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Lola Young
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Electric Picnic 2026: Biblical rain, bopping families, surprise acts and popular covers
Festival director defends handling of crowd control issues, saying one set cancelled as organisers ‘not willing’ to risk lives
Electric Picnic 2026: Saturday in pictures – CMAT, Kyla Cobbler, Lola Young and Violet Grohl
The Messy star plays a surprise set before ‘Dunboyne Diana’ takes to the Main Stage on a day when festivalgoers shrug off the wet weather
Lola Young’s surprise Electric Picnic gig answers two questions, one being if CMAT can play
The Messy singer brings heartfelt neosoul to an appreciative Main Stage audience that includes CMAT
Lola Young cancels gigs to take break after collapsing on stage
Young could be seen swaying and falling backwards during a New York concert on Saturday
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