Electric Picnic 2026: In pictures
Our photo editor’s pick of images from Ireland’s largest music and arts festival in Stradbally, Co Laois
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Electric Picnic 2026: Sunday stage times for all the top areas, weather forecast and more
In Stradbally this weekend? Whether you want to see Fontaines DC, Florence Road, Ravyn Lenae or Rachel Galvo, here’s when and where they’re playing
Sombr at Electric Picnic: Wild night includes singalong Zombie in Cranberries mash-up
American singer’s theatrical entrance sets tone for full-on show that features Noel and Mike Hogan on Celtic grunge favourite
Electric Picnic 2026: Women’s urinals, Guinness ... and that Barefoot Garden
Twenty-first edition of event to be staged in Stadbally, Co Laois, from August 28th-30th
Electric Picnic 2026: Map, weather, stage times and more, here’s everything you need to know
Whether you are a seasoned festivalgoer or an Electric Picnic newbie – here is everything you need to know before heading to Ireland’s biggest music festival
Electric Picnic 2026: Stage times for all the main areas
Heading to Stradbally this weekend? Whether you want to see Fontaines DC, CMAT or Geese, here’s when and where they’re playing
TV guide: the best new shows to watch this week
Highlights include An Irish Atlantic Rainforest, Beat the Lotto and Policing Dublin City
Electric Picnic 2026: 19 acts you don’t want to miss at this year’s festival
From Gorillaz to Florence Road via escapist pop, futuristic synth-funk and furious indie rock, this is our pick of the artists who’ll be on stage next weekend
Ireland event guide: The Weeknd, Electric Picnic and the other best things to see in the week ahead
August 22nd-28th, 2026: The best music, art, theatre and more coming your way
Prodcast: ‘It’s about being proud to be Irish, proud to be a Prod, proud of my country’
Two Irish Protestants have started a new podcast on life in contemporary Ireland
Lewis Capaldi confirmed as Electric Picnic headliner
The Scottish musician, who performed two shows in Marlay Park this week, will play the festival’s main stage on Friday, August 28th
Trevor Dietz and Fontaines DC emerged in a Dublin that seems to be slipping away
The band and their late manager grew up in public when the city offered an affordable life and latitude to experiment
Is Olivia Rodrigo covering Fontaines DC and CMAT the pop artist’s bid to garner grown-up cred?
With her album You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love, the singer wants a place as a grown-up artist. She tested the water with her Fontaines DC and CMAT songs
Olivia Rodrigo’s new album, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love, is brilliantly catchy and beautifully bittersweet
Olivia Rodrigo’s third LP vindicates her willingness to take inspiration from alternative pop’s most woebegone weirdos and wunderkinds
Trevor Dietz, manager of Fontaines DC and ‘the sixth member of the band’, dies
The Workman’s Club booker and promoter managed Fontaines DC for the last 10 years
Olivia Rodrigo’s CMAT cover is more than a brilliant excuse for pints
The American star regularly enhances her own reputation by paying live tribute to other artists
The best and biggest music festivals to see around Ireland this summer
Your guide to live music for May, June, July and August in 2026 from CMAT, Forbidden Fruit, Fontaines DC, The Cure to Electric Picnic
Cillian Murphy: ‘It was one of the greatest weeks of my life. I haven’t talked about it much’
The star of Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man has been heavily involved in its soundtrack – as music has always been the actor’s most profound inspiration
Kneecap: Fenian – Never mind the outrage, here’s the brilliantly catchy five-star album
First listen review: Kneecap’s second record captures the glee and giddiness of their live performances
Cardinals: Masquerade review – New ideas aren’t necessarily all they’re cracked up to be
Cardinals are enthusiastic musical pickpockets – and, paradoxically, it has made them sound entirely like themselves
Choice Music Prize 2025: CMAT and Amble among shortlisted nominees for Irish Album of the Year
The RTÉ Choice Music Prize Irish Album of the Year 2025 winner is set to be announced in March
Vinyl sales jump 20% in ‘exceptional year’ for Irish acts, music industry group says
Taylor Swift tops the charts as Irish Recorded Music Association said sales rose in all segments - streaming, CD, vinyl and music cassette
Best music in 2025: Irish Times critics choose the albums and acts of the year
From CMAT to Chappell Roan, and Maria Somerville to Rosalía, women have ruled the industry this year
‘For fans of’ music: 2025 has been a phenomenal year for Irish artists
Tony Clayton-Lea reflects on a phenomenal year in the annals of Irish music
‘Spotify levy’ could fund next generation of CMATs and Fontaines DCs, says trade body
AIM Ireland believes Government tax incentives to develop indigenous music industry should be explored
Why are British social media influencers in dark snugs seeking perfect pints of Guinness?
Is Guinness, especially in an Anglo-Irish context, a more palatable brand of Irishness for the wax-jacket set?
Electric Picnic 2026 line-up: Fontaines DC, Gorillaz and CMAT among acts revealed
This year’s festival in Stradbally, Co Laois, is sold out, with 80,000 expected to attend
Katie Ball of Just Mustard: ‘I don’t know if being the centre of attention comes naturally. I keep doing it anyway’
Despite signing to the ultra-hip Brooklyn-based label Partisan, the introverted band have decided against leaving their hometown of Dundalk
Fine Gael denies ‘Trumpian’ tactics against Connolly in election
Minister reacts to Fontaines DC bassist’s ‘mind colonised by Britain’ comment on Humphreys
Sam Fender wins Mercury Prize as CMAT and Fontaines DC miss out
No Irish artist has won the prize in more than 30 years of history
Luke Combs: Who is Slane Castle’s next headliner?
A beer-chugging, jeans-wearing all-American, Combs’s music is propped up on escapism, heartbreak and nostalgia
Today I will discuss House of Beamish. I think I remember the plot from history class, but we were all quite drunk
Much like Downton Abbey, House of Guinness is best treated as a delightful hallucinatory cheese dream
Sprints: All That Is Over review – Irish postpunks go thermonuclear in songs of unfiltered fury
Karla Chubb and co follow up the spectacular Letter to Self with an irresistible wrecking ball of a sequel
NewDad: Altar review – Irish rock’s godfathers of glum reign supreme on brilliant second album
Julie Dawson’s dolorous voice is the magic ingredient, as it was on Madra, the Galway band’s debut long-player
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