Fontaines DC: ‘We just hang out with ourselves and don’t really interact as much with other people’ – The Irish Times
Fontaines DC have no issue declaring their insularity as a band. Their capacity to create, they say, is…
Electric Picnic kept DJ on same stage despite knowing about ‘potential overcrowding’ in advance
ELECTRIC PICNIC ORGANISERS knew about “potentially significant overcrowding” hours before a performance by Duke Dumont at the festival…
Health campaigners raise concerns over heavy marketing of nicotine pouches at festivals
HEALTH CAMPAIGNERS HAVE raised concerns over the heavy marketing of nicotine pouches at Irish music festivals this summer.…
Mik Pyro and Republic of Loose will go down in history as Irish musical legends – The Irish Times
Last weekend at a soupy and sodden Electric Picnic there was a glorious moment when the setting sun…
You’re not a snowman, you won’t melt: nobody needs a fancy raincoat in Ireland
In Nobody Needs This, a series for The Journal, Emer McLysaght focuses her eagle eye on the trends,…
Fontaines DC at Electric Picnic: ‘Banger after banger’ as headliners pay tribute to late manager – The Irish Times
Fontaines DCMain Stage, Electric Picnic★★★★☆ There’s an art to being a great headline act. When the stages get…
Bulldozers sweep across Electric Picnic site as mammoth clean-up operation begins – The Irish Times
The clean-up operation has got under way on the grounds of Stradbally Hall after tens of thousands of…
Electric Picnic 2026: In pictures – The Irish Times
Electric Picnic 2026: In pictures The Irish TimesGallery: Electric Picnic Day 2 RTE.ie‘I paid €1,455 for glamping and my tent…
Fontaines DC to play Slane Castle in June 2027 – The Irish Times
Damien Dempsey, Hayley Williams and Madra Salach will be among the special guests when Fontaines DC headline at…
Electric Picnic 2026 highs and lows: CMAT’s home comforts, a scary crush, and the pees and queues debate – The Irish Times
HIGHSCMAT performs Jolene The Dunboyne Diana paid tribute to the late Dolly Parton with a cover of Jolene…
Worker charged with assaulting punter at Electric Picnic
An attendee alleged early on Saturday he was assaulted by a male working at the site. The alleged…
Van Morrison at Electric Picnic: Not quite an old snuggly blanket, but when he’s this good he’s wonderful – The Irish Times
Van MorrisonMain Stage, Electric Picnic★★★★☆ It’s Van Morrison’s final day of being 80, but Belfast’s finest is not…