Tag: Electric Picnic

Gardai in Laois made a drugs seizure and arrested two men following raids prior to Electric Picnic. Gardai carried out two searched in Stradbally on...

Gardai have launched an investigations after a man was seriously assaulted at the Electric Picnic Festival. The incident happened between Friday evening and Saturday morning...

One of Electric Picnic’s biggest fans was poignantly remembered this year as ‘Buddy’s Lane’ was created on the woodland route from Pink Moon crossroads...

Melvin Benn, Festival Director of the Electric Picnic, says that the HSE pilot drug testing scheme at the weekend event could be deemed a...

And so the curtain comes down on another Electric Picnic. The wider community of Laois welcomed back the hugely popular festival for the first time...

After an 'absolutely glorious' return to Stradbally Estate for the 2022 festival, Electric Picnic tickets will go on sale this Saturday, September 10, at...

Talk about an atmosphere! After three long years, Electric Picnic has returned to Laois and with thousands of festival-goers descending on Stradbally, the fun and...

Ah, the Electric Picnic moment in times - like a local Reeling in the Years. Electric Picnic 2012 marked the festival's ninth year on the...

Professor Luke O'Neill says that Electric Picnic goers have nothing to fear Covid-19 wise as the festival returns this weekend. 70,000 people are expected to...

Danny O'Reilly, lead singer of The Coronas, has heralded Electric Picnic as the 'quintessential biggest Irish festival'. The Coronas will take to the Main Stage...

The chief organiser of Electric Picnic has not ruled out increasing the capacity of in order to satisfy demand. Melvin Benn was speaking ahead of...

Celtic trad punk band The Outcast Crew will take to the Spike Island stage at 1.30am on Saturday night/Sunday morning. The Laois band comprises: Brian...

The Electric Picnic buzz is gathering more and more strength with 20,000 people with Early Access tickets set to be on site later today Up...

Having played Electric Picnic in 2014, indie rock band, The Lost Messiahs, are thrilled to find themselves back at Stradbally Hall, playing the word...

With musical talent on both sides of the family, it’s little wonder that brothers Hugh and Ciarán Finn from Rathdowney, who will play the...

“I missed it for the last two years, but it has come back with a bang and got a bit bigger,” said Thomas Cosby...

After a three year absence, Electric Picnic is set to roar back into life in Stradbally this weekend. Festival goers will actually begin arriving on...

Electric Picnic is back at Stradbally Estate, in Co Laois, this weekend with a jam-packed line-up. Here are the acts and stage times So now you...

For the first time since 2019, Laois's favourite festival will return to Stradbally this week. After a three year Covid-19 enforced absence, the Electric Picnic...

Laois band The Outcast Crew have just released their latest single ahead of their Electric Picnic performance next weekend. ‘Wait ’till the Sun Goes Down' is the...

An anonymous drug and substance testing facility will be active at this year's Electric Picnic. The HSE will run the facility and one of the...

Jerry Fish created one of the most entertaining and eclectic stages at Electric Picnic ‘The Jerry Fish Electric Sideshow’ which he has curated for...

Have you ever dreamed of performing on stage? Were you born with a funny bone and fancy trying some stand-up comedy? Or is poetry your...

A Laois County Councillor has called for adequate transport services to be in place for the large scale events that are set to take...

If you missed out on Electric Picnic tickets this year and still wish to go - well then there is still a way to...

Electric Picnic 2022 went on sale today at 9am with tickets for this year’s event selling out in 30 minutes. With the event cancelled in each of the...

Kean Kavanagh from Portlaoise is among the performers that will be on stage at this year's Electric Picnic. The talented musician, who performed previously at...

The line-up for the 2022 Electric Picnic music and arts festival has been announced. This is the first time that the three-day festival in Stradbally...

As the country waits in excited anticipation for the reveal of the Electric Picnic line-up for 2022 on Thursday, a brand-new documentary will premiere...

After two years without an Electric Picnic, plans for this year's festival in Stradbally are continuing at full pace - with the formal licence...