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Electric Picnic add Passion Pit, The XX, Luciano, and more

plus Little Big Tent line-up revealed

Wednesday 19th August 2009


Sixteen more acts including Passion Pit, The XX, and Luciano have been announced for Ireland's Electric Picnic.

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Newly confirmed additions to this year's line-up are Passion Pit, The XX, Luciano presenting his ĘTHER live project, Our Fold, David Kitt, David Geraghty, and 8Ball.

The dance-based Little Big tent which will be situated in the main arena of this year's festival site has laso announced nine acts, they are The Hacker, Optimo Djs, Switch, Zombie Nation, Duke Dumont, Aeroplane, Ebony Bones, Arveene & Misk, and The Japanese Popstars.

Back for its sixth year, Electric Picnic is held a month later this year, on Friday 4th to Sunday 6th September at Stradbally Hall Estate, Co Laois - less than an hour from Dublin.

The line-up includes the previously announced Orbital, The Flaming Lips, Basement Jaxx, Madness, MGMT, Fleet Foxes, Klaxons, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Bell X1, Chic, Seasick Steve, 2manydjs, Lisa Hannigan, Explosions In The Sky, ABC, Damien Dempsey, Alabama 3, Bat For Lashes, Zero 7, Erol Alkan, Roots Manuva, The Sugarhill Gang, Billy Bragg, Lykke Li, Imelda May, Echo And The Bunnymen, Magazine, and many more. For the line-up details as available please click here.

Tickets are priced at 240 euros for an adult weekend ticket. There are no single day tickets. Family Camping Tickets and Campervan Tickets are now sold out.

To buy tickets, click here.


published: 12:25 (GMT)


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