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• Electric Picnic line-up - first impressions

  March 26, 2008 @ 9:45 pm | by Jim Carroll

  Well, here’s the line-up for Electric Picnic 2008:

  Sex Pistols, Sigur Ros, Grinderman, Franz Ferdinand, George Clinton & The P-Funk Allstars, My Bloody Valentine, Goldfrapp, Christy Moore, Wilco, The Gossip, Duffy, Underworld, Tinariwen, Foals, CSS, Tindersticks, New Young Pony Club, Josh Ritter, Lisa Hannigan, Cathy Davey, That Petrol Emotion, The Breeders, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Sinead O’Connor, The Waterboys, The Roots, Kila, Micah P Hinson, Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes), Hayseed Dixie, Candi Staton, Juana Molina, Turin Brakes, Faust, Midnight Juggernauts, Tartit, Hadouken!, Silver Apples, Mark Geary, Teitur, Blitzen Trapper, Absentee, Balanescu Quartet, Lou Rhodes, Adrian Crowley, One Day International, The Yard Dogs, Tobias Froberg, Boss Volenti, Dawn Landes, Constantines, Yacht, Lionheart Brothers, Large Mound, Emmy the Great, Kormac & the BSQ Band, Jape, The Noisettes, Dublin Gospel Choir.

  First reason to be cheerful: SILVER APPLES! The fucking SILVER APPLES! Playing in Co Laois. Hell, yeah

  Second reason to be cheerful: WILCO! Great to see them on the list, especially as they’ve been on every possible line-up since year one.

  Third reason to be cheerful: BALANESCU QUARTET! Awesome, awesome, awesome

  Main reason to be fearful: Christy Moore. Ah lads, c’mon. Tell me this is some kind of situationalist prank. What next, the Wolfe Tones?

  Weekend tickets are €240 (no day tickets) and a family camping ticket is €480 for 2 adults & up to 4 kids under 12 with access to the designated family campsite. Tickets go on sale on Friday at 9am.

  There’s oodles and oodles of space for your thoughts below
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1.
March 26, 2008
9:51 pm
I thought you were joking about Christy Moore.
Comment by Twenty Major
2.
March 26, 2008
9:52 pm
Loads of kids complaining about the line-up over on the EP forum. I have to say that I’ll be really looking forward to a load of the bands announced. The kids can fuck off down to Punchestown for some tent arson
Comment by Matt Vinyl
3.
March 26, 2008
9:53 pm
Hmmm…okay, my “in the know” mate wasn’t so “in the know” after all. That’s the most disappointed in an Electric Picnic line-up I’ve been in the five years it’s been going. Check out Roskilde - they’ve got the best Picnic by a mile (My Bloody Valentine) plus Neil Young, Radiohead, MIA and Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy! AND it’s cheaper!
Comment by Neill
4.
March 26, 2008
9:54 pm
ok i no its 240 euro but if you go abroad how much will the tickets cost. when you get there you dont get to see over 100 live acts,have the craic with everone you no, dance in the rain and get covered in muck and not care like you did when you were little, thats what its all about! you only live once so please stop complaining
Comment by audrey
5.
March 26, 2008
10:00 pm
I thought you were joking about Christy Moore
So did I
Comment by Jim Carroll
6.
March 26, 2008
10:05 pm
My thoughts? I’m really glad I paid €200 for my ticket months ago.
Comment by Ian
7.
March 26, 2008
10:20 pm
dance in the rain and get covered in muck
You say that like it’s a good thing, Audrey.
Comment by Twenty Major
8.
March 26, 2008
10:25 pm
So good to see Yacht there. So good I saw them twice at SXSW - but I didn’t get to see White Denim so…
Comment by Kieran
9.
March 27, 2008
12:10 am
worst lineup for EP yet. i’ll probably still go for Ryan Tubridy and the Camembert Quartet and hook up with Rachel Allen, Kev T and the goys for a nice cooked breakfast..
Comment by toto
10.
March 27, 2008
12:21 am
I’m just back from the launch and hearing the Dublin Gospel Choir belting out popular songs from some of the headline acts you’d think the lineup was something amazing - it’s not !! A (very)few ‘electric picnic’ type acts - yes - but it feels like seeing (and walking away from) James Blunt on the main stage a few years ago - A lot done …a lot more to be done in my opinion!
