Woohoo, hurray, yippee and all that sort of thing – Electric Picnic is finally within grasping distance and with just a few days to go until Ireland's biggest festival kicks off, you'll no doubt be in serious planning mode.
Below, you'll find a host of handy information, from stage times to weather reports to travel info, all in one handy post.
Make sure to follow our Twitter @entertainmentie, as we'll be tweeting news and updates from the weekend that might come in handy for you.
Do remember to check out our recommendations of who you should see this weekend (Irish and international).
And most of all, have fun!
WEATHER
Here's the weather report for Stradbally this weekend, via the usually-reliable Accuweather. We're sorry to say it, but might be wise to pack some wellies and raincoats.
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SITE MAP (click to make bigger):
Apart from the various stages, the site has everything from cocktail/prosecco bars to lockers, showers and more on offer to fulfill any need all weekend. Three will be on hand with 3Charging available at multiple points around the site where you can either leave your phone in or pick up a portable power-bank, and when it's empty, you can swap it out for a fully charged one. Happy days.
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STAGE TIMES
MAIN STAGE
Friday
22.30-00.00 The Chemical Brothers
21.00-22.00 The 1975
19.30-20.30 Nas
18.15-19.00 ABC
17.00-17.45 Ryan Sheridan
Saturday
00.05-01.45 LCD Soundsystem
22.00-23.15 Noel Gallagher
20.30-21.30 Bell X1
19.00-20.00 Catfish & The Bottlemen
17.30-18.30 Gavin James
16.00-17.00 The Lightning Seeds
14.45-15.30 Hermitage Green
13.00-14.00 Trinity Orchestra
Sunday
22.45-00.00 Lana Del Rey
20.45-22.00 New Order
19.00-20.00 Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
17.30-18.30 James Bay
16.00-17.00 Local Natives
14.30-15.30 Toots & The Maytals
13.00-14.00 Dublin Gospel Choir
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ELECTRIC ARENA
Friday
22.45-00.00 Super Furry Animals
21.00-11.15 Todd Terje
19.30-20.30 Broken Social Scene
Saturday
00.15-01.15 Years & Years
22.30-23.45 The Shins
21.00-22.00 The Avett Brothers
19.30-20.30 Jack Garrett
18.15-19.00 Walking On Cars
16.45-17.30 Lindsey Stirling
15.15-16.00 Wyvern Lingo
13.45-14.30 Neon Wolf
Sunday
23.00-00.00 Skepta
21.15-22.15 Bat For Lashes
19.45-20.45 Wolf Alice
18.15-19.15 Wild Beasts
16.45-17.45 Editors
15.30-16.15 Aurora
14.00-14.45 CC Brez
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COSBY TENT
Saturday
23.00-00.00 King Kong Company
21.30-22.15 Daithi
20.00-20.45 Kevin Morby
18.45-19.30 Otherkin
17.15-18.00 Whitney
15.45-16.30 Mothers
14.15-15.00 Pleasure Beach
13.15-13.45 Tanjier
Sunday
22.45-23.45 Phosphorescent
21.30-22.15 Oh Wonder
20.15-21.00 Ezra Furman
19.00-19.45 Kano
17.45-18.30 Blossoms
16.30-17.15 Frankie Cosmos
15.15-16.00 Meilyr Jones
14.15-14.45 Wild // Youth
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LITTLE BIG TENT
Saturday
01.30-03.00 Daniel Avery
00.00-01.20 New Jackson
22.45-23.30 Jessy Lanza
21.30-22.15 Mura Masa
