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Wild Roots Festival 2020

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    #92
    Stillill42
    Registered Users Posts: 3,722 ✭✭✭Stillill42


    endainoz wrote: »
    I have no problem with it, but I can see plenty of civil liberties lunatics having a major issue with it.

    You're probably right, Endainoz but I've zero time for that bull****. Get things going in whatever way we can, get your jab when your time comes.


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    #93
    The Davestator
    Registered Users Posts: 3,444 ✭✭✭The Davestator


    So it's ok for vaccinated people to eat indoors and be served by unvaccinated young people?!

    Silly idea.

    Open up and make vaccination centres 24/7


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    #94
    CrabRevolution
    Registered Users Posts: 2,860 ✭✭✭CrabRevolution


    The Davestator wrote: »
    So it's ok for vaccinated people to eat indoors and be served by unvaccinated young people?!

    Silly idea.

    Open up and make vaccination centres 24/7

    Do you really think the rate of vaccination is determined solely by the operating hours? Opening 24/7 vaccination centres won't make more vaccines appear out of nowhere.


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    #95
    The Davestator
    Registered Users Posts: 3,444 ✭✭✭The Davestator


    CrabRevolution wrote: »
    Do you really think the rate of vaccination is determined solely by the operating hours? Opening 24/7 vaccination centres won't make more vaccines appear out of nowhere.

    Up to yesterday, that was true.

    Now that under 50's can have AZ, there are loads to catch up on and supply is no longer the issue it was.


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    #96
    endainoz
    Registered Users Posts: 5,003 ✭✭✭endainoz


    Stillill42 wrote: »
    You're probably right, Endainoz but I've zero time for that bull****. Get things going in whatever way we can, get your jab when your time comes.

    And as I feared disbandNPHET is now trending on Twitter...


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    #97
    bodhrandude
    Registered Users Posts: 12,589 ✭✭✭✭bodhrandude


    Not looking good, unless this is just speculation by the Independent.

    https://twitter.com/Independent_ie/status/1410251593702912003?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1410251593702912003%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.boards.ie%2Fvbulletin%2Fshowthread.php%3Ft%3D2058182855page%3D183

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



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    #98
    RINO87
    Registered Users Posts: 2,588 ✭✭✭RINO87


    Numbers rising.... Highly conservative government....My hope for this is diminishing by the day.

    Sadface...


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    #99
    endainoz
    Registered Users Posts: 5,003 ✭✭✭endainoz


    RINO87 wrote: »
    Numbers rising.... Highly conservative government....My hope for this is diminishing by the day.

    Sadface...

    Yet the attendance for GAA matches is allowed to increase. 3000 fans allowed for Clare vs Tipp this weekend...


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    #100
    timmyntc
    Registered Users Posts: 7,057 ✭✭✭timmyntc


    endainoz wrote: »
    Yet the attendance for GAA matches is allowed to increase. 3000 fans allowed for Clare vs Tipp this weekend...

    In a stadium with 44k capacity, not even 10% full.


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    #101
    endainoz
    Registered Users Posts: 5,003 ✭✭✭endainoz


    timmyntc wrote: »
    In a stadium with 44k capacity, not even 10% full.

    So what to say that wild roots can't hold 50k+ at a hypothetical full capacity of it were to extend in a couple of years? It has way more space to use than a stadium.


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    #102
    timmyntc
    Registered Users Posts: 7,057 ✭✭✭timmyntc


    endainoz wrote: »
    So what to say that wild roots can't hold 50k+ at a hypothetical full capacity of it were to extend in a couple of years? It has way more space to use than a stadium.

    I know that, but unless they physically segregate all festival-goers from each other I can't see the powers that be letting it happen (and I have a ticket bought)

    Its outdoor and very low risk, and antigen tests could be added too for extra safety and quick turnarounds and itd be next to no risk of clusters etc. But unfortunately those in control are a lot more risk averse (to the point of insanity).

