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After a worrying day for fans, Meath singer CMAT has confirmed she will go ahead with her Electric Picnic headline slot on Saturday night, having recovered sufficiently to perform despite a recent illness that forced her to cancel a Paris appearance. The update came in a social post that also marked the anniversary of her album release.
Return to the Electric Picnic stage
On Saturday morning CMAT reassured festival-goers that she plans to appear on the main stage at Electric Picnic at 9pm. The announcement followed social media posts reflecting on the last 12 months of her career and a short highlight reel celebrating the one-year milestone of her album Euro Country.
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Cancelled Paris show and health problems
Earlier in the weekend the singer pulled out of a scheduled set at the Rock en Seine festival in Paris after falling ill with gastroenteritis. She told fans she was unable to travel and apologised to those who had been planning to attend.
The situation was complicated when most of her band, crew and equipment were delayed after a flight into Paris was cancelled because of a thunderstorm. CMAT said the combination of her illness and the travel disruption made it impossible to perform in the French festival.
Mix of setbacks and successes
Alongside the illness, CMAT used her posts to note a recent career milestone: one of her records reached silver status in the UK. She summed up the situation with a short, candid line about how events can collide, writing that “life really happens all at once.”
She has also released a four-track EP, Euro-Country (Live at St Anne’s), recorded at her concert in St Anne’s Park, Dublin — a project that sits alongside the album anniversary she celebrated in her update.
What this means for festival-goers
For attendees at Electric Picnic, the confirmation ends uncertainty and preserves what many described as one of the festival’s most anticipated homegrown sets. CMAT’s statement expressed relief and an apology to anyone affected by the Paris cancellation.
