Folk trio will play Malahide Castle, Thomond Park and Belsonic as they also confirm second album

MindField, the festival's arena of ideas, spoken word, politics and hot topics at Electric Picnic turns 20 this year

MindField, the festival's arena of ideas, spoken word, politics and hot topics at Electric Picnic turns 20 this year

The warning comes amid a 28 per cent rise in purchase scams being reported to the bank in the first half of 2026 compared to the same period last year.

Between Electric Picnic, All Together Now and Beyond the Pale, it is fair to say Ireland's festival calendar is rich, and topping that with gigs galore at Marlay Park, Malahide Castle and Slane, to name a few, we're spoilt for choice on what to attend.

An Coimisiún identified the Electric Picnic partnership as a pilot initiative in the run-up to the Presidential election to reach younger people at one of Ireland’s largest in-person events.

The Scottish singer will join previously-announced headliners Gorillaz and Fontaines DC at the music festival in Stradbally, Co Laois.

Florence Road, Gurriers, and Madra Salach join the range of Irish talent set to grace Stradbally in August.

The festival, which will run from Friday, August 28th, to Sunday, August 30th, has announced that over 40 new acts will join those already confirmed in December.

The 2.56 million tickets sold by MCD Productions were down 12 per cent on the promoter’s best-ever ticket sale performance of 2.92 million in 2024.

Gorillaz are set to headline the Saturday, while Ireland's own Fontaines DC take the top spot on Sunday night, with CMAT also announced as playing.

The HSE said that it was enough to kill someone. 

Defendant Pelu Sava, 18 Fortunestown Close, Tallaght, Dublin 24, is charged with stealing four mobile phones in the main arena and handling one stolen phone at Cosby House on Sunday, August 31st.

Volunteers from the south Laois club encouraged festival goers to off-load their drinks containers on their way from the campsites to the main arena.

Organisers said they are "already making sure" 2026 will be "the best festival yet".

From Kneecap's packed Main Stage moment to the comfort of pre-booked camping, EP delivered – despite the drizzle.

Electric Picnic campers are being warned to prepare for rain overnight or early tomorrow morning

“It’ll be jumper on, jumper off kind of weather”, says the Carlow Weatherman Alan O’Reilly.

FlineBoxes will be available throughout the weekend in the campervan, red, and yellow car parks, and remain open into Monday morning to support those driving home.

Test your knowledge on the country's biggest arts and music festival

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The issue of performers' sound being cut off on stage while making political statements while performing has been brought to the forefront after The Mary Wallopers claimed they were "cut off" during their performance at the Victorious Festival in Portsmouth for displaying a Palestinian flag on stage.

If you're lucky enough to be making the trek to Co Laois this weekend, keep reading to find out everything you need to know before the festival

The back-of-house testing can be carried out on drugs connected with a person brought to a medical tent and on drugs placed in "surrender bins".

This will not be Kneecap's first performance at Electric Picnic. The group played at the 2024 festival.

Melvyn Benn dismissed claims that Electric Picnic is ‘anti-competitive’.

Hozier, Chappell Roan, Sam Fender, Fatboy Slim and Kings of Leon have been announced as headliners for the festival, which takes place from August 29th-31st in Stradbally, Co Laois.

In a surprise announcement by the festival on Friday, the first five headline acts were announced. 

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The festival will return to its more traditional summer slot between Friday, August 29th and Sunday, August 31st 2025.

Whether you are headed there or not, take our quiz to test your knowledge of Ireland's biggest music festival.

Two Drugs.ie tents are open from 11am to 9pm Friday through Sunday, providing 30 hours of harm reduction support onsite delivered by trained volunteers.

Loyalty scheme and general admission tickets will be available, along with family camping, campervan and caravan tickets. 

Festival-goers will be encouraged to donate their empty bottles and cans for charity at Electric Picnic

From The Wolfe Tones and The Mary Wallopers, to Kylie and CMAT, the festival has something for everybody this year, and hopefully not too many clashes.

Take our Quiz to find out just how well you know Electric Picnic's Sunday night headliner

Russell Howard will headline on the Saturday, while Katherine Ryan will headline the Sunday night

This year's festival will take place on August 16th to 18th

The grid power will ultimately reduce carbon emissions associated with powering the main stage of the festival in 2024 and reduce the need to use temporary generators.