not go ahead, but eventually does. I think hes setting the ground work to drive a hard bargain.

But this time around theres a legitimate concern, they'd normally have some headline acts booked at this stage, tickets usually go on sale in 2.5 months time. That's not going to happen, I suspect they'll push initial ticket sales into March at a minimum. Coachella also in the same boat.

Fatfrog wrote: »

The Eavis family dont own all of the land used for the festival and rent from other land owners who apparently keep increasing their rates, Michael Eavis has said many times in the past they festival may not go ahead, but eventually does. I think hes setting the ground work to drive a hard bargain.

But this time around theres a legitimate concern, they'd normally have some headline acts booked at this stage, tickets usually go on sale in 2.5 months time. That's not going to happen, I suspect they'll push initial ticket sales into March at a minimum. Coachella also in the same boat.

All rolled tickets will be rolled again I'd imagine.

rubick wrote: »

Wonder how many punters will put their tickets back in the pot? Fingers crossed anyway.

None I know. Different if you'd shelled out £240 but a deposit of £50 most people can manage without if it allows them to get to Glasto.

May be very different when it comes to paying the balance next April.

rubick wrote: »

One for the diary folks, across EP weekend - Patti Smith live broadcast.
Was lucky enough to get in to the RTE tent for her pre-set preformance at ATN last year, this should be great!

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/patti-smith-year-of-the-monkey-virtual-concert-1039835/

EDIT - Jeez boys that's me up to three Boards.ie Stars now, is there a Gift Bag or commemorative mug coming my way?

I kinda love her and she also wrecks my head. Make sense? Her (to me, mediocre) poetry and uber-earnestness gives me a headache but when she fires up Gloria, Horses or Frederick she's magnificent. EP 2012 was a bit special. As was the entire weekend.

johnnyskeleton wrote: »

Yes. Her enthusiasm to smash the global corporate order and the shirt and tie wearing stooges is great at a festival, less so when she played support in Kilmainham to Nick Cave on a Wednesday night to people who had just come off work in their shirts and ties from their corporate jobs!

Spose people like to be reminded of their rebellious youth even though they "sold out" and "work for the man". Patti was one of the few highlights of ATN for me last year. Loved Gloria of course but her cover of beds are burning is amazing too. A truly underappreciated song in this part of the world.

Driving to work today and felt a little deflated as normally at this time of the year, I'd be cramming hard listening to new bands in anticipation of heading in a few weeks to Stradbally.

I know there are bigger worries in the world and people worse off, but it is a right pain the ****ing bollox that EP2020 is cancelled

Think we should set up a support/helpline. Perhaps the hold music could be a repetitive dull thud noise emulating the rave in the woods which we could listen to while trying to sleep with no covers on and the window wide open.

We said it for Glastonbury and ATN weekends, but the tent is very definitely going up in the garden over EP weekend.
Might even load the festival truck up and wheel it round the house a few times to get a good sweat on before we put it up.
The big question is how do we replicate our favourite festival foods. Will be quite a trick shot to replicate a Kinnara Kitchen on the BBQ.

rubick wrote: »

We said it for Glastonbury and ATN weekends, but the tent is very definitely going up in the garden over EP weekend.
Might even load the festival truck up and wheel it round the house a few times to get a good sweat on before we put it up.
The big question is how do we replicate our favourite festival foods. Will be quite a trick shot to replicate a Kinnara Kitchen on the BBQ.

I'm on it, Rubick. Google Jamie Oliver bbq chicken marinade. Did it on skewers on the bbq at the weekend and it gave me proper flashbacks. I have to work on my presentation, mind.

You guys are dedicated.... I have just given up on the whole year.

Around this time we would probably have the last roll out of names for the main EP bill and the Red Bull stage lineup. Well I have about 40 EP live sets on my ipod that I'll be blasting out on said weekend.

I ended up buying a single day ticket for the Philadelphia folk festival on Saturday night. I did it mainly for the irish acts. Wasn't too familiar with the American ones.

