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Electric Picnic 2026 - Saturday
Electric Picnic, Day 2 review: Lola Young surprise appearance, and Gorillaz impress 
CMAT also recovered from illness to perform on a Saturday of very mixed weather in Stradbally 

Sun, 30 Aug, 2026

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Met Éireann warns of heavy rain and localised flooding as Electric Picnic faces washout
Heavy showers and longer spells of rain will spread across the country, with torrential downpours and thunderstorms possible

Sat, 29 Aug, 2026

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Electric Picnic, Day 1 review: Zara Larsson, Lewis Capaldi, and female urinals among the stars 
Much has been made of the weather, but Friday in Stradbally had so much more going on. Here are five of the top talking points 

Sat, 29 Aug, 2026

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Electric Picnic 2026: Camping chaos, sunshine and storms as festival gets under way
Festival-goers battled soft ground, packed campsites and sudden showers before settling in for a weekend of music and dancing

Sat, 29 Aug, 2026

Electric Picnic FAQ: Getting there, campsite opening times, facilities, line-up, weather and more
Electric Picnic FAQ: Getting there, campsite opening times, facilities, line-up, weather and more
Ireland’s largest gathering of music and arts will return to Stradbally from Friday, August 28, to Sunday, August 30

Fri, 28 Aug, 2026

Gen Z Diary: I’m not someone who experiences FOMO but Electric Picnic is different
Gen Z Diary: I’m not someone who experiences FOMO but Electric Picnic is different
For the past two months, my Instagram feed has been flooded with posts of people begging for Electric Picnic tickets

Fri, 28 Aug, 2026

Health agencies North and South issue drug warnings ahead of Electric Picnic and Emerge
Health agencies North and South issue drug warnings ahead of Electric Picnic and Emerge
Festival-goers on both sides of border warned of harmful effects of mixing drugs

Fri, 28 Aug, 2026

Close Up Of Friends In Wellington Boots Walking To Festival
Packing for Electric Picnic? 15 tried-and-tested tips on tents, make-up, footwear and more...
Old-style wet wipes are a no-go, and a powerbank is your best buddy. Our festival veterans use their experiences in the trenches (sometimes literally) to offer some practical advice

Thu, 27 Aug, 2026

Electric Picnic: 12 essential acts to see, plus top tips for the  smaller stages 
Electric Picnic: 12 essential acts to see, plus top tips for the  smaller stages 
In advance of the 2026 edition of the festival, Eoghan O'Sullivan selects the highlights of the Stradbally event 

Wed, 26 Aug, 2026

Stage times for this weekend's Electric Picnic announced
Stage times for this weekend's Electric Picnic announced
More than 80,000 festivalgoers are expected to descend on Stradbally in Co Laois for a weekend of live music, arts and entertainment

Tue, 25 Aug, 2026

Electric Picnic weather: Rain forecast for much of festival weekend
Electric Picnic weather: Rain forecast for much of festival weekend
Met Éireann is forecasting rain and cooler temperatures across much of the Electric Picnic weekend in Stradbally

Tue, 25 Aug, 2026

Tom Dunne: Electric Picnic was the iPhone of festivals
Tom Dunne: Electric Picnic was the iPhone of festivals
The first Electric Picnic in 2004 was the 'great leap forward' of Irish festivals and indeed festivals worldwide

Wed, 19 Aug, 2026

Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery, Stradbally, Co. Laois
Irish micro-breweries muscled out of events by multinational giants
David Walsh-Kemmis, a tillage farmer and brewery owner, spoke to the Irish Examiner to highlight the restrictions on event showcases for Irish micro-breweries.

Wed, 03 Jun, 2026

The Saw Doctors, Djo, Jade Thirlwall, and Wolf Alice join Electric Picnic line-up
The Saw Doctors, Djo, Jade Thirlwall, and Wolf Alice join Electric Picnic line-up
Electric Picnic returns to Stradbally from August 28 to August 30

Fri, 17 Apr, 2026

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'No price increase': Tickets for Electric Picnic 2026 on sale Monday
Tickets go on sale for next year's Electric Picnic as revellers head home from the 2025 event

Sun, 31 Aug, 2025

The veteran's guide to Electric Picnic: How to survive Ireland's biggest music festival 
The veteran's guide to Electric Picnic: How to survive Ireland's biggest music festival 
David Kent will be heading to Stradbally for a seventh time this weekend. He's roughed it, glamped it, worked it and attended it as a regular festival-goer. He shares his top tips to ensure you have your best festival experience yet.

