Electric Picnic SOLD OUT!
The Electric Picnic festival, set for Stradbally at the end of August, has officially sold out for the third year running, Hot Press has learned.
The Hot Press Newsdesk, 17 Jun 2008
The Picnic, which has a capacity of 32,500, takes place over three days, from Friday 29 August to Sunday 31 August. Among the artists set to descend this year on the Laois stately home, where the festival takes place, are The Sex Pistols, Franz Ferdinand, Christy Moore, Sigur Ross, Sinead O'Connor, My Bloody Valentine, Goldfrapp, George Clinton and the P-Funk All Stars, Nick Cave's Grinderman, Lisa Hannigan, Wilco and Elbow along with dozens more, in what is the festival's strongest line-up to date.
The Electric Picnic is also noted for its huge array of additional attractions, including a comedy tent; no less than eight spoken word stages and, in 2008, for the first time, a crafts field – not to mention the Hot Press Chat Room, where fans get the opportunity to see some of the legends of music being quizzed by a team of Hot Press writers.
The prime movers behind the Electric Picnic, POD concerts, today issued a statement dismissing as totally false and unfounded the suggestion – made in certain media today – that there were doubts about this year's event (see separate story on hotpress.com, later today).
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5 pm: The Winner of the Electric Picnic Tickets is:
30 Aug 2007 - News
The first confirmed acts for the Hot Press Chatroom at this year's Electric Picnic have been revealed.
23 Aug 2007 - News
Here's what went down in the Hot Press Chatroom at last year's Picnic...
23 Aug 2007 - News
War Child Ireland are offering Electric Picnic-goers the chance to attend the festival in style - and meet a headliner.
14 Aug 2007 - News
Simple Kid is among the slew of new acts confirmed to play this year's Electric Picnic.
09 Aug 2007 - News
The latest addition to the Electric Picnic line-up is the Nokia Trend Lab stage, featuring Simple Kid, Nouvelle Vague and 65 Days Of Static, among others.
28 Jun 2007 - News
Manic Street Preachers are among the new acts set to play the sold-out Electric Picnic.
27 Apr 2007 - News
Hot Press has learned that Electric Picnic 2007 is a complete sell-out.
26 Apr 2007 - News
After plenty of industry speculation, the initial line-up for the Electric Picnic has been announced.
02 Apr 2007 - News
There’s good news for people who don’t do flysheets and guy-lines with the Electric Picnic unveiling a range of luxury camping options.
28 Feb 2007 - News
Annual article: The Electric Picnic wasn’t just one of the musical events of the year; it also let us chow down and have a natter with some of the top pop combos of the day, including Bloc Party, Gang Of Four and New Order.
03 Jan 2007 - Interview
And tickets are available from Monday.
08 Dec 2006 - News
Ireland's most innovative troubadour Duke Special is in the hot (press) seat.
18 Oct 2006 - Video
More stars descend on the Hot Press than are in the sky. Yes, really.
18 Oct 2006 - Interview
Kele Okereke, Gordon Moakes, Russell Lissack and Matt Tong, collectively known as Bloc Party, descend from their heavenly planes to the Electric Picnic.
06 Oct 2006 - Video
Just before headlining the main stage on Saturday night, New Order - all of them - drop into the Hot Press chat room to regale us with their rock'n'roll tales.
06 Oct 2006 - Video
We couldn't fit them all in, but at least some of Broken Social Scene get a Hot Press style grilling.
06 Oct 2006 - Video
We're not worthy! New York's The Rapture come in for a cup of tea and biscuits. Or a beer and some chat.
06 Oct 2006 - Video
DJ Shadow comes out of the shadows for a rare interview with Karla Healion.
06 Oct 2006 - Video
Ireland's adopted son gives us a candid interview.
06 Oct 2006 - Video
Manchester's finest entertain the intimate crowd in the HP chat room.
06 Oct 2006 - Video
The legends - yes, legends - that are Gang Of Four are quizzed. But be warned: they request the lighting to be turned off, so this is more of an audio thing and less of a video thing...
06 Oct 2006 - Video
They said it couldn’t be done, but this year’s Electric Picnic achieved the impossible by being even more joyous, vibey and action-packed than its predecessors. Hot Press was in the thick of things as 200 acts and 30,000 music lovers descended on one very big house in the country.
