Local Talent Alert: Waterford band set to bring homegrown talent to Electric Picnic 2023

A Waterford band will take the step from performing on city streets to the stage at Electric Picnic as Three City Stages comes to Ireland’s biggest festival this summer. 

Waterford’s 2Time Charlie is set to make their way to Stradbally, Co. Laois alongside eight other musicians to combine their musical talents for a very special ensemble performance at Electric Picnic. Supported by a full backing band, the group will showcase the wealth of Ireland’s busking talent found performing daily across the main streets of cities around the country.

The eight musicians, comprised of Arthur Valentine, Bukky, Kestine, Korey Power, Leah Moran, Liliana Pinheiro, Salamay and 2Time Charlie, were selected for this unique Electric Picnic performance by a panel of Irish music industry professionals including Cian Boylan (Camden Recording Studios), Gill Dooley (CEO, AIM Ireland), Lorcan Byrne (MCD Productions) and Tracy Clifford (RTE 2FM). 

City Stages has been touring Ireland visiting towns and cities such as Waterford, Dublin, Limerick, Kilkenny and Galway. The initiative offers the next generation of musicians, currently plying their trade busking on Ireland’s city streets, a platform to perform and to progress their careers by offering a select few the opportunity to perform on the biggest stages in the country. To date, almost 500 musicians have applied to perform on a Three City Stage.

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Electric Picnic won’t be the first major opportunity that Three’s City Stages has provided to up & coming Irish talent. In February, Kildare songwriter Tia Burke, a performer on the Waterford City Stages event, was selected by Self Esteem to open her sold out 3Olympia Theatre show.

Three’s City Stages will continue touring Ireland across 2023, post Electric Picnic, with more opportunities for those artists to play on some of Ireland’s biggest stages such as 3Arena and 3Olympia, opening for major artists. Applications to perform can be found at 3.ie/CityStages.

In addition, the Three Charge & Chill area also returns to EP this summer offering complimentary charging, unrivalled views of main stage and exclusive treats for Three+ customers. Located next to the main arena Three Charge & Chill to enhance their festival experience.