20.15-21.00 Little Simz
19.00-19.45 Rusangano Family
17.45-18.30 Lemaitre
16.30-17.15 Hare Squead
15.25-16.00 BarQ
14.30-15.00 Fangclub
13.30-14.00 Aine Cahill
Sunday
23.00-00.00 Pantha du Prince
21.30-22.30 Mount Kimbie
20.30-21.30 Shit Robot
19.15-20.00 Nao
18.00-18.45 Pumarosa
16.45-17.30 Saint Sister
15.30-16.15 Talos
14.30-15.00 Tim Chadwick
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RANKIN'S WOOD STAGE
Saturday
22.00-00.00 John Talabot
21.00-22.00 DJ EZ
19.45-20.30 Joey Badass
18.15-19.15 Glass Animals
17.00-17.45 Rejjie Snow
15.45-16.30 Girls Names
14.45-15.15 Brian Deady
13.30-14.00 Eve Belle
Sunday
23.00-00.00 District 8 DJs
21.15-22.45 Adam Beyer
19.45-20.45 Animal Collective
18.30-19.15 Savages
17.00-18.00 Gorgon City
15.45-16.30 Picture This
14.30-15.15 Sample Answer
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BODY & SOUL: MAIN STAGE
Friday
02.45-03.30 Whilk & Misky
01.30-02.15 MOTHXR
00.00-01.00 FlexFab
22.30-23.30 The Altered Hours
21.15-22.00 TooFools
20.00-20.45 Talos
19.00-19.30 Myles Manley
18.00-18.30 Ollie Bell
17.00-17.30 Search: Party: Animal
Saturday
03.00-03.45 Plutonic Dust
01.45-02.30 Ninos Du Brasil
00.30-01.15 Girls Names
23.15 - 00.00 DBFC
22.00-22.45 Blaenavon
20.45-21.30 Ocho
19.30-20.15 Mario Batkovic
18.15-19.00 Áine Cahill
17.00-17.45 John Connolly Inc
16.00-16.30 Æ Mak
15.00-15.30 Hilary Woods
14.00-14.30 Elephant
13.00-13.30 Phil Cosby
12.00-12.30 Ailbhe Reddy
Sunday
02.45-03.45 Overhead, the Albatross
01.30-02.15 Prince Rama
00.00-01.00 Ezra Furman
22.30-23.15 This Is The Kit
21.30-22.00 The Dead Heavys
20.15-21.00 Eleanor Friedberger
19.15-19.45 White Mice
18.00-18.45 Slow Place Like Home
17.00-17.30 Elm
16.00-16.30 Niamh Regan
14.45-15.45 Sing Along Social: Girl Power
13.40-14.15 Frankenstein Bolts
12.45-13.15 Pine The Pilcrow
11.45-12.15 Hvmmingbyrd
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BODY & SOUL: EARTHSHIP STAGE
Friday
02.30-4.00 Barry Redsetta
01.30-02.15 R.S.A.G
23.45-01.00 Shane Mannion
22.20-23.45 Alice Club Night
21.25-22.00 The Clandestinos
20.20-21.00 Ye Vagabonds
19.30-20.00 5th Element & DoubleScreen
18.30-19.00 Mythill Grimm
17.30-18.00 New Pope
Saturday
03.00-04.00 Automatic Tasty
01.40-02.40 Toby Kaar
23.50-01.20 Donal Dineen
22.50-23.35 Patrick Kelleher
21.45-22.30 Sack
20.45-21.15 The Amazing Few
19.30-20.15 Road Wives
18.15-19.00 ROCSTRONG
17.00-17.45 Vernon Jane
15.45-16.30 Alright You Restless
14.30-15.15 The Louisiana 6
13.20-14.00 Flecks
12.00-13.00 Mutefish
Sunday
00.00-04.00 Mother DJs
22.30-00.00 Neil Flynn
21.25-22.10 Adultrock
20.25-21.05 Myles Manley
19.15-19.55 Malojian
16.15-18.45 Telephones
15.20-16.00 Hilary Woods
14.10-14.50 Black Wing Bird
13.00-13.40 Sion Hill
12.00-12.30 Sonnets & Sisters
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BODY & SOUL: THE BANDSTAND
Friday
02.00-03.00 PolyGlove
01.00-01.40 Apollonia
00.00-00.40 El Grey
23.00-23.40Contour
22.00-22.40 Kojaque
21.00-21.40 Colorama
20.00-20.40 Al-Jive Mestizo
19.00-19.40 Clara Tracey
18.00-18.40 Hoodman Blind
Saturday
02.00-03.00 Contour
01.00-01.40 We Eat Electric Light
00.00-00.40 Cantina Bop
