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# Electric Picnic

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Here's what this year's Irish festival lineups would look like without men
One festival managed to make a big improvement on last year’s lineup.
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Mar 26th 2018, 5:37 PM
Electric Picnic has sold out less than 24 hours after announcing the lineup
This is the fourth year in a row that the festival has sold out.
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Mar 16th 2018, 8:39 AM
13 tweets that perfectly sum up the reaction to the Electric Picnic line up
Most people seem to be delighted with the line up.
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Mar 15th 2018, 3:53 PM
Kendrick Lamar, N.E.R.D and Massive Attack have been announced for Electric Picnic 2018
Dua Lipa, Ben Howard, St Vincent, and Chvrches will also be appearing in Stradbally.
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Mar 15th 2018, 11:45 AM
A look back at the changing Electric Picnic lineups over the past 14 years
There have been some excellent headliners over the years.
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Mar 12th 2018, 8:00 PM
'A lot of questions about ketamine' - keeping people drug-safe at Electric Picnic's welfare tent
The Ana Liffey Drug Project made its debut at this year’s festival – and it proved to be a busy three days for the volunteers.
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Sep 9th 2017, 4:00 PM
'We said it would be good to get 50': Homeless organisation collects over 1,000 sleeping bags left at Electric Picnic
The Path homelessness charity, which helps the homeless in Dublin, trawled through the campsite once the festival ended.
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Sep 6th 2017, 3:51 PM
11 tweets that perfectly sum up today's post-EP comedown
The struggle is so so real.
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Sep 4th 2017, 8:00 PM
The 19 milestones of getting home from Electric Picnic
Welcome home, you grubby lot.
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Sep 4th 2017, 4:23 PM
Miriam O'Callaghan had the time of her LIFE dancing to Chaka Khan at Electric Picnic yesterday
Miriam is every woman. It’s all in Miriam.
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Sep 4th 2017, 1:19 PM
People encouraged to bring camping gear home from Electric Picnic
The 55,000 people who attended the festival will generate at least 400 tonnes of waste.
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Sep 3rd 2017, 7:45 PM
The Divine Comedy closed their Electric Picnic set with this acoustic version of My Lovely Horse
The crowd wanted it. The crowd got it.
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Sep 3rd 2017, 11:12 AM
PHOTOS: Tens of thousands flock to Laois for Electric Picnic
Tickets for the festival sold out within minutes back in March.
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Sep 2nd 2017, 6:27 PM
14 tweets that sum up the Electric Picnic weekend so far
From energetic crowds to the best one-liners.
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Sep 2nd 2017, 4:06 PM
Poll: Have you left your tent behind after a festival?
If you’re camping at Electric Picnic this weekend, are you planning on bringing your tent back with you?
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Sep 1st 2017, 9:51 AM
Wellies? Check. Tickets? Check. But should I bring shorts? All you need to know about Electric Picnic
How to get there, some of our recommendations, and what kind of weather you should prepare for…
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Sep 1st 2017, 6:05 AM
Column: 'I'm 105.5cms tall and I gain access to the world around me by asking passers-by for help'
If I have ever stopped you and asked for your assistance thank you for being sound, writes Sinéad Burke.
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Aug 31st 2017, 9:30 PM
14 classic photos from Electric Picnic a decade ago
Jonathan Rhys Meyers and the Green Party: A simpler time.
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Aug 30th 2017, 9:00 PM
'Of course we've changed our plan': There will be heightened security at Electric Picnic this weekend
Gardaí said they have a “comprehensive” security plan in place.
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Aug 30th 2017, 10:28 AM
13 things we learned from a sneak peek at this year's Electric Picnic
It’s muddy.
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Aug 29th 2017, 7:37 PM
Win Electric Picnic tickets: What Kind Of Music Fan Are You?
We’ve teamed up with Heineken Live Your Music to offer two weekend passes to the sold-out festival.
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Aug 24th 2017, 1:00 PM
6 acts to swot up on before Electric Picnic
It’s getting close now …
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Aug 22nd 2017, 8:00 AM
Granny's House has been stolen from Stradbally ahead of Electric Picnic
The owners say there would be no animosity towards anybody who returned the house.
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Jul 29th 2017, 6:00 AM
Every mistake you make when attending a festival
Every. Time.
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Jul 17th 2017, 9:00 PM
Can You Guess Which Year These Acts Played Electric Picnic?
Do you go to Electric Picnic for the music or for the cans?
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Jun 4th 2017, 7:00 PM
Couple who claimed Electric Picnic security burst into their tent and assaulted them settle claim
Both plaintiffs alleged they had been shocked and distressed.
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May 25th 2017, 4:55 PM
Here's what this year's Irish festival lineups would look like without men
One festival has only three female artists this year.
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May 5th 2017, 5:25 PM
9 tweets that perfectly sum up the country's reaction to Electric Picnic
“I haven’t looked at a list of names and been this unhappy since English Paper 2.”
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Mar 23rd 2017, 3:03 PM
The xx and Duran Duran have just been announced for this year's Electric Picnic
Her name is Riooooo and she dances on the saaaaaand!
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Mar 23rd 2017, 11:38 AM
Complaints after MC says 'n****r' and 'f*g' at Galway comedy gig
Audience members at the Show Me The Funny comedy event in Galway took issue with some of the language used.
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Feb 9th 2017, 12:01 AM
'Vulnerable' man in court for allowing his bank account to be used in Electric Picnic scam
The man was not the orchestrator of the scam, but was taken advantage of, the judge said.
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Nov 12th 2016, 7:20 AM
Missing man last seen at Electric Picnic is located
Gardaí said he is safe and well.
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Sep 6th 2016, 1:46 PM
Lost something at Electric Picnic? Here's how you can get it back
And no, that doesn’t include your dignity. Sorry.
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Sep 6th 2016, 11:23 AM
People are loving this Humans of Dublin story about emigrant brothers meeting at Electric Picnic
“Four days a year is the perfect amount of time for us to reconnect.”
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Sep 6th 2016, 7:41 AM
23 pictures that perfectly sum up Electric Picnic 2016
Music, mud and mania.
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Sep 5th 2016, 1:32 PM
Ghostbuster star Leslie Jones is back on Twitter after that sick website hack... It's The Dredge
All the days’s celebrity dirt.
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Sep 5th 2016, 12:27 PM
Athy band Picture This had the singalong of their lives at Electric Picnic
They got SOME crowd in the Rankins Wood tent.
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Sep 5th 2016, 11:14 AM
Snap performed Rhythm is a Dancer at Electric Picnic, and everyone lost it
OH, IT’S A PASSION!
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Sep 5th 2016, 7:49 AM
Bananarama invited the EP crowd on stage during 'Venus' and it was the BEST craic
Look at these absolute banter merchants.
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Sep 4th 2016, 9:56 AM
12 Electric Picnic fans told us their ultimate hangover cures
Foolproof stuff here lads.
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Sep 4th 2016, 9:06 AM
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