Over 40 acts added to Electric Picnic including The Kooks, Becky Hill and Eurovision stars
The largest festival in the country, which already sold out months in advance, will take place in Stradbally, Co Laois, from August 29 to 31
Electric Picnic has revealed more than 40 new acts that will appear alongside headliners like Hozier, Chappell Roan and Fatboy Slim this August.
The largest festival in the country, which already sold out months in advance, will take place in Stradbally, Co Laois, from August 29 to 31.
Top international acts like Becky Hill, Confidence Man, The Kooks and Lord Huron have been added to the line-up, while Eurovision fans who rated Estonia's entry 'Espresso Macchiato' will be able to see Tommy Cash on stage this summer, joined by last year's Dutch entry Joost.
Other acts who will be taking to the stage include Conan Gray and Irish stars like Amble, Kingfishr, Bell X1, Maverick Sabre, The Academic and Aaron Rowe.
Around 80,000 people are expected to descend on the 600-acre Stradbally Estate this summer, with a new wave of acts like Suki Waterhouse, Biig Piig, Maribou State, Montell and Barry Can't Swim to join them.
Electric Picnic in Stradbally, Co Laois
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The first five headline acts were revealed in March, with Hozier returning to the festival on Friday alongside Chappell Roan, who has soared to mega-stardom and recently won a Grammy.
Brit Award winner Sam Fender will take to the main stage on Saturday off the back of his chart-topping third album, followed by the iconic DJ Fatboy Slim and his biggest hits like 'Praise You' and 'Right Here, Right Now'.
The fifth headliner announced today is Kings of Leon, who will make their Electric Picnic debut on the Sunday of the festival.
Tickets for the 2025 festival completely sold out last August, just days after the 2024 event which featured Kylie Minogue, Noah Kahan, Calvin Harris, The Wolfe Tones, who drew a record-breaking crowd to the Electric Tent the year prior, and Kneecap.
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