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Festival No. 0000105 · Est. 2004

Electric Picnic 2009

Electric Picnic 2009

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Stradbally Hall - Stradbally, Ireland
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Stradbally, Ireland

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  • Aeroplane
  • Alabama 3
    Alabama 3 formed in Brixton, United Kingdom, in 1989. Plays acid house.
  • Baaba Maal
    Baaba Maal was born on 12 November 1953. Plays afrobeat, art pop.
  • Basement Jaxx
    Basement Jaxx formed in Brixton, United Kingdom, in 1994. Plays big beat, dance, dance-pop, electro house, electronic, funky house, house, latin house.
  • Bat For Lashes
    Bat For Lashes was born on 25 October 1979. Plays alternative pop, ambient pop, art pop, dream pop, folktronica, indie rock, indietronica, pop.
  • Beach House
    Beach House formed in Baltimore, United States, in 2004. Plays dream pop, indie pop, pop, shoegaze, slowcore.
  • Bell X1
    Bell X1 formed in Dublin, Ireland, in 1999. Plays indie rock.
  • Billy Bragg
    Billy Bragg was born in Barking, United Kingdom, on 20 December 1957. Plays alternative rock, anti-folk, folk, rock.
  • Brian Wilson
    Brian Wilson was born in Inglewood, United States, on 20 June 1942, and died on 11 June 2025, aged 82. Plays pop, rock.
  • Buraka Som Sistema
    Buraka Som Sistema formed in Amadora, Portugal, in 2006. Plays kuduro.
  • CHIC
    CHIC formed in New York, United States, in 1976. Plays contemporary r&b, dance-pop, disco, electronic, funk, r&b, synth funk.
  • Chris Cunningham
  • David Kitt
    David Kitt was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1975.
  • Dinosaur Jr
    Dinosaur Jr formed in Amherst, United States, in 1984. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, new wave, noise rock, rock.
  • Diplo
    Diplo was born in Tupelo, United States, on 10 November 1978. Plays afro house, bass house, club, country, dance, disco, edm, electronic.
  • Duke Dumont
    Duke Dumont was born in Harrow, United Kingdom, on 27 August 1982. Plays balearic beat, deep house, edm, electronic, house, tech house.
  • Echo & The Bunnymen
    Echo & The Bunnymen formed in Liverpool, United Kingdom, in 1978. Plays alternative rock, neo-psychedelia, new wave, pop, pop rock, post-punk, rock.
  • Efterklang
    Efterklang formed in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 2001. Plays alternative rock, post-rock, rock.
  • Explosions in the Sky
    Explosions in the Sky formed in Austin, United States, on 4 July 1999. Plays ambient, instrumental, post-rock.
  • Fionn Regan
    Fionn Regan was born in Bray, Ireland, in 1981. Plays folk, folk rock, indie folk.
  • First Aid Kit
    First Aid Kit formed in Stockholm, Sweden, in 2007. Plays alternative rock, folk, folk rock, indie folk, indie rock, rock, singer-songwriter.
  • Fleet Foxes
    Fleet Foxes formed in Seattle, United States, in 2006. Plays alternative rock, chamber folk, folk, folk rock, indie folk, indie rock.
  • Florence + The Machine
    Florence + The Machine formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2007. Plays alternative rock, art pop, baroque pop, indie pop, indie rock, pop, pop rock, pop soul.
  • Four Tet
    Four Tet was born in Putney, United Kingdom, in September 1977. Plays club, dance, downtempo, dubstep, electronic, electronica, folktronica, future garage.
  • Golden Animals
    Golden Animals formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2006.
  • Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
    Hypnotic Brass Ensemble formed in Chicago, United States. Plays jazz-funk.
  • Imelda May
    Imelda May was born in Dublin, Ireland, on 10 July 1974. Plays blues, jazz, rock, rockabilly.
  • Jeffrey Lewis
    Jeffrey Lewis was born in New York, United States, on 20 November 1975. Plays anti-folk, singer-songwriter.
  • Kid Creole And The Coconuts
    Kid Creole And The Coconuts formed in 1980. Plays boogie, disco, latin disco.
  • Klaxons
    Klaxons formed in New Cross, United Kingdom, on 5 November 2005, and split up on 31 January 2015, after 9 years. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, dance-punk, electropop, indie rock, indietronica, neo-psychedelia, new rave.
  • Laura Izibor
    Laura Izibor was born in Dublin, Ireland, on 13 May 1987. Plays soul.
  • Lisa Hannigan
    Lisa Hannigan was born in Kilcloon, Ireland, on 12 February 1981. Plays folk, indie folk, pop, singer-songwriter.
  • Luciano
    Luciano was born in Manchester, Jamaica, on 20 October 1964.
  • Lykke Li
    Lykke Li was born in Ystad, Sweden, on 18 March 1986. Plays alternative rock, art pop, dance-pop, dream pop, electropop, indie pop, pop, synth-pop.
  • Madness
    Madness formed in Camden Town, United Kingdom, in 1976, and split up in 1988, after 12 years. Plays 2 tone, new age, new wave, pop, pop rock, psychedelic pop, punk, rock.
  • Magazine
    Magazine formed in Manchester, United Kingdom, in 1977. Plays art punk, new wave, post-punk, punk.
