Electric Picnic today have announced what the main stage bands are playing what days to help you decide if you’re getting Sunday tickets or weekend ones. Big news is that it seems Friday will be greatly reduced from previous years – in the main area only the Main stage will have a full lineup, Giorgio Moroder will be the only act in the Electric Arena that night. That info was not shared via the PR in the email, only with Hot Press. Full list below:
FRIDAY
Fatboy Slim
Giorgio Moroder
Hudson Taylor
Miles Kane
My Bloody Valentine
Wu-Tang Clan
SATURDAY
Big Black Delta
Billy Bragg
BJORK
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Cayucas
Clinic
Cyril Hahn
Daithi
Deap Vally
Disclosure
Duckworth Lewis Method
Ellie Goulding
Factory Floor
Forrests
Gavin James
Halves
Hozier
Hudson Mohawke
Hurts
John Grant
John Murry
Josephine
Le Carousel
Little Green Cars
Lulu James
Matthew E. White
Merchandise
New Jackson
No Ceremony
Ocean Colour Scene
Palma Violets
Parquet Courts
Peace
Raglans
Robert Plant
Ryan Sheridan
Sam Smith
Savages
Space Dimension Controller
The Beat
The Walkmen
Tiga
Two Door Cinema Club
Valerie June
Young Folk
Young Wonder
SUNDAY
Arctic Monkeys
Black Uhuru
Blondes
Braids
David Byrne & St. Vincent
Chrome Sparks
Chvrches
Crystal Fighters
Dawes
Dirty Epics
Dublin Gospel Choir
Eels
Enemies
Franz Ferdinand
Funeral Suits
Hermitage Green
Indians
Jagwar Ma
Johnny Marr
Kodaline
Lady Lamb The Beekeeper
Little Bear
Luke Sital-Singh
Mano Le Tough
Maud in Cahoots
Mick Flannery
MØ
Mount Kimbie
MS MR
Night Beds
Nina Nesbitt
Noah & The Whale
Polica
Silhouette
SOAK
Summer Camp
Terri Hooley
The 1975
The Establishment
The Knife
The Strypes
Warpaint
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Can’t wait to go to the Electric ‘Clash Fucking Central’ Picnic! 😀
What’s this about The Clash playing Electric Picnic!? 😛
Disgraceful that they can announce a reduced lineup on the Friday 2 weeks before the event.
they haven’t even had the guts to announce it themselves….they should have told people months ago that they were downsizing the festival….and how can the now jusitify charging 230 euros for a smaller festival than last year?…
Incredible that this decision isn’t getting more attention. It’s so underhanded – Friday is always the best day for me – no hangover, full of beans etc. This is the first year I’m going to miss and not feeling as bothered about it as I thought I would.
Yeah it’s pretty upsetting for people who have gone before. The fact that it wasn’t announced until a few weeks before in advance does leave a bitter taste.
Has Jeffrey Lewis been dropped? I could have sworn he was on the first batch of acts announced.