Pet Peeves

[Kunt 4 Life]

You think I'm a cunt? 

[Juggz]

Everyone is a cunt 

[Kurt Cocaine]

Know dare knot.

[John Kimble]

Must be the miserly old curmudgeon in me but always hope it pisses down on the assembled hordes of spastics in Electric Picnic. Horrible festival with horrible lineup attracting equally horrible punters. Although in the interests of full disclosure, I have only attended one festival in my entire life...it was Wacken in 2006. Great lineup that year and was good craic for the most part, but no aspect of the camping experience appealed to me...the overwhelming stench of piss, the constant rain, the ever present danger of some fat prick falling in on top of your tent. I like gigs, but three days in a row? Nah, fuck that.

[Eoin McLove]

I've been to a few over the years and had lots of fun at them but I tend to enjoy the smaller ones more, indoor ones even more again, and if I'm lucky enough to be within walking distance of my hotel or B&B even better as I can sneak away for a little rest in the afternoon.  I can hardly muster the enthusiasm to go to gigs these days, though,  nevermind festivals.  It's definitely an age/ becoming a parent thing.  I feel like I've seen it all on repeat for the past 27 years of going to gigs. Maybe my interest will be rekindled in a year or two but right now the prospect of spending three days drinking and loud noisy music isn't appealing.  I'm happier listening to music at home with a nice cup of tea.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Speaking of peeves and becoming a parent; waiting for the southern valley to recover while the peaks are dominating the northern landscape more than ever 

[Pedrito]

I read that with major sexual overtones, am I sick in the head?

[Ducky]

Must be the miserly old curmudgeon in me but always hope it pisses down on the assembled hordes of spastics in Electric Picnic. Horrible festival with horrible lineup attracting equally horrible punters.

To be honest that is remarkably miserly thing to say in all regards.

I went once in 2008 and everyone there was super chilled out and friendly. Got talking to some of the security staff who said they come over from the UK each year and love working it as everyone is so friendly. To be honest, I've never heard of any shitehawkery at it.

As for the music, that year I saw Sigur Ros, Grinderman, Spearhead, My Bloody Valentine, George Clinton, The Breeders, and I managed to miss Grace Jones and also Guttertwins.

I think in 2006 had Gary Numan, PJ Harvey and DJ Shadow, 2007 had Bjork, Sonic Youth, Iggy and the Stooges, Fluke, Beastie Boys, The Jesus and Mary Chain.

I haven't kept up with the recent lineups but they've had some legitimately amazing artists over the years.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

I read that with major sexual overtones, am I sick in the head?

Dunno mate, but my head is fuckin' throbbin'!

[Eoin McLove]

Speaking of peeves and becoming a parent; waiting for the southern valley to recover while the peaks are dominating the northern landscape more than ever 

It's still nice to get out for a bit of a ramble all the same.

[Pedrito]

Them big milk udders bring out the beast in man

[Kurt Cocaine]

Must be the miserly old curmudgeon in me but always hope it pisses down on the assembled hordes of spastics in Electric Picnic. Horrible festival with horrible lineup attracting equally horrible punters. Although in the interests of full disclosure, I have only attended one festival in my entire life...it was Wacken in 2006. Great lineup that year and was good craic for the most part, but no aspect of the camping experience appealed to me...the overwhelming stench of piss, the constant rain, the ever present danger of some fat prick falling in on top of your tent. I like gigs, but three days in a row? Nah, fuck that.

Horrible sentiment there lad. A lot of decent people go to that festival and it's very well run too. I enjoyed myself immensely there a few years ago.
Metalers are right pigs at festivals from what I've ever experienced but I still wouldn't wish it to piss down on them all weekend either.

[Pedrito]

Ah he's only messing around. You'd see the hipster heads on some of them and you think to yourself 'a bit of rain wouldn't be long taking the ornateness out of that moustache'. Not wishing plague and death on them either.

[John Kimble]

Yes, of course! Why this even needs pointing out on a Pet Peeves thread is beyond me. I'm sure there are very decent people at Electric Picnic, and equally plenty of assholes at Metal Festivals. It's just a sarcastic swipe at the significant hipster element (of which there are many, just check out the photos on independent.ie) that tend to frequent these events. Also, Electric Picnic is certainly not the 'boutique' festival it was in 2008, and taken on a lot of the idiotic element that used to frequent Oxegen.

[Eoin McLove]

Whatever about hipsters,  they are at least into the music,  it's the norms who go on about how you have to go to these festivals like it's some sort of rite of passage that make me cringe.  The prospect of going to a festival full of bands I've never heard of just so I can update my Instagram page with photos of me looking gorgeous and eating fillet mignon of tofu with a side order of sawdust in my sparkly wellies is just another plane of reality for me.  It doesn't bother me so much as baffle me. I'll never go to these places so it doesn't matter a fuck,  but the whole concept is absurd and funny.