Electric Picnic 2008
Friday 29th August to Sunday 31st August 2008
Alternatively click here for a full list of Events in Laois
LATEST ACTS JUST ANNOUNCED:
Grace Jones
Joan as Policewoman
Dan Deacon
Booka Shade
Deadmau5
More on the latest acts
The Electric Picnic Ireland's only Boutique Music Festival returns on Friday 29th to Sunday 31st August 2008. Now in its fourth year, The Picnic has grown from being a music festival to encompassing a lot more from music to art to poetry reading. Musically, The Picnic handpicks only those acts who know how to merge themselves with the Stradbally experience.
Away from the music there's the usual feast of delights. The Body and Soul Village is back, twice as big, you'll find them down among the trees where they'll have organic food and drink, a massive range of holistic treatments, late night entertainment and plenty of trippy, pretty things to dazzle & enchant you.
An added dimension to the Body and Soul area this year will be the Village Green which will contain an Arts and Crafts area where some of Ireland’s best craftworkers will weave their talents to create a collective art piece especially for this year’s festival. A dynamic, playful and ridiculously colourful kids field will house fun games, creative workshops, movies, arts and crafts, puppet making and circus skills. And not to forget the grown ups there will be tug of war, twister, giant skittles and rounders to tickle your fancy.
What would the Village Green be without the Village Hall? Get ready for a right rustic knees-up, with line dancing, daily ceili, gypsy bands, trad sessions, apple bobbing, salsa classes, dancing competitions and a bit of mayhem for all the family, friends and freaks to enjoy. There’ll also be a farmers market selling fresh produce from the local Laois farmer each morning.
Lost Vagueness are proud to attend The Electric Picnic for a third fabulous year. This time round they will be bringing you the infamous Chapel of Love and Loathing. The original and best festival chapel has amazed and astounded countless visitors at Glastonbury with its heady combination of daytime wedding ceremonies and the darkest night time cabaret. In addition this year they are bringing over their Casino. Returning will be the Ballroom, The Changing Room and the Laundrettas Laundromat Of Love providing a small army of stylists to pimp your look.
New this year is the world renowned Fossets Circus, with acrobats, clowns and jugglers.
Back by popular demand is the Leviathan Think Tank - the political debate tent hosted again this year by Economist, broadcaster and writer David McWilliams. Enlarged this year to 2 tents there will be a series of intelligent and entertaining discussions as the centrepiece to a vibrant weekend of spoken word events including poetry, theatre, speakers' corner, story-telling, musical satire, comedy films and much more.
The International Comedy Club also makes its return hosted as usual by Des Bishop. Comedy line-up to be announced nearer the time but you can expect the best Ireland has to give.
The ever popular Southern Comfort Crawdaddy Tent, Bacardi B Bar and Foggy Notions Stage all make a welcome return.
Click here for Electric Picnic 2008 Accommodation
Contact: The Electric Picnic, The Boutique Musical Festival, Stradbally Hall, Co. Laois
Tel: +353 (0) 1 4789093
www.theelectricpicnic.ie
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Friday 29th August to Sunday 31st August 2008
Alternatively click here for a full list of Events in Laois
LATEST ACTS JUST ANNOUNCED:
Grace Jones
Joan as Policewoman
Dan Deacon
Booka Shade
Deadmau5
More on the latest acts
The Electric Picnic Ireland's only Boutique Music Festival returns on Friday 29th to Sunday 31st August 2008. Now in its fourth year, The Picnic has grown from being a music festival to encompassing a lot more from music to art to poetry reading. Musically, The Picnic handpicks only those acts who know how to merge themselves with the Stradbally experience.
Away from the music there's the usual feast of delights. The Body and Soul Village is back, twice as big, you'll find them down among the trees where they'll have organic food and drink, a massive range of holistic treatments, late night entertainment and plenty of trippy, pretty things to dazzle & enchant you.
An added dimension to the Body and Soul area this year will be the Village Green which will contain an Arts and Crafts area where some of Ireland’s best craftworkers will weave their talents to create a collective art piece especially for this year’s festival. A dynamic, playful and ridiculously colourful kids field will house fun games, creative workshops, movies, arts and crafts, puppet making and circus skills. And not to forget the grown ups there will be tug of war, twister, giant skittles and rounders to tickle your fancy.
What would the Village Green be without the Village Hall? Get ready for a right rustic knees-up, with line dancing, daily ceili, gypsy bands, trad sessions, apple bobbing, salsa classes, dancing competitions and a bit of mayhem for all the family, friends and freaks to enjoy. There’ll also be a farmers market selling fresh produce from the local Laois farmer each morning.
Lost Vagueness are proud to attend The Electric Picnic for a third fabulous year. This time round they will be bringing you the infamous Chapel of Love and Loathing. The original and best festival chapel has amazed and astounded countless visitors at Glastonbury with its heady combination of daytime wedding ceremonies and the darkest night time cabaret. In addition this year they are bringing over their Casino. Returning will be the Ballroom, The Changing Room and the Laundrettas Laundromat Of Love providing a small army of stylists to pimp your look.
New this year is the world renowned Fossets Circus, with acrobats, clowns and jugglers.
Back by popular demand is the Leviathan Think Tank - the political debate tent hosted again this year by Economist, broadcaster and writer David McWilliams. Enlarged this year to 2 tents there will be a series of intelligent and entertaining discussions as the centrepiece to a vibrant weekend of spoken word events including poetry, theatre, speakers' corner, story-telling, musical satire, comedy films and much more.
The International Comedy Club also makes its return hosted as usual by Des Bishop. Comedy line-up to be announced nearer the time but you can expect the best Ireland has to give.
The ever popular Southern Comfort Crawdaddy Tent, Bacardi B Bar and Foggy Notions Stage all make a welcome return.
Click here for Electric Picnic 2008 Accommodation
Contact: The Electric Picnic, The Boutique Musical Festival, Stradbally Hall, Co. Laois
Tel: +353 (0) 1 4789093
www.theelectricpicnic.ie
Download more information on POD Concerts
Click here for a full list of Events in Laois 2008
