It has been three years in the planning after being put on ice by the pandemic. But it looks like the wait will be worth it for the record 70,000 revellers dining out on the new and improved Electric Picnic festival this weekend.
About 15,000 more music fans will make the pilgrimage to Stradbally in Co Laois this week for what is traditionally the last hurrah of the summer festival scene.
Here is everything you need to know ahead of Electric Picnic this weekend.
Heavy rain and winds on way as Electric Picnic kicks off
Friday will begin cloudy as thousands descend on Stradbally, Co Laois, for Electric Picnic for the weekend before scattered showers develop over the eastern half of the country.
Road closures and traffic info
The R427 from Money Cross to Stradbally will be closed completely to facilitate the traffic management plan for the Electric Picnic. Local Access will be maintained, and appropriate signage will be in place to divert traffic along the alternative route.
Ballet, burlesque and bigger than ever – expanded Electric Picnic gets ready to bounce back after a tough three-year wait
About 15,000 more music fans will make the pilgrimage to Stradbally in Co Laois this week for what is traditionally the last hurrah of the summer festival scene.
Electric Picnic reveals final line-up with 50 new acts announced
This year's weekend headliners include Arctic Monkeys, Tame Impala and Megan Thee Stallion, along with home-grown favourites Snow Patrol, Picture This and Dermot Kennedy.
‘Drugs are not any less illegal at Electric Picnic,’ says festival organiser as HSE pilot scheme will be in place in Stradbally
“There's absolutely no amnesty whatsoever,” he told Independent.ie.
Music festivals and substance abuse: ‘The medical tent is a safe space… law enforcement won’t be involved’
Nicki Killeen from Dublin is the HSE’s Emerging Drug Trends project manager and says their new non-judgemental drug harm-reduction campaign is aimed at people attending Irish music festivals
The Electric Picnic Papers – well-known faces spark memories of EP times past
With Electric Picnic back after a two-year Covid hiatus, some famous habitues share their festival highlights
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Is gourmet coffee replacing plastic cups of beer at music festivals?
For decades the average festival might offer a weak brew or else pints of warm beer. But now revellers might opt for a variety of hot and cold brews including the classic Espresso Martini.