Comment by Mr.Savage
11.
March 27, 2008
12:41 am
I’m still laughing cos I got the line-up right.
Comment by Matt Vinyl
12.
March 27, 2008
12:58 am
Im 32 - the line ups lame - if I got a free ticket I still wouldnt go to Poxegen - Ill probably still by 2 tickets, on the basis that its gotta get better. There are some good acts (MBV, Sigor Ros, Underworld, Wilco, Grinderman, Tindersticks) and some interesting ones (Kormac, Yacht) - but this reminds me of the kinda lazy lineups that used to play @ Feile when I was a kid
Comment by sponger
13.
March 27, 2008
8:06 am
for some reason, the fact that christy moore and sinead o’ connor are playing makes me utterly depressed.
woo hoo for sigur ros, wilco, tindersticks and yacht though!!
Comment by planet
14.
March 27, 2008
8:12 am
christy moore is not in the same league as booking james blunt. i think they are going for the glastonbury sunday evening slot vibe.
there will be plenty more acts booked. of the ones announced i’m looking forward to seeing goldfrapp,MBV, sigur ros, underworld,the gossip, Tinariwen and The Roots
Comment by petee
15.
March 27, 2008
8:29 am
It does seem a bit lame. I don’t see the point in having the sex pistols on. Such a joke. Needs a couple of big bands but who exactly? Maybe we’ve overdosed on gigs the last few years.
I still think there are some interesting bands in there but definitely needs a spark of some sort.
The press release went on about the cookery slot a bit too much..sad.. do the support act make the soup?? oh dear..
i just think life’s too short for another cookery show!
Comment by MikeB
16.
March 27, 2008
9:36 am
Wilco Wilco Wilco Wilco! I’d be happy if they were the only ones playing, but I think I will amuse myself well with the rest of the line up.
Comment by MixTape
17.
March 27, 2008
9:50 am
Fraaaaaaaaanz
Comment by Naomi
18.
March 27, 2008
10:14 am
can’t wait to see Portishead at it…
Comment by bum
19.
March 27, 2008
10:16 am
It’s a grand line-up if you’re going for free.
Not so good if you’ve to pay €240.
Comment by cranky
20.
March 27, 2008
10:22 am
One of the reasons it’s not great is that there’s no foggy notions tent this year…
Comment by bren
21.
March 27, 2008
10:24 am
Silver fucking Apples! I didn’t know they were still together, let alone playing gigs, let alone playing fucking _festivals_.
it’s a little snore-worthy, but then the EP crowd aren’t really going to listen to the music, are they?
Comment by Justin Mason
22.
March 27, 2008
10:24 am
Line-up is pants. MBV & Wilco and that’s about it.
Comment by steve k
23.
March 27, 2008
11:08 am
Well I’m excited about it. Though I probably would be even if Sigur Ros weren’t playing. I’m just that kind of person. And EP is the kind of festival that elicits such responses. The smaller acts that are announced nearer the time, as well bigger late announcements are usually worth it anyway. ooooh, can’t wait!
Comment by Gwen
24.
March 27, 2008
11:18 am
3 Neil- As far as i know Roskilde is not run for profit and the majority of the staff are volunteers and not paid.So not really the same,Benicassim is probably closer and 100 euros cheaper per ticket which would probably get you there on a cheap flight to valencia?
I think the EP line-up is missing a few of the big act’s who will be announced later.
Portishead maybe??
A lot of reasons i thought Ep was so popular was all the other stuff you could do and get involved in other thn music?
But Ryan tubrdiy was not what i expected.
C
Comment by Cj
25.
March 27, 2008
11:23 am
very disappointing line so far.. ok yeah theres some good acts named but its not very strong compared to other years.. saying that i’ll still be there.
heres hoping portishead get announced
Comment by carnie
26.
March 27, 2008
11:45 am
I don’t see what the problem with Christy Moore playing is? He’s a great addition to the variety of stuff available to you when you’re floating around half cut in the sunshine. Really looking forward to seeing Juana Molina again, she’s great. It’s cool that Jape is playing, but other than him and a handful of others the list isn’t really that exciting. I’m more excited about finding shit I don’t know about.
