Electric Picnic: Salty Dog line-up announced – featuring Mik Pyro, Aslan, Selló, Kynsy and more

With less than a month to go until Electric Picnic returns to Stradbally Hall in Co. Laois – from August 16-18 – the line-up for the sold-out festival's beloved Salty Dog area has been revealed...

Across the weekend, the iconic, forest-dwelling trawler will play host to the legendary likes of Aslan and Mik Pyro, as well as lauded emerging stars such as Selló and Kynsy.

See the full Salty Dog line-up below:

• ASLAN
• SELLO
• KYNSY
• MIK PYRO
• BRICKNASTY
• NEW JACKSON
• BLESSED
• YARD
• WHITE HORSE GUITAR CLUB
• THE BONNYMEN
• SOULÉ
• BRÒGEAL
• THESE CHARMING MEN
• STEFAN MURPHY
• SCUSTIN
• THE PALE
• SHARK SCHOOL
• SEXY TADHG
• BIG SLEEP
• OH BOLAND
• DARNELL COLE & THE VIBE
• THE CIRCUS PONIES
• THE OUTCAST CREW
• THE DONNYS
• THE MOLGOGGERS
• PEER PLEASURE
• WEDDING BAND OF THE DAMNED
• THE VARIANT

The Salty Dog is also set to feature 'top secret surprise acts' – having famously welcomed Rick Astley to its stage last year.

For those availing of Early Entry Passes to the festival, Thursday night at The Salty Dog has become one of the most raved-about parties at Electric Picnic.

"We invite all 4-day revellers – the unhygienists and the out-of-work – to join us this year for a spectacularly disastrous wedding ceremony," The Salty Dog team have stated. "10pm Thursday. Anyone who stays in their tents, campervans or back at their comfortable homes is a fool..."

Ahoy, ye festival scallywags!🦜🏴‍☠️ The Salty Dog returns to Electric Picnic! Step aboard the battered deck, freshly slapped with paint but still creaking under years of neglect ⚓ Open yer eyes, matey, and behold Salty’s TOP SECRET TREASURES! 🎶🤐

Join us Thursday at 10pm for… pic.twitter.com/u69NMHMvyh

— Electric Picnic (@EPfestival) July 12, 2024