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  • irishtimes.com - Posted: July 15, 2008 @ 8:44 am

    Grace Jones to play the Electric Picnic

    Jim Carroll

    Oh yes, remember where you read this first. Following her awesome performance at last month’s Meltdown festival in London (rave reviews here, here and here), the peerless Grace Jones will play the sold-out Electric Picnic in Stradbally, Co Laois at the end of August. You did get tickets for it, right?

    Other new additions: Joan as Policewoman, The Stunning (back, back, back again on the reunion trail), Stephanie Dosen, Dan Deacon (dude better considering moving here with all the recession euros (™ Thrill Pier) he’s making from Irish shows), Booka Shade (who were rocking at EXIT the other night) and Deadmau5

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    • 12 Comments

    1.
    July 15, 2008
    9:05 am

    Cool. Not too interested in her music but the fact that she is a bit mad may mean she will be interesting to see live. Any idea when the next/last big announcement will be made?

    Comment by Gary
    2.
    July 15, 2008
    9:13 am

    Fcuking cool! Cant wait to hear this – from the Sex Pistols to Grace Jones – the ridiculous to the sublime!!!!!!!

    Comment by sponger
    3.
    July 15, 2008
    9:41 am

    I’ve interesting flashbacks of seeing her perform at HQ many years ago, dry humping a photographer in the aisle. Scary lady but incredible live.

    Comment by MixTapePR
    4.
    July 15, 2008
    10:03 am

    I heard amazing things – and there were some great reviews as above – about her Meltdown show in June so really looking forward to this.

    Comment by Jim Carroll
    5.
    July 15, 2008
    10:36 am

    Good news for southsiders and people licking the other side of the stamp. Grace Jones?? are you sure, is she related to Bobo Balde??

    Heard the Gossips have sent through their rider wishlist, 2 ice-cream vans and a rep from cadburys with a giant box of milk tray???
    So i’m told by my Sauce. Simon Sauce that is.

    Comment by Fred Titmus
    6.
    July 15, 2008
    12:41 pm

    Gonna have to watch A View To A Kill again to get in the mood so.

    Comment by adam
    7.
    July 15, 2008
    1:35 pm

    Brilliant, this has made my Line – Up

    Comment by sarah
    8.
    July 15, 2008
    1:42 pm

    Latest Acts Just Announced: Grace Jones, Joan as Policewoman, Dan Deacon, Booka Shade, Deadmau5

    Comment by Mully
    9.
    July 15, 2008
    2:17 pm

    Joan as Policewoman? Cool! That’s good news.

    No interest in the rest I’m afraid

    Comment by Neill
    10.
    July 15, 2008
    3:00 pm

    Is she the 80s act then?
    I’ll be at her.

    Comment by B'dum
    11.
    July 15, 2008
    7:37 pm

    Meh. She’s certifiably insane.

    Comment by Quint
    12.
    July 15, 2008
    10:30 pm

    They should stick Dan Deacon in the Body & Soul area, his show would be amazing in there. I hope they don’t do a Modest Mouse on it and stick him in a tent way too small for the audience he’ll attract

    Comment by Paul

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