Comment by four fingers forever
27.
March 27, 2008
12:00 pm
it’s dreadful
Comment by Bobby
28.
March 27, 2008
12:09 pm
I know people are alarmed at the lack of proper ‘headline’ acts (Franz Ferdinand do not fit the bill) and hopefully there is one or two massive names to be announced.
However, Sigur Rós should be awesome, although I was underwhelmed by Hvarf-Heim. (Having said that, their new album is expected before August.)
Nialler9 has confirmed on his blog that Super Extra Bonus Party will be playing, despite being omitted from the official announcement.
Also, much more to look forward to: Josh Ritter, Underworld, Adrian Crowley, Cathy Davey, Tindersticks, One Day International… Should be a good weekend.
Comment by Eoin
29.
March 27, 2008
12:25 pm
Sigur Ros, Grinderman, George Clinton & The P-Funk Allstars, My Bloody Valentine, Goldfrapp, Wilco, The Gossip, Duffy, Tinariwen, Foals, CSS, Tindersticks, New Young Pony Club, The Breeders, Michael Franti & Spearhead, The Roots, Candi Staton, Faust, Teitur, Yacht.
Maybe I’m easily pleased, but all of these are definitely worth a look. It’s like one big long episode of ‘Later with Jools Holland’ except I’ll be in a field instead of on my couch.
@Justin - You can bring your knitting to stop you nodding off. I bet I’ll see you there and I bet you’ll be having the time of your life. Well, once you find someone to mind your kid. If I see you there with child in tow I’ll never speak to you again. It seems like they brought out a special family ticket just for me but I’m fucked if I’m bringing my posse down to it. How are you supposed to enjoy a festival with your kids there. Children should be not seen and not heard until they have their own house and a steady income.
Comment by Matt Vinyl
30.
March 27, 2008
12:29 pm
A real disappointment. Maybe I’ve taken it up the wrong way but I had always thought of EP as being in line with the Foggy Notions/indie crowd. It’s great to see Sigur Ros and I’ll go to see Wilco (who were brilliant at Primavera last year but I felt were a little lacklustre in Vicar St) and of course MBV. But after that it’s a disaster. So many brilliant indie acts have emerged over the past 12 months and they’ll surely be touring this summer (look at Primavera for Christ sake…) and none seem to be on the bill. Over the past two years we’ve had Yo La Tengo, Deerhoof, Broken Social Scene, Electrelane, Modest Mouse, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and Patrick Wolf. This year we have what looks like one of those Tom Dunne compilation tapes. Bright Eyes, CSS: it’s lazy and I really expected better.
Comment by Big Dave
31.
March 27, 2008
1:47 pm
Wow people like to complain dont they? i think its a very good start to a line up and can only get better from here. ye im a little dissapointed, but im excited more so.
Comment by aero
32.
March 27, 2008
1:49 pm
Big Dave - You’re mental, Wilco were good but not great at Primavera, they really shone in Vicar St. Agree to disagree?
Between Primavera, maybe one day of Poxegen, and Electric Picnic, there may not even be a need to go to New Joisey to All Points West as all the bases are covered.
Comment by MixTape
33.
March 27, 2008
1:53 pm
Wow people like to complain dont they? i think its a very good start to a line up and can only get better from here. ye im a little dissapointed, but im excited more so.
They sure do aero - I feel like Joe Duffy today. Again.
In all honesty, there has never been - and will never be - an Irish festival line-up which pleases everyone. I think every Electric Picnic line-up has had its weak spots and this one is no different.
And while EP has never been solely about the line-up for me and many others, I can understand why many potential EP-goers are disappointed at the list. But when you look at the bands that people are saying should be at EP on some boards - the real flavour of the day indie stuff - you kinda get to thinking that these punters should really rush out and grab the last of the Oxegen tickets or book a ticket for a European festival. Electric Picnic is not the only festival happening this summer, you know.
Comment by Jim Carroll
34.
