Electric Picnic has announced their first names for 2014 and it is impressive. Hitting Stradbally this year from Friday 29th – Sunday 31st August 2014 is Outkast! for starters plus:
Portishead, Outkast, Beck, Foals, Pet Shop Boys, Paolo Nutini, Chic Featuring Nile Rodgers, Lily Allen, St. Vincent, Simple Minds, London Grammar, Metronomy, Slowdive, Laura Mvula, Annie Mac,Flume, The Stranglers, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, The Blades, The Wailers, Omar Souleyman, White Denim, Temples, Sohn, Jungle, Fka Twigs, Bicep, Kaytranada, John Wizards
TICKETS:
Tickets on sale today (Wednesday 19th March) at 7pm and discounts are available to previous festival goers:
Between March 19th – April 18th
€154.50 if you can prove you’ve been to 3 or more Picnics
€174.50 if you can prove you’ve been to the Picnic once/twice before
€194.50 if you haven’t been before
Family Weekend Camping ticket as above (2 kids U12 permitted per adult FOC)
Sunday Day Tickets; €90 (No camping permitted)
April 19th – July 4th midnight
€194.50 weekend tickets
After July 4th midnight
€229.50 weekend tickets [price remains the same as 2013]
Here’s a video by Little Beast of last year:
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005. He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
