The festival will take place two weeks earlier next year
Electric Picnic is uprooting its tent poles and seeking greener pastures next year, with the festival abandoning its traditional start of September weekend slot and moving to the middle of August.
In a surprise social media post by the festival last week, it was revealed that Electric Picnic will take place on August 16th-18th next year, two weeks earlier than the festival’s usual end of summer slot. While picnic organiser Festival Republic has said little about the reason behind the move, many have speculated that the change is to avoid a clash with Coldplay’s bumper four-night stint in Croke Park next year, on August 29th-September 1st.
Managing director of Festival Republic, Melvin Benn, has denied this is the case. However, with close to 330,000 tickets purchased for the sold-out Coldplay gigs in Dublin, and some fans forking out hundreds of euro to see Chris Martin & co in the flesh, the date clash must have crossed the minds of organisers aiming to sell out the 70,000 capacity Stradbally site next summer.
Ireland Latest News, Ireland Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Electric Picnic 2023 stage times: Exclusive first lookWhen and where to catch Billie Eilish, Niall Horan, Fred Again, The Killers and more
Read more »
The Script announce intimate gig ahead of Electric Picnic performanceThe intimate gig will take place at The Academy and will be the band's first Irish gig since the death of founding member Mark Sheehan last April.
Read more »
Dry weather overall likely for Electric Picnic weekendConditions for music festival in Laois to be ‘as good as can be expected’ with risk of showers on Friday, Met Éireann says
Read more »
Electric Picnic 2023 first look as we go behind the scenes of festival siteAs excitement builds ahead of Electric Picnic 2023, we took a sneak peek of the site as the forests and fields are being transformed into the magical metropolis that is Electric Picnic.
Read more »
Electric Picnic 2023: Gender balance difficult due to fewer women headliners, says festival directorMelvin Benn says disposable vapes will be banned at Stradbally event this weekend, though ban will mostly impact on vendors
Read more »
Electric Picnic 2023 stage times for Billie Eilish, Niall Horan, The KillersMake sure you catch all your favourite acts including MUNA, Mimi Webb, Wet Leg, Inhaler, Maverick Sabre, Holly Humberstone, and Cian Ducrot
Read more »