March 27, 2008
2:06 pm
there seems to be a lot of unhappy people on the EP forums who didn’t get they’re presale code.
Comment by petee
35.
March 27, 2008
2:09 pm
there seems to be a lot of unhappy people on the EP forums who didn’t get they’re presale code.
A lot of unhappy people who only seem to have started posting this week too
Maybe I’m wrong - I know, shock horror, that would be a first - but it seems to me that a lot of the people who are giving out have never actually gone to the EP before.
Comment by Jim Carroll
36.
March 27, 2008
2:16 pm
I think there’s plenty of good stuff on the bill. Anyone else want to help me to kidnap Oberst, drag him to Micha P. Hinson’s set and say “listen dickhead, that’s how you’re supposed to do it” to the little shit?
Comment by Ian
37.
March 27, 2008
2:17 pm
Dunno why anyone is giving out about the line-up.
It will sell out anyway.
It would sell out anyway with no line-up announcement.
It would sell out if it was announced that all the acts were being replaced by covers bands comprised of drunk Russian coal miners.
Which tells you all you need to know.
Comment by dealga
38.
March 27, 2008
2:20 pm
I think a lot of people - myself included - got stung by a fake “leaked” lineup that was quite impressive.A note to the organisers though - on a day when there are bound to be gripes about the lineup, no matter how good it is, do NOT publically state that you turned down two “huge” acts for the festival and not name them.
Comment by Joe
39.
March 27, 2008
2:23 pm
I think a lot of people - myself included - got stung by a fake “leaked” lineup that was quite impressive
All of which goes to show that you really should only trust sources who have shown time and time again that they ALWAYS get the right info.
Like telling you My Bloody Valentine were playing EP months ago. And that Laughing Lenny Cohen was coming to Dublin.
Ahem
That list yesterday was hillarious. What gave it away was the spelling mistakes - one list mentioned “Nial Rodgers” from Chic. Hello? Talk about a red flag.
The aul’ interweb is a wonderful place to dupe people.
n a day when there are bound to be gripes about the lineup, no matter how good it is, do NOT publically state that you turned down two “huge” acts for the festival and not name them.
I’ll name them
The Killers
and
The Corrs.
There you are now. Everyone happy? Good.
Comment by Jim Carroll
40.
March 27, 2008
2:29 pm
Chortle.
Comment by Hot Lunch
41.
March 27, 2008
2:31 pm
The fact that Franz Ferdinand were named on that list twice should have been a give away, but don’t knock it for spelling mistakes. The official EP press release has Henry “Rollings” on the bill.
Comment by Joe
42.
March 27, 2008
2:35 pm
“It would sell out if it was announced that all the acts were being replaced by covers bands comprised of drunk Russian coal miners.”
Yes Dealga, but could your Russian Coal Miners do a decent version of Radiohead’s “Creep”, eh?
Well, could they?
Comment by ivan
43.
March 27, 2008
2:35 pm
I agree with you Jim re the lineup.
Don’t really understand myself some of the vitriol being spewed over on the EP forum. You’re never going to like everyone on the bill. There’s plenty there already to get excited about, with more to come assumedly.
And it still kicks Oxegen’s arse. RATM? Counting Crows? The Verve? meh meh and meh again
Comment by radical cleric
44.
March 27, 2008
2:38 pm
The fact that Franz Ferdinand were named on that list twice should have been a give away, but don’t knock it for spelling mistakes.
Yeah Joe, but you were still taken in by it.
Trusted news sources, dude, trusted news sources. That’s why Hot Plagiarism lifts all our juicy stories like MBV, REM, Public Enemy and Erykah Badu.
I was surprised to see some of the bloggers and sites who were fooled by that list. Tsk, tsk.
Comment by Jim Carroll
45.
March 27, 2008
2:45 pm
have to say, on first look i was disappointed too, but if you look past the “big” names there’s some interesting stuff..jamie lidell, balanescu quartet, kormac, micah p hinson who was only great in whelans a year or so ago (and yes ian, you’re dead right!..the mighty wilco..overall,i think there may be enough to tempt me down…
Comment by cwrenn
46.
