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  • 24 Aug 06
Electric Picnic 2006 preview
Electric Picnic 2006 preview
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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.

And that's just for starters! Add in cabaret, cinema, comedy, food, theatre, the Hot Press chatroom and the Body & Soul Village and you've summer 2006's tastiest festival line-up. So it's knives and forks at the ready as we cherry-pick our way through the weekend's highlights.
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The Essential Picnic - all you need to know about getting to Stradbally Hall and having a blast while you're there
Preview interviews:


Duke Special
Devendra Banhart
Gang Of Four

Semifinalists
Gary Numan
David Kitt

Tapes'n'Tapes
Sparks
Hot Chip
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