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. The Wolfe Tones have traded the Electric Arena for the main stage, following a record attendance at their set last year and Australian pop star Kylie Minogue will close out the festival tonight.
Let’s take a look back at some of the noteworthy and quirky moments that have captured attendees attention over the last two days. Double Olympic champion Kellie Harrington joined the Wolfe Tones on the main stage this afternoon. Waving an Irish flag, Harrington surprised the crowd by appearing on stage near the end of the trad band’s set.
The Olympic champion embraced singer Brian Warfield in a hug and received a loud round of applause from the crowd. Warfield said: “What a girl, what a girl. You know something, I’m going to invite her to come down to the 3Arena and sing with the Wolfe Tones for the last shows down there in October.
” Meanwhile, 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.
” Thousands of people chanting Free Palestine at Kneecap at Electric Picnic 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 different Social Media outlets to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity.
Kneecap weren’t the only group who used their platform to send out a political message. The Mary Wallopers also showed solidarity to the people of Gaza, by decking out the stage in Palestine flags while Andrew Hendy, who plays the banjo, sported a green ‘refugees welcome’ shirt while performing. 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. One group of lads were dubbed ‘the winners of EP’ for their costumes as they rocked up as the full Father Ted cast. They even got the gardaí involved in their ‘Our Lovely Girls Competition’ as hundreds watched on.
The competition, which came from the iconic 1990s Irish comedy, is a parody of Ireland’s long-running Rose of Tralee festival, from the ‘Rock A Hula Ted’ episode. One female garda took part, navigating cones while bringing down a cup of tea balanced on a board, while being adjudicated by one of the lads dressed up as Father Jack. We need your consent to load this Social Media content.
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The Can’t Get You Out of My Head star, who is headlining EP tonight, posted this picture on Saturday as she arrived in Ireland ahead of her performance. The 56-year-old, who has sold over 80 million records worldwide is staying at the luxury five-star Carton House in Maynooth, Co Kildare. 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. The Princess of Pop was already seen warming up ahead of her set tonight..
. testing out her new single Edge of Saturday , which is now expected to be played during her performance. 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. Calvin Harris, one of six main headliners over the weekend, rocked the main stage last night with hits such as Feel So Close enamouring the audience. 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. One group decided to go to great lengths to show their pride in their county, hoisting a Kildare flag high into the sky, even in “enemy territory” in Laois, as one social media user put it. 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. Headliner Noah Kahan was seen enjoying one of the fair rides before his performance on Friday. 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. Kahan enjoyed his performance and the warmth show by the crowd so much, that the American folk-pop singer said Ireland is now his “second home”. 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. On Thursday, early entry ticket holders broke and set a new world record for the largest Rock the Boat, with 3,700 people taking part. 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. A mural to Ireland’s 2024 Eurovision contestant Bambie Thug by Irish artist Barbara Hartigan was spotted at Electric Picnic. Bambie, who finished sixth for Ireland in Malmo in August, achieving Ireland’s best finish in 24 years, will play at 4.
30pm today. As with every year, hundreds of items end up in the lost and found at Electric Picnic. Here the gardaí in Laois have already put out an appeal for those who may be missing their phone to come and collect them.
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