Chappell Roan, Hozier, Sam Fender: Are you happy with the Electric Picnic lineup?
Ellen O'Donoghue and Eva Osborne
Hozier, Chappell Roan, and Sam Fender have been announced as part of the Electric Picnic 2025 lineup.
In a surprise announcement by the festival on Friday, the first five headline acts were announced.
Fatboy Slim and Kings of Leon were also announced to play the festival this year.
Before we discuss the headliners, the nights they will play, and what songs they are known for, are you happy with the lineup of the 2025 festival so far? Let us know by answering our poll!
Hozier and Chappell Roan will both headline the Friday night, with Hozier returning to the Electric Picnic Main Stage to celebrate the 10th anniversary of his debut album.
Chappell Roan, who has established herself as "your favourite artist's favourite artist," also makes her Stradbally debut, bringing the Pink Pony Club to Co Laois.
Roan performed 'Pink Pony Club', which recalls her first visit to a West Hollywood gay club, at the Grammys in February, when she won the award for best new artist, and later scooped two Brit awards for international artist of the year and international song of the year for Good Luck, Babe!
Roan recently released her long-teased country-inspired single The Giver, describing the genre shift as “bold and scary”.
On Saturday at Electric Picnic, Brit Award-winner and multi-platinum artist Sam Fender and the icnonic Fatboy Slim will take to the stage.
English singer-songwriter Fender is perhaps best known for his hits 'Seventeen Going Under', 'Get You Down', and 'Spit of You'.
His most recent album, People Watching, came out on February 21st of this year.
Kings of Leon will headline the festival on the Sunday. Although they have played in Ireland numerous times, they are only now making their Picnic debut.
Known for classic hits like 'Sex On Fire' and 'Use Somebody', the American rock band will undoubtedly attract a large crowd on the final day of the festival.
The group has won four Grammy Awards and their most recent album, Can We Please Have Fun, was released in May of 2024.
Usually, there are two headliners for each day of the three-day festival, leaving fans wondering who could be the sixth addition to this star-studded lineup.
In 2023, the festival did not announce the sixth and final headliner, The Script, until just days before the event got underway.
Electric Picnic is Ireland's biggest music and arts festival, and will take place from August 29th-31st this year in Stradbally, Co Laois.
The festival have also confirmed the return of the Trailer Park, Croí, Salty Dog, Providencia, Fish Town, and more, and have promised more lineup announcements soon.
