The Cure to headline Electric Picnic 2012

The line-up has just been announced for this year’s Electric Picnic and like POD Concert’s other outdoor extravaganza, Forbidden Fruit, it’s a cracker.
As widely expected, the Stradbally Hall headliners include The Cure, Ed Sheeran, Orbital, Sigur Ros and Hot Chip.
Joining them between August 31 and September 2 will be:

Elbow
Grizzly Bear
Christy Moore
The Roots
Glen Hansard
The xx
Metronomy
The Horrors
Azealia Banks
Roots Manuva
Bell X1
Staff Benda Bilili
Milagers
Alabama Shakes
Cranes
Little Roy
Land Lovers
Baxter Dury
Jonathan Wilson
Solar Bears
Fatoumata Diawara
Willis Earl Beal
Lanterns on the Lake

Early Bird tickets sold-out a few days ago, but standard ones go back on sale this Friday at 9am priced €230 for the weekend; €258 weekend + return bus; €99.50 Sunday; and €127.50 Sunday + return bus.