Electric Picnic 2009 line up

1. Waah, Yaah, Cripes, Holy Shit, Etc

2. CAN. NOT. WAIT!!!!
   Bringing the music back into the “music and arts” festival 🙂

3. Last weekend I learned that British MPs say ‘rhubarb’ over and over if they disagree with a point being made in Parliament, it’s like the anti-‘hear hear’.

   So here’s my prediction.

   PRE-LAUNCH: Both fanciful and realistic educated guesses fly about.

   LAUNCH: names announced.

   POST LAUNCH ONLINE: ‘rhubarb rhubarb rhubarb’ + ‘better last year’ + ‘EP is dead’

   SEPTEMBER: People go and have a ball

   And repeat for 2010.

4. Joe one of the organisers was bemoaning this exact cycle a few weeks ago.

   His beef was that people always complained and bitched but never gave kudos afterwards.

5. Fleetwood Mac would be unreal.

6. You going to the launch Niall? Or know if anyone will be tweeting as announcements are made?

7. I might go. Last year they sent out the list about 6 though.

   I will tweet it if I’m there but i expect the list to be out by 6.

8. It’s pretty harsh alright, I was traveling for the first few years of it but heard only good things and have really had a great time any time I’ve gone.

9. well i have to say last year it was fucking brilliant and defo best festival ive ever been to, so im lookin forward to this

10. Jsut got the list – it’s pretty on the money apart from some of the heavy hitters.

11. Cheers.

    Apart from the bands on the radio ad (MGMT, Fleet Foxes, Bon Iver, Basement Jaxx, Madness, Flaming Lips….apparently) I’m hoping for Brian Wilson, Dan Deacon, Beirut, Animal Collective, Final Fantasy and Doves.

    Aren’t Friendly Fires playing Oxegen?

12. Any chance of a Faith No More appearance?

13. FF are yes so they shouldn’t be there. Not on the official list either. No Faith No more either. We could play a game where I can tell you what’s NOT on the list!

    Lenny – None of the above hopes!

14. Wow, deadly (If I’ve read you correctly). Some friends of mine are hoping Fleetwood Mac aren’t not on the list.

15. Lenny – Only the radio ones you mentioned there. No more.

16. I presume the annual radiohead wish fulfillment rumour, fueled this year by the Reading and Leeds appearance, has no truth in it?

17. Joe: I presume the annual radiohead wish fulfillment rumour, fueled this year by the Reading and Leeds appearance, has no truth in it?

    Correct.

18. Jaysus, please let Fever Ray be announced. Of course, there are always plenty of late additions.

19. No Fever Ray yet.

    The irish Times just posted the story for 15 minutes and then took it down.

20. Just got a phonecall cos the PR thought I had posted it!

    6pm people.

21. Any signs of Metronomy and Passion Pit?!

22. passion pit are playing Oxegen so no.

23. I heard Faith No More might be headlining sunday??… Fingers crossed!

24. No Faith No More yet folks.

25. Niall: passion pit are playing Oxegen so no.

    didn’t see anything on the oxegen site about passion pit
    so fingers crossed they’ll be on the ep lineup

26. Well they

    anna:

    Well they are believe me!

27. It’s on the EP .com site now Nialley

28. Post updated folks with the official list – have at it.

29. deadly line up.

    when do they go on sale normally?

30. Tickets on sale Friday @ 9am.

31. Friday

32. im a little disapointed.
    Jape,Lykke Li and Explosions in the Sky will be nice but bon iver and faith no more woulda been amazo.
    ah well

33. No Bon Iver either from the rumoured list. *insert sad face*

34. billy bragg.. hmm.. excellenté.. kinda, have to rustle up some bunce to get a ticket..

35. Clearly, what ya need here is Fever Ray, John Frusciante, The Field, Aphex Twin + Tim Hecker, Tim Exile, Missy Elliott, Plaid, Mogwai, Pantha du Prince, Deerhunter, Dan Deacon Ensemble and sure Radiohead and Portishead, why not.

    Easy peasy. I expect it to be ready in one week, Electric Picnic!

