A special Electric Picnic pre-sale for customers of Three and O2 has been announced. Tickets for the Stradbally festival will go on general sale from March 4th but will be available to customers of the mobile network from Monday March 2nd as part of a new sponsorship deal. Three confirmed today that it has signed a four-year deal to become a partner of the three-day music event , which takes place from Friday September 4th to Sunday September 6th with acts including Belle & Sebastian, George Ezra and The War on Drugs. Three and O2 customers can sign up by texting MUSIC to 51020 and then texting ELECTRIC to 51020 to purchase on Monday March 2nd at 9am. “We are extremely excited to add Electric Picnic to Three’s music offering which also includes Ireland’s best music venue, 3Arena, Longitude festival and NYF Countdown Concert. "It’s really important to us that Three & O2 customers continue to have access to the biggest and best live music experiences.  This partnership with Electric Picnic puts our customers at the heart of music in Ireland,” said Elaine Carey, CCO of Three Ireland. Earlier this month, Three also announced a partnership with Longitude Festival for the festival’s third year.