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Electric Picnic 2024 Capacity To Be Increased Despite Farmers' Concerns

Capacity at Electric Picnic will be increased next year. Organisers have confirmed it will move to 7...
Ben Finnegan
Ben Finnegan

11:30 AM - 4 Sep 2023



Electric Picnic 2024 Capacity...

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Electric Picnic 2024 Capacity To Be Increased Despite Farmers' Concerns

Ben Finnegan
Ben Finnegan

11:30 AM - 4 Sep 2023



Capacity at Electric Picnic will be increased next year.

Organisers have confirmed it will move to 75,000, up from 70,000 this year.

The date is also changing, for one year only, from early September to mid-August, to accommodate a specific artist.

Organiser Melvin Benn says they're working towards a bigger event:

"[The] main stage will be in the same place [and] the electric arena will be in the same place.

"It's too early to be sort of looking at changes in that sense."

However, concerns have already been raised about changing the dates of next year's festival to mid-August from Laois farmers.

Laois IFA say it will take place in the middle of harvest season.

It says having machinery on the roads will not mix with having thousands of people in Stradbally Hall for Electric Picnic.



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