Festival dijadwalkan dari 31 Agu hingga 02 Sep 2012 (2 hari).
Electric Picnic berlangsung di Stradbally, Ireland. Berikut adalah alamat lengkap festival: Stradbally Co Laois Stradbally, Ireland Ireland
Ed Sheeran, The Killers, The Cure, Kodaline, Glen Hansard, Patti Smith, Sigur Rós, Metronomy, Patrick Watson, Of Monsters and Men, God Is an Astronaut, Michael Kiwanuka, Tindersticks, Christy Moore, Hot Chip, Bombay Bicycle Club, Ben Howard, Elbow, Explosions in the Sky, The Vaccines.
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indie rock
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