| Electric Picnic 2008 | |
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| Genre | Rock |
| Dates | 29–31 August 2008 |
| Location(s) | Stradbally, County Laois, Ireland |
| Website | www.electricpicnic.ie |
Electric Picnic 2008 was the fifth Electric Picnic festival to take place. The three-day event took place on the weekend of Friday–Sunday, 29–31 August at Stradbally in County Laois, Ireland. The festival was headlined by Sigur Rós on the Friday, George Clinton and Franz Ferdinand on the Saturday, and My Bloody Valentine and Sex Pistols on the Sunday.
Florence and the Machine performed for the first time in Ireland at Electric Picnic 2008.[1]
- ^ "Florence & The Machine for Electric Picnic". Hot Press. 22 July 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2009.