Another brilliant weekend in Stradbally.
The final day of Electric Picnic is drawing to a close and what a day it has been. 1,000 day ticket holders joined the 55,000 strong crowd to finish what has been a brilliant festival.
The Dublin Gospel Choir opened on the main stage and were stunning as usual. They were followed by the like of Toots and the Maytals, James Bay and New Order. Still to come is headliner Lana Del Rey.
James Bay singing ‘Let It Go’ on the main stage right now! #EP2016 pic.twitter.com/ha4CfrBMlp
— Universal Music Irl (@UniMusicIreland) September 4, 2016
Rankin’s Wood, which showcased Jenny Greene and The RTÉ Concert Orchestra on Friday night, had another jam packed crowd for Picture This earlier today.
. @BandPictureThis on the Rankin’s Wood stage earlier this afternoon. #EP2016 pic.twitter.com/kytRdlPt1X
— Electric Picnic (@EPfestival) September 4, 2016
One stand out feature of today’s festival was the Late Late Sunday with Miriam O’Callaghan and Al Porter. Al openly admitted to being a bit fragile after the night before but still managed to have the entire audience in stitches while ripping the absolute piss out of Miriam.
They were joined by various guests throughout the hour and Al even shared his special rendition of a Sean Nós Fresh Prince Of Bel Air.
Sean Nós version of Fresh Prince of Bel Air from @TheAlPorter at #MindField with @MiriamOCal #EP2016 pic.twitter.com/Yo1ihDMg1L
— Her.ie (@Herdotie) September 4, 2016
The comedy tent saw the likes of Alison Spittle, along with the Chris Kent and many others.
.@chriskentcomic being hilarious as always #EP2016 pic.twitter.com/mVcfXbcXJe
— Her.ie (@Herdotie) September 4, 2016
One of the more random yet brilliant performances came from Pauline McLynn, aka Mrs Doyle, who was flanked by two men dressed in the same outfits Ted and Dougal wore for My Lovely Horse while she sang.
Over in The Salty Dog, there were some golden oldies from Dr Strangely Strange and some not so oldies like David Kitt. There were so many other acts and features that the list is endless, that’s what is so fantastic about Electric Picnic. It has something on offer for all ages and interests.
Festival Director Melvin Benn assures us that the festival would remain at the 55,000 capacity and stay true to its current form. He also announced that tickets would go on sale on Friday, September 9th for Electric Picnic 2017.
See you again same time next year then?