Fri, 29 Aug, 2025

Electric Picnic weather: 'Ponchos and wellies could certainly come in handy' with rain forecast
Electric Picnic weather: 'Ponchos and wellies could certainly come in handy' with rain forecast
Meteorologist Ailís Hankinson said: 'For those heading along to the Electric Picnic in Stradbally this weekend, the ponchos and wellies could certainly come in handy'

Fri, 29 Aug, 2025

HSE warns Electric Picnic festivalgoers over high-strength drugs in circulation
HSE warns Electric Picnic festivalgoers over high-strength drugs in circulation
The HSE has urged Electric Picnic attendees to use its on-site harm reduction tents as concerns grow over high-potency drugs

Wed, 27 Aug, 2025

Electric Picnic weather: Sunny spells due but there is potential for 'significant rainfall' 
Electric Picnic weather: Sunny spells due but there is potential for 'significant rainfall' 
Conditions for the Stradbally festival look set to be somewhat cooler and wetter than in recent days

Wed, 27 Aug, 2025

Festival essentials: 15 handy tips on tents, make-up, footwear and more... 
Festival essentials: 15 handy tips on tents, make-up, footwear and more... 
Old-style wet wipes are now a no-go, and a powerbank is your best buddy. Our festival veterans use their experiences in the trenches (sometimes literally) to offer some practical advice 

Wed, 27 Aug, 2025

Kneecap gig at London's Finsbury Park
Kneecap performing at Electric Picnic is really important, organiser says
The inclusion of Kneecap on the Electric Picnic lineup is “really important” for the Irish festival, organisers have said.

Tue, 26 Aug, 2025

Electric Picnic 2025: Stage times revealed for this weekend's festival in Stradbally
Electric Picnic 2025: Stage times revealed for this weekend's festival in Stradbally
What time is Chappell Roan on? Here's your weekend timetable for the big stages at Electric Picnic 2025 

Mon, 25 Aug, 2025

I renovated a camper van for under €9,000 ahead of Electric Picnic - here's how
I renovated a camper van for under €9,000 ahead of Electric Picnic - here's how
With a budget of €9,000, and a pledge to be both savvy and sustainable, Caitríona Redmond set out to renovate a campervan before this year’s Electric Picnic. Here’s how she did it.

Mon, 25 Aug, 2025

Virgin Media Television’s Festival of Football
Culture That Made Me: Brian Kerr on Rory Gallagher, Aslan, and Michael D Higgins
Brian Kerr’s taste in music and cultural icons correspond closely with his and Ireland’s golden era both in football and musical success

Mon, 25 Aug, 2025

Revolut sees rise in fraud relating to tickets after online reports of Electric Picnic scam
Revolut sees rise in fraud relating to tickets after online reports of Electric Picnic scam
Gardaí confirmed this week that they are investigating alleged incidents of online fraud involving the resale of event tickets

Fri, 22 Aug, 2025

Gardaí investigating after online reports of Electric Picnic ticket scams
Gardaí investigating after online reports of Electric Picnic ticket scams
Gardaí launch investigation into Electric Picnic ticket fraud, warning buyers not to trust third-party sellers or transfer money upfront

Wed, 20 Aug, 2025

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Nile Rodgers, Inhaler and David Gray among acts added to Electric Picnic lineup
The festival, which sold out just days after last year's edition, takes place in its usual home of Stradbally in Co Laois from August 29 to 31.

