Electric Picnic 2017: The xx, A Tribe Called Quest, Duran Duran, Chaka Khan & more
Electric Picnic tickets went on sale this morning and all of the tiers are already sold out. So if you were one of the lucky ones who got some tickets, here’s who is lined up to play in Stradbally from September 1st to 3rd this year, as was leaked via Twitter this morning, and it’s a pretty solid lineup for 2017. Pity this wasn’t revealed before it was sold out.
The headliners are The xx (Friday), A Tribe Called Quest (Saturday), Duran Duran (Sunday), with Pete Tong performing Ibiza Classics with an orchestra and the legendary Chaka Khan too.
It’s also been pointed out that tickets were already on Seatwave shortly after it officially sold out from €400 up (full price was €240) .
Here’s the list in full:
- The xx
- A Tribe Called Quest
- Duran Duran
- Pete Tong performing Ibiza Classics with the 60-piece Heritage Orchestra
- Chaka Khan
- Interpol
- Run The Jewels
- London Grammar
- Madness
- Father John Misty
- Soulwax
- The Pretenders
- Rag ‘n Bone Man
- The Divine Comedy
- Annie Mac
- Band Of Horses
- Michael Kiwanuka
- Mano Le Tough
- Floating Points (solo live)
- Kiasmos
- Vince Staples
- Young Fathers
- Krept & Kronan
- Section Boyz
- Perfume Genius
- POND
- Car Seat Headrest
- Japandroids
- Parquet Courts
- Real Estate
- Phantogram
- All We Are
- Hudson Taylor
- Kelly Lee Owens
- Goat Girl
Those are the main stages so far with Body&Soul, Other Voices, Mindfield, Salty Dog, Trailer Park, Casa Bacardi, Jerry Fish’s Electric Sideshow, The Hazel Wood, Theatre of Food, Trenchtown, Global Green, Anachronica and more to be fleshed out.
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