Electric Picnic organisers were forced to announce their final headliner this week after said headliner accidentally let slip.
Tens of thousands of revellers are expected to descend on Stradbally later in the summer for the biggest festival in the Irish festival calendar.
CMAT, Fontaines D.C. and Gorillaz are amongst the headliners for the annual music festival.
Typically, Electric Picnic has six headliners — two on each night — with just five announced up until this week.
That is, until the sixth and final headliner made an accidental slip-up, leaving eagle-eyed fans delighted.
This week, Scottish singer Lewis Capaldi played two nights at Marlay Park, and is set to take to the stage at Thomond Park on Friday.
With merch available at the Marlay Park gigs, fans were informed via the merchandise that Lewis would be playing Electric Picnic on August 28.
On Thursday, EP organisers took to social media to confirm what had been leaked.
‘You heard it here first (or second),’ they teased, ‘Lewis Capaldi is your Friday night headliner for Electric Picnic 2026.
‘We’re exactly 2 months away from the greatest weekend of the year!
‘Let the planning begin!’
Social media users took to the comments, with one jibing that it was the ‘worst kept secret in history but class nonetheless.’
Another confirmed: ‘He was amazing in Marlay Park last night.’
@kaseycampion25 what an absolute legend🥹🥹🥹 @Lewis Capaldi @Electric Picnic #lewiscapaldi #favourite #bestdayever #electricpicnic ♬ Before You Go – Lewis Capaldi
Others weren’t as happy, with one hitting out: ‘What a depressing line up this year.’
Lewis headlines the first night of Electric Picnic, with Sombr also headlining on the Friday.
The Electric Picnic headline comes three years after the Someone You Loved singer was set to take to the stage.
Unfortunately, Lewis did not perform at EP 2023 as he withdrew from public life for a period due to health issues.
It comes as influencer Kasey Campion took to TikTok sharing that she went ‘straight to the source to confirm these EP rumours.’
The 98FM presenter is a major Lewis Capaldi fan, and shared a clip of her alongside the singer-songwriter.
‘What an absolute legend,’ Kasey wrote alongside the clip which saw her beaming as she met Lewis, who was grinning.
