A guided tour of the Electric Picnic site three days before the festival starts is a grand way of spending a Tuesday morning in August.
That was the lot of a large group of local and national members of the media who were brought to the site on a steam train, entertained for the morning and fed and watered after their tough couple of hours’ work.
While the LaoisToday team are new to the Electric Picnic press day, local photographer Alf Harvey is a veteran of these days out.
And he was on hand once again to capture a selection of great photos from an eventful morning.
Among the news to emerge from the morning’s schedule was that Electric Picnic is to continue at the Laois site for another ten years at least.
Melvyn Benn, who is the festival director, informed media at the site this morning that Electric Picnic organisers have agreed a deal with the Cosby to continue until 2027.
The news comes as a massive boost to the wider Laois area and further cements Stradbally’s association with the Electric Picnic which it has hosted since 2004.
Over 60,000 concert-goers will descend on the ‘Little Town’ this weekend which has been a hive activity for the past couple of weeks.
Mr Benn also said that security has been increased at this year’s festival in light of world events, but promised that there will be no impact on festival goers. He also added that local Laois charities are to benefit more through initiatives over the coming years.
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