Electric Picnic announces return of queer dance party
Mother is coming back to Laois for the Stradbally festival weekend
Electric Picnic in Laois is just five weeks away and they have made a big announcement for the return of a proudly fun dance party with a line-up.
The queer dance party in the Stradbally woods is back for 2025 and it’s bigger, bolder, and more brilliant than ever.
This August, Mother returns to Electric Picnic with Mother After Dark, their late-night celebration of queer joy, radical self-expression, and dancefloor liberation under the stars.
From 11pm to 4am, Friday through Sunday, the Mother stage will once again transform into a high-octane queer dance party beneath the trees. Complete with DJs, drag, dancers, kink, and pure queer energy pulsing into the night.
The cast of drag and performance artists lighting up the stage includes Abrakedavre, Annie Queeries, APHRA, Avatar Guille, BetteDavidEyes, Blaq Coffee, Blue Flame, Bonnie Boux, Chanel, Cornflake Girl, Crimson leCreme, Donna Fella, Elle LeGent, Haus of W.I.G, Kora Elle, Liam Bee, Naomi Diamond, Nokia, Pixie Woo, Saint Marco, Scarlett Van Tassel, Shaqira Knightly, Terri Fierce, Vicky Volltz, and Viola Gayvis.
A celebration of queer community, creativity, and connection, Mother After Dark is an Electric Picnic institution, a space for freedom, joy, and late-night magic, soundtracked by some of Ireland’s most exciting queer talent.
"This ain’t just a picnic. This is Mother After Dark," say Electric Picnic.
Tickets for EP25 are sold out. It takes place from August 29 to 31 in its home in the Cosby Estate, Stradbally.