The group of lads who arrived dressed up as Father Ted characters. Source: Social media site X More than 75,000 revellers have been relishing in a sun-soaked Electric Picnic festival over the weekend, with one final night left to go in Stradbally, Co Laois. With the Wolfe Tones trading the Electric Arena for the main stage today, following a record attendance at their set last year and Australian pop star and headliner Kylie Minogue closing out the festival tonight, it is sure to be a busy Sunday.
Let’s take a look back at some of the noteworthy and quirky moments that have captured attendees attention over the last two days. We need your consent to load this Social Media content. We use a number of different Social Media outlets to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity.
Belfast trio Kneecap, who have been hitting headlines with the release of their Irish language movie named after their band, had crowds chanting “Free Palestine” as they sent out a strong political message. A message was projected onto the screen before they walked out, which read: “Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people.” They also had a message that read: “Over 25,000 children have been murdered by Israel in 10 months.
” The Northern Irish rap group received a rapturous applause in the Electric Arena as fans joined them in the political chants. We need your consent to load this Social Media content. We use a number of.