Electric Picnic 2010 was the seventh edition of the Electric Picnic festival to take place. The three-day event took take place on the weekend of Friday 3, Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 September at

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in Stradbally,

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. The festival was launched on 24 March 2010. Among the headliners were

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, performing in 2010 for the first time in five years and making their Irish festival debut, and

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, who gave live performances for the first time in more than a decade.

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(PiL) made their Irish debut at the festival while The Frames appeared in their twentieth anniversary year. Massive Attack also return after performing at the 2006 festival. Jim Carroll of ''

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'' named several Electric Picnic 2010-bound acts in his "20 hottest acts playing this summer" on 28 May 2010: these were The National, Villagers,

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and Public Image Ltd.

Tickets

Early bird tickets for Electric Picnic 2010 went on sale on 4 December 2009. The festival was launched on 24 March 2010. A ticket scheme allowing buyers to purchase tickets with their credit cards in three installments was put into place.

Launch

Among the first acts announced were

, Massive Attack,

, Mumford & Sons,

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, Booka Shade, Crystal Castles, The Big Pink,

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, Beach House and

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. Among the first Irish acts announced were The Frames, Paul Brady, Villagers, Imelda May,

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winner

Adrian Crowley Adrian Crowley is a singer, composer, songwriter, lyricist from Galway, based in Dublin and was born in Sliema, Malta. Crowley has released eight albums to date, with his debut ''A Strange Kind'' arriving in 1999. He followed this with ''When ...

, rap duo

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and

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—a pair of

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rappers who perform with plastic bags over their heads and who noted for their ditty on Willie O'Dea composed following his resignation as

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attended the launch. According to ''

'' (''The Ticket''), the initial announcements were treated with a "largely positive response" by fans. Weekend tickets went on general sale on 26 March 2010. There are no day tickets for this festival, however, two children will be admitted for free per individual adult. Fringe areas such as the Body and Soul Arena, the Arts Trail, Mindfield Spoken Word,

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, Greencrafts and Global Green and Discovery were all confirmed to be included in 2010 alongside a circus and comedy events.

Post-launch announcements

On 8 April, former Dead Can Dance musician Brendan Perry confirmed he would be performing on the Sunday of Electric Picnic 2010. On 5 May, it was announced that a campaign to gain Electric Picnic status for a band from County Laois had been successful. Friendly Fires, Laurent Garnier, The Fall,

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, Fight Like Apes and Channel One were announced around this time. On 6 May, Bad Lieutenant announced they would performing on the Saturday night of the festival. On 19 May, Thomas Cosby denied that a new gateway entrance planned for Stradbally Hall was connected with the Electric Picnic. On 24 May,

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announced via their MySpace a performance on the Friday of Electric Picnic. On 14 June, Stars were announced. On 17 June,

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drummer Phil Selway announced he would be there. On 21 July, the following were announced:

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, Two Door Cinema Club,

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, The Antlers,

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, Cymbals Eat Guitars,

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Fang Island Fang Island was an American indie rock band formed in Providence, Rhode Island, and based in Brooklyn, New York City, New York. The group consisted of the guitarists Jason Bartell and Chris Georges, the bass guitarist Brock Hengin and the drummer ...

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, Donal Dineen and Brian Deady. On 4 August, more acts were announced: Janelle Monáe,

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, Dennis Alacapone & The Dubcats,

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, Neon Indian,

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, Hurts, Delta Maid,

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and Vengeance & The Panther Queen. On 11 August,

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(from

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) was announced. On 12 August, Tiga was announced as the headliner of the Little Big Tent, while Juan Atkins was also announced.

''Hot Press'' Chatroom

This included

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, Imelda May, Fight Like Apes,

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, and Stars.

References

External links

Official website

Launch photos
at ShowBiz Ireland * '' Hot Press'' photos
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