In fairness.
Via Brand New Retro
Meanwhile…
we do have a question for you tonight : your best Electric Picnic memory? Iggy Pop 2007 for me, although Blue Nile, the Cure and Patti Smith were all pretty amazing too
— Tom Dunne (@tomhappens) August 28, 2019
Anyone?
Carlow Weather tweetz:
Latest GFS 6z wants to get in on the act of teasing some nice weather for next week. Don’t get too excited though as it could flip back just as quick.
Now who wants to give me an @EPfestival ticket and where did I leave my sunscreen😜🤣
Anyone?
Abandoned tents at last year’s Electric Picnic in Stradbally, Co Laois
Mr [Melvin] Benn, the chief executive of Festival Republic, which runs the Electric Picnic, said the issue of abandoned tents is a societal one.
“Do I see it as a reflection on the festival? I see it as a reflection on society. What we have at every festival is a decent cross-section of what society is.”
Mr Benn suggested some people were under the impression that the tents are recycled for charity, but only a “tiny percentage” are suitable.
…“We are trying to encourage people to do the right thing,” he said. “Our ideal is that we would have to pick up hardly any rubbish. I don’t think a lot of people are getting the connection between them supporting Extinction Rebellion as a point of principle and picking their tent up. They can’t think they are doing the right thing.”
Electric Picnic runs from August 30 to September 1.
Electric Picnic promoter calls for an end to abandoned tents (Ronan McGreevy)
Previously: A Picnic Without Plastic?
Wjy am I seeing this is no tickets are available? @ticketmasterire @ThreeIreland #electricpicnic pic.twitter.com/y5okvqcj8l
— Sharon Cooney (@SharonCooney76) July 25, 2019
Three Last Chance tickets for EP confirmed sold out.
Shame when a site has 0 load balancing in place so you can’t get a ticket. @TicketmasterIre #electricpicnic pic.twitter.com/8HbR5sR9Hj— Captain Cardigan (@So0akland) July 25, 2019
About to put in the presale code at 09:00, the app logs me out, won’t let me back in until 10:00 when it’s sold out. @ThreeIreland Why have a presale when your Three Plus app cant support the numbers? #ElectricPicnic pic.twitter.com/RsUii2sFjn
— John Derham (@derham90) July 25, 2019
This is a joke, I’ve been on the 3Plus app since ten to 9 refreshing every minute and now apparently they’re sold out…. seriously thinking about changing provider #electricpicnic #3plus
— Heather Lordan (@heather_lordan) July 25, 2019
This morning.
A promotion by Three offering 3Plus customers “one last chance” to get their hands on tickets to the sold-out Electric Picnic festival.
All demographics and tastes catered to.
Except sludge metal.
Denied. Again.
Also: How many Irish acts can you spot?
Meanwhile…
Loving this year’s line-up for #ElectricPicnic pic.twitter.com/BGsQHG2XIj
— Justine Stafford (@JustineStafford) March 13, 2019
Ah here.
The remains of last year’s Electric Picnic in Stradbally, County Laois
Good step https://t.co/GOjjsVC7KS
— Jill Nicholls (@JillNicholls01) February 28, 2019
Over to you, EP.
Make that futile gesture NOW!
Glass Bottle FIGHT!
Glastonbury festival bans plastic bottles (The Guardian)
Thanks Vanessa
People reportedly queuing for Electric Picnic tickets in Portlaoise this morning
This morning.
Tickets for next year’s Electric Picnic went on sale at 9am.
And in Portlaoise, Co Laois, some people queued since 4.30am.
Lynda Kiernan, of the Leinster Express, reports:
A massive queue has formed in Portlaoise this morning Friday September 9 of people hoping to snap up Electric Picnic 2019 tickets.
Watch our video of the entire queue to see where it starts from, and it was still growing at 9.30am.
WATCH: The queue is HUGE for Electric Picnic 2019 tickets in Portlaoise (Leinster Express)
UPDATE:
All Early Bird, Loyalty Tickets, Family Camping, Family Campervan and Campervan tickets are now SOLD OUT. 🎉
Stay tuned to our website for more information on further ticket releases. #EP19 https://t.co/pGqJdwnnSu
— Electric Picnic (@EPfestival) September 7, 2018
Yesterday morning.
Footage of the tent-strewn site of last weekend’s Electric Picnic in Stradbally, Co Laois.
Ugh.
Via Adrian Kennedy and Jeremy Dixon (Dublin Talks)
UPDATE:
Further footage from yesterday’s clean-up.
Via Ed Rice
This morning.
At Custom House Quay in Dublin.
Electric Picnic-goers return after the weekend festival in Stradbally, Co Laois.
Previously: Wish You Were Here
This afternoon.
Electric Picnic ‘revellers’ catch buses from George’s Quay in Dublin City Centre to the festival in Stradbally, Co Laois.
More as we get it.
Earlier: For My Yoke Is Dodgy, And My Burden Is Light
Sam Boal/RollingNews.ie
