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# Electric Picnic

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'We're confident the festival can take place': Electric Picnic announces new dates for September
The three-day festival is set to run from 24 to 26 September.
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Jun 16th 2021, 2:22 PM
Quiz: How much do you know about Electric Picnic?
We’ve never missed a muddy field so much before.
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Sep 5th 2020, 10:00 PM
Electric Picnic 2020 has been cancelled due to Covid-19
Ticket holders can get a refund of their tickets or carry them forward to next year.
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May 11th 2020, 4:50 PM
Body and Soul part ways with Electric Picnic after 16 years
Tickets for next year’s festival sold out this afternoon.
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Dec 9th 2019, 5:33 PM
Man to appear in court after being caught with weapon at Electric Picnic
The man was arrested at a car park at the festival over the weekend.
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Sep 3rd 2019, 10:48 AM
How well do you remember Electric Picnics past?
What started in 2004 has since become Ireland’s largest music festival.
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Aug 31st 2019, 9:00 PM
Poll: Have you ever left your tent behind after a festival?
Last year, bulldozers were brought in to clear thousands of leftover tents after Electric Picnic.
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Aug 31st 2019, 9:15 AM
Rainfall warning in the west but a mostly dry weekend for Electric Picnic
Met Éireann says heavy rain is on the way.
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Aug 30th 2019, 4:24 PM
'I took it and paid the price': Ex-Ireland's Got Talent contestant issues Electric Picnic drug warning
Brandon Webb was put into an induced coma last year after falling ill as a result of MDMA.
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Aug 30th 2019, 2:46 PM
Transport, stage times, weather: Here's what you need to know if you're heading to Electric Picnic
Nearly 60,000 people are set to descend upon Stradbally in Laois for the biggest event of the Irish festival calendar.
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Aug 30th 2019, 6:10 AM
Electric Picnic: Festival-goers warned of 'vigorous' drug searches
The warning comes ahead of the festival this weekend.
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Aug 27th 2019, 9:22 PM
Hozier, The Strokes, Florence + the Machine and The 1975 announced as headliners for Electric Picnic
The festival is already sold out.
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Mar 13th 2019, 11:36 AM
Electric Picnic tickets sell out 15 minutes after going on sale
It is the first time the festival has sold out before any acts were announced.
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Dec 3rd 2018, 12:10 PM
Ireland's entertainment world comes out for funeral of Electric Picnic founder John Reynolds
The 52 year-old was found dead at his home last week.
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Nov 1st 2018, 9:59 PM
'A visionary', 'Inspirational': Tributes paid to well-known music promoter John Reynolds
“Ireland is less today for his passing,” Leo Varadkar said.
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Oct 26th 2018, 1:57 PM
Music promoter and Electric Picnic founder John Reynolds dies suddenly aged 52
The music promoter died suddenly at his home in Dublin this evening.
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Oct 25th 2018, 9:58 PM
'Festival waste? It's not new - we're a disposable nation and we need to change our attitude'
Green Party Councillor Claire Byrne knows all about trying to keep festival sites clean – and says we need to stop seeing tents as disposable, and look at what we can do to clean up after ourselves.
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Sep 8th 2018, 4:00 PM
Early bird tickets for next year's Electric Picnic sell out
More tickets will go on sale in 2019.
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Sep 7th 2018, 2:33 PM
A look back at the very first Electric Picnic in 2004
We have come a long way.
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Sep 5th 2018, 9:00 PM
Thousands of tents left behind at Electric Picnic campsite cleared by bulldozers
One festival attendee said that there was “millions of euro worth of stuff left behind”.
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Sep 3rd 2018, 9:45 PM
That first post-Electric Picnic shower is all anyone can talk about right now, TBH
‘Smell of SHITE off me.’
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Sep 3rd 2018, 6:05 PM
Statement trousers, Cher from Clueless and 'All Black Everything': The fashion trends at Electric Picnic
Which trend was Roz Purcell rocking?
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Sep 3rd 2018, 4:45 PM
In pictures: Thousands enjoy first two days of Electric Picnic in Stradbally
This year’s headline acts include Kendrick Lamar, Massive Attack, and The Prodigy.
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Sep 1st 2018, 7:08 PM
How Well Do You Know The Acts On Electric Picnic's Lineup?
Are you taking this quiz at home or in a tent?
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Sep 1st 2018, 6:00 PM
What to watch on TV tonight: Saturday
This is the telly everyone will be talking about tomorrow.
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Sep 1st 2018, 4:58 PM
Blindboy demonstrated how he prepares his plastic bags for gigs ahead of Electric Picnic
Looks like your Halloween costume is sorted.
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Aug 31st 2018, 7:43 AM
Heading to Electric Picnic? Here's everything you need to know
More than 50,000 people are set to descend upon Stradbally in Laois for the biggest event of the Irish festival calendar.
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Aug 31st 2018, 6:10 AM
10 Spice Girls inspired looks to rock at Electric Picnic
Spice up your life.
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Aug 28th 2018, 9:01 PM
17 things we learned from a sneak peek at this year's Electric Picnic site
Featuring MudWatch.
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Aug 28th 2018, 6:30 PM
7 rainjackets under €40 to keep dry for the Sunday of Electric Picnic
Keep dry, folks.
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Aug 28th 2018, 4:16 PM
15 cheap but vital products that'll actually save your life during Electric Picnic
It’s almost time.
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Aug 27th 2018, 4:35 PM
Public warned about fake print-at-home Electric Picnic tickets
The festival begins next weekend – Gardaí are advising people not to fall for ‘print-at-home’ ticket scams.
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Aug 27th 2018, 1:34 PM
Here are the stage times for Electric Picnic 2018
We highly recommend you go and see Pillow Queens and Kojaque.
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Aug 27th 2018, 9:48 AM
Johnny Logan is going to be headlining Electric Ireland's Throwback Stage at EP next weekend
Probably the last person you ever expected to see on the Electric Picnic lineup.
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Aug 21st 2018, 2:17 PM
Steel cups and banning plastic cutlery: How music festivals are trying to combat waste
Litter is a big problem at many festivals.
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Aug 18th 2018, 11:00 AM
5 biodegradable glitters to use for an eco-friendly festival season
Go plastic-free at Longitude and Electric Picnic.
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Jul 10th 2018, 1:02 PM
Twitter users are sharing memories of their first festival - and the things they've learned since
Oh, if only we knew then what we know now.
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Jun 12th 2018, 10:36 AM
10 lies we tell each other at festivals
Dedicated to all the leftover tents.
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Jun 6th 2018, 8:00 AM
Which Irish Festival Should You Go To?
Too many to choose from.
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May 29th 2018, 7:44 AM
Just 11 of the more questionable items classed as 'festival fashion'
A few of the websites seem determined to sell us heels.
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Apr 18th 2018, 6:00 PM
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