'I could double the capacity and then you'd say, well you're spoiling the Picnic'

There are no immediate plans to increase the capacity of Electric Picnic which this year sold out before the line-up was announced, the director of the festival has said. 

"I could double the capacity and then you'd say, 'well you're spoiling the Picnic," Festival Republic's Melvin Benn said as the 2017 event came to a close.

"It's a popular show for all the right reasons…all I can say is, 'get in early'."