The sun shone on the Electric Picnic again this morning as a huge crowd turned out to hear a performance given by the RTÉ concert orchestra.
The orchestra played a varied set that ranged from classic standards from composers such as Beethoven and Strauss to music from the movies and contemporary songs.
Among the main acts today are Massive Attack, The National, Mumford and Sons and Fever Ray.
Elsewhere, speaking at one of the festival events, former Labour MP George Galloway yesterday defended protesters who threw shoes and eggs at Tony Blair during his visit to Dublin.
Mr Galloway, one of the former British prime minister’s most trenchant critics, said: “Shoes are too good” for Mr Blair. Speaking during a visit to the Mindfield section of Electric Picnic yesterday, Mr Galloway said Mr Blair can expect the same reception wherever he goes in the world.
“It is important that his remaining steps in this world are dogged by people recognising him for what he is - which is a war criminal who is guilty of crimes against humanity, guilty of destabilising the Middle-East,” he said.
"All his achievements, including Northern Ireland, have been blighted forever by a million dead people in Iraq. I think it is really important that we never allow the normalisation of Tony Blair's life now. If he was an African leader who had launched wars on a scintilla of the scale that he did, he would already be on trial in The Hague."
Mr Galloway was a guest at an often rambunctious debate on the Middle East in which he frequently clashed with former Fox News correspondent and now Paris-based political strategist Rachel Marsden.
Mr Galloway said the word terrorism was part of the “Foxification of the English news”.
Ms Marsden said she did not understand how Mr Galloway could talk about the occupation of Iraq when US soldiers were only there at the behest of the Iraqi government.
At one stage compere David McWilliams told the audience of mostly anti-war protesters to be courteous towards her. “This is not a kangaroo court,” he said.
Yesterday was a day for big Irish acts. Imelda May turned the stage lights on the huge crowd which came to hear many songs from her forthcoming album.
"I know I'm home," the London-based singer said, pointing out her father and mother were in the audience. She also asked for a round of applause for the festival organisers and finished her set with Soft Cell's Tainted Love.
Villagers confirmed their status as one of the most popular acts in Ireland with a packed Crawdaddy tent for their performance yesterday.
The Frames played their first concert in Ireland in two years with lead singer Glen Hansard saying on Twitter beforehand: “Playing the first Frames show in years tonight! Spend 2 days playing the songs . . . ready and excited!”
Choice music prize winner Adrian Crowley needed medical attention on stage when he cut his finger on the guitar, but he played on.
After a showery start, it stayed overcast but dry and humid for the whole of yesterday.