Brandon Flowers, lead singer with The Killers, performing on the Main Stage on Sunday to close Electric Picnic 2023. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times Fans of The Script as the band perform on the main stage on Sunday. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times Danny O’Donoghue, lead singer of The Script, during their performance at Electric Picnic on Sunday. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times Rick Astley fans Julie Burgess and Ciara Daniel from Tallaght, Dublin, at Electric Picnic on Sunday. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times Lead singer Davy Carton and the Saw Doctors on the Electric Arena stage on Sunday. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times The Sun goes down on the third day of music at the Electric Picnic. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times Alan Reidy from Kerry and Gretchen Kessler from the US at Electric Picnic on Sunday. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times Gavin James performing on the Main Stage on Sunday. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times Rick Astley fans as he performs on Electric Picnic's Main Stage on Sunday. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times Rick Astley performing on the Main Stage. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times Siva McDonald from Galway at Sunday's Luna Boys set at Trailer Park. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times Glen Carey from Swords, Co Dublin, and Thomas McNamara from Co Clare at Trailer Park on Sunday. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times Festivalgoers enjoying a King Kong Company guest set at the Super Average DJ Caravan at Trailer Park. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times Five-month-old Jack and Conor Fitzpatrick with mum Emily and aunt Caroline Fitzpatrick from Monasterevin, Co Kildare, with the nuns from Nun of That Convent at Trailer Park. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times Danny O’Reilly of The Coronas gets up close to the fans during their performance at Electric Arena on Saturday. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times DJ and musician Fred Again burns it up on the Main Stage on Saturday. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times An offer from a fan as Elijah Hewson of the band Inhaler plays the Electric Arena stage on Saturday. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times Nell Mescal performing on the Three Music Stage on Saturday. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times Fans sing along to Cian Ducrot on Saturday. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times Singer Cian Ducrot performing on the Main Stage. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times Abigail Meredith from Ballintubbert, Co Laois, at Electric Picnic on Saturday. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times Emma Burke from Co Wicklow enjoying ice-cream as temperatures hit the mid-20s over the Electric Picnic weekend. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times John Duck Egg Downey provider of costumes for Getting Married at the Inflatable Church with Sarah Byrne (maid of honour), Louise Byrne (bride), Cathal O’Brien (best man), Stephen Hennessy (groom) from Clare and Cork on the second day of Electric Picnic at Stradbally, Co Laois. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times Reeta Reggie yoga in full flow on Saturday at Electric Picnic. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times Mark and Daniel Sheridan from Raheny, Dublin, relaxing on Saturday afternoon. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times Jojo Clune, Claire Farrell, Caolàn Mc Gorman and Zara Beattie from Wicklow, Roscommon and Mayo enjoying a Rise Nordic spa. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times Clare Campbell, Mairead Campbell, Michelle Campbell and Caroline Doyle from Longford on day two of Electric Picnic. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times Billie Eilish during her headline performance on the Main Stage on Friday. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times Hester Chambers and Rhian Teasdale of Wet Leg on the Electric Arena stage on Friday. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times Niall Horan fans go wild as he performs on the Main Stage on Friday. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times Niall Horan performing on the Electric Picnic Main Stage. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times Sarah Keane, Ava Lordan, Emma O’Connor and Matilda Prendergast from Cork enjoying the performance of King Kong Company on the Main Stage on the first day of Electric Picnic 2023. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times Festivalgoers arriving on day one of Electric Picnic 2023. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times Ellen Mullins and Séafra Monks from Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin, at their campsite on Friday. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times Connor Reddan and Dominic Sheridan from Nenagh, Co Tipperary, all set for camping at Electric Picnic. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times James Sweeney, Grace McCarthy and Sophie McCarthy from Johnstown, Co Kilkenny, enjoying the sunshine at the Electric Picnic. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times Lilly O’Gara and Elaine O’Brien arriving at Electric Picnic on Friday. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times Friends from Wicklow all set up and ready for the first day of music at the Electric Picnic 2023. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times
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