The countdown is officially on for Electric Picnic 2022 – and in the run-up to the big weekend (September 2–4) in Stradbally Hall, Co. Laois, the star-studded line-up for the festival's new Fish Town area has been unveiled...

Anchored by The Jerry Fish Electric Sideshow Circus Tent – which the lauded Irish artist has curated for the last seven years – Fish Town is described as "a carnival town, steeped in the folklore of its proprietor and inspired by a love of theatrical tall tales, circus culture and amazing music."

The area is located under a canopy of trees deep in the forest of Stradbally Estate – and will also feature a selection of pop-up stages, a café, and The Heart & Anchor Bar, as well as circus, cabaret, burlesque and sideshow performers.

You can also expect some of the most thrilling names in Irish music – including Mick Flannery & Susan O'Neill, The Frank & Walters, Jerry Fish, RSAG, Camille O'Sullivan, Dec Pierce's Block Rockin Beats, THUMPER, Touts, Jack Lukeman, JyellowL, The Blizzards, Dea Matrona and many more.

See the full line-up below:

Mick Flannery & Susan O’Neill – The Frank & Walters – Jerry Fish – – RSAG – Camille O’Sullivan – Dec Pierce’s Block Rockin Beats – Thumper – The Oozes – Touts – Jack Lukeman

JyellowL – The Blizzards – Tadhg – Dea Matrona – San Patricio Mariachi – Anamoe Drive

Regina & The Queens, (Drag Show) – The Kilo 1977 – Phil Taggart – Hazey Hayes

Pontius Pilate & The Naildrivers – Havvk – N.O.A.H. – The Pale – Vinci – Aonair

Shakalak – Scattered Ashes – Sun Mahshene – Breathe with the Beat / feat. Get Down Edits – Mr. Pink – Sparkle and much more…

Plus carnival sideshow theatre – with performances from: Sideshow Sweetheart Foxy P. Cox, pole-dancing and fire queen Terri Fierce, The Pony Girls, Jellyboy The Clown (Coney Island U.S.A.), Wobbly Circus, Dirty Circus and many more.

 

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