Getting into the pit at Slane

The Preacher

OK, I'd intended to book a B & B for Slane on the Firday night before the gig so as to be one of the first through the gates and be sure of getting a wristband for the pit. Like an idiot though I left it too late and there's no accommodation left.


Apparently the gates open at 11 and the first bus leaves Dublin at 10. If I'm on the first bus out what do you think are my chances of getting a pit band ? Any advice / recommendations / experiences ?

sirpsycho

If i were u i would get an early bus to drogheda first(bus eireann) and then try and get a bus from drogheda to slane. U should beat all the other buses there. try ringing the biddies in drogheda bus station and find out bus times from drogheda to slane on saturday. try www.buseireann.ie for times of buses from dub-drogheda.

wish i would be up early enuf to get a wristband but i doubt it.

sirpsycho

opps forgot to mention that u could also trying getting a commuter train from dublin to drogheda...check out www.irishrail.ie for times on saturday

The Preacher

Hmmmm, not a bad idea - cheers.

Anyone else ?

sirpsycho

Just found this out:

Bus from Drogheda Station:
dep: drogheda 10.05am
arr: slane 10:39

Might even grab this one meself, would love to get a pit wristband.

kanurocks

dude i was queing from half seven at the north gate.and the saps let the south gate in half an hour early people that showed up at 11 o clock got pit passes and i got nought .ass*oles it made me so mad.and even worse i sprinted the 1 and a half mile stretch from gate to pit

snickerpuss

yeh that happened to us too.
we were all so mad about it!

The Preacher

How do you mean north gate / south gate ? I ended up going down the night before and camping out...at 7 the next morning I headed down past the main gate ( the actual entrance to the CAstle ) and walked to the next gate. We got in on the dot of 11 a.m. and I got a pass without too much hassle ( well after a mad sprint down the hill which left me breathless for about a half hour afterwards....I really have to quit smoking :rolleyes: ).

It was all worth it though, even though I caught a rotten cold from sleeping out on the Friday night ( dunno why, I had a sleeping bag and was fully clothed ). The pit rules.

comet

Thats a disgrace, opening one gate and not the other, these are the kind of things that start riots, it sounds very unfair, i would have been raging mad if i queued from 7:30 in the morning. I hope you have lodged a complaint so it won't happen next time.