It did feel like a real festival for a while, had the ability to switch between stages and even go on zoom for the campsite. The production value for the Irish acts was much higher and more professional though, the American acts just looked like another dodgy single camera live from home type stream.

Irish acts included:

Daoiri Farrel, Susan o Neil, Moxie, We banjo 3, Kila, Lisa O Neil, Mick flannery, Shane Hennessy (who I hadn't heard of before, highly recommended!)

Wasn't too bad for 20 dollars I thought!

endainoz wrote: »

I ended up buying a single day ticket for the Philadelphia folk festival on Saturday night. I did it mainly for the irish acts. Wasn't too familiar with the American ones.

It did feel like a real festival for a while, had the ability to switch between stages and even go on zoom for the campsite. The production value for the Irish acts was much higher and more professional though, the American acts just looked like another dodgy single camera live from home type stream.

Irish acts included:

Daoiri Farrel, Susan o Neil, Moxie, We banjo 3, Kila, Lisa O Neil, Mick flannery, Shane Hennessy (who I hadn't heard of before, highly recommended!)

Wasn't too bad for 20 dollars I thought!

Had never heard of the fest but sounds like a good one and probably a great weekend of craic when it actually takes place. Same here, not too familiar with many acts bar the Irish ones and the obvious (Billy Bragg, Los Lobos, Josh Ritter).

There are some goodies on there (too much time on my hands as no EP research to do!). Courtney Marie Andrews is new and very impressive and you should check out Buffy Saint-Marie if you're not aware of her. A Native American born on a Piapot reservation in Canada in the 1940s. Her work has focused on the struggles of the indigenous peoples of North America and she wrote and sang the theme song to Soldier Blue, a famously brutal 70s movie about a massacre of said peoples. She also got an Oscar for co-writing Up Where We Belong with Jack Nitzsche (who she married) and Will Jennings. She's collaborated with everybody of note on the US folk circuit including her buddy Neil Young who she's covered a fair bit. Worth checking out.

So looks like any small gigs are in jeopardy now, had just bought tickets for Christy Moore at the start of next month and I can't see it happening. It's a bit confusing though, if it takes place at a venue serving food would that make it ok? Whatever you'd say about FG, but this new government aren't handling things too well with their mixed messages. (Probably not a topic for this forum)

Back to gigs, this could be the death knell for fuinneamh festival unfortunately. Was really hopeful they could get to go ahead, but I can't see it now.

Hey remember a few months back when we thought events of 5,000 people would be allowed by September? Those were the days!

Got tentatively excited when Doves announced March 2021 gigs for The Olympia and The Limelight, Belfast yesterday, but then you look at the news and honestly we'll be doing well to have a Picnic next year at this rate.

In other news I've had the riff from M83's 'Midnight City' in my head this past few days so you take the small victories where you can get them.

Reckon it might have been a bit marshy underfoot this year. Sure you'd take it now, no bother.
There'll be some craic at These Charming Men next time we meet, lads.

Fuinneamh postponed, it was coming. They are releasing what would have been their headliners on Friday, maybe other festivals should do the same.

It would be funny if the Picnic was still going ahead even though Laois is in lockdown, would make for an interesting situation.

bodhrandude wrote: »

Stendhal festival still seems to be going ahead in Limavady in Derry on Friday 21st and Friday 28th with a capacity for 499 people.

https://www.stendhalfestival.com/

You might want to check that link again BD

If anyone feels like a little chugging acid house, point your internet enabled listening device to Twitch this evening where Sean Johnston will be at the controls from 9pm as part of the A Love From Outer Space Emergency Broadcast initiative, which Lyn and I have found essential in these trying times. He usually grinds it out until about 2am, depending on the craic in chat or whether the neighbours call the peelers.

ALFOS2020
https://www.twitch.tv/alfos2020

That, as they say, is quintessential EP morning (in Antrim, anyway).