At last!
Chems headline the Electric Picnic Festival in County Laois (that's the middle of the Irish countryside to most of you!)
Arcade Fire,Pulp,PJ Harvey,Interpol,Beirut,DJ Shadow,Sinead O' Conor,Trentemoller,Midlake,OMD,Mogwai,Kalkbrenner,Charlatans, Dave Clarke,Boys Noize,Big Audio Dynamite,and more
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Posted 09 April 2011 - 11:42 AM
Whoop!
Just put a deposit down on my ticket. Handy way to pay for those that are interested, €80 down and 2nd payment of €80 at the end of May, with final payment at the end of July.
If we have another Indian Summer it'll be a perfect weekend!
Just put a deposit down on my ticket. Handy way to pay for those that are interested, €80 down and 2nd payment of €80 at the end of May, with final payment at the end of July.
If we have another Indian Summer it'll be a perfect weekend!
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Posted 12 April 2011 - 1:04 PM
BUFFETT, on 31 March 2011 - 4:50 PM, said:
At last!
Chems headline the Electric Picnic Festival in County Laois (that's the middle of the Irish countryside to most of you!)
Arcade Fire,Pulp,PJ Harvey,Interpol,Beirut,DJ Shadow,Sinead O' Conor,Trentemoller,Midlake,OMD,Mogwai,Kalkbrenner,Charlatans, Dave Clarke,Boys Noize,Big Audio Dynamite,and more
Chems headline the Electric Picnic Festival in County Laois (that's the middle of the Irish countryside to most of you!)
Arcade Fire,Pulp,PJ Harvey,Interpol,Beirut,DJ Shadow,Sinead O' Conor,Trentemoller,Midlake,OMD,Mogwai,Kalkbrenner,Charlatans, Dave Clarke,Boys Noize,Big Audio Dynamite,and more
OMG what an amazing lineup! this is like dreams coming true? ireland in september??? wonder if that was possible for me.
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Posted 13 April 2011 - 12:49 AM
I guess I'm really looking forward to seeing Arcade Fire, DJ Shadow, Trentemoller, Midlake, Mogwai, Kalkbrenner, Charlatans, Dave Clarke, Boys Noize, The most out of the line up. I'm not mad into PJ Harvey, Sinead O'Connor or Pulp but I am interested in seeing them perform live.
As you said though, the whole buzz there is just so different to the mess that is oxegen, I crashed the party 4 years ago and absolutely loved it. The only thing to come close to the feel of it was Sziget in Budapest(who also have a stunning line-up this year) except that almost everyone speaks the same language at EP!
I'm really looking forward to this as I've had a few bad months that I can finally put behind me and focus on enjoying a weekend with the Chems. Oh the joy!!!
As you said though, the whole buzz there is just so different to the mess that is oxegen, I crashed the party 4 years ago and absolutely loved it. The only thing to come close to the feel of it was Sziget in Budapest(who also have a stunning line-up this year) except that almost everyone speaks the same language at EP!
I'm really looking forward to this as I've had a few bad months that I can finally put behind me and focus on enjoying a weekend with the Chems. Oh the joy!!!
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Posted 13 April 2011 - 6:38 AM
This looks awesome, you guys!
I would totally love to see OMD (hmm I wonder if they'd sound the same as they did when I listened to them loads in the 80's)!
I would totally love to see OMD (hmm I wonder if they'd sound the same as they did when I listened to them loads in the 80's)!
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Posted 13 April 2011 - 7:49 AM
Hiya Whirly, I reckon they will.OMD have continued going on and off in some guise or other but this is the original line up.
Charcoal think you should get PJ's latest cd Let England Shake, very good even if it IS all about war.And even pick up Pulp's greatest hits (going cheap in HMV) lots of great songs I think you may like it.
We're staying in one of the VIP campsites at EP this year, said feck it we'll do it with a bit of luxury (otherwise known as we're getting old!!)
Really looking forward to it.Apart from listening to Further have steered clear of all the YouTube clips so that I'll be seeing all the new visuals for the first time.Very tempted though.
Charcoal think you should get PJ's latest cd Let England Shake, very good even if it IS all about war.And even pick up Pulp's greatest hits (going cheap in HMV) lots of great songs I think you may like it.
We're staying in one of the VIP campsites at EP this year, said feck it we'll do it with a bit of luxury (otherwise known as we're getting old!!)
Really looking forward to it.Apart from listening to Further have steered clear of all the YouTube clips so that I'll be seeing all the new visuals for the first time.Very tempted though.
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Posted 13 April 2011 - 10:22 AM
BUFFETT, on 12 April 2011 - 10:45 PM, said:
And Bwtgeyes, this festival is best known in Ireland for the great vine at it,older crowd than Oxegen,friendly relaxed atmosphere.But this line up is regarded as its best ever.
