Electric Picnic 2009

[daretheghost]

The Irish Times is suggesting that Fleetwood Mac, Fleet Foxes, Lady Sovereign and Green Day will all play the Electric Picnic festival this year.

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/thetic...4243084886.html

[budgemook]

I don't really like the sound of that article. I like to go to a festival in Europe to see the Oxegen type bands and avoid the oxegen type crowd and then go to EP for the whole EP vibe. If they change it it just wont be the same. Maybe this year will be fine but over the next few years the festival could end up being destroyed.

[Paul ™]

Festival Republic now are partners in this festival

http://www.efestivals.co.uk/news/09/090317b.shtml

[Shanndy]

Reading between the lines, it was either go into partnership with Festival Republic or go bust.

[snipe]

Yeh previous to this there was a lot of rumours that the festival was in financial trouble. Definetly seems like Festival Republic bailed them out.

[Mr.S]

I'd love to know where he got the Greenday source from, seems like hes' just made it up aswell, as he suggest they could be going to Oxegen, who already have all their headliners.

[Shanndy]

Strong rumours suggest the following will be announced on Wednesday;

Madness

Orbital

MGMT

Flaming Lips

Fleet Foxes

Bon Iver

Basement Jaxx

[twenty_foot_chickens]

2 MANY DJS, ABC, ALABAMA 3, BASEMENT JAXX, BAT FOR LASHES, BELL X1, BILLY BRAGG, CHIC, CHRIS CUNNINGHAM (LIVE SHOW), DAMIEN DEMPSEY, DUBLIN GOSPEL CHOIR, ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN, EFTERKLANG, EROL ALKAN, ESG, EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY, FLAMING LIPS, FLEET FOXES, FOUR TET, HALFSET, HEARTBREAK, IMELDA MAY, JAPE, JAZZANOVA (LIVE), KLAXONS, LISA HANNIGAN, LOW ANTHEM, LYKKE LI, MADNESS, MAGAZINE, MAGNOLIA ELECTRIC CO, MGMT, MICACHU, MICHAEL NYMAN ORCHESTRA, MODERAT, NOZE, OKKERVIL RIVER, ORBITAL, QUANTIC SOUL ORCHESTRA, RODRIGO Y GABRIELA, ROOTS MANUVA, SEASICK STEVE, SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO (LIVE), SKREAM & BENGA, THE SUGARHILL GANG THE WALKMEN, TUNNG, VILLAGERS, WHITEST BOY ALIVE, ZERO 7.

Ticket - 240E which works out at £212!

Looks quality though

[ColFace]

This looks like a great festival but the sterling equivalent ticket is too pricey even before flights etc. Shame....

[padders]

This looks like a great festival but the sterling equivalent ticket is too pricey even before flights etc. Shame....

[tolywoly]

It is a good lineup.

Very pricey though.

[inspectedinspector]

£212 - ouch!

[snipe]

There were early bird tickets for sale at 199euro previously. You might get a few people trying to fob them off at that price in the next short while if you are lucky. Everyone is a bit anxious now Festival Republic have their talons into the picnic but in general its been excellent every year and a far cry from Oxegen.

[Wooderson]

A top-notch festival. Orbital's show this year is gonna be one of the gigs of the year for me.

[budgemook]

It's expensive but worth it. Not just the music but the other stuff like spoken word and comedy etc. I think there is even a cookery stage and there is a chapel to get married. Best festival i've ever been to and a strong lineup so far. For those of you hoping Fleetwood Mac will headline (like me) well there is some bad news:

Cant post a link but this is from the Phantom 105.2 website (Dublin Indie station)

Organisers of Electric Picnic say some of the rumours in the run up the lineup announcement were absolute rubbish.

The Flaming Lips, Orbital and MGMT are among the acts who'll play this year's festival.

The bill was announced yesterday and also includes Irish acts BellX1, Choice Prize winner Jape and Lisa Hannigan.

There had been rumours that Morrisey would headline, but he doesn't feature.

There are more acts in the pipeline apparently though, with Brian Wilson and Talking Heads still spinning the rumour mill.

Fleetwood Mac were hotly tipped too, however act booker Declan Forde told Phantom News most speculation is nonsense:

".....why do we comment on stuff on blogs? About two thirds of the stuff I read on blogs is not true. Fleetwood Mac have never been playing, neither was Elvis Presley or Bob Marley!"

Ah well

Edited April 16, 2009 by budgemook

[Jaymze]

I went to this Festival in 2005 and had the best time (well with Kraftwerk, Goldfrapp and The Human League playing that year I was seeing some of my fave bands from all time).

I like the line-up this year. Its not an absolutely fabulous line up compared to other gigs that are going on this summer but it is very varied and diverse.

The big problem for me is the price. It really is a mega expensive Festival. Add in the price of living over 4 days while camping, spending €5 for a pint of warm beer, eating a breakfast roll that costs about €7, etc it soon adds up.

Worth seeing this year:

CHIC - OMG!!, they are one of the bands I have to see before I die. All those funky songs and the great crowd interaction (see the live DVD from a few years ago.....magic). They really are a band that people kinda know the name of, then once they start playing you go; "I know that song"......"did they write that track?" etc

ABC - again a band that you know the name of but then once they start playing you go "Did they write that?"

Other acts I would recommend: Basement Jaxx, Bell X1, 2 Many DJ's and Orbital.