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Fri 08 Aug 2007The greatest sideshows on earthElectric Picnic:It's not just the limited capacity that makes the Electric Picnic a "boutique" festival.Apart from the music, there's an impressive array of top-class attractions, esoteric and otherwise, to keep pretty much everyone happy. Among these are comedy shows, cabaret revues, art and craft workshops, debates, holistic treatment centres, kiddies' events and plenty of random lunacy. No doubt many punters are attracted as much by these fringe shows as by the main musical events.