Melvin Benn

Security at Stradbally opus stepped up this year, but the impact appeared to be minimal

Double bill with Jenny Greene and DJ Mo K among biggest hits of EP2017 so far

Heightened security ‘observing and profiling’ and designed to be low-key, say organisers

‘Ten years is the minimum,’ says organiser as site set-up for this year is revealed

How Music Works: A boatload of scurvy musicians is a big port of call at Electric Picnic

Festival attendees left ‘extremely distressed’ over pushing and congestion in Friday queues

Comments come after Electric Picnic sells out in less than five minutes, ahead of lineup announcement

While you could envisage the site taking another couple of thousand punters, the less-is-more approach probably makes sense in the long run.

Other acts include LCD Soundsystem, New Order and The Chemical Brothers

Accounts filed for company behind music festival show profits of €650,000 for 2014

Blur and Grace Jones among star attractions at Ireland’s biggest music festival

Britpop stalwarts will be joined by Sam Smith, Grace Jones and Interpol

Florence and the Machine and Underworld confirmed as headliners

Exotic food, belted ballads, word play – but atmosphere takes centre stage

Some 40,000 music fans expected to attend sold-out event this weekend

Line-up includes Beck, Portishead, Outkast, Chic and Pet Shop Boys, with weather set to improve as weekend progresses

Promoter claims he lost out as a result of being excluded from volume discounting arrangement

Aggressive ticket pricing discounting has paid off for the promoters

Music promoter claims breach of agreements

Just 22,000 fans turned up last year - well short of the target to break even

Music festival to take place from August 30th to September 1st

Electric Picnic and Oxegen festivals announce ticket prices