RTE 2FM Play The Picnic stage announces first round of acts

Returning to Electric Picnic for its second year, the RTE 2FM play the picnic stage plays host to a range of superb unsigned Irish musical talent.

This year, the team over at 2FM have asked 3 different curators to select acts to play the stage. Abner Brown has chosen the bands for Friday, the people over at Music Maker the Saturday and long running music competition the King Kong Club has selected acts for the Sunday.

Headliners include Wolves Of Youth, Thumper and The Girl Talk as well as many more notable names. Be sure to pop your head in for a look come September.

Wolves of Youth
Bobby & the Blunts
Blackcat
Shakalak & JaXson
Thumper
The Girl Talk
Girlfriend
Wolff
SENU
Wood Burning Savages
SpaceVolk
BODIES
Tadgh
FXY
C-FIT

Luke Sharkey

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