22.00-22.40 Zaska
21.00-21.40 Daft as Punk
20.00-20.40 Apollonia
19.00-19.40 Johnny Rayge
18.00-18.40 Pine the Pilcrow
17.00-17.40 Kiruu
16.00-16.40 The Ocelots
15.00-15.40 Clara Tracey
14.00-14.40 Hoodman Blind
Sunday
01.00-02.00 El Grey
00.00-00.40 Colorama
23.00-23.40 My House Presents Prince
22.00-22.40 We Eat Electric Light
21.00-21.40 Cantina Bop
20.00-20.40 Cult Called Man
19.00-19.40 Publicity Machine
17.00-18.40 Special Guests: My House DJs
16.00-16.40 The Ocelots
15.00-15.40 Kiruu
14.00-14.40 Clara Tracey
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BODY & SOUL: PEACE PAGODA
Friday
02.00-04.00 Elrap & Zukat
00.30-02.00 Paper Trail Records
23.00-00.30 Optical Flow
21.30-23.00 Emmet HomeBeat
Saturday
02.00-04.00 No Place Like Drone
00.30-02.00 Sias
23.30-00.30 Quaker Meeting
22.30-23.30 Somadrone
21.30-22.30 The Dead Sex
16.15-17.15 The Trailblazery's Census of the Heart: What Does It Mean to Be Alive in Ireland in 2016
15.00-16.00 The Ecstasy of Life: John Cantwell & Karen Ward (Sli an Chroi)
12.00-13.30 Yoga with Art McHeart
Sunday
02.00-04.00 Frankie Grimes
01.00-02.00 CLU
23.00-00.30 Papa Lou
21.30-23.00 A Gorilla
15.00-16.00 Rainbow Breathwork: A Journey Through All The Chakras - Meredith Sloane
14.00-15.00 John G Coaching - Mind Calm Meditation
13.30-14.00 Q&A with Anna Cosgrave
12.00-13.00 Om Body - Gillian McIlroy & Fiona Loughran
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OTHER VOICES
Friday
23:00-00.00 Rusangano Family
22:10-22.40 Word Up Collective
21:05-21.45 Saint Sister
20:00-20.40 Heathers
19:00-19.40 Holly Macve
18:05-18.35 My Sweet Beloved
17:00-17.40 Skipper’s Alley
16:00-16.40 Booka Brass
Saturday
23:15-00.15 Special Guest
21:45-22.45 Le Galaxie
20:15-21.15 Karl Blau
19:15-19.45 Fangclub
18:00-18.45 Special Guest
17:00-17.30 Sample Answer
16:15-16.45 Stephen James Smith
15:00-15.45 Dr. Dog
Sunday
21:40-22.40 Lynched
20:30-21.10 Margaret Glaspy
19:20-20.00 Jalen N’Gonda
18:10-18.50 Julia Jacklin
17:00-17.40 Basia Bulat
16:00-16.30 Special Guest
15:00-15.30 Loah
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MINDFIELD
Friday
20:30-20:40 Waterford Whispers News: Live
19:10-20:20 See: Hear-Nick Kelly
18:00-19:00 Avant Gardaí
14:00-17:50 Salon du Chat
Saturday
20:30-20:40 Waterford Whispers News: Live
19:20-20:20 Leviathan: 3D Debate with Colm O’Regan and 3pin Audiovisual
18:10-19:10 Twenty One Sixteen Parliament hosted by Blindboy Boat Club
17:00-18:00 The Experts Bite Back hosted by Pat Kenny
15:50-16:50 History Ireland Hedge School: A history of festivals, from Uisneach to Electric Picnic
14:10-15:40 Soundings Podcast with Dylan Haskins, Sharon Horgan, Aisling Bea
13:00-14:00 Amnesty Hour hosted by Audrey Carville
11:00-12:50 Salon du Chat
Sunday
19:00-19: 10 Waterford Whispers News: Live
18:00-19:00 Paddy Cullivan: The 10 Dark Secrets of 1916
16:50-17:50 Leviathan 3D Debate with Colm O’Regan and 3pin Audiovisual
15:40-16:40 What the Fuck is Culture Anyway? Hosted by Blindboy Boat Club
14:30-15:30 History Ireland Hedge School: The Battle of the Somme: Heroic Sacrifice or Senseless Slaughter?
