FESTIVAL season is in full swing for everyone who didn’t bother with Garth Brooks tickets. Electric Picnic 2014 has announced new additions which will see tickets sell out fast. The line-up so far has rare live outings from Portishead and Outkast. Added to that now is James Vincent McMorrow, SBTRKT, Bombay Bicycle Club, Wild Beasts, The 1975, Hozier and Hercules & Love Affair.
Leading this year’s lineup in the Casa Bacardi arena which is party central for many Picnic goers every year is French disco scene trailblazer Dimitri from Paris, who headlines on Friday.
Express Label producer DJ Jonas Rathsman will bring his highly sought after set on Saturday afternoon and, after exploding onto the global DJ circuit in 2013, Ejeca will wrap Saturday’s party up with his fusion of house, disco, deep house and 90s house classics.
Sunday afternoon will see Nancy Whang, member of legendary dance-punk outfit LCD Soundsystem, bring her eclectic mix of NYC disco scene, house and post-punk fused with Latin influences to the arena. The line-up also boasts the talents of some of Ireland’s most popular DJs, Discotekken, Kelly-Anne Byrne, Mother DJs, Billy Scurry and Ghostboy.
The Electric Picnic happens over the weekend of Friday August 29 to Sunday August 31 and this year’s festival has a healthy mix of classic acts and cutting edge sounds from Chic and Simple Minds to London Grammar and FKA Twigs.
