The Messy star plays a surprise set before ‘Dunboyne Diana’ takes to the Main Stage on a day when festivalgoers shrug off the wet weatherElectric Picnic 2026: CMAT on the Main Stage: Photograph: Nick Bradshaw Nick BradshawSat Aug 29 2026 - 22:32 • 1 MIN READElectric Picnic 2026: Leah Rafferty, Eimear Carey, Ruby Byrne, Iza Stanley, Aoibhin O'Donoghue, Rachael Barry and Máire Lane of University College Cork. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw Electric Picnic 2026: Saturday was another rainy day. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw Electric Picnic 2026: Violet Grohl on stage in the Electric Arena. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw Electric Picnic 2026: Violet Grohl on stage in the Electric Arena. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw Electric Picnic 2026: Izzy Quinn, Seana Ryan, Aimee Keily and Alexandra Colbert. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw Electric Picnic 2026: Fiadh and Edwina Daly from Cork. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw Electric Picnic 2026: Lola Young on the Main Stage. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw Electric Picnic 2026: Lola Young on the Main Stage. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw Electric Picnic 2026. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw Electric Picnic 2026: Audrey Hobert in the Electric Arena. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw Electric Picnic 2026: watching Audrey Hobert in the Electric Arena. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw Electric Picnic 2026: the comedian Kyla Cobbler in the Electric Arena. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw Electric Picnic 2026: CMAT on the Main Stage on Saturday night. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw Electric Picnic 2026: CMAT on the Main Stage on Saturday night. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw For all the latest festival news, reviews and more, download the Irish Times appIN THIS SECTION