This is when tickets go on sale for Electric Picnic 2019 - it's VERY soon It was a brilliant weekend. With acts such as Kendrick Lamar, Dua Lipa, The Prodigy, NERD, The Kooks and George Ezra, Electric Picnic 2018 did not disappoint. Advertisement We're only back (and still recovering), however it has just been announced that tickets for next year's festival will be on sale very soon. Taking to social media, the festival said that tickets will go on sale THIS Friday at 9am. They're not giving us a chance! But we'll definitely be right on it, snapping up the tickets ASAP because as you've seen this past week, the tickets are like gold dust. If you are like us and feeling the post-EP sadness then fear not, because we've put together a few of the biggest highlights from this year to help you crack a smile as you contemplate showering for the first time in four days and mend your hungover head. You can check them out here. We're already looking forward to next year.<doc-sep>As the curtain comes down on this year's Electric Picnic, organisers have announced that tickets for next year's festival will go on sale this Friday, September 7, at 9am - and capacity at Stradbally Hall, Co Laois will be increased by an extra 2,500 tickets in 2019. Announcing his plans for 2019, Festival Director Melvin Benn said that ticket prices would remain unchanged. "Electric Picnic is about being amazing and I want to continue to bring incredible culture and value to the Picnic, which is why we've got Seamus Heaney poems going on in Mindfield; why we've got an Irish language day and an all-female comedy night in Hazel Wood and the incredible Kendrick Lamar in Stradbally," he continued. The anticipation on Friday night Photo: Micheál Mac Suibhne Benn said he was "overwhelmed about how good the Picnic has been and incredibly enthused about the future". "I am going to open up more space and incorporate another field into the arena; thankfully the estate has all the space that we need," he added.<doc-sep>Get the latest news from across Ireland straight to your inbox every single day Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign up! Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Over 2,500 extra tickets will be made available for next year's Electric Picnic festival. More than 50,000 music lovers attended the popular event this year and the 2019 attendance is set to be even larger. If you missed out on tickets for this year's EP, fear not as tickets for next year's event go on sale this coming Friday 7 September at 9am. Some new areas will be used to host the festival at Stradbally Estate next year and tickets will remain the same price. (Image: Barbara Lindberg) Melvin Benn, EP Director, said: "Electric Picnic is about being amazing and I want to continue to bring incredible culture and value to the Picnic which is why we’ve got Seamus Heaney poems going on in Mindfield, why we’ve got an Irish language day and an all-female comedy night in Hazel Wood and the incredible Kendrick Lamar in Stradbally. "I’m overwhelmed about how good the picnic has been and incredibly enthused about the future. I am going to open up more space and incorporate another field into the arena; thankfully the estate has all the space that we need .” This year's Picnic saw over 300 acts perform across a multitude of stages, with the likes of Hozier, Kendrick Lamar, Mavis Staples and Dua Lipa wowing the crowds.<doc-sep>Organisers of Electric Picnic have told RTÉ that they will announce this weekend when tickets for next year's festival will go on sale. Around 50,000 people made the journey to the music and arts festival in Co Laois on Friday. For anyone who has #ElectricPicnic FOMO, organised Lindsey Holmes tells me that they will announce when tickets for EP 2019 goes on sale this weekend ?? pic.twitter.com/SnvfM6CtzS — Jackie Fox (@jackiefox_) September 1, 2018 Spokesperson for Electric Picnic Lindsey Holmes told RTÉ News' Jackie Fox that around 3,000 people were expected to arrive at Stradbally Hall on Saturday. Friends of the Earth are asking people to return used plastic cups to them - festival-goers will then receive 20 cent back per cup Photo: Jackie Fox After a rainy night at Stradbally Hall, Day Two continued in Co Laois, with Massive Attack, NERD and Dua Lipa the headliners and must-sees. Irish acts also on Saturday's bill included The Minutes, Le Galaxie and 90s girl band B* Witched. Hozier was a surprise guest earlier on Saturday during Mavis Staples' set. Hozier joins Mavis Staples on stage! The soul ?? #ElectricPicnic pic.twitter.com/YPuugnZLL4 — Jackie Fox (@jackiefox_) September 1, 2018 Friday night headliner Kendrick Lamar played an explosive set which will go down in Electric Picnic lore. We need your consent to load this Instagram contentWe use Instagram to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity. Please review their details and accept them to load the content.Manage Preferences Jackie Fox writes: "Fans rushed to the stage in heavy rain to see the Pulitzer Prize-winner. "From the beginning, Lamar's emotion hypnotised the crowd. "The DAMN. rapper passionately hammered out tracks like HUMBLE., DNA. and King Kunta to tens of thousands of people. "Drenched Picnickers screamed his fast-paced, sometimes politically-fuelled lyrics back at him. "His unassuming power charged Stradbally Hall, leaving a big space to fill for the remaining headliners this weekend." @kendricklamar Could you turn the volume down please, I’m at Electric Picnic and I’m trying to have a decent kip. Kind Regards, Tanya. — Tanya Mcloughlin (@xxtandoraxx) August 31, 2018 More Electric Picnic coverage on the RTÉ homepage and follow the fun over the weekend on RTÉ 2FM. Click here for more music news.<doc-sep>
Tickets for next year's Electric Picnic will go on sale very soon as the capacity increases If you missed out this year... Despite the fact that The Prodigy are waiting to close Electric Picnic 2018 in style, the focus has already switched to next year's festival. At present, we're certain that most EP revellers are broke, wrecked and sleep deprived, but as always, the party continues. Good news because the festival organisers have announced that next year's Electric Picnic will increase in capacity with 2,500 extra tickets being sold. Thankfully, there's no price increase too. If you missed out on a ticket for this year’s festival then fear not because tickets for next year’s event will go on sale this coming Friday, 7 September at 9am. With regards to the 2,500 increase in capacity, the festival will expand into brand new areas which have previously been unused in Stradbally. Electric Picnic 2018 saw over 300 acts perform across a multitude of stages, with musical highlights over the course of the weekend including a special duet between Hozier and Mavis Staples on the Main Stage. Aside from this, Sigrid's double bill stunned Stradbally while Dua Lipa drew a great crowd to the main stage. Elsewhere, Dublin rap outfit Versatile gave one of the best performances of the weekend as they blew the roof off of the Electric Arena. Speaking about these new plans, Melvin Benn, Festival Director, has said: “Electric Picnic is about being amazing and I want to continue to bring incredible culture and value to the Picnic which is why we’ve got Seamus Heaney poems going on in Mindfield, why we’ve got an Irish language day and an all-female comedy night in Hazel Wood and the incredible Kendrick Lamar in Stradbally. I’m overwhelmed about how good the picnic has been and incredibly enthused about the future. I am going to open up more space and incorporate another field into the arena; thankfully the estate has all the space that we need.” If you missed out on this year's EP, you've no excuse for 2019!