Electric Picnic weather forecast will go down well with festival-goers
It looks like we might get lucky this weekend. As Electric Picnic is only a matter of days away, the weather forecast has become a lot clearer for what festival-goers can expect. Usually with festivals, when it rains it pours. However, it looks like crowds might get pretty lucky this year, with just a small […]
3 years ago
Electric Picnic weekend weather will be hot and wet
Wellies and sunscreen, a combination made in hell. If you’re part of the approximately 1.4% of the country’s population that will be attending Electric Picnic this weekend – instead of part of the 98.6% who will be experiencing aggressive FOMO instead – then you’re probably wondering what kind of clothing to get ready for the […]
4 years ago
Arts Minister Catherine Martin exploring “all options” for Electric Picnic to take place
This includes staging the festival as a pilot event. Arts Minister Catherine Martin is “exploring all options” to facilitate the holding of Electric Picnic, according to her department. One of the options being examined by Martin is designating the three-day music festival as a pilot event. The news comes amid ongoing uncertainty as to whether […]
5 years ago
Laois County Council will not reconsider its Electric Picnic licence refusal
MCD had said it wanted an answer from the council by “close of business today”. Update: 3.20pm, 25 August. Laois County Council has said it will not reconsider its refusal earlier in the month to grant Electric Picnic a licence to take place in September. A statement from the council issued on Wednesday afternoon reads: […]
5 years ago
Electric Picnic organiser calls for festival to go ahead after CMO’s comments
“Change the decision Laois County Council and let’s have the Picnic.” The Managing Director of Festival Republic, which runs Electric Picnic, has called for Laois County Council to “immediately reverse” the decision it took earlier this month to refuse the event’s license. Festival Republic’s Melvin Benn issued the plea following comments made by Chief Medical […]
5 years ago
Electric Picnic won’t go ahead this year as Laois County Council refuse to grant licence
They said that the decision has been made “following the most up to date public health advice”. Electric Picnic will not be going ahead later this year as Laois County Council have refused to grant a licence. Laois County Council said in a statement to Laois Today on Wednesday that the decision has been made “following […]
5 years ago