Electric? We had a gas time at the Picnic

The adults had as much fun as the kids at the superbly run EP, says Des O’Driscoll

Magic Moment: Here’s one of 40,000 different answers. Portishead may have been far better suited to one of the big tents rather than the main arena, but for something really special, their achingly beautiful live version of ‘Wandering Star’ would take some beating. As Beth Gibbons sent shivers down the spine with her haunting vocals, if you looked high above the stage, in the clear night sky over Co Laois, there was even a perfectly positioned you-know-what.

Big Buzz About: Metronomy, Jungle, Annie Mac, London Grammar. Beck. Hozier. Glass Animals. Foals.