Fatboy Slim, Bjork, & Arctic Monkeys for Electric Picnic

Fatboy Slim, Bjork, and Arctic Monkeys lead the first acts announced for Ireland's Electric Picnic.

Also confirmed are My Bloody Valentine, The Knife, Franz Ferdinand, Wu-Tang Clan, David Byrne & St Vincent, Disclosure, Noah and the Whale, Warpaint, Eels, The Walkmen, Hurts, Johnny Marr, Mick Flannery, Ocean Colour Scene, and Tiga.

Other acts announced are Black Uhuru, The Strypes, Hudson Mohawke, Savages, Baauer, Polica, Chvrches, Palma Violets, The 1975, Parquet Courts, Deap Vally, MS MR, Peace, Merchandise, Mano le Tough, Mount Kimbie, Blondes, Clinic, Nina Nesbitt, Soak, The Dublin Gospel Choir, and Luke Sital-Singh.

Electric Picnic returns for to celebrate 10 years year from Friday 30th August to Sunday 1st September at Stradbally Hall Estate, Co Laois - less than an hour from Dublin.

Ireland's complete music and arts festival offers an array of fine music, theatre, comedy, holistic health and art. Musically it's a more eclectic mix of artists than the other Irish mainstream events. As well as loads of comedy, spoken world, a range of stages, lots of site art and many areas to explore with plenty of catering options and all the normal facilities you'd expect at a festival, and an an emphasis on eco-friendly initiatives.

The festival will also feature Comedy & Spoken Word, Arts & Theatrics, the Arcadia area, Fosset's Circus, Art Trail, the Body & Soul area, Global Green & Greencrafts, the Eco Picnic, and Amnesty Ireland.

Early bird tickets will be priced at 189.50 euros for an adult weekend or family weekend ticket. Day tickets are priced at 85 euros for Sunday. If you can prove you have been to 3 or more Picnics then the price is 149.50 euros, or 169.50 euros if you can prove you have been before. Tickets will go on sale at 9am on Saturday 27th April.

To buy tickets from 9am tomorrow, click here.

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