RT 2fm & Oxfam Call Out for Acts to Play at Electric Picnic 2016 RT 2fm is joining forces once again with Oxfam Ireland to launch the third annual 2fm's Play the Picnic with Oxfam; a major, nationwide competition that will see 10 of Ireland's best up-and-coming acts win a coveted live set at the country's biggest music and arts festival, Electric Picnic.
Today, Tuesday 7th June at 1pm, The Tracy Clifford Show will launch 2fm's Play the Picnic with Oxfam during a live broadcast from the Oxfam shop on Parliament Street, Dublin 2 with live music from last year's overall winner, Heroes in Hiding as well as 2014 finalists, Donegal duo Little Hours.
Bands, solo artists, singer-songwriters, DJs, rappers, hip-hop artists, you name it acts of all musical persuasions will be invited to submit a track that they think will bag them a spot on the Oxjam Stage at Electric Picnic 2016.
Entrants should email a link to their track to playthepicnic@rte.ie (e.g. Soundcloud, WeTransfer, Mixcloud). Please do not send MP3 or other audio format files as they will not be counted as entries. One entry per act. Full terms and conditions are available on the website.
After being whittled down to a list of 30 by an expert judging panel, the public will be invited to vote for their favourites and by voting be in with a chance of winning tickets to the now sold out festival. The 10 highest-ranking acts, as chosen by the public in a text vote, will then be added to the bill at Oxfam's Oxjam Stage at Electric Picnic.
But that's not all
In addition, the act from the final ten with the highest number of votes overall will play at one of Electric Picnic's larger stages, The Cosby Stage, granting them even more exposure to Picknickers. They will also win a masterclass with Festival Republic MD Melvin Benn on how to get festival bookings for your band; a masterclass with 2fm on how to go about approaching radio stations and obtaining airplay; a studio session with some of Ireland's top sound engineers at 2fm's state-of-the-art studios; and have their song broadcast to the nation on 2fm.
Paul Russell, Programme Director at 2fm, says: Every year we team up with Oxfam for Play the Picnic we re blown away by the quality of the entries. It s reassuring to know that bubbling under the current crop of big names there s a constant supply of developing unsigned acts biting at their heels.
Oxfam Ireland's Laura O'Leary says: We're delighted to team up with 2fm for the third year and continue to showcase some of the brightest and best of the Irish music scene. This is what Oxjam is all about celebrating local talent while making a global impact. By supporting home-grown talent, like previous winners Heroes in Hiding and Little Hours, the public will also be raising vital funds for Oxfam s work worldwide, from saving lives in emergencies like the current refugee crisis to helping people build better lives and campaigning to tackle issues that keep people poor. Each text vote truly helps transform someone s life for the better.
Festival Director, Melvin Benn said: I'm really looking forward to hearing this year's entries, Ireland has some fantastic up and coming musical talent and I'm delighted to be able to showcase some of it at Electric Picnic whilst at the same time, supporting such a worthy charity as Oxfam Ireland .
To enter and to find out more about 2fm's Play the Picnic with Oxfam visit www.rte.ie/2fm
Tweet @RTE2fm @OxfamIreland @Oxjam_Ireland @EPFestival using #PlayThePicnic
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RT 2fm & Oxfam Call Out for Acts to Play at Electric Picnic 2016 RT 2fm is joining forces once again with Oxfam Ireland to launch the third annual 2fm's Play the Picnic with Oxfam; a major, nationwide competition that will see 10 of Ireland's best up-and-coming acts win a coveted live set at the country's biggest music and arts festival, Electric Picnic.
