LAST UPDATE | 28 Mar

THE FIVE HEADLINE acts performing at this year’s Electric Picnic in Stradbally Estate in Co Laois have been revealed.

Irish artist Hozier will headline the Friday night, as will US pop sensation Chappell Roan.

English musician Sam Fender will headline on Saturday night, as will DJ Fatboy Slim.

And on Sunday, US rock band Kings Of Leon will top the billing and make their EP debut.

Electric Picnic will take place this year from 29 to 31 August and further lineup announcements will be coming soon.

This year’s Electric Picnic is set to be the biggest one yet, with the company behind the festival hoping to gain permission to increase the daily numbers attending to 80,000.

This would be a 5,000 increase on the 75,000 tickets that were sold for last year’s event.

Meanwhile, tickets for this year’s EP sold out within hours after going on sale last August, without any acts having been confirmed. 

There were some “hiccups” however with the loyalty scheme on Ticketmaster, which were later corrected.

Last year’s lineup included acts such as Noah Kahan, Calvin Harris, CMAT, Kneecap, Kodaline and Kylie Minogue.