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Sunday World
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Sunday World
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 News in 90 Seconds - May 23rd 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.
Irish Independent
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
Over 40 acts added to Electric Picnic line-up 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. 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. 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.
Time of India
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
From Espresso Macchiato to unicorn squad, why Estonia is the capital of cool
If one makes his way to the Baltic nation of Estonia these days, chances are he will be told about 'Espresso Macchiato'. The quirky, foot-tapping number by Estonian rapper and new-age artist Tommy Cash was Estonia's entry in the recent Eurovision 2025 contest. Not only did it go viral, it also got Europe jivving and even saw some Italian Senators throw a hissy fit over perceived mocking of Italian culture – for the record, most Italians found Cash's performance funny and not offensive at all. Cash's performance was actually ranked third at Eurovision, a big deal for Estonia, whether or not you agree it represents Estonian culture in the classical sense. Nonetheless, it is cool and embodies youthful creativity. And this is why the peppy number is exactly what an ageing, laidback Europe that is looking for change needed. Cash is one of the many reasons why Estonia is emerging as the 'Capital of Cool' in Europe. It is the most digitally advanced country on the continent – arguably even in the world. Innovation is coded into the Estonian DNA as exemplified by the significant number of Estonian start-ups and unicorns. It is also at the forefront of conservation and green tech. But of course what makes Estonia cool are Estonians themselves. Take, for example, Taavi Kotka, CEO of Jio Estonia who is on a mission to get more young girls into engineering and coding. His mission, which is not directly funded by Jio, was sparked because his daughter was left out of a robotics club due to downsizing. Taavi then took it upon himself to address three issues – the huge skew in favour of boys in clubs or classes involving robotics or engineering, the inability of traditional schooling to provide such classes due to costs, and giving girls the opportunity to be involved with early learning in engineering and coding so that they have the option to take it up as a career later on. Thus, HK Unicorn Squad was born, an NGO that aims to promote technology education among girls. The idea is very very simple. Create tech boxes with gadgets and gizmos like a drone kit, provide detailed video instructions on how to assemble the box, and create a clear task objective. 'For girls the task has to be meaningful. For example, imagine a forest full of foxes and you have to assemble a drone to take pretend medicine to those foxes. So the girls dig into our tech box, follow instructions to assmble the drone, write short codes and complete the task,' says Taavi. The tech boxes are then packed up and sent to the next destination where another Unicorn Squad of girls is waiting. And voila! Almost 4,000 girls from all over Estonia have been partipating in Unicorn Squad tech classes. Needless to say, this creates a solid pipeline for future women coders and engineers. And that further solidifies Estonia's status as a digital-tech pathbreaker. Estonian ICT industry already has 22% women in its workforce. Imagine if that number can approach 50%. It would have a huge transformational impact. There is no reason we can't replicate a similar model for girls' tech education in India. India's population is 1,000 times bigger than Estonia's. Exactly 1,000 times in fact. But we can learn much from this European 'Capital of Cool'. Note: Dear readers, I will resume my weekly wrap, My Take 5, very soon. A lot has happened over the last couple of weeks since the execution of Operation Sindoor. I thought it wouldn't be fair to analyse the events without deep reflection. So, My Take 5 will be back ASAP. Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Disclaimer Views expressed above are the author's own.
Glasgow Times
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Glasgow Times
Eurovision's Tommy Cash announces Glasgow SWG3 show
Tommy Cash, who represented Estonia with his tune Espresso Macchiato, will be performing at SWG3 on Monday, October 6. READ NEXT: Meet Glasgow's newest star inspired by Lewis Capaldi and Sam Fender The singer and rapper finished third place with 356 points. 24-year-old JJ of Austria won the contest with his song, Wasted Love. Tommy, who has around four million monthly listeners on Spotify, has released two albums throughout his career as well as several singles and EPs. He has previously collaborated with the likes of British superstar Charli XCX, Caroline Polachek and Joji. READ NEXT: Huge rock band announce show at Glasgow's OVO Hydro Tickets for the his upcoming Glasgow show will go on sale at 10am on May 23. Pre-sale tickets will also be available from May 22 at 10am. To purchase tickets or sign up for the pre-sale, visit
UPI
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- UPI
Austria's JJ wins 2025 Eurovision Song Contest
A winner has been declared for the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest -- JJ from Austria. Photo courtesy of BBC May 18 (UPI) -- Austria's Johannes Pietsch, a classically trained singer who performs under the name of JJ, has won the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest with his song "Wasted Love." The 24-year-old artist penned the winning song with Teodora Spiric and Thomas Turner. Israel's Yuval Raphael -- a survivor of the Hamas-led terror attacks on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023 -- was the runner-up with "New Days Rise," while Estonia's Tommy Cash came in third place with "Espresso Macchiato" and Sweden's Kaja took fourth place with "Bara Bada Bastu." The competition's four-hour finale took place Saturday night at the St. Jakobshalle Arena in Basel, Switzerland. Next year's competition will take place in the winner's home country of Austria.
