The line-up for the Trenchtown stage at this year's Electric Picnic has just been announced.
The stage - also known as 'The Roots Inna Da Woods Arena' - gathers up the best reggae, dancehall, ska, Afrobeat and hip-hop acts in the land, transports them to the woods of Stradbally each year, and gives festival-goers a vibrant alternative to what's going on in the main arena.
As always, there's a strong Irish contingent on the programme this year, with more to be announced in the coming weeks and months.
For starters, you can see the first batch of names below:
CIAN FINN (PERFORMS ‘THIS APPLIES’ LIVE) | RADIKAL GURU | DIRTY DUBSTERS ft. MC KWASI, MANGO & RV | ADENIYI ALLEN TAYLOR | WORRIES OUTERNATIONAL & GUESTS | JAFARIS | AJO ARKESTRA | WOB! (SAMBASS SET) | AFTER THE IBIS | REVELATION SOUND SYSTEM | JUNIOR SPESH | THE BIONIC RATS | BEVIN RIMSON | DAH JEVU | THE LITTLE BEAUTIES | DJ WILL SOFTLY | DAMOLA | AIK | DYRAMID | THE HACKLERS | WORLD BASS CULTURE | FLIPSIDE SELEKTA & DJ FAKE ROLEX | GANGSTERS | REGGAE RICHIE (THE PEOPLES CHOICE) | MISS SCOTTY | TOM BEARY | MC LITTLE TREE | JOHNNY PLUSE & THE STORM TROOPERS OF LOVE | SKAZZ | T - WOC | TIM TIMMAH | RUB A DUB CREW | THE SERVICE | IRIE COOL | SLICK NORMAL | PROF. RUFF CHUFF | FYAHRED | AN GALAR DUB | RANKIN REZ | RAS TINNY | V.J PRESENT | ONE WORLD SOUNDS | SIBH C | DJ NIGEL WOOD | DJ SHERRI | DJ DODGY | JIGZZSAW | SAMJAY | FRANKIE B | GALAFARI | MICK H (SAOIRSE SOUNDS) | DUB FOUNDRY ft. RANKING FOX
Martin Hickey of Trenchtown said: "“It’s a real pleasure for us to curate an all Irish entertainment line-up this year, with the exception of a couple of special guests, our performers all call Ireland home. We have an abundance of creative talent on this island from all around the globe and in Ireland 2016 it’s of great importance to us to embrace and celebrate that”.
