Thursday, April 16, 2009

Electric Picnic 2009



The Electric Picnic 2009 line-up was announced yesterday. In my opinion it's gotten off to a great start with:
Orbital - Flaming Lips - Basement Jaxx - Madness - MGMT - Fleet Foxes - Klaxons - BellX1 - Rodrigo Y Gabriela - Chic - Seasick Steve - 2 Many DJs - Explosions in the Sky - Lisa Hannigan - Alabama 3 - Zero 7 -The Sugarhill Gang - Erol Alkan - Roots Manuva - Billy Bragg - Bat for Lashes - Damien Dempsey -Lykke Li- Echo & The BunnymenABCMagazineESGModeratFour TetMagnetic Man (Skream & Benga)Simian Mobile DiscoHeartbreakHalfsetNozeChris Cunnigham - A 55 minute performance, combining original and remixed music and film.Okkervil RiverMagnolia Electric CompanyThe Low AnthemVillagersTunngJapeEfterklangMicachu and the ShapesThe Whitest Boy AliveThe WalkmenMichael Nyman - with a mini-orchestra,Dublin Gospel ChoirQuantic Soul OrchestraJazzanovaWavemachines.........all in all pretty inpressive.

I'm really looking forward to Orbital, Flaming Lips, Magazine, Bat For Lashes & Echo & The Bunnymen


And lest we forget THE FUCKING SUGARHILL GANG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rest assured there'll be plenty more acts announced in the coming weeks/months

Stradballey Here We Come.

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