March 27, 2008
2:56 pm
whats everyone complaining about, “the line-up isn’t great, 240 is a bit much”
last year i would’ve easily payed 240 to see My Bloody Valentine play
Comment by Stanky
47.
March 27, 2008
3:02 pm
They’re drunk, Ivan, not irresponsible.
Comment by dealga
48.
March 27, 2008
3:05 pm
i like the way on the EP website it says “motown favourite, Duffy”
this would be the same motown that’s based in north wales, right?
Comment by Leigh O'Gorman
49.
March 27, 2008
3:47 pm
I think thats a disappointing line-up for the price of the ticket. It makes Oxegen look positively cutting edge. Its like a sort of mid 90s secondary school reuinion party. There is a more than faint sense of music for groovy oldsters about it all, so many of the acts last released relavent music in the 90s, how depressing. Where is all the new indie?? WHERE?? There is a massive indie shaped hole at the centre of that line-up. It feels like half an electric picnic. Like a sunday line-up.
Comment by gardenhead
50.
March 27, 2008
4:12 pm
I don’t think EP was ever about just the headline acts. I’m really happy with the line up so far. I think its a better line up than last year (but maybe not the year before.) There are plenty of bands that i want to check out that I wouldn’t necessarily go to see if they were playing on their own in Dublin.
Glad i got my ticket before christmas though. E40 price hike is a bit much.
Comment by Dave
51.
March 27, 2008
4:14 pm
I’ve been to EP every year - the first year out of curiosity more than anything (and true enough it was a bit of a shambles, in an enjoyable kind of way). That first year apart, this is the worst line up so far by an absolute mile.
Most expensive so far + worst line up by far = I might not bother at all this year*
(* in fairness, I probably will)
Comment by Neill
52.
March 27, 2008
4:54 pm
EP isn’t all about the line-up, I agree, but last year the promoters made a mess of some other aspects of it as well. The campsite was overcrowded and the bars shut at 10 o’clock. It hasn’t lived up to its original promise of being a “boutique” festival, IMO.
Comment by David Bowie
53.
March 27, 2008
5:15 pm
I can’t believe there have been 48 comments and barely a mention of the Sex Pistols apart from one person saying they are a’joke’. Am I missing something here? Does everyone see them as a joke now? You do all remember that they, along with The Clash, Buzzcocks, Siouxsie et al ushered in a new musical revolution in the late seventies that we are still feeling the effects of today, don’t you? They also have, in Johnny Rotten, the most compelling and provocative vocalist ever to front a band. And this is the first time they have EVER played in Ireland. Yet, no-one here gives a shit. Depressing.
Still, apart from a handful of brilliant, unmissable acts (Pistols, MBV, Goldfrapp, Wilco, Juana Molina, Balanescu Quartet, Sigur Ros, Faust) it’s a very disappointing line-up. There were strong rumours of Massive Attack, Mogwai and The Notwist playing but no sign of them. Gutted, to say the least.Hopefully, at leat one of them will be added later. Instead we have Loads of unremarkable UK and Irish acts and some bands I’ve never heard of before. Tartit? The Yard Dogs? Midnight Juggernauts? Lionheart Brothers? Nope, me neither.
Christy Moore? That’s just like a bad dream. Sinead O’Connor? She hasn’t done anything of any worth for almost 2 decades other than make us watch her slow, mental breakdown. What the hell are these 2 doing on the bill. Bizarre. Kila, Mark Geary,New Young Pony Club, Large Mound, Hayseed Dixie and the new sound of Motown herself, it’s Welsh Pop Idol reject turned ’sultry’, Mazzy Star rip-off merchant herself Duffy. Really enticing, isn’t it!
Could anyone tell me what the point of the cooking stage is?
Comment by Quint
54.
March 27, 2008
5:24 pm
I dont see Lidell on the official list. I thought he was just on the one that was floating around before hand.
Comment by Conor
55.
March 27, 2008
5:25 pm
I’ll admit I was duped and it was obvious upon second glance that loads of those artists on the first list I received were never going to be playing. Massive Attack? Human League? Already played.
I started to believe it when I heard 6 names from a reliable source who were all on the list. Also, in my defence, I was superbly drunk.
Comment by nialler9
56.
