Electric Picnic 2025: More acts added to line-up as capacity increases again
English singer-songwriter Becky Hill has joined the line-up for this year's Electric Picnic, organisers said on Friday.
Hill joins Chappell Roan, Kings of Leon, Sam Fender, Fatboy Slim and Bray's Hozier as headliners for the August event.
Other acts announced on Friday include The Kooks, Conan Gray, Confidence Man, Suki Waterhouse and Biig Piig.
This year's festival has plenty of Irish acts too, including Orla Gartland – who this week
beat Fontaines DC
to win best song at the Ivor Novello awards in London – KhakiKid, Amble, Bell X1, Kingfishr, The Academic, Maverick Sabre and Mundy.
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Fresh off the Eurovision train is Tommy Cash, who
finished third for Estonia
with his song Espresso Macchiato, as well as the Netherlands' Joost, who was excluded from last year's final following allegations of threatening behaviour to a woman camera operator. Swedish authorities later announced that he would not be prosecuted for the alleged incident.
In Terminus, the festival's large techno and dance tent, Ewan McVicar, AZYR, Girls Don't Sync, Holy Priest, Sim0ne and Puzzy Wrangler will perform over the weekend.
We're over the moon to announce 40+ names have just been added to your Electric Picnic 2025 line-up 🎪✨
We can't wait to see you all down in Stradbally for the best weekend of the summer 🎶⚡
Only 98 days to go!
— Electric Picnic (@EPfestival)
Electric Picnic returns to its usual end-of-summer slot this year, from August 29th-31st. It took place on the earlier dates of August 16th-18th last year and was the largest in the festival's history. Capacity grew from 70,000 in 2023 to 75,000 in 2024.
This year, capacity has increased once again as organisers have said they will be welcoming 80,000 people to the 600-acre Stradbally Estate in Co Laois.
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