"I'm about to play my biggest shows to date in Ireland. The last time I played there I left the stage with a spring in my step and a tear in my eye. Outrageous atmos guaranteed," so tweeted George Ezra about 6 hours before landing on stage yesterday.

A network of road closures, private car parks, and litter management teams will be deployed during the concert series at Musgrave Park, Cork City, this summer in a bid to minimise the impact on family homes in the area.

George Ezra doesn’t party and is unlikely to smash up hotel rooms, but he still does a fine line in heartfelt ballads, writes Ed Power.

The Budapest singer has four gigs in May.

George please Electric Picnic crowd on a fantastic, sunny day.