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Electric Picnic 2006 preview

We hope you're feeling hungry because on September 1, 2 and 3, over 50 of the hottest live acts and DJs around are descending on Stradbally Estate in Laois for the Electric Picnic.

, 24 Aug 2006

And that's just for starters! Add in cabaret, cinema, comedy, food, theatre, the Hot Press chatroom and the Body & Soul Village and you've summer 2006's tastiest festival line-up. So it's knives and forks at the ready as we cherry-pick our way through the weekend's highlights.

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The Essential Picnic - all you need to know about getting to Stradbally Hall and having a blast while you're there

Preview interviews:


Duke Special
Devendra Banhart
Gang Of Four

Semifinalists
Gary Numan
David Kitt

Tapes'n'Tapes
Sparks
Hot Chip



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