Franz Ferdinand, Sigur Ros, My Bloody Valentine for Electric Picnic

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The Gossip and The Breeders also head for Irish festival

Mar 26, 2008
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Franz Ferdinand, Sex Pistols and Sigur Ros have been confirmed for Ireland's Electric Picnic 2008 festival.

Acts also joining them at the event, held at Stradbelly Hall in County Laois between August 29-31, will be My Bloody Valentine, , The Breeders and CSS.

Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst will also play a solo set at the festival, which last year hosted performances from Beastie Boys, Bjork, Manic Street Preachers and Sonic Youth.

The acclaimed Jazz And World Music Stage, The International Comedy Club and The Body And Soul Village will make a reappearance at this year's event.

Tickets go on sale from 9am on March 28. For more information, go to Electricpicnic.ie.

Acts announced so far include:

Sex Pistols
Sigur Ros
Grinderman
Franz Ferdinand
George Clinton And The P-Funk Allstars
My Bloody Valentine
Goldfrapp
Christy Moore
Wilco
The Gossip
Duffy
Foals
Underworld
Tinariwen
CSS
Tindersticks
New Young Pony Club
Josh Ritter
Lisa Hannigan
Cathy Davey
That Petrol Emotion
The Breeders
Michael Franti And Spearhead
Sinead O'Connor
The Waterboys
The Roots
Kila
Micah P Hinson
Conor Oberst
Hayseed Dixie
Candi Staton
Juana Molina
Turin Brakes
Faust
Midnight Juggernauts
Tartit
Hadouken!
Silver Apples
Mark Geary
Teitur
Blitzen Trapper
Absentee
Balanescu Quartet
Lou Rhodes
Adrian Crowley
One Day International
The Yard Dogs
Tobias Froberg
Boss Volenti
Dawn Landes
Constantines
Yacht
The Lionheart Brothers
Large Mound
Emmy The Great
Kormac And The BSQ Band
Jape
The Noisettes
Dublin Gospel Choir

To check the availability of Electric Picnic tickets and get all the latest listings, go to NME.COM/GIGS now, or call 0871 230 1094.