Stradbally Hall estate, in Co Laois, welcomes 80,000 festivalgoers to the first day of this year’s eventElectric Picnic 2026: Fiadh Byrne (centre) watches the Swedish pop star Zara Larsson arrive on the Main Stage. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd Sat Aug 29 2026 - 02:15Electric Picnic 2026: festivalgoers arrive on Friday. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd Electric Picnic 2026: Niall O'Donnell has brought extra duvets because of the bad weather forecast. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd Electric Picnic 2026: Overnight rain left the festival site muddy on Friday. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd Electric Picnic 2026: Overnight rain left the festival site muddy on Friday. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd Electric Picnic 2026: Jack Nolan carries Shemie Kavanagh through some of the mud and puddles. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd Electric Picnic 2026: Éabha Nagle carries Ali Fitzpatrick through some of the mud and puddles. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd Electric Picnic: Chloe Hayward travelled from Bournemouth, in southern England. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd Electric Picnic 2026: a wedding at the inflatable church. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd Electric Picnic 2026: a wedding at the inflatable church. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd Electric Picnic 2026: a wedding at the inflatable church. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd Electric Picnic 2026: on the way into the Croí stage. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd Electric Picnic 2026: Ned and Kate Morrissey from Waterford at the Croí stage. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd Electric Picnic 2026: best friends Niamh Morrissey, from Cork, and Carmel Bennett, from Portlaoise, take a dip at the festival, which they have attended nearly every year. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd Electric Picnic 2026: festivalgoers on their way into the arena. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd Electric Picnic 2026: Sombr on the Main Stage on Friday night. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd Electric Picnic 2026: Mike and Noel Hogan of The Cranberries on the Main Stage with Sombr for a singalong version of Zombie. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd Electric Picnic 2026: Sombr fans in the Main Stage arena on Friday. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd IN THIS SECTION