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Bowlardo

tonto123 wrote: »

im staying in the pink moon this year is it really worth it yeah?

It is worth it.

andreac

OhHiMark wrote: »

Do they have that service at EP where you can buy a slab of cans in advance and pick it up inside?

Yeah they do. Think it's located in the Jimi hendrix campsite. You will pay well over the odds for what you would pay in the office licence though.

bodhrandude

OhHiMark wrote: »

Do they have that service at EP where you can buy a slab of cans in advance and pick it up inside?

Yep will probably be up online at some point, but yeah you can order a case online and pick it up at the festival site.

OhHiMark

andreac wrote: »

Yeah they do. Think it's located in the Jimi hendrix campsite. You will pay well over the odds for what you would pay in the office licence though.

I'll check out the prices but I don't mind paying a bit more, within reason, if it means I don't have to carry a slab with me while I'm queuing.

drunkmonkey

Any problems bringing in your own beer or glass bottles of rum etc?

bodhrandude

drunkmonkey wrote: »

Any problems bringing in your own beer or glass bottles of rum etc?

Nope, you can bring a case of 48 cans as far as I could remember but all glass bottles have to be decanted, same rules as any other festival.

bodhrandude

Would like to see Richie Hawtin added to the RBMA line up if its happening, he hasn't played since 2012.

Edit: And the fcuker is in Brazil on 2nd and 3rd September so there goes that suggestion out the window.

drunkmonkey

bodhrandude wrote: »

Nope, you can bring a case of 48 cans as far as I could remember but all glass bottles have to be decanted, same rules as any other festival.

I mean into the campsite not the festival grounds, have vague recollections of pouring my spirits into a plastic bottle before going into the main grounds on the way from the campsite.
Wasn't searched coming in though security at the entrance, was I not meant to bring in bottles of vodka etc to campsite?

bodhrandude

drunkmonkey wrote: »

I mean into the campsite not the festival grounds, have vague recollections of pouring my spirits into a plastic bottle before going into the main grounds on the way from the campsite.
Wasn't searched coming in though security at the entrance, was I not meant to bring in bottles of vodka etc to campsite?

Yeah campsite was what I meant, did you ever see someone take 48 cans into the main arena. :pac:

drunkmonkey

bodhrandude wrote: »

Yeah campsite was what I meant, did you ever see someone take 48 cans into the main arena. :pac:

No but my 2 litre of cokes* never raised suspicion.

Swashbuckler

OhHiMark wrote:

Do they have that service at EP where you can buy a slab of cans in advance and pick it up inside?

A group of us went last year and we all chipped in on one of those foldable trolleys from lidl. I think we only paid 4 euro each. And we carried in 4 slabs of 24's. And you can use it again next year. If I remember correctly the slab to buy on site was crazy expensive.

bodhrandude

So what stage do you reckon Daniel Avery will be on come the festival, will he get the Hopkins slot at the Rankin or do you reckon he might be a Little Big tent or RBMA act.

Fatfrog

Swashbuckler wrote: »

OhHiMark wrote:

Do they have that service at EP where you can buy a slab of cans in advance and pick it up inside?

A group of us went last year and we all chipped in on one of those foldable trolleys from lidl. I think we only paid 4 euro each. And we carried in 4 slabs of 24's. And you can use it again next year. If I remember correctly the slab to buy on site was crazy expensive.

I think its about 60 for a slab when you buy it in the camp site, totally not worth that

bodhrandude

Fatfrog wrote: »

I think its about 60 for a slab when you buy it in the camp site, totally not worth that

Especially with Supervalu within 10 minutes from the festival site.

Swashbuckler

bodhrandude wrote:

Especially with Supervalu within 10 minutes from the festival site.

The only thing about that is people, like myself, land in their cars and park up, head straight to the sight and crack open the cans. I wouldn't fancy trying to head back out of site and find supervalu.

Fatfrog

Ezra Furman really growing on me!

Rigor Mortis

One advantage of a slightly less than stellar line up is that it has encouraged me to look beyond the few big names to check out some of the other lesser known artists on the list. I've come to the conclusion that this is going to be a cracking festival. Thought ye should know.

Spudgunn

drunkmonkey wrote: »

See couldn't see anywhere that there's a bar in pinkmoon? Is it open late?

You can bring your own beer to the bar once it's closed.

deeceemee

Donna McCaul (re - Your A Star Eurovision) and her band have been added to the line up for EP. I KID U NOT! There's the calibre of you mid-tier announcement filler for this year folks! Just spotted it in the facebook news feed from a friend of a friends comments:

https://www.facebook.com/weekendcelebrityla/?fref=ts

Blackie_IRL

deeceemee wrote: »

Donna McCaul (re - Your A Star Eurovision) and her band have been added to the line up for EP. I KID U NOT! There's the calibre of you mid-tier announcement filler for this year folks! Just spotted it in the facebook news feed from a friend of a friends comments:

https://www.facebook.com/weekendcelebrityla/?fref=ts

Doubt very much they are on main lineup, probably Jerry Fish, Trailer Park or Salty Dog filler, same happens every year

the_gommes

Blackie_IRL wrote: »

Doubt very much they are on main lineup, probably Jerry Fish, Trailer Park or Salty Dog filler, same happens every year

Yeah, given that they're a covers band, I'd imagine they'll be playing in one of the food tents or sideshows, they probably won't even be listed on the lineup.

It will be mightily interesting to see what calibrate of acts get added on in the next few weeks though!

Fatfrog

Does she have her own music?

KaTEA

So, for my birthday this year, I got a EP16 ticket as I attended last year and loved it!! And the plan was that my friends and I would all go together before we headed off to college.
But, only one other friend got a ticket, and the others just decided to not bother... after we had already got our tickets. Myself and the other friend are not as close as we used to be, but I thought it would be fine, and we'll go none the less.
Today, I message the friend to start getting down to business, and she tells me she's "im going with a group of my friends ". No mention of me. I wouldn't mind if she went with her friends but also tagged me along, but now i feel like she has just abandoned me, and I have no one to go with.
I could sell the ticket, but it was my birthday present, and it's not like I can just make a closer friend buy a ticket now, seeing as they're like E300 or more.

Any advice???

deeceemee

Fatfrog wrote: »

Does she have her own music?

Quick you tube search found this:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF8eaUhZAyc

Rigor Mortis

why not throw out a general enquiry on your Facebook page and see who of your extended group of friends are going. Maybe you'll pick up a new posse.

Alkers

You only need one other person to have a blast, I've been a load of times, in later years with a huge group. There's a lot to be said for how much less hassle it is with a small gang of two or three people.

frantic190

https://twitter.com/OhWonderMusic/status/760167045464031236

Oh Wonder announcing their final batch of shows of this album cycle tomorrow and they are playing a festival in the UK the weekend of EP. Might be in for a shout?`

former total

Swashbuckler wrote: »

The only thing about that is people, like myself, land in their cars and park up, head straight to the sight and crack open the cans. I wouldn't fancy trying to head back out of site and find supervalu.

Or people who arrive down on buses don't want to be horsing a slab or two along with them.

€50 per slab isn't supermarket cheap but it's not outrageous either.

KaTEA

**UPDATE**

A friend of my cousin said I can join their troop
Thanks for the advice lads, bring on the sesh.

Blackie_IRL

Hoping for a main lineup announcement today, it would be perfect timing after the bank holiday weekend