13:00-14:20 Late Late Sunday Show with Miriam O’Callaghan and Al Porter and special guests
11:00-12:50 Salon du Chat
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THEATRE STAGE
Saturday
16.30 Just a Shot Away (Just a Kiss Away) with Oonagh Murphy, Maeve Stone and Moira Brady Averill
15.00 From Eden with Stephen Jones and Seána Kerslake
13.30 Always Alone Together with Cathal McGuire
12.00 Made Up by the Fast Food Collective
Sunday
17.00 After 62% by Una Mullally
15.00 Rebel Rebel with Anu Productions and Robbie O’Connor and Aisling O’Mara
13.30 16 and Rising Project with Super Paua
12.00 Love and War with Bewley’s Cafe Theatre and the Delmaine String Quartet
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THEATRE OF FOOD
Friday
19:15 Diva Cocktails with Shannen Butler Keane
18:40 Real Bread Rising with Patrick Ryan
18:00 Salted Fish with Caitlin Ruth
17:00 Cork Cooking with Takashi Miyazaki, Gautham Iyer and Kate Lawlor
Saturday
19:20 Classic Bacardi cocktails with Alan Kavanagh and Paul Flynn
18:40 Food as medicine with Gearoid Lynch, Katie Sanderson, Gautham Iyer, Derry Clarke and April Danann
18:00 Smoke with Birgitta Curtin and Leslie Williams
17:30 Chef’s Debate with Gary O’Hanlon, Paul Flynn, Caitlin Ruth, Niall Sabongi and Kate Lawlor
16:40 Kev and Sham go Coconuts with Kevin O’Toole and Sham Hanifa
16:00 Gulp 2.0 with Jonathan McCrea and Ivan Varian
15:20 25X4: A musical food performance with Kevin Thornton
14:40 Clodagh McKenna and Goatsbridge Trout
14:00 Natural Born Feeder with Roz Purcell
13:20 Virtuous Tart with Susan Jane White
12:40 Happy Pear: David & Stephen Flynn
Sunday
18:15 Euro-toques party with Caroline Byrne and members of eurotoques
17:45 Star chef hacks with Ross Lewis, Stephen Toman, JP McMahon, Derry Clarke and Kevin Thornton
17:00 Levis’ Corner Bar music and drinks session with Joe O’Leary, Caroline O’Donnell and musical guests
16:40 Classic Bacardi cocktails with Alan Kavanagh and Paul Flynn
16:00 Our Table: Michelle Darmody and friends. Living under Direct Provision
15:00 Soul cookie tasting and drum session with Ralph Rolle 14:40 Fermentation with Dingle Cookery School
14:00 Regional Irish food with Graham Neville, Wade Murphy and Robbie Krawczyk
13:20 Funky foods and sounds with Audrey McDonald and Tom Dunne
12:40 Two continents, one world with JP McMahon & Sunil Ghai
12:00 Canteen brunch with Paul Williams and sounds by Aoife McElwain and Nialler9
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COMEDY TENT
Saturday
20.15-21.00 Dylan Moran
19.35-20.05 Reginald D. Hunter
18.55-19.30 The Rubberbandits
18.30-18.50 Aisling Bea
18.00-18.25 Colin Murphy
17.35-17.55 Kevin McGahern
17.05-17.30 Eric Lalor
16.25-17.00 Deirdre O’Kane
15.55-16.20 Colm O'Regan
15.20-15.50 Dublin Comedy Improv
14.55- 15.15 Danny O'Brien
14.40-14.50 Colm Tyrell
14.10-14.35 Damian Clarke
13.45-14.05 Fred Cooke
13.30-13.45 Andrew Stanley
Sunday
20.10-21.00 David O’Doherty
19.35-20.05 Abandoman
18.45-19.20 Al Porter
18.15-18.40 Joe Rooney
17.45- 18.10 Chris Kent
17.15-17.40 Patrick McDonnell
16.45-17.10 Karl Spain
16.20-16.40 Ian Coppinger
15.55-16.15 Kevin Gildea
15.25-15.50 Rory O'Hanlon
14.55-15.20 John Colleary
14.40-14.50 Ashlee Bently
