The tenth annual Electric Picnic festival kicked off in Stradbally, Co. Laois, on Friday evening and both repeat visitors and festival newbies are currently partying up a storm in the midlands county.

Revelers across the country have been counting down the days to the end of summer highlight on Ireland’s festival calendar, and judging by early reports, day one of this year’s offering did not disappoint.

While My Bloody Valentine, one of the main attractions on Friday night’s calendar, left concert-goers underwhelmed, their lacklustre performance was more than made up for by the multitude of other, more enjoyable, options.

Fatboy Slim led the way in celebrations, headlining the main stage late on Friday night and introducing a ten-tier cake by way of celebrating the festival’s anniversary, and a beautiful firework display had campers staring in awe at the clear starry skies.

Have a flick through the gallery above for a selection of some of the best pictures from EP 13 so far, and keep an eye on the Her.ie Twitter account for live updates from the festival all weekend. 

All pics courtesy of Electric Picnic, by Jamie Tanner and Gregory Nolan

7-Up Free is asking people to submit what will uplift their summer. They will be giving away lots of prizes throughout the summer for the best entries. To be in with a chance to win people can enter via Twitter using the hashtag #upliftmysummer or they can enter via Facebook or the website www.7up.ie. Whether they want a weekly Friday ice cream to brighten their day or tickets to one of the hottest festivals in Europe, the 7-Up Free team might just make it happen!