Melvin Benn

After a protracted saga, the festival is off. Following a summer of speculation and recent suggestion that Electric Picnic 2021 might actually somehow go ahead, the festival has officially been cancelled for this year. Organisers released a statement on Wednesday evening confirming the news, stating that they had “no other choice” but to pull the […]

4 years ago

“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 […]

4 years ago