March 27, 2008
6:23 pm
i think that was welsh mutton favourite.
the tickets are on sale now at ticketmaster.
any danger of any of these festivals putting burial or skream on?
Comment by petee
57.
March 27, 2008
8:03 pm
matt vinyl, your comments are ridiculous.
Comment by ciaran
58.
March 27, 2008
8:26 pm
I should also point out that EP 2005 (Flaming Lips, Arcade Fire, Nick Cave) was probably one of the best weekends of my life and I have been getting disillusioned every year since. Maybe my expectations are just too high…?
Comment by Neill
59.
March 27, 2008
8:59 pm
I’ve been to every ep since its inception and i have to say this lineup doesn’t live up to previous ones….not one bit!!!lazy,predictable and all very feile 93 , i or none of my friends (the ones who luckily didnt buy before they saw the line up) will be going this year.If EP loses as many “fans” as i think it will then its a goner as MCD will just wipe them out
Comment by liam
60.
March 27, 2008
9:01 pm
ps so glad i got MBV tickets for the England gigs now.
Comment by liam
61.
March 27, 2008
10:55 pm
delighted i’m missing EP this year.
the lineup itself is pretty awful.
little quality, far too much mediocrity.
the vibe of the festival has really gone down since it started, reminds me of oxegen c.2004
of the big names, i’d only go see MBV and Sigur Ros, even though MBV could go very wrong, and Sigur Ros at Oxegen ‘05 wasn’t exactly mindblowing.
of the smaller ones i’d like to see, most i’ve seen before, and none of the rest are “must see”.
considering it’d cost somewhere in the region of 400-500 quid all things considered, i’m glad i won’t be there.
most of my friends who’ve gone the last few years don’t plan on going.
maybe 515 and bodytonic can save it when they announce their lineups….
Comment by Ciaran
62.
March 28, 2008
12:22 am
Well, it strikes me as a good if not great line up to coin a dunphyism . Its about 7 or 8 acts short of being a great line up.
The Positives
Sigur Ros, Wilco , and MBV are on there and they’re three of my favourite bands ever. The new Goldfrapp album is super so she’s getting a special mention too.
Pretty pleased to see the Breeders, Tindersticks, the Roots, Juana Molina, Balanescu Quartet, Lou Rhodes, Lisa Hannigan, Cathy Davey and Underworld there. And Franz Ferdinand even though its obviously not the done thing to admit to liking them anymore!
The Negatives
Would be interested to see if these Foals guys live up to the hype and Micah P Hinson too, but overall there seems to be a distinct lack of fresh new acts compared to previous years line-ups and quite a few acts in the ‘I’ve never heard of them category’ - One Day International, The Yard Dogs, Tobias Froberg, Boss Volenti, Dawn Landes, Constantines, Yacht, Lionheart Brothers, Large Mound, Emmy the Great, Kormac & the BSQ Band, Silver Apples. Nope, new to me.
There are a few acts that fall into the well past their sell by date/not my cup of tea front on here too- most obviously Christy Moore, Sex Pistols, and George Clinton.
What does the line-up need to go from good to great?
So not naming acts that played last year, or acts playing at that hideous puking teenagers festival at punchestown, or those that don’t have a new album to promote, who are we left with?
Of course Portishead would be a pretty great start - the new album is excellent, they’ve still got it.
And how about some quality indie fare? Panda Bear, Beirut, Patrick Watson, Elbow, Feist, Iron & Wine, Spoon, Tapes’n’Tapes, Midlake, Joanna Newsom, Martha Wainwright?
Some good newish acts - Hercules and Love Affair, Vampire Weekend, Yeasayer, Laura Marling maybe?
Nick Cave appearing with the bad seeds and playing his brilliant new album instead of the tedious bad joke that is the Grinderman’s oeuvre would help.
Another quality dance act? Modeselektor, Field.
Some hip hop? Del tha funky homespun, Dizee Rascal maybe?
I’d like Kittser and Gemma Hayes in there too.
Comment by Alan
63.
March 28, 2008
1:14 am
i dunno what the problem is,ep is always great fun even if the line up isnt the best.
Having seen Christy Moore at glasto i can say he is excellent at a festival and easily one of the greatest live performers in the country.
