Four more stage lineups have dropped for Electric Picnic 2026, running August 28th to 30th at Stradbally Hall, Co. Laois. Here’s what’s happening across Rockshore Live, The Lovely Local, Transmission and An Chollchoill / The Hazelwood.
The Lovely Local with Guinness
The Guinness pub at Electric Picnic returns across all three days with trad sessions, DJ sets and live performances. Madra Salach doing a DJ set on Sunday is a nice touch. Ispíní na hÉireann and Child of Prague both bring trad sessions across the weekend.
Friday:
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- BLKCNVS
- Grá (trad session)
- Gurriers (DJ set)
- KK Lewis
- Mo Cultivation
- Morgana
- Sally Cinnamon
- Sorcha Richardson
- The Wran (trad session)
- and more
Saturday:
- And He, The Fool (trad session)
- Black Nylon (DJ set)
- Cliffords (DJ set)
- Darren Regan
- Graham Smyth b2b Claire Beck
- Little O
- Shamrock Showband
- Simple Things (trad session)
- Soft Boy Records DJs
- Surka
- and more
Sunday:
- The Byrne Brothers (trad session)
- Child of Prague (trad session)
- Dave Lofts
- Esmeralda Road
- Forget Romance
- George Feely
- Governess
- Ispíní na hÉireann (trad session)
- Kayleigh Noble
- Madra Salach (DJ set)
- Minikimono
- Pillow Queens
- Ricky Chong
- and more
Rockshore Live
A really strong lineup of emerging and some big establishing Irish acts…
Full Rockshore Live lineup:
- Aifric
- Anna Leah
- BABYRAT
- Basht.
- Big Sleep
- Black Nylon
- Bricknasty
- Brooki
- Burglar
- Cardinals
- Cruel Sister
- Deathtoricky
- F3miii
- Jamie McIntyre
- Kapayja
- Le Boom
- Maicín
- NewDad
- Sally C
- Sarah Crean
- Sell Everything
- Shee
- Skagaboo and Friends
- SMO
- THEATRE
- Tooth
Transmission
The electronic late night stage returns with an Irish-focused lineup across the weekend.
- Ali Kemal Ali
- BAW
- Ciano
- Dancenasty
- Drowzeedan
- Full Funktion
- Furlong
- Granted
- Kev Mac
- Luca Cosentino
- Mad Gab
- Mark Fitz
- Snell
- DJ Mxrk
- Vibez
- Victor Beesley
An Chollchoill / The Hazelwood
Celebrating its 10th year at Electric Picnic, An Chollchoill is the festival’s enchanted, intimate haven nestled deep within the Stradbally woodlands – follow the music down meandering paths through the forest into a space dedicated to Irish language, culture, music and performance art beneath a natural canopy.
Thursday kicks off with an all-female lineup hosted by comedian Bláthín de Búrca, featuring musical theatre, Suzie Walsh’s INNER VISION visual light projection, the Morrigna fire show, singer-songwriters and spoken word. Over the weekend, Ispíní na hÉireann bring their trad session energy, Liam O’Connor returns with his accordion, and Clada bring their infectious rhythmic energy to the forest floor. Two secret acts close the stage on Saturday and Sunday – one promises Irish-language song meeting electronic sounds, the other Irish trad meets punk and psychedelia. Their identities will be revealed on Saturday August 29th.
TG4 returns for a second year, filming BEO ÓN ELECTRIC PICNIC from their Hazelwood studio, presented by Síomha Ní Ruairc and John Sharpson, airing Sunday August 30th at 9:30pm. The Electric Youth 2026 winners – Maryann, Paradise Conspiracy, Fierin J, Beomhar and Mackayla Chloe – also perform across the weekend.
Thursday August 28th – All Female Lineup:
- Bláthín de Búrca (host)
- BlaComedy
- Aoife Breathnach
- Entr’Acht
- Susan Walsh
- Morrigna
- Maryann
- Electric Youth
- 2 Secret Acts
Full Weekend Lineup:
- Ispíní na hÉireann
- Clada
- Bog Bodies
- Burnchurch
- The Liam O’Connor Show
- Leatsa
- Méabh Mulligan and Eva Carroll
- Rua Rí
- Lúlia
- Gillian Egleston and Mike Hennigar
- Birch
- Oracle Villa
- Major Feen
- Coscán
- Tigh na Coille with Denis Liddy
- HipHap Gaelach
- Electric Youth
- Fierin J
- Paradise Conspiracy
- Beomhar
- Mackayla Chloe
- An Galar Dub
- Shelovescalpol
- The Caochaleles
- Ragéire
- Misleór
- Sacred Sites of Ireland
- DJ Nemo
- Beo Picnic
Resident artist: Suzie Walsh
Electric Picnic 2026 runs Friday August 28th to Sunday August 30th at Stradbally Hall, Co. Laois. Tickets at electricpicnic.ie.
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