36. lineup is ok… only two of much interest to me.. orbital and chris cunnigham.
    no mention that the ticket price is very hefty. might go to sonar instead. will at least have some change in my pocket and get to elope from this island for a few days. yes i am complaining… what’s wrong with that? it is a recession we are in afterall. the ticket price for the picnic has steadily rose over the years and with that it has sold out year after year. this is a great thing, but it’s popularity has allowed the organisers to increase the price, supply and demand is the term. ripoff is closer to the reality. in this country we have rolled over far to often to be screwed without noticing. yes, in effect we were raped while we slept. but few complain.

    free the music. support the independent festivals this summer and better still… have your own parties. it’s a sad state when you have to pay to go camping with your mates.

    nano

37. Plenty there for almost everyone but for me, Billy Bragg, Nice One!

38. All I see is hype.. Chris Cunningham would be great but 240 lids for 55 mins is all I’d be paying for..would be much better to see him in Tripod or Olympia or somewhere like that..as for the rest, there is a lot of good acts but they have either played here many times or will likely play here soon

    Throw in Grizzly Bear, Fever Ray, TV on the Radio and Animal Collective or any a few more artists that are at the top of their game in 2009 and you might see a bit of value.

    All credit to going on the piss for weekend camping and catching a couple of gigs but if you and ten of yer mates put 240 blips each into a slush fund and headed up to Ticknock ye could have some banter!

39. Have to say id be interested in seeing alot of those bands. Especially the ones i dont really know about… Hopin for some nice surprises. Need a ticket next!

40. So what will Chris Cunningham’s setup be, im guessing Aphex Twin wont be playing with him or they’d have mentioned that…..

41. Electric Picnic welcomes a major coup in a rare audiovisual performance by producer CHRIS CUNNINGHAM whose videos for everyone from The Aphex Twin to Madonna need no introduction. This is one of a handful of festivals Chris Cunningham will play across the globe this summer. Chris Cunningham Live is a 55 minute performance, combining original and remixed music and film. It features remixed, unreleased and brand new videos and music, dynamically edited together into a new live piece spread over 3 screens

42. Chris ftw

43. I’ll go to SodApe Picnic aswell.Sounds good.

44. I must say I agree with a lot of what Nano has to say. There has to be an end to the ripoff culture in Ireland. I understand putting on a festival like this has to cost a lot of money but how can similar or better lineups in Spain for example cost something like 90 euro for the early bird tickets and a whopping 120 for the ‘full’ price tickets. Regardless, like everything else the only way to get prices reduced is to vote with your feet. I’m not sure how it works but I’ve heard that MCD and Aiken ‘tender’ for gigs and the highest bid gets it… If that is the case then those bids will have to start coming down and the savings passed on to the customer.

45. magnolia electric company? oh my…….superb

46. Niall, I didn’t know Passion Pit were playing Oxegen, that’s a pain… but can you wave a magic wand and get Metronomy to play EP? Thanks. 🙂

47. Marina & The Diamonds confirmed (in the comments section here:

    http://marinaandthediamonds.blogspot.com/2009/04/i-found-home-in-your-eyes.html#comments

48. Joey: Marina & The Diamonds confirmed(in the comments section here:
    http://marinaandthediamonds.blogspot.com/2009/04/i-found-home-in-your-eyes.html#comments

    Awesome news, Thanks Joey!

49. King Porter Stomp are playing too, they weren’t announced, but its confrmed on their myspace

50. would love to go, but 240 is too much… i already have a ticket for lowlands so will have to settle with just that… come on ep, get the bands we want or make it a cheap weekend.

51. To celebrate Bootcamp Ireland leading the way with Festival Fit at this year’s Electric Picnic, they are giving away full weekend tickets to Electric Picnic at Stradbally Hall plus loads of runner up prizes too.

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52. To celebrate Bootcamp Ireland leading the way with Festival Fit at this year’s Electric Picnic, they are giving away full weekend tickets to Electric Picnic at Stradbally Hall plus loads of runner up prizes too.

    Might as well check this out…. 😎

    visit http://www.bootcampireland.com for details

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