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Kaleidoscope 2019

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    #572
    judeboy101
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    https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx7TkJ-iknV/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

    Missus just sent me this



    Biggest bouncy castle in the world.


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    #573
    bodhrandude
    Registered Users Posts: 12,590 ✭✭✭✭bodhrandude


    They must be having trouble selling tickets for this I just had six ads for Kaleidoscope in my Facebook feed in the last few minutes.

    If you want to get into it, you got to get out of it. (Hawkwind 1982)



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    #574
    Stillill42
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    judeboy101 wrote: »
    https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx7TkJ-iknV/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

    Missus just sent me this



    Biggest bouncy castle in the world.

    Nice one! Who needs the Fontaines!


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    #575
    fourmations
    Registered Users Posts: 1,320 ✭✭✭fourmations


    has anyone any idea of the amount of punters expected at this,
    or the size of the site?

    i'm slumming it in general camping and missed the park at your tent option curious if ill need a chiropractor by the time i've lugged the kids
    and the kitchen sink to the camp site,
    No idea how im going to get the family and all our gear an supplies in my car! My car is stuffed at EP and its only two of us with no tent!

    I know its the maiden voyage and we dont know anything
    but i'm starved of information! Ill take guesses at this stage!

    cheers


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    #576
    Mucker46
    Registered Users Posts: 1,678 ✭✭✭Mucker46


    Is it just me or is anyone else worried that they are not going to pull this off. Neither their site or Twitter account updated for recent announcement. 6 music stages, leaving aside Jerry Fish that is 5 and by my reckoning there are only 35 music acts to cover them for 3 days which is 2-3 acts per stage per day. The poster still says many more but that is not the answer you get when you contact them. I know it is nor all about the music, is for me mind you, but the numbers so far are worrying. Rant over.


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    #577
    judeboy101
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    fourmations wrote: »
    has anyone any idea of the amount of punters expected at this,
    or the size of the site?

    i'm slumming it in general camping and missed the park at your tent option curious if ill need a chiropractor by the time i've lugged the kids
    and the kitchen sink to the camp site,
    No idea how im going to get the family and all our gear an supplies in my car! My car is stuffed at EP and its only two of us with no tent!

    I know its the maiden voyage and we dont know anything
    but i'm starved of information! Ill take guesses at this stage!

    cheers

    Put harnesses on kids and pretend you are dog sleding.


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    #578
    Mickey Monk
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭Mickey Monk


    I have the weekend camping family pass but didn't realise that I needed an additional ticket to park. I'm hoping that these will be available on the day...

    If anyone has a car-camping ticket they want to sell, please let me know.


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    #579
    judeboy101
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    Mickey Monk wrote: »
    I have the weekend camping family pass but didn't realise that I needed an additional ticket to park. I'm hoping that these will be available on the day...

    If anyone has a car-camping ticket they want to sell, please let me know.

    They are available on the day.


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    #580
    judeboy101
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    Mucker46 wrote: »
    Is it just me or is anyone else worried that they are not going to pull this off. Neither their site or Twitter account updated for recent announcement. 6 music stages, leaving aside Jerry Fish that is 5 and by my reckoning there are only 35 music acts to cover them for 3 days which is 2-3 acts per stage per day. The poster still says many more but that is not the answer you get when you contact them. I know it is nor all about the music, is for me mind you, but the numbers so far are worrying. Rant over.

    Those 6 include dj stages so u could have 2 live stages, jerry fish and 3 dj stages


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    #581
    Patser
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    judeboy101 wrote: »
    Those 6 include dj stages so u could have 2 live stages, jerry fish and 3 dj stages

    I remember going to Temple House festival about 10 years ago, and 1 of their stages was the back half of a VW Beetle hidden in a forest walk with a log fire in front, and planks on logs to makes benches for about 40 people at a pinch maybe 100 if all standing.

    I also remember happily sitting there for a few hours with a few bottles of beer, listening to a band called Gog and the Grinders - all also with bottles of beer, and I'm convinced a few bottles of Bucky - a they jammed away, frequently forgetting whatever song they were meant to he singing, shrugging and just going again.

    So anything's a stage if you want it to be, and at a festival like Kaleidoscope the above may be ideal for adults without kids who want to escape, or equally a small set up like that with Baby Shark on 24 hour loop might also go down a storm.


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    #582
    fourmations
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    judeboy101 wrote: »
    They are available on the day.

    you sure?

    i asked if there was any more car camping (camp beside your car that is)
    coming up for sale and they said no,
    they didnt mention anything about on the day availibility

    you can pay for regular parking on the day (a whopping €23)
    if you didnt get the discounted parking at the time of buying your tickets

    cheers


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    #583
    BaZmO*
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    I forgot to get a parking ticket when I bought my ticket. I emailed TM asking about it and this was their response.....

    “HI,
    We cannot advise if you will be able to pay for parking on the day as we are only the ticket sellers, do you want to add a car park pass to your booking and pay the fee now?
    Thanks,”

    So I booked the ticket.

    It’ll either be very expensive or chaos if you rock up without a ticket on the day.


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    #584
    Patser
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    They're offering a 'free' ticket for next 48 hours in honour of leaving cert. In this case free means the Family ticket is now 2 Adults and 3 kids as opposed to 2 + 2.

    https://facebook.com/kaleidoscopeireland/

    I am starting to wonder if rumours of poor sales are true. Might mean less crowded experience for families that do go.


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    #585
    paddylonglegs
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    Patser wrote: »
    They're offering a 'free' ticket for next 48 hours in honour of leaving cert. In this case free means the Family ticket is now 2 Adults and 3 kids as opposed to 2 + 2.

    https://facebook.com/kaleidoscopeireland/

    I am starting to wonder if rumours of poor sales are true. Might mean less crowded experience for families that do go.

