Fishtown Reveals Lineup For Electric Picnic

Fish Town is gearing up to go bigger, bolder and wilder than ever at Electric Picnic 2026.

Roll up! Roll up! The all day long, late-night, mischief-filled arena that is Fish Town is planning to be even wilder than ever for Electric Picnic 2026.  Caged, stray, concealed or revealed, it’s all good at Fish Town, this is where we redefine “normal” with ringmaster extraordinaire Jerry Fish at the helm!

In its fifth year deep in the woods at Stradbally, Fishtown is home to The Jerry Fish Electric Sideshow - Circus Tent, three pop up Sideshow Stages and The Heart and Anchor Bar. The whole town is inhabited by circus, cabaret, burlesque, pole, drag and sideshow walkabout performers – you never know who you may bump into at Fish Town.

This year, there’s everything from a trad rave to a custom-built wrestling ring, for the first time at Electric Picnic, Jerry Fish is thrilled to bring OTT WRESTLING to Fish Town, a chaotic, high-energy live wrestling show, mixing world-class athleticism with unpredictable wild, crazy theatre. This isn't your traditional wrestling show.

It’s a loud, interactive spectacle driven by massive crowd energy, great comedy, and intense action! And of course you’ll find the usual incredible array of performances from some of Ireland’s most cutting-edge and experiential live artists such as MayKay, Shobsy and Malaki, house music icon Rowetta and dance-floor filling DJs like The Kilo 1977 and Kelly-Ann Byrne… this is where the party is at!

Fish Town would not be complete without its dandy concoction of carnival sideshow theatre, and this year they have doubled the carnival. You can expect unearthly performances from Fire and Pole Queens, Fierce Family Troupe, The Pony Girls (Our Police Force), Regina & The Queens (Drag Show) Time Travel Theatre, Wobbly Circus, Miss Mary Jane, Dirty Circus and many more of our Sideshow Sweethearts. Fishtown promises once again to be a highlight of this year’s Picnic, delivering three debauched days and nights of mind blowing, soul bending entertainment, under its unwavering banner of ‘unity through diversity’.

Jerry Fish is one of Ireland’s most enigmatic and entertaining performers to the point where Electric Picnic have afforded him his very own Fish Town. An indie legend and ringmaster of exceptional renown, Jerry Fish has evolved into a showman extraordinaire, capturing the hearts and minds of audiences all over with his now legendary live shows, a unique live theatrical experience that dissolves all boundaries between performer and audience. These days the name Jerry Fish is synonymous with festivals, carnival sideshow, circus and theatre.