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IT WAS WHAT so many had been waiting for at Electric Picnic.

The iconic Maniac 2000 was belted out by Mark McCabe - and it went down pretty well with the Stradbally crowd:

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“ARE YOU… READY?”

.@electricpicnic ARE YOU READY!! @MarkMcCabeIE @RTE2fm #90sPowerParty #EP2015 pic.twitter.com/nHKoXz7uix
— Electric Ireland (@ElectricIreland) September 5, 2015

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Needless to say, the crowd went mad for it

Irish people really fucking love #Maniac2000. Don't think I've ever seen anything like it… https://t.co/M51B2IBFFD
— Kate McEvoy (@ImKateMc) September 5, 2015

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Some people had been waiting for this exact moment

This is what we've been waiting for @MarkMcCabeIE #Maniac2000 #EP2015 pic.twitter.com/dNQQpvzpzo
— Regina Looby (@reglooby) September 5, 2015

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Pure nostalgia

Jesus feel like I'm 12 again. What a tune!! #maniac2000 #ElectricPicnic she's a maaaaniac on the floor
— Shawnah (@shawnah_xo) September 5, 2015

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Those watching at home had a slightly less positive review though

Well that's a very disappointing version of Maniac 2000 ever... #electricpicnic #rte2 #EP2015 #markmccabe #maniac2000
— Angela Malone (@angelamalone) September 5, 2015

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The RTÉ coverage didn’t have the best sound apparently

Somebody's sound technician just got fired during Maniac 2000 #ElectricPicnic
— becca (@becka_singleton) September 5, 2015

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But for those there, they were loving it

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The sheer noise of it all

I've never heard a roar like it ever in all the gigs I've ever been too. I'm actually emotional 😂 #maniac2000
— RAY SHAH (@Ray_Shah) September 5, 2015

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Like Maniac 2000 wasn’t going to go down well

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This video on Facebook shows the full song – and the crowd absolutely loving it.

Preach it

'Maniac 2000' may as well just be made our National Anthem, lets face it #EP2015
— Amy Morgan (@amymorgangp) September 5, 2015

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It went down so well, McCabe came back for seconds

Maniac 2000, the tune so good he played it twice. Definite #EP2015 highlight
— Hamish McDougall (@d_mc_g) September 5, 2015

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Yeah yeah, funky yeah.

- Written by David Elkin and orirginally published on DailyEdge.ie

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Maniac 2000 was blasted out at Electric Picnic last night and everyone went insane