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The Killers, Bat For Lashes & Tindersticks Join Electric Picnic Bill
The Cure and Sigur Ros will headline the Irish festival.

Yesterday, Electric Picnic revealed their initial line-up for this year’s event and today, a whole host of other bands have been added.
The initial line-up announcement revealed that the likes of The Cure and Sigur Ros would be headlining, and today, The Killers, Bat For Lashes and Tindrsticks have joined the epic list of bands already confirmed.
Yesterday’s announcement revealed the following acts would be appearing at Irish festival, which takes place in late August.
The Cure
Sigur Rós
Elbow
Grizzly Bear
Orbital
Christy Moore
The Roots
Hot Chip
Glen Hansard
The xx
Metronomy
The Horrors
Azealia Banks
Roots Manuva
Bell X1
Staff Benda Bilili
Milagers
Ed Sheeran
Alabama Shakes
Cranes
Little Roy
Land Lovers
Baxter Dury
Jonathan Wilson
Solar Bears
Fatoumata Diawara
Willis Earl Beal
Lanterns on the Lake
Electric Picnic takes place in Stradbally Hall in Laois, Ireland from the 31st August to the 2nd September.
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