UPDATED: Electric Picnic competition winner

We have a winner – the first pair of Electric Picnic tickets are officially gone!

The Hot Press Newsdesk, 28 Aug 2008

PETER DEMPSEY

Congratulations Peter, you've won a pair of tickets for Electric Picnic this weekend.

Peter has until 11.35am to email us: maeve@hotpress.ie or phone 01 24 11 500 and confirm to Maeve that he can go.

We've got another pair of tickets to give away today, be sure to enter our new competition for your last chance to win EP tickets!

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UPDATE: Peter has claimed his tickets. Be sure to check hotpress.com at 5pm to see if you've won the last pair of tickets!

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