eight more for Electric Picnic

Eels, Friendly Fires, and six other acts have been announced for this summer's Electric Picnic.

The new additions include Eels, Friendly Fires, Laurent Garnier, The Fall, Bonobo, Stornoway, along with Irish acts Fight Like Apes, and Channel One.

Electric Picnic are offering local acts the chance to play on the Cosby Stage through 'A Battle of the Bands' competition which will be held in Portlaoise to determine the most suitable act for the Cosby Stage and throughout the summer a series of heats will be held in various Portlaoise venues, culminating in a final which will determine who plays the Picnic this year.

Electric Picnic is from Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th September at Stradbally Hall Estate, Co Laois. Tickets are priced at 240 euros for an adult weekend ticket. Family Camping Tickets, and Campervan Tickets priced at 60 euros are also available.

To buy tickets, click here.

The line-up includes the previously announced Roxy Music, Leftfield, and Massive Attack lead the acts announced that include LCD Soundsystem, The Frames, Public Image Ltd, The National, Imelda May, Mumford & Sons, Seasick Steve, Modest Mouse, Hot Chip, Gil Scott-Heron, Fever Ray, Jonsi, Fat Freddy's Drop, Bad Lieutenant, Crystal Castles, Afro Celt Sound System, Booka Shade, Bloody Beetroots Death Crew77, and more. For the line-up details as available please click here.

Ireland's complete music and arts festival that 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.

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