07 Sep 2006 - REVIEW
The last day of Electric Picnic was marked by sunny skies and chilled-out vibes.
04 Sep 2006 - News
Rain didn't stop play on the first full day of the festival.
03 Sep 2006 - News
Electric Picnic 2006 began yesterday (September 1) in fine style.
02 Sep 2006 - News
Going to the Electric Picnic this weekend? Send us your photos!
01 Sep 2006 - News
If you missed out on a ticket to this weekend's Electric Picnic, you can still catch the action on RTE Two.
28 Aug 2006 - News
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 - Interview
All 30,000 tickets for the Electric Picnic in Laois have officially been snapped up.
13 Jul 2006 - News
If you missed the Electric Picnic Festival in Co. Laois last September - or if you're just aching to relive the experience - here's your chance.
22 Jun 2006 - News
The boutique festival just gets bigger and better, with some top Irish and international acts being added to the bill.
16 Jun 2006 - News
The Electric Picnic bill gets better by the day.
07 Jun 2006 - News
Irish fans will be able to catch a live earful of the new Rapture album when the New Yorkers jet in for the Electric Picnic, who lead the new set of acts on the bill.
28 Apr 2006 - News
The Electric Picnic has scored another major coup by snapping up Gnarls Barkley for their debut Irish appearance on September 3.
31 Mar 2006 - News
The time has come: the main bands set to play the increasingly popular Electric Picnic have been confirmed.
23 Mar 2006 - News
Relive one of the highlights of 2005: the Hot Press tent at the Electric Picnic.
01 Dec 2005 - Interview
As revealed by Hot Press shortly after this year’s bash, the 2006 Electric Picnic will be a three-day event running from September 1 to 3.
23 Nov 2005 - News
Along with the music, beer and scoffing, there was some serious talking done at the Electric Picnic. Shilpa Ganatra was taking notes as The Chalets, Flaming Lips, JJ72, Bob Mould, James Blunt, Tommy Tiernan, Declan O’Rourke and The Devlins were subjected to a public grilling by the Hot Press journalistic elite. And John Walshe.
04 Oct 2005 - Interview
Following on from the runaway success of this year’s event, the organisers have confirmed that the 2006 Electric Picnic will be a three-day affair running from September 1 to 3.
19 Sep 2005 - News
Electric Picnic is sadly over for another year now, but the second and last day rounded off the festival in fine style.
05 Sep 2005 - News
The first day of Electric Picnic went according to plan, with some top-quality musical entertainment - and great weather.
04 Sep 2005 - News
Electric Picnic has kicked off to a sunny start, including the Hot Press chat room...
03 Sep 2005 - News
Check out all the latest goings-on from the festival, taking place on 1, 2 and 3 September 2006.
02 Sep 2005 - News
Check out all the latest goings-on from the festival, taking place on 3 and 4 September 2005.
02 Sep 2005 - News
Photos: they're the next best thing to being there, and an even better thing in you were actually there. Our resident snappers Andrew Duffy, Graham Keogh and Karla Healion are on hand to catch all the action. See the fruits of their labour here...
02 Sep 2005 - Interview
It’s Electric Picnic time again, and this year Hot Press are planning something pretty spectacular if we do say so ourselves.
31 Aug 2005 - News
We hope you're feeling hungry because on September 3 and 4 over 50 of the hottest live acts and DJs around are descending on Stradbally Estate in Laois for the Electric Picnic.
22 Aug 2005 - Interview
All you need to know about getting to Stradbally Hall, and having a blast while you're there!
22 Aug 2005 - Interview
Matthew Herbert Big Band and James Blunt are among the new additions to the Electric Picnic bill
29 Jun 2005 - News
Roisin Murphy, Dangermouse and The Chalets are among the new bunch of recruits
03 Jun 2005 - News
Fatboy Slim, Flaming Lips, Damien Dempsey, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Mercury Rev and Public Enemy are some of the heavyweight attractions at the Electric Picnic, which this year is a two-day event taking place on the Stradbally Estate, County Laois on September 3 and 4.
20 Apr 2005 - News
Announcing a new festival for the faint-hearted but funky-ass masses: Groove Armada, Super Furry Animals, Jurassic 5, Grandmaster Flash, Arrested Development, Lee Scratch Perry, Solwax + more!
12 Jul 2004 - News
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