The Chemical Brothers blew it out of the park at Electric Picnic on Friday night

If you’re having serious Electric Picnic FOMO right now, then this is not going to help.

After what seemed like an interminable wait, Electric Picnic finally got underway on Friday and by all accounts, it got off to a cracking start. Super Furry Animals, the 1975 and the 2FM collaboration with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra (see below) were some of the highlights on Day 1, while the attention of many festival goers was drawn to the headline act on the Main Stage, the Chemical Brothers.

The tent is OVERFLOWING for the RTÉ Symphony Concert Orchestra!!! #3Live #ElectricPicnic

A video posted by JOE.ie (@joe.ie) on Sep 2, 2016 at 1:15pm PDT

Always an accomplished live act, the dance duo had the crowds dancing in the fields of Stradbally on Friday night and judging by the post-gig reaction of those who were there to witness it, it was a performance for the ages. https://twitter.com/UniMusicIreland/status/771845762355437568 https://twitter.com/SighCordelia/status/771843643405656064 https://twitter.com/Noisesinourhead/status/771839965953220608 https://twitter.com/al70/status/771829981756452864 https://twitter.com/emmaaamullen/status/771983653895303168 https://twitter.com/flash___g/status/771961161478729729 https://twitter.com/rosariee_/status/771888758148956160 https://twitter.com/carolineehowe/status/771874183185850368 https://twitter.com/ChemBros/status/771863443859267584 One again, apologies to those of you suffering serious EP FOMO right now; at least console yourself with the knowledge that your Sunday night fear isn’t going to be nearly as bad as it will be for thousands of people currently living it up in Laois. 3