14.15- 14.35 Alison Spittle
13.45-14.10 Gearoid Farrelly
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SALTY DOG STAGE
Friday
02.30-3.45 Salty Dog NoStars play Bowie
01.35-02.15 Pete Pamf Sextette
24.25-01.15 Stomptown Brass
23.15-24.00 Third Smoke
22.00-22.55 Swords
20.45-21.35 Bronagh Gallagher Band
19.25-20.15 Five by Five
18.10-19.00 These Charming Men present 'The Queen is Dead'
17.05-17.50 Buffalo Sunn
16.00-16.45 Rob Walsh Band
14.00-16.00 Will Softly
Saturday
02.50 - 04.00 Le Galaxie Soundsystem
01.35 - 02.30 RSAG
24.25-01.15 Eskies
23.00-24.05 The Pale
21.55-22.40 Ross Breen
20.40-21.35 Square Pegs
19.30-20.20 Prison Love
18.40-19.10 Gavin Glass
17.25-18.15 The Portside Hootenanny
16.10-17.05 D Ridiculous Allstars
15.00-15.50 Leila Jane and the Healers
14.00-14.45 Sion Hill
13.00-13.45 Trinitones
12.00-12.45 Love for Arthur Lee presents 'Forever Changes'
Sunday
01.35-03.00 Kormac
24.25-01.15 New Secret Weapon
23.20-24.05 Manden Express
22.10-23.00 Mongrel State
20.55-21.50 Cronins featuring Shane MacGowan
19.30-20.20 Mick Pyro & The Dublin Blues Cartel
18.15-19.10 David Kitt
17.10-18.00 Aine Cahill
16.05-16.50 My Fellow Sponges
15.05-15.50 Emma Lou & The Agenda
14.05-14.50 Old Hannah
13.00-13.50 Dr Strangely Strange
12.00-12.45 Aidan Kavanagh‘s Sunday Morning Dishgo
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RED BULL TROPICAL GARDEN
Friday
01.30-03.00 Colm K
23.30-01.30 Fish Go Deep
21.30-23.30 Timmy Stewart
18.30-21.30 KC
16.30-18.30 Galactic Beat Club
14.30-16.30 Discotekken
12.00-14.30 Ciara Brady
Saturday
23.00-03.00 Mr. Scruff
20.30-23.00 Phil Boyle
18.30-20.30 Nialler9
16.30-18.30 Sim Simma
14.30-16.30 This Greedy Pig
12.00-14.30 James Hannan
Sunday
01.00-03.00 New Jackson
23.00-01.00 Billy Scurry
21.00-23.00 Stevie G
19.00-21.00 Donal Dineen
16.30-19.00 Hubie Davison
14.30-16.30 Mr. Ray
12.00-14.30 Dave Fear
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JERRY FISH ELECTRIC SIDESHOW
Friday
23.30 Fire Show with RealTa Circus
Past Midnight-01.00 The Jerry Fish Electric Sideshow feat. Jeremy Hickey aka R.S.A.G
01.00-04.00 Kelly Ann Byrne + Billy Scurry
Saturday
00.00-04.00 Johnny Moy + Mulljoy + Special Guests
23.00 -00.00 The Strypes
22.00-22.45 Gavin James
21.00-21.45 The Frank & Walters
20.00-20.45 The Academic
10.15-20.00 Special Guest DJ
18.30-19.15 EngineAlley
17.45-18.15 Le Boom
17.00-17.30 Wob
16.1516.45 The Outer Limits
15.30-16.00 Weenz
14.45-15.15 The Vincents
14.00-14.3 Foxjaw
13.15-13.45 Ceili All-Stars
12.00-13.00 House of Yoga feat. Get Down Edits
Sunday
01.00-02.00 End of the World Party
00.00-01.00 The Jerry Fish Electric Sideshow
23/00-23.45 The Blizzards
22/00-22..45 Exmagician
21.00-21.45 Bitch Falcon
20.00-20.45 Relish
19.15-19.45 Veda, Regina, Pixie & Sngelica - stars of Witchy Wednesdays @ the George - present Drag, Sex & Rock ’n’ Roll
18.30-19.05 Interskalactic
17.45-18.15 Mariachi San Patricio
17.00-17.30 Barq
16.15-16.45 Orchid Collective
15.30-16.00 Ivy Nations
14.45-15.15 Craig Gallagher
14.00-14.30 White Cholera
13.15-13.45 Absolutely Yo
12.00-13.00 House of Yoga
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TRENCHTOWN
Friday
01.00-03.30 Dirty Dubsters w/ Kwasi, Mango, RV, Jago & Deemas j
