Press Release

ELECTRIC PICNIC SELLS OUT

Electric Picnic 2008
The Boutique Music & Arts Festival
29th, 30th & 31st August
Stradbally Hall, Co. Laois

June 17th 2008

The remaining tickets for the Electric Picnic Music & Arts Festival were snapped up today, 17th June 2008. Tickets for the festival in Stradbally, Co Laois, which takes place on 29th, 30th and 31st August are now completely sold out.

And promoter John Reynolds has assured all Electric Picnic ticket holders –
“The Electric Picnic 2008 is not in doubt or in jeopardy contrary to press and media reports over the last number of days”

Lucky picnic ticket holders can look forward to some of the greatest music from around the world, roll with laughter at the International Comedy Club Stage, relax and unwind in the Body & Soul Village, be dazzled by circus acts and performance artists, enjoy art pieces and installations, engage in debate at the Leviathan Think Tank Tents, plus so much more.

LINE-UP SO FAR ALSO INCLUDES:
Sex Pistols, Sigur Ros, My Bloody Valentine, Franz Ferdinand, George Clinton & The P-Funk Allstars, Grinderman, Goldfrapp, Christy Moore, Wilco, The Gossip, Duffy, Elbow, Underworld, Tinariwen, CSS, Tindersticks, New Young Pony Club, Josh Ritter, Lisa Hannigan, Cathy Davey, That Petrol Emotion, The Breeders, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Hercules & Love Affair, Sinead O'Connor, The Roots, The Congos, Digital Mystikz, Kila, The Black Lips, Cut Copy, Micah P Hinson, Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley band, Hayseed Dixie, Candi Staton, Juana Molina, Turin Brakes, Faust, Midnight Juggernauts, Tartit, Hadouken!, Gomez, Silver Apples, Mark Geary, The Herbaliser, The Presets, Teitur, Chromeo, Absentee, Antibalas, Balanescu Quartet, Crystal Castles, Lou Rhodes, Gemma Hayes, Tiga, Adrian Crowley, One Day International, The Faint, Yard Dogs Road Show, Digitalism, Tobias Froberg, Boss Volenti, Dawn Landes, Yacht, Lionheart Brothers, Giveamanakick, Large Mound, Carbon/Silicon, Emmy the Great, Foals, Kormac (live show), Jape, Noisettes, Super Extra Bonus Party, Dublin Gospel Choir…

Plus still more to be announced ..

 

LINEUP SUBJECT TO CHANGE