{"id":607412,"date":"2026-08-28T16:28:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T16:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/607412\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T16:28:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T16:28:09","slug":"electric-picnic-2026-friday-stage-times-for-all-the-top-areas-weather-forecast-and-more-the-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/607412\/","title":{"rendered":"Electric Picnic 2026: Friday stage times for all the top areas, weather forecast and more \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Heading to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/electric-picnic\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/electric-picnic\/\" target=\"_blank\">Electric Picnic<\/a> this weekend? Whether you\u2019re on your way to Stradbally or already pitched up, here are Friday\u2019s acts, stage times and the expected weather.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s the weather forecast?<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">It\u2019s due to stay dry and bright until about 8pm, with temperatures of up to 21 degrees. That will cool to about 15 degrees by the end of the evening. No more rain is forecast for Stradbally on Friday, but it\u2019s likely between about 4am and 1pm on Saturday, especially midmorning.<\/p>\n<p>FRIDAY STAGE TIMES<img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Electric Picnic 2026: Lewis Capaldi plays the Main Stage at 10.45pm. Photograph: Kieran Frost\/Redferns\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/NSBQZNAURBGVPIPKU74R4DDGBU.jpg\"   width=\"800\" height=\"533\"\/>Electric Picnic 2026: Lewis Capaldi plays the Main Stage at 10.45pm. Photograph: Kieran Frost\/Redferns Main Stage presented by 310.45pm-midnight <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/lewis-capaldi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/lewis-capaldi\/\">Lewis Capaldi<\/a>9-10pm Sombr7.30-8.30pm Zara Larsson6-7pm JadeElectric Arena10.45pm-midnight Ben Hemsley9.15-10.15pm <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/wolf-alice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/wolf-alice\/\">Wolf Alice<\/a>7.45-8.45pm Wunderhorse6.30-7.15pm <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/gurriers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/gurriers\/\">Gurriers<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-it-article-body__interstitial-link\">[\u00a0<a aria-label=\"Open related story\" class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/culture\/music\/2026\/08\/22\/electric-picnic-2026-19-acts-you-dont-want-to-miss-at-this-years-festival\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Electric Picnic 2026: 19 acts you don\u2019t want to miss at this year\u2019s festivalOpens in new window<\/a>\u00a0]<\/p>\n<p>Rankins Wood11pm-midnight Loyle Carner9.30-10.30pm Jpegmafia7.45-8.45pm Men I Trust6.30-7.15pm Darren KielyRed Bull \u00d7 Terminus9-10.30pm X Club7.30-9pm Dart6.30-7.30pm Faster HorsesComedy Stage9.35-10.10pm <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/deirdre-o-kane\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/deirdre-o-kane\/\">Deirdre O\u2019Kane<\/a>9.20-9.35pm Steve Spade8.55-9.20pm Diona Doherty8.35-8.50pm Darren Gaffney8.20-8.35pm Louisa N\u00ed \u00c9ide\u00e1in7.50-8.15pm Martin Angolo7.35-7.50pm Taran O\u2019Sullivan7.20-7.35pm Ian Burke6.50-7.15pm Fred Cooke6.35-6.50pm Ailish McCarthy6.15-6.35pm Eric Lawlor6-6.15pm MC Damian Clark<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">For all the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/electric-picnic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/electric-picnic\/\">festival news, reviews<\/a> and more, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">download The Irish Times app<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Heading to Electric Picnic this weekend? 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