Tiga heads Electric Picnic Little Big Tent line-up

Juan Atkins is also on the Stradbally bill.

The Hot Press Newsdesk, 12 Aug 2010

The Electric Picnic additions keep on coming! Superstar Montreal DJ/producer Tiga has been unveiled as the headliner in the festival’s Little Big Tent.

The remixer of such A-list acts as Depeche Mode, Scissor Sisters and Soulwax, he’s joined by the likes of Stacey Pullen, Juan Atkins, Crystal Fighters, Trojan Soundsystem, Daniel Wang, Arveene & Misk, Mikke Dee & Mystro and Lorcan Mak.

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