23.55 -00.45 After The Ibis
22.50-23.40 Gangsters
21.55-22.35 Jafaris
20.10-21.40 Jameire
18.40-20.10 Dub Foundry & Ranking Fox
16.40-18.40 Junior Spesh
14.40-16.40 t woc
Saturday
01.30-03.30 Ras Kwame & Serocee
23.25 -01.25 Worries Outernational
22.20 -23.10 Adeniyi Allen Taylor & the Afrobeat Orchestra
21.15-22.05 The Bionic Rats
20.10-21.00 The Hacklers
19.05-19.55 Johnny Pluse & the Stormtroopers of Love
17.20-18.50 Word Up Collective
16.15- 17.05 Skazz
14.30-16.00 Rub A Dub Crew
13.00-14.30 An Galar Dub
Sunday
02.00-03.30 Cian Finn
00.45-01.45 Ajo Arkestra
23.30-00.30 Wob! (Sambass Set)
22.15-23.15 Andrew White
21.10-22.00 The Service
20.05-20.55 The Little Beauties
19.00-19.50 Dah Jevu
17.15-18.45 Tom Beary & MC Little Tree
16.20-17.00 Bevin Rimson
14.05-16.05 Tim Timmah
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GLOBAL GREEN: Village Hall
Friday
01.00 Start The Dance. featuring RobotRock and DJ Dave Caffrey till late
23.20 Phases DJs
22.40 Cinema
21.50 Wastefellow
21.00 Jem Mitchell
20.00 WEAVE
Saturday
23.20 Hip Hop Hooray. featuring Re.Raw, Gin n Juice, Rosko til very late..
21.40 Caz9
19.50 Voices Rising. Spoken Word
19.00 Cult Called Man
18.10 The Witch Trials
17.00 Reconnecting With Nature - Panel Discussion
16.15 Swords
15.20 CreamDream
14.30 Anna-Mieke
13.30 Community Energy - Panel Discussion
13.10 Community Power - Screening
12.00 Yoga
Sunday
02.15 Ben Live/DJ Set - Breaks, jackin house, trap and dubstep
21.40 Last Train to Skaville. featuring Rub A Dub, Pressure Drop DJs and The Service
20.00 Atlantic - Screening and Discussion
19.15 The Savage Jim Breen
18.20 Black Bank Folk
16.00 The Show Must Go On - Panel Discussion
17.00 Pop Icons. Sing Along Social for GOAL
15.00 David Keenan
14.10 I Am Niamh
13.20 Sarah Buckley
12.00 Yoga
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CASA BACARDÍ
Friday
22.00-00.00 Huxley
20.00-22.00 Hercules & Love Affair (DJ Set)
18.00-20.00 Stevie G
16.00-18.00 Stephen Manning
Saturday
00.00-02.00 DJ Deece
22.00-00.00 Nicky Siano
20.00-22.00 Horse Meat Disco
18.00-20.00 Krafty Kuts
16.30-18.00 Get Down Edits
15.00-16.40 Groovement Soul
13.30-15.00 Modern Magic
12,30-13.30 4wrd Grad
Sunday
22.00-00.00 The Magician
20.00-22.00 Disco Bloodbath
18.00-20.00 A-Skillz
16.00-18.00 Kelly Anne Byrne
14,00-16.00 Ghostboy
12.00-14.00 Christian Homan
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TRAVEL
Extensive details can be found at this link, but you'll find the main points below:
PARKING
Parking is free at the festival. Parking for weekend ticket holders is located in Red Car Parks A, B and C on the Abbeyleix Road, the Green Car Parks V, W, X, Y and Z which are off the N80 and in the Yellow Car Park on Timahoe Road. These car parks allow access to all general camping areas. Please follow the direction of the Gardaí, and signage to avoid further delays to both yourself and other festival goers.
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PICK UP/DROP OFF POINT (INCLUDING TAXIS AND MINI-BUSES)
The pick-up and drop off point for the festival is located at Green Car Parks Z, located off the N80. This is also the drop off and pick up point for taxis, minibuses and private coaches.
