THE countdown to Electric Picnic is on — and The Irish Sun got a sneak peek of what’s in store for the electrifying weekend ahead. Some 75,000 Electric Picnic fans will be descending on Stradbally in Co Laois — with Kylie Minogue, Calvin Harris and Noah Kahan gearing up to headline the Main Stage. Stick Season singer Noah, 27, will be the main draw on Friday night following sets from Gerry Cinnamon and Sophie Ellis-Bextor.
DJ Calvin, 40, will pump up the crowd on Saturday night, with Kodaline, Kasabian and The Saw Doctors playing before his 11pm set kicks off. And superstar Kylie , 56, will light up the Main Stage on Sunday. The Padam Padam star follows Raye and the Wolfe Tones — with Brian Warfield’s band moved to the No1 stage after drawing the Electric Arena’s biggest ever crowd in 2023.
And as EP celebrates its 20th anniversary, boss Melvin Benn told how the key to its continued success is staying relevant. He said: “It’s lasted 20 years because it stayed relevant to what the Irish audience wants, what the fans want. "It’s become one of the major festivals in the world and artists want to play it — which is fantastic.
And we would never have dreamed of that. “When we first looked at the site, I think it was 2003, we would never have dreamed of that. “We might have had a really, really outside dream that something big could happen, but not to what it’s become.
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