Electric Picnic 2025: All you need to know

Electric Picnic is Ireland's largest music and arts festival, and this year, more than 80,000 people are expected to attend the event at Stradbally, County Laois. The festival has grown a lot since it first started in 2004, when only 10,000 people could go. Now, it is a three-day event with many stages and some of the biggest names in music performing. The festival will take place from Friday to Sunday at Stradbally Hall. People with early entry passes could start camping on Thursday afternoon, but most people will arrive on Friday morning. The festival ends on Monday, when the gates close at 1 pm. The lineup for Electric Picnic 2025 is packed with popular artists. Hozier, the Irish singer-songwriter, will headline on Friday night, playing from 10:30 pm. On Saturday, Sam Fender from England will perform at 9:30 pm, and Kings of Leon, the famous American rock band, will close the main stage on Sunday night at 10:30 pm. Other acts include Chappell Roan, who is known for her synth-pop music and was named best new artist at the Grammys. She will perform on Friday evening, and Conan Gary will play before her. The Electric Arena will feature The Saw Doctors, a legendary Irish folk-rock band, on Friday night, and Barry Can't Swim, a Scottish electronic producer, will close the stage later that night. Saturday's lineup includes Kneecap, a rap trio from Belfast, who will play on the main stage in the afternoon. Nile Rodgers will bring disco and funk music in the evening, and Fatboy Slim will keep the party going with a late-night set. Other artists performing in the Electric Arena on Saturday are Maverick Sabre, DJ Mark McCabe, and The Coronas, who will headline the stage. On Sunday, David Gray will perform on the main stage, followed by Kingfishr and Becky Hill, who will bring her dance-pop music before Kings of Leon finish the festival. The Electric Arena will host Jazzy, The Kooks, and Scottish DJ Ewan McVicar, who will close the arena with house, disco, funk, and techno music. Tickets for Electric Picnic are completely sold out. They were released last summer and sold out within hours. The Irish police, An Garda Síochána, have warned people to be very careful when trying to buy tickets from third-party sellers. There have been reports of online fraud, and the police say that many tickets being sold online do not exist. They advise people not to send money through apps before getting a real ticket. The weather for Electric Picnic is expected to be unsettled. Friday will be breezy with a mix of sunny spells and heavy showers, and temperatures will be between 16 and 19 degrees. The rest of the weekend will have regular heavy showers and moderate winds, so festival-goers should bring wellies and ponchos to stay dry. Despite the weather, people will camp in colorful tents and enjoy the music, arts, and culture. Electric Picnic is a place where people come together to see their favorite artists, discover new music, and have fun with friends. Even if it rains, the festival is always a highlight of the year for music fans in Ireland.