An ATL pic from a previous Electric Picnic.
Kendrick Lamar, Massive Attack and N.E.R.D have been announced among the first wave of names for Electric Picnic, 2018.
Other names revealed for the Co.Laois festival which runs from 31st August to 2nd September, include Dua Lipa, St. Vincent, George Ezra, Wolf Alice, Friendly Fires and Sigrid.
Those arriving on the Thursday night can enjoy a comedy night featuring an all-female line-up curated by Emily O’Callaghan, part of a ‘mission to bring more gender balance to the festival’ via the festival organisers' Rebalance programme.
The full list of acts announced is as follows:
KENDRICK LAMAR MASSIVE ATTACK N.E.R.D
DUA LIPA – BEN HOWARD - ST. VINCENT – KING KRULE
GEORGE EZRA – THE KOOKS – JUNGLE – WOLF ALICE
CHVRCHES – NINA KRAVIZ – CIGARETTES AFTER SEX – FRIENDLY FIRES
GARBAGE – DERMOT KENNEDY – BENJAMIN CLEMENTINE – SIGRID
JESSIE WARE – JORJA SMITH – MOUNT KIMBIE – TOM MISCH
THE BLAZE – STEFFLON DON – PEGGY GOU
YXNG BANE – FIELD MUSIC – ALEXIS TAYLOR – SEVDALIZA
LUCY DACUS – LA FEMME – INNER CIRCLE – JORDAN RAKEI
RAYE – GANG OF YOUTHS – NILUFER YANYA – SCARLXRD
YELLOW DAYS – HAK BAKER – TOM TRIPP
