Sex Pistols, Sigur Ros, Franz and MBV for Electric Picnic 2008
Rumours are circulating that Sex Pistols and Sigur Ros are planning to collaborate onstage at this year’s Electric Picnic after the pair of acts were confirmed to headline the Irish festival.
The third bill-topper comes in the form of Franz Ferdinand, while The Gossip, The Breeders and CSS all star further down the card.
Interestingly, Faust are playing and Kevin Shields’ My Bloody Valentine has been overlooked as headliner for a major event in the country in which he spent his adolescence. Interesting.
Anyway, time for the full list:
Sex Pistols
Sigur Ros
Grinderman
Franz Ferdinand
George Clinton And The P-Funk Allstars
My Bloody Valentine
Goldfrapp
Christy Moore
Wilco
The Gossip
Duffy
Foals
Underworld
Tinariwen
CSS
Tindersticks
New Young Pony Club
Josh Ritter
Lisa Hannigan
Cathy Davey
That Petrol Emotion
The Breeders
Michael Franti And Spearhead
Sinead O'Connor
The Waterboys
The Roots
Kila
Micah P Hinson
Conor Oberst
Hayseed Dixie
Candi Staton
Juana Molina
Turin Brakes
Faust
Midnight Juggernauts
Tartit
Hadouken!
Silver Apples
Mark Geary
Teitur
Blitzen Trapper
Absentee
Balanescu Quartet
Lou Rhodes
Adrian Crowley
One Day International
The Yard Dogs
Tobias Froberg
Boss Volenti
Dawn Landes
Constantines
Yacht
The Lionheart Brothers
Large Mound
Emmy The Great
Kormac And The BSQ Band
Jape
The Noisettes
Dublin Gospel Choir
Electric Picnic takes place from the 29th ‘til the 31st of August at Stradbelly Hall in County Laois. Tickets go on sale from 9am this Friday (28 Mar).
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Grinderman!
I hope this means they'll play Bestival as well
Faust!
FAUST!
why is this an 18+ festival
but an under 12s get in free festival at the same time? i've never understood...
i shall be attending, should el wallet allow me to etc.
Sigur Ros and Sex Pistols collaborate??
That must be a joke right?
Go that parents can bring their young children
and rowdy teenagers stay away.
Electric Picnic is the best festival I've ever been to. Well, the best that isn't ATP anyway.
hhmmm...
just think about what you just typed..
is conor oberst- not doing a bright eyes set
then?
thats a hell of a line up
Fuck
This looks amazing
please someone to clear up....
the conor oberst conundrum... regardless will be trying to go and pissing myself a little bit... but yes anyone who can help....
Unimpressed.
I suspect this will be similar to Connect, much like last year. Which means i'll save £110.
Tickets are 240 Euro
Which I make £184. A tad pricey
Christ
That is a bit expensive...Id like to see Silver Apples a lot however


Sigur Rós
Sex Pistols
Franz Ferdinand
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