Picnic revellers hoping rain stays away

Music fans at Electric Picnic in Co Laois are gearing up for performances this evening from headliners Arcade Fire and The Chemical Brothers.

Tens of thousands of revellers are attending day two of the three day boutique music and arts festival at Stradbally Estate - where the weather is staying overcast but dry.

Around 30,000 people are enjoying the music, comedy, debates and drama with a few light showers earlier failing to dampen the spirits.

Today has so far seen performances from the Rubberbandits, Republic of Loose and the Undertones.

Gardaí say the festival has so far passed off incident-free.

Meanwhile organisers say day tickets for tomorrow are still available.