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COACHES FROM DUBLIN
Friday 2nd September 2016
Starting at 08:00 with Buses depart every 30 minutes until 18:00 from George's Quay, Dublin 2
Saturday and Sunday - Departing at 10:00, 11:00, 12:00
Online Discount – €22.50 (Ends on Wednesday 31st August 2016 at 17:00)
Full Bus Fare – €25 Charged online or as walk up (Online booking closes at 23:00 on Thursday 1st September 2016)
We strongly recommend to book online in advance to ensure you get the bus departure time
Bus depart every 30 minutes from 08:00 to 18:00 from George's Quay, Dublin 2 to Stradbally.
Return Buses from 20:00 on Sunday 4th of September and Monday 5th September 2016
Bus Service start at 20:00 on Sunday to 13:00 on Monday. Buses will depart every hour or as buses fill.
You can choose your departure and return time return time during the booking process.
Bus Eireann
Bus Eireann will be operating a number of return services from Custom House Quay, Dublin throughout the weekend.
From Custom House Quay to Stradbally
Friday departs from 7.30am to 18.00pm with services running every 30 minutes.
Saturday departs at 10.00am, 11.00am, 12.00pm and 13.00pm
Sunday departs at 10.00am, 11.00am, 12.00pm and 13.00pm
From Dublin Airport to Stradbally
Friday departs at 14.00
From Stradbally To Custom House Quay, Dublin
Saturday departs from 23.00pm, 00.00am and 1.00am
Sunday departs at 12.00pm (midday) and from 20.30pm to 02.00am every 30 minutes
Monday departs from 05.00am to 13.30pmm every 30 minutes
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COACHES FROM CORK, GALWAY, LIMERICK & TIPPERARY:
From Parnell Place, Cork serving Fermoy, Mitchelstown and Cahir to Stradbally
Friday departs Parnell Place, Cork at 8.00am, Fermoy (McCuratin Street) at 8.35am, Mitchelstown (The Square) at 8.50am and Cahir (Castle Street) 9.20am
From Stradbally to Parnell Place, Cork serving Fermoy, Mitchelstown and Cahir to Stradbally
Monday departs Stradbally at 12.00pm
Tickets cost €40 return and can be bought from Travel Centre, Parnell Place Bus Station, Cork. Call 021 4508188
From Galway to Stradbally
Friday departs Galway Bus Station at 12.00pm
From Stradbally to Galway
Monday departs Stradbally at 10am
Tickets cost €35 return and can be bought from Bus Eireann Travel Centre, Eyre Square , Galway. Call 091 562000
Kelly Travel
Kelly Travel will be offering a range of services from Cork, Limerick and Tipperary to Stradbally for both weekend attendees and Sunday attendees. You can view the locations, service times and book tickets at the link below.
JJ Kavanaghs & Sons
JJ Kavanaghs will operate a direct bus service from Ulster Bank, Georges Quay to Stradbally on Friday 2nd September. There will also be returns bus on Sunday 4th September and Monday 5th September. Tickets cost €25 return.
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SHUTTLE BUS FROM PORTLAOISE TRAIN STATION
MARTLEYS SHUTTLE BUS
Martleys will operate a return shuttle bus service from Portlaoise Train Station to the festival. Tickets will cost €5 each way.
Friday 2nd September
Commencing at 7.30am and running until 22.30pm on the half hour from Portlaoise Train Station.
Return service to Portlaoise operating from 10.00am until 03:00am (Saturday morning) on the hour from Stradbally.
Saturday 3rd September
Commencing at 7.30am and running until 22.30pm on the half hour from Portlaoise Train Station.
Return service to Portlaoise operating from 9.00am until 03:00am (Sunday morning) on the hour from Stradbally.
Sunday 4th September
Commencing at 7.30am and running until 22.30pm on the half hour from Portlaoise Train Station.
Return service to Portlaoise operating from 7.00am until 03:00am (Monday morning) on the hour from Stradbally.
Monday 5th September
Return service to Portlaoise starting at 6.00am until 03.00pm.
Return service to Georges Quay, Dublin departing at 2.00am and 12pm.
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