The biggest festival of the summer Electric Picnic, kicks off this Friday and we finally have the first batch of stage times for the weekend.

This year’s Picnic boasts one of the best line-ups in recent years, with Outkast, Blondie, Chic and Pet Shop Boys all hitting the stage in Stradbally.  Time to start planning your band schedule!

Main Stage

Friday
10.45pm – 12.00am Pet Shop Boys
9.00pm – 10.15pm Foals
7.15pm – 8.15pm Blondie
6.00pm – 6.45pm The Strypes
5.00pm – 5.30pm Tvvins

Saturday
12.30am – 1.45am: Chic
10.35pm – 11.50pm: Portishead
8.45pm – 9.55pm: Paolo Nutini
7.00pm – 8.05pm: Bombay Bicycle Club
5.30pm – 6.25pm: Hozier
3.45pm – 4.45pm: Wild Beasts
2pm – 3pm: The Stranglers
12.30pm-1.30pm: Trinity Orchestra

Sunday
10.15pm-12am: Outkast
8.30pm-9.45pm: Beck
7pm-8pm: Lily Allen
5.25pm-6.25pm: Simple Minds
3.50pm-4.50pm: Sinead O’Connor
2.20pm-3.20pm: The Wailers
1pm-2pm: Dublin Gospel Choir

Red Bull Music Academy Stage

Friday
2am-4am: Sunil Sharpe
1am-2am: Dark Sky
11.35pm-12.35am: Clu
10pm-11.35pm: Republik DJs

Saturday
2am-4am Joy Orbison
1am-2am: Dorian Concept
12am-1am: Colm K
11pm-12am: Handsome Paddy
10pm-11pm: Kobina

Sunday
2am-4am: Boddika
12am-2am: Rift
11pm-12am: Boya
10pm-11pm: Open Mind

Casa Bacardi

Friday
10pm: Dimitri From Paris
8pm: Bill Scurry
6pm: Disconauts
4pm: Leigh Farrell

Saturday
10.30pm: Greg Wilson
8.30pm: Ejeca
6:30pm: Jonas Rathsman
5pm: Ghostboy
3pm: Get Down Edits
1pm: Discotekken
12pm: Monophat

Sunday
10pm: The 2 Bears
8pm: Pleasurekraft
6.30pm: Nancy Whang
4.30pm: Mother
3pm: Decent Perks
1.30pm: Kelly Anne Byrne
12pm: Eddie K

More as we get it!