GOING UP Business senseKids from St Colman's national school in Stradbally bought 50 ponchos and were selling them at €5 a pop. Now that's what we call entrepreneurship.
The huge number of new Irish bands on every stageYou wouldn't get that at Oxegen.
Mrs Doyle's TeasSelling happy teas and hangover teas at €2 a cup, with all proceeds going to Unicef.
Pie 1Friendly pie giant Pieminister giving away a ton of top pies on Friday night. A nice touch.
Miriam meets John BanvilleThe tent was packed for Miriam O'Callaghan's interview with the esteemed author in the Mindfield area.
Arcade Fire's return to their spiritual homeDid we tell you how good they were?
Pie 2The Ticket @ Electric Picnic's vegetarian staff say Pure Pies' spicy butter bean variety was their festival food delight.
Gramophone DiscoRockin' after midnight and bringing a little bit of proper country and blues to Co Laois.
The Ticket @ Electric Picnic 2011Yes, we're blowing our own trumpet, but our daily free sheet was a festival must.
Soul Kids areaGreat music, crafts, games and workshops (thumbs up for the Roald Dahl one), plus the best pizza in Stradbally.
Bumping into people we hadn't seen in agesA brilliant pleasure that never gets old.
Pie 3Lots of votes for Fiddlers' Cottage pasties. Their steak, which is stewed in Newcastle Brown Ale for 12 hours, is now legendary in the Ticket's site office.
TootingThe backing singer who took over from Toots and kept the Maytals skanking on the main stage.
GOING DOWN
SpoilsportsIt's a bummer that there's nowhere to watch any sport at Electric Picnic. Whether it was Ireland's Euro 2012 qualifier on Friday (though we're glad we didn't see it in hindsight) or yesterday's All-Ireland hurling final, there's an audience here who dig sport. C'mon: if the Picnic can bill pointy-headed debates about the IRA and the Nazis, they can show the hurling.
Bit pricey?You pay €10 for the official laminate, which allegedly has all the stage times, but it doesn't have the times or bands for the Body Soul stages.
Fashion faux-pas 1Lads wearing Dalmatian onesies. Lack of woof on every level.
Absent friendsWe missed the Thisispopbaby stage and the cinema tent. Bring 'em back, please.
Has The X Factorchanged how crowds cheer?Or is it really necessary to whoop when a singer hits a high note?
Fashion faux-pas 2Blokes wearing If Found, Return to Pub T-shirts. No, no, no, no.
What happened to Electric Picnic's snazzy recyclable cups?That was one way to keep litter to a minimum.
WaspsWe may not have had a decent summer, but nobody told the wasp population.
Picnic-induced FomoEspecially when you hear people raving about bands you missed. Were OMD really that good? (Yes: check out our review)
