Saturday at Electric Picnic: Stage times, weather and everything else you need to know

Electric Picnic 2024 is in full swing, with Noah Kahan closing out Day 1 with a blistering set on the Main Stage on Friday night.

Festivalgoers should be nicely settled in by day two at Electric Picnic at Stradbally Hall, Co Laois, and looking forward to a day of promising-looking weather and stellar music acts to suit all tastes.

But whether you're feeling refreshed and revived or hanging onto life by a thread, there's plenty of options for Saturday day and night including the beginning of the festival's comedy line-up at the Comedy Stage.

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Here's everything you need to know for Saturday at Electric Picnic, including music highlights, weather forecast and stage times for all the main areas.

Saturday line-up

Chart-topping DJ Calvin Harris tops the bill on the Main Stage on Saturday night for what promises to be a set-filled with bangers to close out Day 2.

Belfast rap trio Kneecap are also lined up to perform on the Electric Arena stage later today for what is sure to be a memorable gig, while Dublin four-piece The Scratch are set to thrill fans over on the Rankin's Wood stage.

Other must-see acts set to perform on Saturday include Irish folk outfit Lankum, 'trad punk' folk band the Mary Wallopers and English rock band Kasabian.

Watch out too for some rising Irish stars earlier in the day, such as upcoming four-piece WineMom who will kick things off on the Electric Arena stage at 2.15pm, while multi-instrumentalist singer/songwriter Somebody's Child is set to perform on the main stage at 3.15 for what is sure to be one of the highlights of the weekend.

Saturday stage times

Main stage

11pm - 1am: Calvin Harris

9.15pm - 10.15pm: Kodaline

7.30pm - 8.30pm: Kasabian

6pm - 7pm: The Saw Doctors

4.45pm - 5.30pm: The Mary Wallopers

3.15pm - 4pm: Somebody's Child

2pm - 2.45pm: Chasing Abbey

Electric Arena

11.30pm - 12.30am: Lankum

10pm - 11pm: J Hus

8.30pm - 9.30pm: The Waterboys

7.15pm - 8pm: Kneecap

5.45pm - 6.30pm: Moncrieff

4.30pm - 5.15pm: Amble

3.15pm - 4pm: Dylan Flynn and the Dead Poets

2.15pm - 2.45pm: WineMom

Rankin's Wood

10.30pm - 11.30pm: The Scratch

9pm - 10pm: Channel Tres

7.45pm - 8.30pm: Loreen

6.15pm - 7pm: Dasha

5pm - 5.45pm: 49th and Main

3.45pm - 4.30pm: Blindboy

2.30pm - 3.15pm: The Clockworks

Terminus Stage

11.30pm - 1am: Dyen

10pm - 11.30pm: Funk Tribu

8.30pm - 10pm: Luciiid

7.30pm - 8.30pm: Black Traffic

6.30pm - 7.30pm: 666cmg

Three Music Stage

8.45pm - 9.25pm: Jordan Adetunji

7.30pm - 8.15pm: Jalen Ngonda

6.30pm - 7pm: Daydreamers

5.30pm - 6pm: Cardinals

4.30pm - 5pm: Big Sleep

3.30pm - 4pm: Cliffords

2pm - 3pm: Three Music Slot

Comedy Stage gets underway

Amid the high-profile music acts, festivalgoers can slow things down and have a laugh at the COmedy Arena, which gets opens at 1.30pm on Saturday and runs until 9pm.

Headlining on Saturday is the peerless Russell Howard, one of the world's top comedians and the undoubted, uplifting comedy king. Apparently ageless, hugely physical, his relentlessly funny performances have been a mainstay of TV schedules for more than 15 years, with his infectious humor, genuine personality and ability to connect with audiences on a deep level, he has become one of the most beloved and respected comedians in the world.

BAFTA-winning comic, Iain Stirling, best known as the brilliantly funny voice of the hit reality show Love Island, is also on the bill for Saturday. At his best the Edinburgh native is an unhinged free-form anecdotal fest. Along with his life partner Laura Whitmore, their award-winning podcast 'Partners in Crime' chronicles the most infamous and bizarre cases in true crime history.

Ireland's sweetheart Deirdre O'Kane is another comic lined up for Saturday that is well worth checking out. She a huge list of acting credits, but she has never strayed too far from her live stand-up roots and is an instantly charismatic stage presence who dazzles the audience from start to finish.

Saturday weather at Electric Picnic

Festival goers are in luck as decent weather is forecast throughout the weekend.

According to weather guru Alan O'Reilly of Carlow Weather, temperatures on Saturday are expected to stay around 19C or 20C with more cloud around at night, with "only a very small chance of a passing shower" amid sunny spells.

Any showers that do arrive will "clear off very quickly" and the weather "should hold mainly dry until Monday lunchtime", by which time many of the thousands of music fans will have begun to make their journey home from what should be the highlight of the Irish festival season.

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