What we all woke up to on Sunday morning…
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.
Ah Mantua… it really is a festival at its best. Electric Picnic is corporate and there isnt anything particularly “boutique” about it either. Long live the smaller independent ones like this – and the madness that happens at them like the clip above. Last year I woke up to a live action tekken fight.