Electric Picnic 2023 day three in pictures: Rick Astley kicks the closing night party into full swing

From Nun of That Convent at Trailer Park to Rick Astley on the Main Stage, the final day of Electric Picnic 2023 shaped up to be a day to remember

Festivalgoers give it up for Rick Astley as he performs on the Main Stage at Electric Picnic, Stradbally, Co Laois, on Sunday afternoon. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

Sun Sep 3 2023 - 20:14

The sun shone down on Electric Picnic on Sunday, with temperatures hitting the mid-20s. Festivalgoers were up and about early on Sunday, in advance of headline performances by The Killers and The Script on Sunday night.

Rick Astley performing on the Main Stage on Sunday afternoon at Electric Picnic. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

Rick Astley fans as the singer performs on the Main Stage. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

Lily (6) and Aidan (5) Moore from Mountrath, Co Laois, enjoying their first Electric Picnic. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

Festivalgoers during a King Kong Company set at Trailer Park on day three of Electric Picnic 2023. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

Karen Dunn and the nuns from Nun of That Convent at Trailer Park. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

Michelle Bradley and Sarah Jane Wall from Clogherhead, Co Louth, at Electric Picnic on Sunday. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

Aoife O’Callaghan and Neil Spillane enjoying the sunshine at Electric Picnic. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

Glen Carey from Swords, Co Dublin, and Thomas McNamara from Co Clare enjoy the Luna Boys set at the Trailer Park area on Sunday. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

Jenny O’Mahony, aka Pink Lady, from Leap, Co Cork, with John Dooley from Portlaoise, Co Laois. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

Siva McDonald from Galway at the Luna Boys set at Trailer Park on Sunday. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

Rick Astley performing on the Main Stage on Sunday afternoon at Electric Picnic. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

Rick Astley on the Main Stage on Sunday. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

Gavin James performing on the Main Stage at Electric Picnic on Sunday evening. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

Gavin James performing on the Main Stage. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

Davy Carton lead singer with the Saw Doctors on the Electric Arena stage at Electric Picnic on Sunday. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

Fans of the Saw Doctors react as the band performs on Sunday at Electric Picnic. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

Fans show their love for The Script as the band perform on the Main Stage at Electric Picnic on Sunday. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

The Script's lead singer Danny O’Donoghue, during the band's performance at Electric Picnic on Sunday. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

Alan Betson

Alan Betson is an Irish Times photographer

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