  • Magnolia Electric Co.
    Magnolia Electric Co. formed in 2003, and split up on 16 March 2013, after 10 years. Plays alternative country, americana, folk rock, indie folk.
  • Major Lazer
    Major Lazer formed in Los Angeles, Jamaica, in 2008. Plays art pop, dance-pop, dancehall, downtempo, dub, edm, electro, electronic.
  • MARINA
    MARINA was born in Brynmawr, United Kingdom, on 10 October 1985. Plays alternative pop, alternative rock, dance-pop, electropop, emo pop, indie pop, leftfield, pop.
  • MGMT
    MGMT formed in Middletown, United States, in December 2002. Plays hypnagogic pop, indie pop, indie rock, indietronica, neo-psychedelia, new wave, psychedelic pop, psychedelic rock.
  • Micachu
    Micachu was born in Surrey, United Kingdom.
  • Mick Flannery
    Mick Flannery was born in County Cork, Ireland, on 28 November 1983.
  • Moderat
    Moderat formed in Berlin, Germany, in 2002. Plays electronic, electronica, glitch, house, idm.
  • Modeselektor
    Modeselektor formed in 1996. Plays electro, electronic, idm, techno.
  • Neko Case
    Neko Case was born in Alexandria, United States, on 8 September 1970. Plays alternative country, americana, folk, indie rock, rock, singer-songwriter.
  • Okkervil River
    Okkervil River formed in Austin, United States, in 1998. Plays folk rock, indie rock.
  • Orbital
    Orbital formed in Sevenoaks, United Kingdom, in 1989. Plays ambient house, ambient techno, big beat, breakbeat, electronic, electronica, house, idm.
  • Our Fold
  • Passion Pit
    Passion Pit formed in Cambridge, United States, in 2007. Plays indietronica.
  • Peter Broderick
    Peter Broderick was born in Searsmont, United States, on 20 January 1987. Plays indie folk, modern classical, singer-songwriter.
  • Richmond Fontaine
    Richmond Fontaine formed in 1994, and split up in 2016, after 22 years. Plays country.
  • Rodrigo y Gabriela
    Rodrigo y Gabriela formed in Mexico City, Mexico, in 2000. Plays acoustic rock, flamenco, folk rock, jazz fusion, latin, nuevo flamenco.
  • Roots Manuva
    Roots Manuva was born in Stockwell, United Kingdom, on 9 September 1972. Plays dancehall, dub, hip hop.
  • Rum Shebeen
  • Seasick Steve
    Seasick Steve was born in Oakland, United States, in 1941. Plays acoustic blues, blues, blues rock, country blues, modern blues.
  • Simian Mobile Disco
    Simian Mobile Disco formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2005. Plays electro, electro house, electronic, tech house, techno.
  • Switch
  • The Acorn
    The Acorn formed in 2003. Plays folk, indie folk.
  • The Big Pink
    The Big Pink formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2007. Plays electro, electronic rock, indie rock, shoegaze.
  • The Duckworth Lewis Method
    The Duckworth Lewis Method plays alternative rock, comedy rock, indie rock, pop rock.
  • The Flaming Lips
    The Flaming Lips formed in Oklahoma City, United States, in 1983. Plays alternative rock, experimental rock, indie rock, neo-psychedelia, noise pop, noise rock, progressive pop, psychedelic pop.
  • The Hacker
    The Hacker was born in Grenoble, France, in 1973. Plays edm, electroclash, techno.
  • The Japanese Popstars
    The Japanese Popstars formed in 2006.
  • The Low Anthem
    The Low Anthem formed in Providence, United States, in 2006.
  • The Soundcarriers
    The Soundcarriers plays dream pop, hauntology, indie pop, neo-psychedelia, psychedelic, psychedelic pop, psychedelic rock.
  • The Sugarhill Gang
    The Sugarhill Gang formed in Englewood, United States, in 1979. Plays east coast hip hop, electro, funk, hip hop, old school hip hop, pop rap.
  • The Wailers
    The Wailers formed in Kingston, Jamaica, on 11 May 1981.
  • The Walkmen
    The Walkmen formed in New York, United States, in 2000. Plays indie rock, post-punk revival, rock.
  • The Whitest Boy Alive
    The Whitest Boy Alive formed in Berlin, Germany, in 2003, and split up in June 2014, after 11 years. Plays indie pop, indietronica.
  • The xx
    The xx formed in Wandsworth, United Kingdom, in 2005. Plays alternative dance, alternative pop, alternative r&b, alternative rock, dream pop, electronic, indie pop, indietronica.
  • Tiny Vipers
    Tiny Vipers was born in Seattle, United States, in 1983.
  • Tunng
    Tunng formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2003. Plays folk, folktronica, indie folk, indie pop.
  • Two Door Cinema Club
    Two Door Cinema Club formed in Bangor, United Kingdom, in 2007. Plays alternative rock, indie pop, indie rock, indietronica, new rave, new wave, post-punk revival, rock.
  • Wave Machines
    Wave Machines formed in Liverpool, United Kingdom, in 2007, and split up in 2014, after 7 years.
  • Zero 7
    Zero 7 formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1997. Plays acid jazz, downtempo, electronic, electronica, indietronica, soul, trip hop.
  • Zombie Nation
    Zombie Nation formed in Munich, Germany, in 1998. Plays electro.