Wed, 06 Aug, 2025

Number of festivals to have HSE's harm reduction initiative is halved ahead of drugs strategy review
Number of festivals to have HSE's harm reduction initiative is halved ahead of drugs strategy review
HSE says it can't expand its Safer Nightlife Programme in its 'current format' and hopes for a policy change

Fri, 25 Jul, 2025

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'This is going to be a special one': Kneecap to play Electric Picnic main stage
Fresh from their Glastonbury gig, the Belfast trio confirm an Irish festival appearance

Mon, 30 Jun, 2025

2025 Electric Picnic to be the biggest ever 
2025 Electric Picnic to be the biggest ever 
The company behind the annual three-day festival at Stradbally, Co Laois, intends to seek permission to increase the daily attendance to 80,000

Wed, 19 Mar, 2025

Culture That Made Me: Jerry Fish on David Bowie, John Cooper Clarke and more
Culture That Made Me: Jerry Fish on David Bowie, John Cooper Clarke and more
Jerry Fish has a new album and is about to embark on an Irish tour. These are some of his touchstones

Tue, 12 Nov, 2024

David Kent: Is 'fancy camping' for Electric Picnic worth it?
David Kent: Is 'fancy camping' for Electric Picnic worth it?
Having sampled general camping and the fancier kind at Electric Picnic, David Kent says the latter is worth the cost 

Fri, 23 Aug, 2024

All eyes on Electric Picnic 2025 as Kylie brings festival to a close
All eyes on Electric Picnic 2025 as Kylie brings festival to a close
Director Melvin Benn insists there are no plans for the festival to be moved away from its September home in the near future

Mon, 19 Aug, 2024

Gardaí urge 75,000 Electric Picnic revellers to stay safe
Gardaí urge 75,000 Electric Picnic revellers to stay safe
The event — the biggest music festival in the Irish calendar — opens its gates for early entry tickets at 4pm today at Stradbally Hall

Thu, 15 Aug, 2024

Bag of six Ecstasy pills in a mans hand.
'More pure and potent' drugs expected at festivals this year
A total of eight risk alerts about high strength MDMA, cocaine, and ketamine were issued to users in real-time at festivals last year

Tue, 28 May, 2024

Kylie Minogue, Noah Kahan and Calvin Harris to headline as Electric Picnic drops 2024 line-up
Kylie Minogue, Noah Kahan and Calvin Harris to headline as Electric Picnic drops 2024 line-up
International and Irish names are on the billing for the twentieth-anniversary edition of the Picnic, as it moves dates to a mid-August weekend

Fri, 26 Apr, 2024

Electric Picnic Festival 2023
Séamas O'Reilly: 'Celtic Symphony' detractors could do with thinking harder about their outrage
"The ‘Up The RA’ bit makes me cringe, mainly because it’s a tuneless football chant stuck in the middle of a song — a big shout, in every sense — which, to my ears, sounds awful."

Sat, 09 Sep, 2023

Tickets for Electric Picnic 2024 sell out within one hour of going on sale
Tickets for Electric Picnic 2024 sell out within one hour of going on sale
Electric Picnic 2024 will see a couple of changes including increased capacity 

Fri, 08 Sep, 2023

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Electric Picnic 2024 FAQ: When are tickets on sale? When is it on?
Electric Picnic 2023 may only be behind us, but it's already time to start thinking about tickets for next year's festival. The first batch of tickets for Electric Picnic 2024 are already on sale

Fri, 08 Sep, 2023

Electric Picnic Festival 2023
Letters to the Editor: The Wolfe Tones were rabble-rousing at Electric Picnic
One reader says the 'anachronistic rabble-rousing of old fossils' will not help achieve a United Ireland, while others consider issues including mental health services and the RTÉ controversy

Fri, 08 Sep, 2023

Electric Picnic Festival 2023
Wolfe Tones announce anniversary gig after record-breaking crowds at Electric Picnic
The Wolfe Tones drew the largest crowd to date to the festival’s Electric Arena on Sunday

Wed, 06 Sep, 2023

Electric Picnic 2023 review: Thirteen talking points from a fine weekend in Stradbally 
Electric Picnic 2023 review: Thirteen talking points from a fine weekend in Stradbally 
Billie Eilish and the Wolfe Tones were among the highlights, while the rumoured presence of Kanye West also had tongues wagging at a sun-drenched Electric Picnic 

Mon, 04 Sep, 2023

The Wolfe Tones attract a record crowd for their Electric Picnic gig
The Wolfe Tones attract a record crowd for their Electric Picnic gig
Videos on social media show thousands of people gathered around the tent singing every word in the blazing sunshine

Mon, 04 Sep, 2023

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Festival-goers at sunny Electric Picnic have less than a year to wait for the 2024 event
After enjoying scorching sets in summer sunshine, revellers are asking who the headliner will be at next year's earlier festival

Sun, 03 Sep, 2023

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