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Electric Picnic 2026: Saturday stage times for all the top areas, weather forecast and more

Electric Picnic 2026: Saturday stage times for all the top areas, weather forecast and more

In Stradbally this weekend? Whether you want to see CMAT, Gorillaz or Kyla Cobbler, here’s when and where they’re performing

Fri Aug 28 2026 - 20:00
The Music Quiz: In Phoebe Bridgers’ Moon Song, which Beatle does she name-check?

The Music Quiz: In Phoebe Bridgers’ Moon Song, which Beatle does she name-check?

CMAT cancels Paris gig in advance of Electric Picnic headliner

Artist due to perform on Main Stage at Co Laois venue on Saturday from 9pm to 10.15pm

Fri Aug 28 2026 - 18:41

‘It was awful’: Electric Picnic early arrivals face washout night

There’s high demand for hairdryers on Friday as festivalgoers shake off a wet Thursday, ready for a weekend of music

Fri Aug 28 2026 - 16:02


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Sombr at Electric Picnic: Wild night includes singalong Zombie in Cranberries mash-up

Sombr at Electric Picnic: Wild night includes singalong Zombie in Cranberries mash-up

American singer’s theatrical entrance sets tone for full-on show that features Noel and Mike Hogan on Celtic grunge favourite

Zara Larsson at Electric Picnic: Biblical rain can’t stop hitmaker in prime Friday pop slot

Zara Larsson at Electric Picnic: Biblical rain can’t stop hitmaker in prime Friday pop slot

Delayed by a downpour for half an hour, the Swedish singer brings TikTok dances and stomping excitement to the Main Stage

Amyl and the Sniffers in Dublin review: Supersized riffs, stomping choruses and a tribute to Dolly Parton

Amyl and the Sniffers in Dublin review: Supersized riffs, stomping choruses and a tribute to Dolly Parton

At a sold-out Collins Barracks, the Melbourne band put on a magisterial display throughout a stunning set

The Weeknd at Croke Park review: Faintly ridiculous – what’s with the Nespresso ad? – but still pure fun

The Weeknd at Croke Park review: Faintly ridiculous – what’s with the Nespresso ad? – but still pure fun

Abel Tesfaye’s Saturday-night Dublin show is a real spectacle. Oddly, though, there’s remarkably little sexual charisma

Moby in Dublin review: Old-school beats, bongos and floor-slaying dance escapism

Moby in Dublin review: Old-school beats, bongos and floor-slaying dance escapism

Techno titan Richard Melville Hall returns to the stage with a exhilarating set – and there’s even a nod to Father Ted

Brandon Flowers: Thrasher review – An all-in love letter to the country rock the Killers frontman grew up on

Brandon Flowers: Thrasher review – An all-in love letter to the country rock the Killers frontman grew up on

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