Patti Smith & Michael Kiwanuka plus more acts confirmed for Electric Picnic 2012 line-up!

With an already stellar line-up which includes the likes of The Killers, The Cure, Sigur Ros, Orbital Elbow & Ed Sheeran – Music Scene is delighted to reveal the newest batch of acts confirmed for Electric Picnic 2012. Taking place in the regular haunt of Stradbally Co. Laois from August 31st to September 2nd, the annual music extravaganza that is Electric Picnic returns in 2012 to feed the appetite of Irish music lovers while Oxegen is on hiatus. The latest additions include the following:

Patti Smith, Michael Kiwanuka, The Maccabees, Richard Hawley, Crystal Castles, SBTRKT, Grandaddy, Squarepusher, Gavin Friday, Van Dyke Parks, The Jezabels, Eagle and the Worm, Dublin Gospel Choir and In Tua Nua.

Hows that for tasty!

Tickets for Electric Picnic 2012 are on sale now through Ticketmaster and usual outlets nationwide. Click here to buy tickets for Electric Picnic 2012.

The full line-up for Electric Picnic 2012 reads as follows:

The Cure, The Killers, Sigur Ros, Elbow, Ed Sheeran, Grizzly Bear, Orbital, Christy Moore, Hot Chip, The Roots, Tindersticks, Bat For Lashes, Glen Hansard, The XX, Metronomy, The Horrors, Azealia Banks, Roots Manuva, Patti Smith, Michael Kiwanuka, The Maccabees, Richard Hawley, Crystal Castles, SBTRKT, Grandaddy, Squarepusher, Bell X 1, Staff Benda Bilili, Milagers, Alabama Shakes, Cranes, Little Roy, Land Lovers, Baxter Dury, Jonathan Wilson, Solar Bears, Fatoumata Diawara, Willis Earl Beal, Lanterns On The Lake, Gavin Friday, Van Dyke Parks, The Jezabels, Eagle and the Worm, Dublin Gospel Choir and In Tua Nua.

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