Armed Gardai will be patrolling the Electric Picnic site as part of enhanced security measures this weekend.
Festivals across Europe have beefed up security, following the terror attack in Manchester in May.
Gardai say the threat level here remains unchanged, meaning an attack is possible but not likely.
Those attending Electric Picnic are reminded that backpacks or large bags cannot be brought into the festival arena.
Festival Director Melvin Benn;
Stradbally in Co. Laois is preparing for an invasion of festival fans ahead of Electric Picnic.
55 thousand people will attend the festival from this Friday to Sunday.
Headliners include The XX, London Grammar, Pete Tong and Elbow.
Juliette Gash got a sneak peek of the site;
Stradbally Hall is home to a woodland railway, the oldest in Ireland, where an old steam locomotive took us on a whistlestop tour;
Speed tour of Stradbally Steam Train 🚂 #EP2017 pic.twitter.com/VAcxcTgKND
— Juliette Gash (@JulietteGash) August 29, 2017
And Today FM's Soundgarden is back and bigger than ever this year!
With a packed weekend full of live performances, Former TXFM presenter Joe Donnelly will host a ‘Disco Brunch’ on Saturday afternoon followed by the inaugural ‘Dermot & Dave’s Comedy Karaoke’.
Tribute legends Spring Break will take to the Today FM Sound Garden stage on Saturday evening before disco queen Kelly-Anne Byrne takes her weekend radio show ‘The Beat Goes On’ to the festival for a live DJ set.
On Sunday, festival goers are in for treat as Today FM presenter and comedian Al Porter, along with his eight-piece band ‘The Sugarcubes’ will belt out a host of sing-along classics.
Today FM’s Sound Garden will also welcome some Irish bands to its stage across the weekend including the hugely popular Chasing Abbey, who recently signed to a major record label after massive support from Today FM.
Today FM’s Sound Garden has attracted huge crowds over the past 3 years at Electric Picnic, mainly due to high-energy nightly DJ sets from afternoon presenter Fergal D’Arcy, Kelly-Anne Byrne and Ed Smith.
You can almost taste the weekend #EP2017 site tour pic.twitter.com/WzdxsAfZY9
— Juliette Gash (@JulietteGash) August 29, 2017
As well as a weekend of comedy, music and DJ sets Today FM music presenters Louise Duffy, Paul McLoone and Fergal D’Arcy will be chatting to a host of Electric Picnic artists including Elbow, Rag n’Bone Man, London Grammar, BBC’s Annie Mac and many many more.
The Today FM Sound Garden stage is located in the main arena opposite Casa Bacardi.