I really should go there. I'll see what I can arrange with my Irish contact here. It'd be great.
Why is it so late in the year? Isn't it already bloody cold (kind of) in Ireland in early September?
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Posted 13 April 2011 - 1:01 PM
In Ireland we have two seasons.June and winter.
Seriously tho, previous years have been ok.Reason its on so late is that EP is a relatively new festival (7 ish years old?) and they didn't exactly have a great choice of free dates to choose from.Where would you be travelling from Boy?
Oxegen is on early July and last couple years there were very wet.Last Sunday here in Dublin was 23C so prepare for all eventualities.
Another saying in these parts.If you don't like the weather, wait a minute.
Seriously tho, previous years have been ok.Reason its on so late is that EP is a relatively new festival (7 ish years old?) and they didn't exactly have a great choice of free dates to choose from.Where would you be travelling from Boy?
Oxegen is on early July and last couple years there were very wet.Last Sunday here in Dublin was 23C so prepare for all eventualities.
Another saying in these parts.If you don't like the weather, wait a minute.
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Posted 13 April 2011 - 4:40 PM
Yeah Dublin is roughly 80 miles away from Stradbally which is the village nearby the site.Apart from the main stage there are two big tents for live music and a whole host of other stuff going on.Some folk bring their kids with them too.All adds up to a very friendly easy going crowd.Check out electricpicnic.ie if haven't already.Capacity is 30,000 or so they say.
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Posted 13 April 2011 - 10:44 PM
I have been there (to Dublin)in 1991. I was 19 at the time. A girlfriend and I went for a few days. I am not ashamed to admit I was swooning over the boys and their accents! 
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Posted 14 April 2011 - 8:52 AM
BUFFETT, on 14 April 2011 - 9:40 AM, said:
Why don't you all come on over for the gig.Everyone on the forum.Stay at mine.
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you poor guy, I might well do it, and 25,000+ other forum members, too.
but it's a fantastic idea. really thinking of going despite my best friend cannot make it due to his law state examinations.
who would be in?
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Posted 15 April 2011 - 12:05 AM
BUFFETT, on 13 April 2011 - 8:49 AM, said:
Hiya Whirly, I reckon they will.OMD have continued going on and off in some guise or other but this is the original line up.
Charcoal think you should get PJ's latest cd Let England Shake, very good even if it IS all about war.And even pick up Pulp's greatest hits (going cheap in HMV) lots of great songs I think you may like it.
We're staying in one of the VIP campsites at EP this year, said feck it we'll do it with a bit of luxury (otherwise known as we're getting old!!)
Really looking forward to it.Apart from listening to Further have steered clear of all the YouTube clips so that I'll be seeing all the new visuals for the first time.Very tempted though.
Charcoal think you should get PJ's latest cd Let England Shake, very good even if it IS all about war.And even pick up Pulp's greatest hits (going cheap in HMV) lots of great songs I think you may like it.
We're staying in one of the VIP campsites at EP this year, said feck it we'll do it with a bit of luxury (otherwise known as we're getting old!!)
Really looking forward to it.Apart from listening to Further have steered clear of all the YouTube clips so that I'll be seeing all the new visuals for the first time.Very tempted though.
Hey, I've got PJ on the download, will report back on this. As for Pulp, I have their album 'Different Class', but haven't heard much since then, will search up some of that too.
I'm steering clear of all the YouTube videos and too. Got Hanna OST playing a lot lately, along with a skip of other Chems favourites to keep me ticking over. Chems are always a summer soundtrack this last 6-7 years.
BUFFETT, on 13 April 2011 - 8:53 AM, said:
Bloody text prompt.I called you Charcoal in that last post!Sorry Charco.
You bastard.....
BoywiththeGoldenEyes, on 13 April 2011 - 11:22 AM, said:
I really should go there. I'll see what I can arrange with my Irish contact here. It'd be great.
Why is it so late in the year? Isn't it already bloody cold (kind of) in Ireland in early September?
Why is it so late in the year? Isn't it already bloody cold (kind of) in Ireland in early September?
Electric Picnic has been thankfully blessed with good weather over the years. I think there has only been one year where it rained over the first two days. Generally good weather arrives during important points in the school term, i.e. Back to School (September), Mock Exams (late march/early april) and State/End of Year Exams (June). If the kids are stressed and indoors, we can go outside in this country!
inchemwetrust, on 13 April 2011 - 11:39 PM, said:
Ireland!
My number one place to visit if I get the chance! Anyone been there?
My number one place to visit if I get the chance! Anyone been there?
I have, it's awesome! And expensive, bring us some of your American Dollars!
BUFFETT, on 14 April 2011 - 8:40 AM, said:
Why don't you all come on over for the gig.Everyone on the forum.Stay at mine.
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Dibs on the couch!
Really getting excited about this now.
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