Electric Picnic won’t go ahead this year as Laois County Council refuse to grant licence

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It's not looking good for Electric Picnic as it will not be going ahead later this year, with Laois County Council refusing to grant a licence.

It’s not looking good for Electric Picnic as it will not be going ahead later this year, with Laois County Council refusing to grant a licence.“Laois County Council has today made the decision to refuse a licence to hold the 2021 Electric Picnic event at Stradbally, Co Laois,” they said.

“Furthermore, it is noted that under current government measures for the management of Covid-19, events of this nature are restricted to an attendance of 500 people only.” It comes as on Tuesday MCD Productions called for Electric Picnic to be allowed to go ahead exclusively for vaccinated people.why they believe the festival should be permitted as the live music sector in Ireland has now been closed for over 500 days.

This news comes as Managing Director of Festival Republic, which runs the Electric Picnic festival, Melvin Benn, said on Monday that the festival in Stradbally in Laois will be going ahead this year.

 

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