Its all starting to come in now in dribs and drabs with the Body and Soul area lineup dropping in now. Donal Dineen live will be there alongside 1 man show R.S.A.G. Stefan Galf and Katie Kim too. Others include Tulla Ceile Band, Lamb, Tunng, Fourtet, The Sound Carriers, Golden Animals, Amorphous Androynous and Beach House. Closing the area on [...]

Today POD have announced another slew of acts joining the Electric Picnic festival 2009 this coming 4th-6th September and they are the following. PASSION PIT,  THE XX & Lucien Nicolet, alias LUCIANO with ÆTHER live, DAVID KITT DAVID GERAGHTY, 8 BALL They have also released the bands set to play the LITTLE BIG STAGE who are to be THE HACKER, [...]

Ok so we have the latest information for you now on the Poptopia area of Electric Picnic with a full lineup for it and stage times. Some top acts are playing it like “Bitches with Wolves, Dark Room Notes and Ebony Bones. The lineup is as follows Poptopia Friday 4th September 19:30 Dark Room Notes 20:50 The Big Bang with [...]

Yes we’ve been waiting months for it, we’ve listened to all the hype around Oxegen 09 and the superstars they have lined up and now finally the alternative festival, The Boutique Festival Experience that is Electric Picnic have finally announced their lineup just days before the tickets go back on sale. There seems to be a bit for everyone in [...]

Aiken Promotions are expected to release a limited number of tickets as early bird tickets for those of you dying for EP already. The Dates Next year are September 4th, 5th, and 6th and the Ticket will be €199 inc. Camping which im sure when full ticket sales start in March 2009 will be slightly more expensive. So Tune in [...]

Literally taken directly from the electric picnic website, these links will bring you to a relevant PDF or webpage detailing out the lineups for the different area’s and days at electric picnic this year Running Orders at Electric Picnic 2008 Music Stages FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Comedy & Spoken Word International Comedy Club Stage Line-Up La Scala Theatre Stage Line-Up The [...]

There were some additions yesterday to the electric picnic lineup including the likes of Stephen Malkmus, GP Favourties La Rocca and Ham Sandwich and The Flaws,  and Oppenheimer, The full list consists of Black Acid Laura Izibor Ham Sandwich Wallis Bird Kissy Sellout A-Trak La Rocca New York Fund These New Puritans The Flaws The Dodos Pivot Johnny Flynn Cowboy [...]

Here is more news from this week… Math Rock outfit Foals are to play the Ambassador Theatre this November 27th. Tickets are priced at €23 and are on sale now. Scottish Rockers Biffy Clyro have announced a date at the Academy, Dublin on Monday 15 December. Tickets priced €25 and are on sale now Goldenplec favorites La Rocca have been [...]

Mark Geary is set to play Whelans on Friday 7th November to support the release of his third album ‘Opium’. Two years in development, ‘Opium’ follows Geary’s crtically aclaimed 2004 album ‘Ghosts’ which went Gold in Ireland. Geary’s other Irish dates for 2008 include a slot at Electric picnic aswell as Moon River Sessions in Carrig on Shannon Aug 7, [...]

LATEST ACTS JUST ANNOUNCED: Grace Jones Joan as Policewoman Dan Deacon Booka Shade Deadmau5 Pop sorceress, iconic diva and multimedia fashionista Grace Jones will give Electric Picnic fans an exclusive sneak peak of her first album in over 2 decades when she performs at this year’s festival. Jones, who pioneered avant-garde pop, fashion and culture has been working with various [...]