The incident was referred to as The Camp Hill Disaster in Montgomery County , and The Picnic Train Tragedy in the city of Philadelphia .

Electric Picnic is an annual arts-and-music festival Social_event which has been staged since 2004 at Stradbally Hall in Stradbally , County Laois , Ireland .

The Picnic has been described Statement as `` Ireland 's version of Glastonbury '' and `` a great inspiration to Latitude '' by one of its business partners , Laois .

The 2008 event was described Statement by `` The Irish Times '' as `` the best Electric Picnic yet '' .

Electric Picnic differs Change from other festivals in Ireland in that the music choice is more eclectic than the other mainstream events ( its history includes international acts such as Kraftwerk , Röyksopp , Nick Cave , Sonic Youth , New Order , Björk , Arcade Fire , Beastie Boys , The Stooges , The Chemical Brothers , Gary Numan , The Flaming Lips , Sigur Rós and Sex Pistols ) , and there is more emphasis on quality festival services Supply ( such as food and sleeping arrangements ) and a generally more positive and relaxed atmosphere .

Electric Picnic began Process_start as a one-day event in 2004 , before growing Expansion to a weekend-long festival within a year .

Electric Picnic has been described Statement as an `` enormously successful , award-winning , established brand '' which `` attempts to bring Bringing to life a microcosmic cultural experience where music is just the tip of the iceberg '' .