Marc Almond, and Robyn for Electric Picnic

Marc Almond, Robyn, and Chew Lips have been added to the line-up for Ireland's Electric Picnic.

Marc Almond will be performing with a 5 piece band in the Electric Arena tent at Electric Picnic.

The line-up of drag royalty, petit queens, and wonky poppers at the Thisispopbaby tent has also been announced and includes intimate sets from Robyn, and Chew Lips alongside Irish acts Cap Pas Cap, The Pulpit, The Late Fragments, and Dublin Clubland DJs from C.U.N.T., Partie Monster, Super Super Disco and WERK.

There will also be appearances from New York Gospel Superdiva Our Lady J, London performance artist Jonny Woo, Bourgeois And Maurice, and new shows from Ireland's Elite Queens Panti, Shirley Temple Bar, and Heidi Konnt.

WERK the performance, art and clubbing show seen earlier this year at the Abbey Theatre, will provide the tent's late night programme with anarchic host Neil Watkins and guest appearances from Veda Beaux Reves, Bitches With Wolves, THEATREClub, Ponydance, Krisma, Dizzy Dyin' For It, Roxxy Stone, Opus Gei, Glorious Mysteries, Bunny, Jackie Cash, Regina George, Blaithnaid McGee, Shazwanda, Alter Ego, AnimaLady, Mr C Gull, Chewy Chewerson, Martin McCann, and Will Dempsey.

In a number of Festival super exclusives, Thisispopbaby will host Electric Picnic's first ever 'Live Chat Roulette Show', hosted by performance guerilla Heidi Konnt and featuring performances and live link ups from Merton, Chat Roulettes's comedy improve hero, and Lady Gaga impersonator Steve Kardynal. Meanwhile Panti will present 'Panti's Festival Survival Guide' an all-new blend of stand up, top survival tips, interviews and audience interaction.

Multi-award winning theatre company Making Strange's 'Pop Ceílí' reinterprets the genre with live trad covers and mash-ups of pop phenomena offering a whole new set of techno jigs and wonky reels. Midnight Burlectro – Where hot pop burlectro meets dirty rock combined with dance music NRG. The high-octane all-gurrrl burlesque production Midnight Burlectro, with Musical Director Marc Aurele (Bell X1) at the helm returns to the Picnic with the band, dance troupe and one killer set of lungs.

Electric Picnic is held from Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th September at Stradbally Hall Estate, Co Laois. Tickets are priced at 240 euros for an adult weekend ticket. Family Camping Tickets, and Campervan Tickets priced at 60 euros are also available.

To buy tickets, click here.

The line-up includes the previously announced Roxy Music, Leftfield, and Massive Attack lead the acts announced that include LCD Soundsystem, The Frames, Public Image Ltd, The National, Imelda May, Mumford & Sons, Seasick Steve, Modest Mouse, Hot Chip, Gil Scott-Heron, Fever Ray, Jonsi, Fat Freddy's Drop, Bad Lieutenant, Crystal Castles, Afro Celt Sound System, Booka Shade, Bloody Beetroots Death Crew77, and more. For the line-up details as available please click here.

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