It was full steam ahead for this year’s sold out Electric Picnic as the organisers opened the gates on Tuesday morning for a sneak preview
The Stradbally estate ahead of the arrival of the many headliners The XX, A Tribe Called Quest, Pete Tong presents Ibiza Classics performed by the Heritage Orchestra, Duran Duran, Elbow, Chaka Khan, Phoenix and Interpol, this weekend.
The second stop off was at the wrecked carcass of The Salty Dog Stage…That’s right! To mark the 10th-ish anniversary this year,The Salty Dog will find itself centrepiece to a bustling and grimy port - a whole new two-storey structure hewn from stolen timber and given a lick of paint. '
Music lovers had the chance to unleash their inner disco diva and own the dancefloor as we travelled to the 3Disco for the ultimate ‘Lip Sync Legends ‘The Showdown’’. Hosted by #3Disco resident DJ, Marcus O’Laoire, a battle ensued to be crowned Lip Sync Legend. Three is set to recharge and light-up the dancefloor at this year’s festival by bringing #3Disco to life at Stradbally, connecting festival-goers to the ultimate disco experience.
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Then it was off to Picnic’s hidden food gem ………The Hot House in Trailer Park passing by the Mad De-Programming Machine, which has now subsumed into its dystopian arsenal - an upcycled double decker London bus. This will house a vast engine room, manned by an army of knob-twiddlers, working to the instruction of its new roof-top detection system and quasi-evangelical Overload Police. Expect dry ice.
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