The musical line-up for the two main stages of the Body & Soul area at Electric Picnic have been revealed.
As is often the case, many of the artists mentioned below will also be playing sets at other areas/other stages of the festival, but you have to agree that the Body & Soul arena brings something special to the occasion.
In that case, you can start mentally staking your pitch to see the below acts on the two main stages of Body & Soul in September:
BODY & SOUL STAGE:
Ezra Furman / MOTHXR / Eleanor Friedberger / This Is The Kit / Girls Names / Whilk & Misky / Overhead, The Albatross / Ninos Du Brasil / Prince Rama / FlexFab / DBFC / Blaenavon / Mario Batkovic / The Altered Hours / Plutonic Dust / Talos / Myles Manley OCHO / TooFools / Áine Cahill / White_Mice / SlowPlaceLikeHome / Elm / Elephant / The Dead Heavys / Hilary Woods / John Conneely Inc / Sing Along Social / Frankenstein Bolts / Æ Mak / Ollie Bell / Phil Cosby / Pine The Pilcrow / Ailbhe Reddy / Hvmmingbyrd / Search Party Animal
EARTHSHIP STAGE:
Mother DJs / R.S.A.G. / Toby Kaar / Donal Dineen / ROCSTRONG / Patrick Kelleher / Ye Vagabonds / Barry Redsetta / Neil Flynn / Sack / Automatic Tasty / The Amazing Few / Mutefish / Malojian / Sion Hill / Adultrock / Telephones / Shane Mannion / The Louisiana 6 / Alice Club Night / New Pope / Alright You Restless / The Clandestinos / Black Wing Bird / 5th Element & DoubleScreen / Flecks / Mythill Grim / Vernon Jane / Road Wives / DJ Daire Kelly
There will also be a few new nooks and crannies that will host entertainment, including the Victorian-themed Haunted Music Hall, as well as the return of the Bog Cottage, Peace Pagoda and Earth Spirit areas with the B&S arena.
Of course, the 'body' part wouldn't be taken care of without the inclusion of the Immerse Spa Experience and the Zen Gardens, which offer punters a variety of therapies. Maybe this is the year we'll bring our togs for a hot tub experience.
