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Next year’s Electric Picnic festival in County Laois, Ireland has completely sold out after tickets went on sale yesterday (Thursday), but some loyal fans have been left disgruntled after missing out.
Previous attendees of the three-day event were due to be rewarded through a loyalty scheme which grants them discounted tickets.
However, some have issued complaints after being left with no option to input their loyalty codes on the Ticketmaster website which operated the sales.
“Well, there were a couple of hiccups with the loyalty tickets but, you wanted to be there and you persevered!” read a statement from the organisers.
“Ticketmaster corrected the hiccups and the loyalty tickets sold out as well as the first time buyer tickets so the lucky ones have them and we are sold out! We are looking forward to putting on the best festival in Ireland for you again next year!
“Electric Picnic will return on 29th – 31st August 2025.”
The festival takes place at Stradbally Hall and last year saw its biggest edition yet with approximately 75,000 people in attendance.
Festival chief executive Melvin Benn has said he is open to expanding the capacity after seeing the record crowds.
The discounted weekend camping tickets were priced at between €225 (£190/$250) and €290, but some fans struggled to access the cheaper passes.
One festival-goer asked on social media: “My code didn’t work this morning so I felt I had no choice but to buy at full price, will we be refunded?
“It was not our fault but we paid the price, not right or fair.”
Another said: “Not much use releasing loyalty tickets at a later time as it was broken this morning. Money gone down the drain for money people who had to buy tickets at full price.”
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