
RT at Electric Picnic 2016 in association with Electric Ireland
27 August 2016: RT , in association with Electric Ireland, today announced details of its coverage of Ireland's biggest music festival, Electric Picnic.
Throughout the weekend, from Friday 2nd Sunday 4th September, RT will bring audiences the best moments from Electric Picnic 2016 across television, radio, online and on mobile devices, presenting its broadest and most comprehensive Picnic' coverage to date and ensuring that RT will be the go-to destination for all the latest from Electric Picnic 2016.
Highlights - RT at Electric Picnic in association with Electric Ireland
RT 2
RT 2 will be dedicated to Electric Picnic on Saturday night at 8pm 1 hour earlier than last year - which means even more great Electric Picnic highlights through the night. Live coverage on RT 2 will once again be fronted by Eoghan McDermott and Jenny Greene, with performances from Main Stage headliners and the Other Voices stage and Electric Ireland Marquee as well as highlights from both Friday and earlier on Saturday. Al Porter and Blathnaid Treacy will also be on reporting duties, bringing the latest news, exclusive artist interviews and festival happenings to viewers.
RT 2FM
RT 2FM will be the go-to radio station for all the latest music, news and gossip from Electric Picnic throughout the weekend. If you can't make it to the festival, be there with RT 2FM:
Friday: Cormac Battle will host a Picnic Festival Drive special featuring music from Picnic acts past and present as well as live reports and interviews;
Saturday: Join us for lots more interviews and reports from Dan Hegarty and Carl Mullan across the day and from 8pm midnight, Cormac Battle is back on air with great live music and artist interviews as part of a simulcast of RTE2 s Electric Picnic live programme;
Sunday: Join us live from 1pm midnight as Tracey Clifford, Ruth Scott*, Stephen Byrne and Bl thnaid Treacy and Cormac Battle bring a non-stop supply of music, chat, live reports and interviews from the final day of the festival.
Ruth Scott will give the first play' of tracks recorded at our special 90 s classics concert by DJ Jenny Greene and the RT Concert Orchestra on Friday night in the Rankins Wood tent.
RT Player
RT Player's exclusive dedicated Electric Ireland hub will feature clips and extras from RT 2's Electric Picnic live programme featuring performances from the Other Voices stage along with artist interviews with Blathnaid Treacy all across the weekend and for 7 days after the festival at
RT Player's exclusive dedicated Electric Ireland hub will feature clips and extras from RT 2's Electric Picnic live programme with performances from the Other Voices stage along with artist interviews with Blathnaid Treacy across the weekend and for 7 days after the festival at http://www.rte.ie/player/ie/tag/Electric%20Ireland/.
RT .ie/entertainment
RTE.ie/entertainment will be access all areas as it brings an exclusive preview of Stradbally's transformation in the run up to the festival. Watch out for exclusive behind the scenes' clips and event information as entertainment reporter, Jackie Fox captures all the excitement on RT .ie/entertainment (as well as on Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat).
Follow the Picnic with RT on social media:
Get all the latest updates from #EP2016 on @rte @rte2 @rte2fm Twitter and Facebook.
RT at Electric Picnic 2016 is brought to you in association with Electric Ireland. For more see https://www.electricireland.ie/news-media/category/electric-picnic and @electricireland.
Ends
For further information please contact:
Neil O'Gorman, Corporate Communications Manager, RT , T: 01 2083989 M: 087 2077192
Maureen Catterson, Communications Manager, RT Radio, T: 01 2082255 M: 087 7800737
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