Music
08 Aug 18

B*witched To headline Electric Picnic's Throwback Stage

B*witched

Irish girl band B*witched is the first act to be announced for Throwback Stage line-up at Electric Picnic, it's just been announced by it's been confirmed by Electric Ireland, the official energy partner of Electric Picnic.
The Electric Ireland Throwback Stage has been home to many widely acclaimed throwback act. In the past, Electric Ireland has brought back pop legends 5ive, S Club Party, Ace of Base, Bonnie Tyler, 2 Unlimited, The Vengaboys and Bananarama – to name just a few.
B*witched are the first act announced for this year's Electric Ireland Throwback Stage at Electric Picnic 2018 but they promise that there’s lots more line-up news to come.
Speaking of the announcement, B*witched said: “We are so excited to headline Electric Ireland’s Throwback Stage at Electric Picnic. It’s always brilliant to come back to Ireland and play to a home crowd. We are really looking forward to breaking out the double denim and having the absolute craic.
"Rain or shine, it’s going to be an amazing day, and there’s more great acts to be announced. ‘C’est La Vie’ is like our baby so we’d love see it being brought back.”

We are very excited for this act to visit the @ElectricIreland #ThowbackStage! You won’t believe who it is! #IFightLikeMeDa pic.twitter.com/PYGD7Gut4k

— Electric Picnic (@EPfestival) 7 de agosto de 2018

B*witched stormed the charts in the late 90s at home and abroad - becoming one of Ireland’s biggest exports. They released eight singles, all of which made the UK and Ireland Top 20.
Their first four singles, "C'est la Vie", "Rollercoaster", "To You I Belong" and "Blame It on the Weatherman", all reached number one in the UK Singles Chart and earned them over three million albums sold worldwide.

Known for their iconic lyrics ‘Some people say I look like me Da’, wearing lots of double denim and occasionally breaking into an Irish jig, the band gained cult status and are synonymous with 90s nostalgia.
‘C’est La Vie’ was B*Witched’s first number one and made them the youngest girl group ever to have a UK number one. ‘C’est La Vie’ also reached the Billboard Charts and was even nominated for an Ivor Novello Award.
To celebrate bringing B*witched back for Electric Picnic, and also to mark the 20th anniversary of their much loved song ‘C’est La Vie’ hitting number one in the charts, Electric Ireland will be giving away lots of tickets to the sold out Electric Picnic through a series of Throwback challenges and competitions.
For a chance to win a pair of weekend tickets just share a screenshot of ‘C’est La Vie’ streaming on Spotify using #ThrowbackStage and tag @ElectricIreland on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.
For exclusive offers and the chance to win tickets visit www.electricireland.ie/ElectricPicnic or join the nostalgia on Facebook: ElectricIreland Twitter: @ElectricIreland and Instagram: ElectricIreland ‏#ThrowbackStage