Fine weather gives Electric Picnic revellers a great start to the party

Revellers at Electric Picnic in Stradbally on Friday morning. Pictures: Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie

In a great omen for Electric Picnic attendees arriving on Friday morning, there was no rain to dampen their spirits as they set up their tents in anticipation of a great weekend to come.

As tens of thousands descended on Co Laois for the country’s largest music festival, revellers were urged to “act responsibly” on their way to and from Stradbally after a recent spate of tragic road deaths.