Electric Picnic 2013

[pothead pixie]

Well if everyone has stopped discussing the 2012 events which I might add is still the current year, I might as well start an Electric Picnic 2013 thread too, will update around the starting of March 2013.

[Shanndy]

I'll be there again for my 7th Picnic

Thinking that Depeche Mode will be there, maybe Blur if they play Reading/Leeds, can't think who the Saturday dance act will be, although theydo seem to rotate Orbital/Basement Jaxx/Chemical Brothers. Maybe Daft Punk if they are touring?

[pothead pixie]

Im still hopinng they will book Aphex Twin for the Picnic, still got the facebook page up and running help me get Aphex Twin for the Picnic. https://www.facebook.com/groups/306301782765054/

[pothead pixie]

It aint looking good for EP this year, internal disputes with the festival managment. Heres hoping there is a solution and its announced.

[Shanndy]

Announcement next Thursday and tickets on sale next Friday apparently

[addicted2noise]

http://entertainment.ie/music/news/Electric-Picnic-2013-is-ON-Full-details-here/178549.htm

I'm really tempted to get a ticket at those prices

[snipe]

Not sure if I could trust them to pull something good off with all the fighting and talk of slashing the budget. There was transcripts from the court case in the Sunday Times but it is a Murdoch paywall so can't link but it really sounds like a mess. The quality of the webpage they put up doesn't ease those fears and they've had to start new twitter and Facebook accounts as the passwords for the old ones were held by the original director. They'll have to pull out all the stops tomorrow and address concerns rather than pretending they don't exist to regain my trust.

[mrtourette]

Wow I had no idea about any of that. Sounds like the original owner sold his soul to the devil and now has realised that he doesn't like the terms. If FR booking bigger, more commercial bands (which are presumably more expensive) is causing financial problems then I can understand his point, if he's just pissed that FR are having to book those type of bands to sell tickets or capture those bands for multi-festival deals and it's taking the festival in a different direction that he wanted then he needs to man-up and realise that's what happens when you sell a majority stake in your festival to a major corporate festival promoter.

Has the festival been struggling to sell out in recent years?

[snipe]

Think 2008 was the last time it sold out in advance. They've always made it sound like they've only had a few tickets left in any announcements regards tickets on sale at the door of the event after that but I'd imagine that was nonsense based on the reports of losses that came out in the court proceedings.

[Chief Scout]

line up

http://www.goldenplec.com/festivals/electric-picnic-2/electric-picnic-2013/

not bad

Edited April 25, 2013 by Chief Scout

[Wooderson]

In line with most festivals this year its a bit "meh".

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

Decent line up. Anyone found the official poster yet?

[thetime]

Oh bugger bjork headlining, oh well ive seen her already this year.

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

Oh bugger bjork headlining, oh well ive seen her already this year.

[thetime]

It's time she mixed the set list up a bit more.

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

She never does on a tour, She basically tours the album and the gig will have mostly stuff from that album with a few favorites(pagen poetry, hyper ballad etc).

[Shanndy]

My Bloody Valentine, The Knife, Wu Tang Clan and Black Uhuru just added. Sweet!

[Chief Scout]

This is definitely on the to do list now.

[pothead pixie]

[kaytee...]

Definitely an enticing lineup. Is this easy to get to from Dublin?

[Shanndy]

Definitely an enticing lineup. Is this easy to get to from Dublin?

[snipe]

There are trains and coaches from Dublin too. I've used these guys the past couple of years and they are fast and slightly cheaper than the national bus company.

[electro]

Ok seems like i'll be heading to this for the 3rd year in a row.. Anyone think that they will have other big names added to the lineup?

[CraigI]

Might be in Dublin when this is on.

Anyone know if travelling from Dublin for the day is easy?

Also, anyone know when the day splits are likely to be announced (I know headliners have been split already, but what about the rest?).

Thanks

[Uncle Liam]

There's a bus to Stradbally.

From there might be shuttle buses depending on the day. Or a Taxi.