A field in County Laois roars back as one of rock’s most enduring voices takes the stage. Noel Gallagher and his High Flying Birds headlined Ireland’s Electric Picnic festival in 2016, blending his solo material with iconic Oasis classics for a Saturday set that shared the bill with LCD Soundsystem and Catfish & The Bottlemen. The High Flying Birds songs drew real enthusiasm, but the Oasis anthems sent the massive Stradbally crowd into a frenzy, with singalongs to “Wonderwall” and “Champagne Supernova” echoing across the grounds. Even a self-admitted technical hiccup during “Champagne Supernova” couldn’t dent the energy.


