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Electric Picnic 2025: Inhaler, Jazzy and David Gray among 11 more acts added to line-up
Inhaler
,
Jazzy
and Noel and Mike Hogan are among the 11 new acts joining the line-up for this year's
Electric Picnic
festival.
Irish alternative rock band Inhaler, whose frontman is
Elijah Hewson
, will return to the Electric Picnic stage after performing there in 2023.
English singer-songwriter
David Gray
will play in the legend's slot on Sunday night. Gray is best known for his hit songs Babylon and This Year's Love.
Noel and Mike Hogan of
The Cranberries
are reuniting for the first time since
Dolores O'Riordan
's death in 2018 to perform some of the band's most popular songs. They will be joined by the
RTÉ Concert Orchestra
and a special mystery guest.
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American disco band Nile Rodgers & Chic are returning, having made regular appearances at the festival since 2009.
Irish rock band
The Saw Doctors
will continue their 40th year anniversary tour with a set at the music festival– the band was formed in 1986 in Tuam,
Co Galway
.
Dublin-based dance-pop singer-songwriter Jazzy will return for her third year. Last year she overtook
Enya
and
Sinéad O'Connor
to become the most popular Irish female artist on
Spotify
.
King Kong Company, the dance band formed while its members were still students at the Waterford Institute of Technology, are also set to return to the festival.
Dublin band
The Coronas
join the line-up too after playing inGlastonbury last month.
Electric Picnic 2024: The Wolfe Tones play the Main Stage, in front of a huge crowd, on Sunday afternoon. Photograph: Electric Picnic
Tipperary duo
The 2 Johnnies
will perform and fellow Munster podcasters
PJ Kirby and Kevin Twomey
, who make up the podcast I'm Grand Mam, will record a live episode in the Electric Arena.
Irish DJ Mark McCabehas said his set will include a mixture of dance classics and new songs, with a special surprise performance.
These acts join headliners
Chappell Roan
,
Hozier
,
Sam Fender
,
Fatboy Slim
,
Kings of Leon
and Becky Hill.
The festival will also see performances from Conan Gray, Kneecap, Suki Waterhouse, The Kooks and Confidence Man.
Electric Picnic returns to its usual end-of-summer slot this year, from August 29th-31st. Last year was the largest in the festival's history as capacity grew from 70,000 in 2023 to 75,000 in 2024.
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Organisers said 80,000 people will attend the 600-acre Stradbally Estate in Co Laois for the festival this summer.
