Erm, why are there 2 idiots there with plastic bags on their heads? Just wonderin’.

No, they’re models. And that’s not plastic bags over their faces, that’s collagen!

There’s plenty of smaller bands I’m looking forward to seeing on the line up. I’m most excited to get to see the Horrors.

Not mad about the headliners, apart from LCD if they are a headline band on the weekend. Roxy Music have been limited in recent years to playing the Marquee in Cork so EP shouldn’t be trying to pull a fast one by giving them headline status. It’s a bit lazy. Don’t get me started on the Frames!!

im impressed, its got real weight there is soo much good stuff on there, the lack of the token big name headliner along with the recession should confine all the nackbags an fuckin eedgits to oxygen.
anyway roxy music and leftfield will step up to the plate.
im particularly lookin forward to fever ray and caribou!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ec58Y1RdJo
who knows maybe there will be a repeat of this

It is not greatly improved you tardoid

Bands Im bothered about from that line up so far – LCD Soundsystem, Massive Attack, Hot Chip, Crystal Castles, Modest Mouse, Beach House. The rest I can take or leave. Even without the inevitable 200 Euro on drinks, transport etc (minimum) that works out at 40 Euro per band Im actually bothered about. Not all about the music, of course, but Im hoping they add a lot more before Ill pay out, personally.

Rock En Seine have already announced LCD Soundsystem, Arcade Fire, Massive Attack, 2 Many Djs, Two Door Cinema Club and Queens Of The Stone Age at around half the price (and they’ve only announced about a dozen acts so far)… any takers?

The Glastonbury re-sale is this Sunday, too. (Should have kept that to myself, really, but hey…)

Ever seen them live mate? They’re immense. I virtually never listen to them on record, but there’s not much I wouldnt pay to see them live again…

Lol. Me too, on record, the only reason they get any play time at all is to reminisce about their live shows. Seriously though, live = immense. One of my favourite gigs of last year.

I agree, Wolfgang. Why not indeed!

I might have a free gaff next week, but you’re probably busy

I’m honest, guys! It’s me, Wolfgang Flür fom Düsseldorf! Again I ask, why I’m not invited to this festival with my MUSIK SOLDAT electro-dance and video program? Look at myspace.com/ymomusic and watch f.i.:

Wolfgang plays Leechrum (North Ireland) in 2007)
Wolfgang @ Tivoli (Dublin in 2008)

both vids on second video site (clik for part 2 and more videos)

or:
and others like Astro Disco K4 Ljubljana
Elektro-Knirsch @ Elektrobot Rec. (Berlin)

Electric Picnic seems very okay!

Wolfgang

(thanks for the free gaff offer)

conor seems to have all the answers…

james.. crystal castles?! wt*… have you heard them screeching live? patrick your right! james ya musta been D-runk when ya coped them live?

ep line up is mighty fine, as long as modest mouse are on the main stage this time & caribou play the body and soul on sunday night.. what a way to cap the weekend… oh and imelda should see about gettin jeff over for another collaboration…

The line up impresses, mostly. however putting a band as truely btillant as the New Pornographers so low on the totem pole .. i mean below acts as firmly uninspiring and a little gimicky as framed, mumford and his unfortunate sons, paul bloody brady, cold chip, i feel sick steve and really really bad lieutenant is a major injustice….can i just throw in a question…as soemone who’s never been to the picnic before… is bringing a 2 and half year old boy little on the nieve side or should just pay out for sitter ?

Padraig bring your kid, theres a family campsite with loads of facilities. My frends bring their children every year, not for the whole weekend, they go home saturday night but theres always loads of kids staying for the whole weekend. Its a family friendly festival, just hopefully with the line up this year the knacks will stay away.

Was there last year with my 3 children (2, 5 and 6). Family campsite is great, safe and separate from the other camping areas. Catering facilities opened at 7am on this site and it was clean and tidy and well organised. Plenty to do all day but you will probably need a buggy as the kids won’t stay up after it gets dark. Buggy needs to be able to handle fields/mud. Kids loved the camping (their first time). We took turns to look after the kids each night, rumour has it there might be baby sitters available at the gig this year. Its not a drink fuelled festival and its a great atmosphere, just need to watch the gigs that get crowded. Organisers sometimes allowed families to use the Wheelchair stages present in some performance tents, but not everytime. You may need ear defenders for the kids for some of the smaller/louder gigs, and make sure you get them to the loo before any gig you don’t want to miss. We are all looking forward to it this year.

I always look forward to EP every year but this year doesn’t tickle the tastebuds. The obvious bands like horrors, crystal castles, hot chip & Modest Mouse etc all sound great but whats left after those token 8-9 bands?
Not a great lineup when compared to other festivals to be fair, rock en seine, pukkelpop and benicassim all have much better lineups which are all reasonable and would come in around the same money with flights etc…..not to mention oxegen which has a banging lineup
I know it’s all about the vibe and everything around the festival etc etc but at the end of the day it’s a music festival so it needs some bigger names.
Is it worth the 250 this year? Honestly it’s just not….