    You would imagine the organiseres of ep know how to put on a good show, so it should be decent. It will probably take a year or 2 to get off the ground and sell by word of mouth.


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    #586
    Mucker46
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    Patser wrote: »
    They're offering a 'free' ticket for next 48 hours in honour of leaving cert. In this case free means the Family ticket is now 2 Adults and 3 kids as opposed to 2 + 2.

    https://facebook.com/kaleidoscopeireland/

    I am starting to wonder if rumours of poor sales are true. Might mean less crowded experience for families that do go.

    Is all news through Facebook? Don't do Facebook and the site and Twitter account are useless.


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    #587
    judeboy101
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    Mucker46 wrote: »
    Is all news through Facebook? Don't do Facebook and the site and Twitter account are useless.

    FB, it's the target demographic. Middle income mammies and their mindfulness, flexitarian Fridays and 3rd class ms walsh WhatsApp group.


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    #588
    Mucker46
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    judeboy101 wrote: »
    FB, it's the target demographic. Middle income mammies and their mindfulness, flexitarian Fridays and 3rd class ms walsh WhatsApp group.

    I am certainly not in their demographic then. People on here will keep me updated. If you hear of buses from Dublin can you stick it up here. Kaleidoscope said will be buses keep an eye on line but given site doesn't have either the day breakdown or Jerry Fish acts not holding my breath


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    #589
    bodhrandude
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    Kaleidoscope seem to be on an advertising blitz again on my Facebook page, not a great sign and kinda like Body&Soul too, both seem to be struggling selling tickets.

    If you want to get into it, you got to get out of it. (Hawkwind 1982)



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    #590
    BaZmO*
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    bodhrandude wrote: »
    Kaleidoscope seem to be on an advertising blitz again on my Facebook page, not a great sign and kinda like Body&Soul too, both seem to be struggling selling tickets.

    Instagram too. Every second post seems to be from them


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    #591
    PabloAndRoy
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    bodhrandude wrote: »
    Kaleidoscope seem to be on an advertising blitz again on my Facebook page, not a great sign and kinda like Body&Soul too, both seem to be struggling selling tickets.

    Best solution for this is pretty obvious .. stop using Facebook. ;)


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    #592
    bodhrandude
    Registered Users Posts: 12,590 ✭✭✭✭bodhrandude


    It doesn't bother me too much, more concerned towards the festival, plus I run a few Facebook carpool groups for volunteers to festivals as well.

    If you want to get into it, you got to get out of it. (Hawkwind 1982)



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    #593
    fourmations
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    bodhrandude wrote: »
    It doesn't bother me too much, more concerned towards the festival, plus I run a few Facebook carpool groups for volunteers to festivals as well.

    hi BD, are you working at this? Im starved of a bit of hype!
    I haven't a clue about site setup...will they have started yet?
    anyone want to fly a drone over?

    any undercard gems i need to check out
    the main line up is grim!

    cheers


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    #594
    bodhrandude
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    No the boutique tent work fell through so I won't be at this sorry.

    If you want to get into it, you got to get out of it. (Hawkwind 1982)



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    #595
    Hero777
    Registered Users Posts: 98 ✭✭Hero777


    With around two and a half weeks to go, i would have assumed that more details would be available? Back in the old days of EP, Oxegen etc (in my day) we would know the site layout, bus schedules and times of acts on each stage at his point?


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    #596
    BaZmO*
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    Hero777 wrote: »
    With around two and a half weeks to go, i would have assumed that more details would be available? Back in the old days of EP, Oxegen etc (in my day) we would know the site layout, bus schedules and times of acts on each stage at his point?
    Really? Stage times? I'm what you'd consider an old timer but back in the old EP/Oxegen days all you knew two weeks out is the days the acts were playing. The actual stage times were seldom released, if ever (I'm totally open to correction on this) and you would have to wait until you got the lanyard thing on site that day. As far as I can remember, some newspapers may have printed the times the day before but I'm not sure.


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    #597
    MJohnston
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    Electric Picnic never released the stage times any more than a couple of days before the festival. Site map usually arrives about a week before. Sure here's Nialler9 posting the stage times for EP 2006 2 days before the start - https://nialler9.com/electric-picnic-timetable/


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    #598
    bobbyg
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    They seem to update the instagram every day https://www.instagram.com/kaleidoscopeireland/?hl=en

    Does anyone know if you will be boxed in with the car camping. I.e. if your kids are having a meltdown and the rain is bucketing down will you be able to drive home on the Friday or Saturday night or will your bar be blocked in by others?


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    #599
    MJohnston
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    bobbyg wrote: »
    They seem to update the instagram every day https://www.instagram.com/kaleidoscopeireland/?hl=en

    Does anyone know if you will be boxed in with the car camping. I.e. if your kids are having a meltdown and the rain is bucketing down will you be able to drive home on the Friday or Saturday night or will your bar be blocked in by others?

    They'd have to leave space to get out for fire reasons.


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    #600
    judeboy101
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    If the weather continues like this itll be on a boat we'll be having it.


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    #601
    Hero777
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    BaZmO* wrote: »
    Really? Stage times? I'm what you'd consider an old timer but back in the old EP/Oxegen days all you knew two weeks out is the days the acts were playing. The actual stage times were seldom released, if ever (I'm totally open to correction on this) and you would have to wait until you got the lanyard thing on site that day. As far as I can remember, some newspapers may have printed the times the day before but I'm not sure.

    in fairness i think you are right re stage times, i don't know why i was thinking that they were released earlier. ;)


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