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Philip Downes
13/08/2024
Gardai have released new travel advice for the 75,000 revellers set to head to Stradbally for Electric Picnic, as the festival returns this weekend. Tens of thousands of people are set to head to Stradbally, Co Laois for the festival — headlined this year by acts such as Noah Kahan, Calvin Harris and Kylie Minogue — with people taking various methods of transportation to the festival. Ahead of the festival this week, gardaí have released their travel advisory for those travelling from all around the country, be it by car, camper van or by bus/coach — advising that they will be present on all routes to ensure disruption and diversions are kept to a minimum, and that Stradbally locals are able to travel with ease. While the festival doesn’t kick off officially until Friday, those who have early access tickets will be able to access the campsite from 4pm on Thursday (August 15). Those who are heading to Stradbally on Friday are advised to get there early — as the campsites can fill up quite quickly and traffic can get very heavy very quickly. Gardaí have advised people travelling to also take public transport where possible — with Portlaoise being the closest train station to Stradbally. There will be a paid shuttle bus service operating from Portlaoise Train Station directly to the Pick-up/Drop-off area located just off the N80 on the Portlaoise side of Stradbally. As well as the travel advice, Gardaí have said that a number of roads will be closed from Thursday to Monday: Tow-away vehicles will also be in operation for the duration of the festival to remove any illegally parked vehicle and those causing obstruction. For full travel information, including how to get to Electric Picnic if you’re driving a car, camper van/caravans, or if you’re taking private buses and coaches — as well as family camper vans and car parks can be found HERE. CMAT and Bambie Thug lead among new acts announced for Electric Picnic 2024 Elsewhere, Electric Picnic have finalised their 2024 lineups — with Irish rock legends the Saw Doctors among several new names being added to the lineup. Today's top videos
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