Comment by killian
64.
March 28, 2008
9:02 am
I don’t care what anyone says about this line-up, I’d crawl over a bed of rusty nettles in the nip to smell the exhaust from the tour bus that brought Sigur Rós to EP!
Comment by Mucky Boots
65.
March 28, 2008
10:00 am
“matt vinyl, your comments are ridiculous.”
Comment by ciaran | March 27, 2008 at 8:03 pm
It’s not often I get such a compliment. Thanks.
Comment by Matt Vinyl
66.
March 28, 2008
10:03 am
where is the random 80’s act pray tell?
Agree with dealga 100%. Its not about the music anymore its about saying you were there
Comment by EP regular that was disappointed last yr
67.
March 28, 2008
10:40 am
Quint@53 - I agree that the Sex Pistols position as one of the most seminal musical acts of all time is pretty much assured. But have you seen footage of them since they reformed? It’s hideous, man, hideous. And John Lydon may have been provocative and compelling once. He’s pretty embarrassing now though.
Comment by Neill
68.
March 28, 2008
11:29 am
great post alan, nail on the head stuff - kitt and hayes are already there afaik
Comment by sponger
69.
March 28, 2008
11:31 am
oh and yacht and kormac fall within the dance realm, and are pretty goo
Comment by sponger
70.
March 28, 2008
11:52 am
heh, only in Ireland could someone justify paying so much for what they see as an average lineup, because of the fun they’ll have anyway. i guess POD have it sussed. if 20-something proffessionals willing to fork over wads of cash to basically have some fun in a field for weekend, then what’s the point of getting big or quality acts, just get some mediocre bands and singer-songwriters doing the festival circuit, a coupel of big(ish) names, and watch the money roll in anyway.
and people complain about rip-off Ireland….
i’m happy my money won’t be funding Ryan Tubridy talking bollox, Fossett’s circus, or Kevin flippin Thornton giving cookery classes.
i’m sure i can find some other fun for the weekend….
Comment by Paul
71.
March 28, 2008
1:11 pm
Alan - spot on, EP would get my fest vote if they booked Vampire Weekend and Spoon. And Miracle Fortress actually, now I think of it.
Comment by Catherine
72.
March 28, 2008
2:08 pm
DONT ANY OF YOU LISTEN TO NOISETTES??? THEM BEING ON THE LINE-UP HAS MADE MY DAY!!!!
Comment by Maeve
73.
March 28, 2008
2:24 pm
I’ll be heading to Cois Fharraige instead,,a probable shite line-up ,but theres a beech and an open air party in Kilkee Town.. and its not €240..
I dont think the EP line up is awful but the price and the fact that the capacity is upped to 32,000 this year just put me off..
Comment by Organ Donor
74.
March 28, 2008
2:33 pm
the fact that the capacity is upped to 32,000 this year just put me off..
capacity was 32,500 last year
Comment by Jim Carroll
75.
March 28, 2008
2:47 pm
I was hopin portishead would be on the line up…pretty dismal line up.. this is going to be my first year since it started that i’m not going.. The buzz is great but not worth 240 euro..seen kila,underworld,christy, nick cave.. and i’d like to see sigur ros, also wouldn’t mind CSS and tinariwen but not worth 240 euro..
Comment by Kim
76.
March 28, 2008
3:40 pm
I’d like to add, for the record, that Noisettes are one of the best bands i’ve ever seen Live so get excited and start listening to them today
Comment by Maeve
77.
March 28, 2008
4:03 pm
“DONT ANY OF YOU LISTEN TO NOISETTES???”
i heard.
i swiched off.
Comment by Leigh O'Gorman
78.
March 28, 2008
5:27 pm
Did anyone hear Tom Dunne and John Reynolds great big Picnic 08 love-in on Pet Sounds just after the announcement?
Tom Dunne:’Wow John. Fantastic line-up. Really is FANTASTIC. Just FANTASTIC.
John REymolds: I know. We’re really happy with it.
Tom: It seems to be strongest line-up yet, John. (!!????)
John: Yes, it’s definitely our strongest line-up ever. And there’s loads more to be announced!
