The stage times for this weekend's Electric Picnic have been confirmed, but there's much more than just music.

Some 70,000 people are expected to attend the three-day festival in Stradbally, Co Laois which kicks off on Friday.

Headliners include Billie Eilish, The Killers, Paolo Nutini and Niall Horan.

The weather forecast currently shows no rain with temperatures reaching 22° on Sunday.

A hot topic this year is that disposable vapes are banned, meaning people won't be able to buy them a the event and they are on a list of banned items.

However festival organisers have said this will be very difficult to police.

The 'Croí' area is described as a "harmonious hub of music, movement and meditative activities".

"By day, this place will be a harmonious hub of wellness, somatic movement and conscious connection, where stress will melt away.

"As dusk descends, friends new and old will join together to recharge through the good vibrations, whether that is conversing by the fire pit together or dancing the night away to the country’s top musicians, rappers and DJs," organisers have said.

A view of the main Electric Picnic state in 2017. Picture by: Conal McSweeney

Emma West, a sound therapist and shamanic practitioner from Dublin, told Josh Crosbie for The Hard Shoulder it is a place to chill.

"I hold space for people to listen to sound, really just feel nice and relaxed," she said.

"[It's a] really great way to bring themselves back in harmony, physically, mentally and emotionally though using sound and vibration.

"Sound and vibration has been around forever, but I think people are starting to realise in this new age that we can use these instruments to really just help us to relax, and release any energetic blockages that we might have.

"It's really becoming popular and it's amazing to see.

"We have sound all around us, so it's a great way to just accept what's part of our soundscape.

"Just give themselves a few moments to ground and just chill for a while."

A comedy tent at 2022 Electric Picnic. Picture by: Paddy Cartwright

Reflection director Sarah King said there is something for everyone.

"I have put loads into art installations, making it really visually appealing as well as sensory.

"All of the tents have been programmed and scheduled to compliment one another.

"We also have pop-up trad musicians coming and playing alongside the fire pit.

"Some cocoa meditation practices, just really leaning in to different realms of wellness.

"Just calming everyone down so they're not over-stimulated and maybe feeling a bit anxious and hungover."

Dermot Bannon speaks to the media at Electric Picnic. Picture by: Josh Crosbie/Newstalk

The Trailer Park area shows a world of hilarious caravans and utilitarian mobile homes that have undergone serious conversions.

Architect Dermot Bannon also popped by as his upcoming series will feature some of the creations.

"Today was my first time ever coming down here, and when I walk in the whole place is just fantastic.

"It's escapism, isn't it?

"What I've learned from today, and from being around the whole Electric Picnic thing, is [to] immerse yourself in the small things.

"It's going to be the small bands; but I think what's really cool about Electric Picnic is a place like this.

"You're going to have poetry, you're going to have readings, you're going to have food, you're going to have DJs and dancing and all of that.

"I'm going to just try and push myself out of my comfort zone and go into the mud," he added.

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All tickets for Electric Picnic 2023 are sold out.

Main image: An aerial view of the Electric Picnic main stage. Picture: Supplied