Electric Picnic have just announced the headline acts for the three-day festival in Stradbally this year.
Duran Duran, The XX, Interpol, London Grammar and Chaka Khan will play at the festival, taking place from the 1st- 3rd September.
Other acts confirmed include Run the Jewels, Pete Tong, A Tribe Called Quest and Father John Misty.
We'll have more information as we hear it.
The xx, A Tribe Called Quest and Duran Duran will headline #EP2017. pic.twitter.com/cTOIhE6p07
— Electric Picnic (@EPfestival) March 23, 2017
After eagerly awaiting for the sold-out festival, twitter has erupted with tweets about Electric Picnic.
Check out some of the reactions below.
Very excited for Duran Duran #EP2017
— Aoibhé Ní Bhard (@AvaWithAFada) March 23, 2017
Electric picnic lineup.. #EP2017 pic.twitter.com/1YAnR2iDIN
— Kiera Levins (@Kiera_Levins) March 23, 2017
The XX.. Is this even real 🙌🏼💖🙌🏼💖🙌🏼💖🙌🏼 #EP2017
— Jade Mackenzie (@jademackenzie_5) March 23, 2017
D'you know what, it's not that good a line up actually. There's three acts that got me excited #EP #EP2017 #EP17 #Tribecalledquest
— David Hollywood (@DavidHollywood_) March 23, 2017
Only band im remotely excited about at #EP2017 is Madness. Not a great sign.
— Gráinne Blumenthal (@ThatOneWhoSings) March 23, 2017
Tribe Called Quest announcement just made my day! Also ❤ Interpol. Well done. #ep2017 #electricpicnic
— Keara Kennedy (@KennedyKeara) March 23, 2017
I haven't looked at a list of names and been this unhappy since English paper 2 #EP2017
— Driscats (@emeraaaa) March 23, 2017