Tom: There’s so much there already, we’ll be here all night, heh hehe.Fantastic.
John: Yeah, Definitely our strongest line-up yet. An absolute smorgasboard of great music. ha ha ha
Tom: Fantastic
John: We have a cooking stage this year.
Tom: Fantastic.
John: Yes, it really is our strongest line-up sinece we began in 04.
Tom: Fantstic
….and so on.
I think it’s safe to say John Reynolds is in for a major shock when he starts reading the discussion forums.
Comment by Quint
79.
March 28, 2008
5:51 pm
Isn’t Cois Farraige a ‘moveable feast’ kinda festival?
I heard it’s gonna be on in someother surfer town this year.
Comment by cranky
80.
March 28, 2008
9:10 pm
I’m going to my first festival since the Trip To Tipp, Christ I’m old but MBV has me dusting down my old basketball boots. €240 is nothing when you’re rich.
Comment by hugger
81.
March 30, 2008
12:07 am
The fact that Wilco are playing is just about enough for me, the best live band I’ve ever seen and am never dissapointed by them. But on top of that there’s quite a few bands I’d want to check out MBV, Sigur Ros, George Clinton, Goldfrapp, Conor Oberst, also Midnight Juggernauts are a really great live act.
There’ll be more to be announced and there’s no way you’d see all those side shows for 240e. Plus I unashamedly admit that I love a festival for the atmosphere too and EP has one of the best atmospheres of any festival anywhere.
Comment by Sarah
82.
March 31, 2008
11:11 am
“I’m going to my first festival since the Trip To Tipp, Christ I’m old but MBV has me dusting down my old basketball boots. €240 is nothing when you’re rich.”
Let’s round up a few other oldies and we’ll try to get a human pyramid going during Sigur Ros.
Comment by Matt Vinyl
83.
April 1, 2008
6:09 pm
“Let’s round up a few other oldies and we’ll try to get a human pyramid going during Sigur Ros.”
Or failing that (we are old after all) let’s throw paper cups high into the air during ‘To Here Knows When’.
Comment by hugger
84.
April 4, 2008
2:38 am
Anyone who thinks that Electric picnic fans are not about the music…. obviously doesnt know much about music and lives in the charts. Anyone who was dissapointed by last years Electric Picnic … obviously had nowhere near the amount of fun I had. Anyone who cannot see the difference between sitting in a field and having a laugh and going to electric picnic …. has either never had a session in a field or has never been to or had the craic at electric picnic and probably just went to their fav bands on the list and then slept in their tent till the next one was on. Line up isnt amazing yet but give it a minute. Plus it is gonna be unreal as usual anyway.
Comment by Shane
85.
April 7, 2008
7:51 am
Sounds like a reasonable enough line up. Gotta admit, Kila are great! Anyone know where i can get a video of the launch, with Dublin Gospel Choir singing Sex Pistol songs!??? This i gotta see! Looked everywhere, and can’t find it.
Comment by Bridie
86.
April 7, 2008
10:55 am
I heard the red hot chilli peppers will be there
Comment by nicola
87.
May 9, 2008
4:29 pm
Yeah, Line up isn’t exactly mindblowing (apart from My Bloody Valentine!) at the moment. MBV, CSS and Foals apart theres not that much to get excited about (the sex pistols are a parody of themselves at this stage), got a tick anyways, hopefully there’ll be some additions in the near future
Comment by Pullo Lad
88.
May 22, 2008
5:11 pm
Just wanted to find out if anyones knows can I still get a family ticket?? Also wanted to find out what anyone thought of the tipis, yurt etc..are they any good?….
Comment by ciara
89.
August 26, 2008
2:08 pm
How the hell are you supposed to see any acts when theres no line-up times?! Thats shit. For Oxygen the independent had a ‘oxygen planner’ so you should schedule your whole weekend. We ended up seeing loads of acts even when we were pretty disoriented/drunk. For EP I’ll probably end up missing half the weekend! BOOO!! BOOO!!
Comment by Em
90.
August 26, 2008
11:19 pm
it’s 3 days before the festival and i still think the line up is wack.
POD sort ur life out. €240 is a joke
Comment by fuk

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