    The stadiums at 10% or less capacity have the attendees physically separated by a great distance. That wont happen at an outdoor music festival (would anyone even want to go if it was like that?)


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    #103
    endainoz
    Registered Users Posts: 5,003 ✭✭✭endainoz


    Ah yeah I do get what your saying, but the narrative seems to be all about the delta varient these days unfortunately.


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    #104
    Bunk Moreland
    Registered Users Posts: 72 ✭✭Bunk Moreland


    Less than a month to this now and still no word of it being canceled. Maybe the plan is to use vaccine passports? They seem fairly confident that its going ahead.



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    #105
    El Director
    Registered Users Posts: 4,151 ✭✭✭El Director


    Hi folks, I got an update so I thought I’d post here;


    ”We are awaiting confirmation on this from the department, we will know more next week if you would like to check back in with us then.

    Thanks

    The Wild Roots Team”


    it was nice to get a response, open communication is really important imo.



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    #106
    RINO87
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    Only 1,000 per day allowed at Galway Races just two weeks before... It's not looking good :(



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    #107
    GiftofGab
    Registered Users Posts: 2,388 ✭✭✭GiftofGab


    Postponed till 2022...they were in the middle of building stages, bars etc.

    Happy I held out on tickets but disappointed I can't go to any festival this year. Not getting any younger either.



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    #108
    RINO87
    Registered Users Posts: 2,588 ✭✭✭RINO87


    Ah shite........


    It wasn't me, I promise!!! Feck it anyway, the June Bank holiday next year is waaayyy too close to Body and Soul, and I really, really, want to go back to B&S next year 2017 was my last one, after being at them all before that.



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    #109
    El Director
    Registered Users Posts: 4,151 ✭✭✭El Director


    A pity but not surprising. Bloody delta! No festival this year then 😢



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    #110
    bodhrandude
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    Feck it anyway here's the 2022 poster.

    Untitled Image


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



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    #111
    Biscuitus
    Registered Users Posts: 209 ✭✭Biscuitus


    Sorry but I have to be blunt. It's a disgrace that this festival pretended it was going ahead and invested in a huge advertisement campaign making laughable claims about having "permission from the government" and "100% going ahead with works already starting" but deleted any comments that tried to call them out on it.


    There was no way this was ever going ahead even before the Delta variant took off. You can't even have a cup of coffee indoors but a festival was going to go ahead. This festival openly lied and took people's money knowing full well it wasn't going ahead.



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    #112
    TXPTGR1
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    https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117633480#Comment_117633480

    Yup fully agree

    it was obvious quite some time ago that this wasn’t going to be a runner- not sure if it was delusion , greed or both that led them to string out the promotion of this for so long.

    looked at the comments on Instagram and it’s all arselicking about how brave they are??



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    #113
    endainoz
    Registered Users Posts: 5,003 ✭✭✭endainoz


    Ah I wouldn't be that harsh on them, I do think they genuinely thought they had a shot of it going ahead. Their hope was that they would be used as a government pilot event, obviously that didn't happen.

    They were going ahead with the site build too, but the delta variant was the inevitable nail on the coffin. I also fear that EP will suffer the same fate.



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    #114
    dingle1969
    Registered Users Posts: 60 ✭✭dingle1969


    Awful pity



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    #115
    chillywilly
    Registered Users Posts: 2,793 ✭✭✭chillywilly


    Wild Roots are now refusing refunds as the deadline has passed as per their T&Cs(nonsense). Surely they can’t refuse to give a refund....



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    #116
    endainoz
    Registered Users Posts: 5,003 ✭✭✭endainoz


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117727169#Comment_117727169

    A bit sh1tty yes, but people have had plenty of time to get their refund request in.



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    #117
    timmyntc
    Registered Users Posts: 7,057 ✭✭✭timmyntc


    They were going full steam ahead on building the site - and regardless of "delta variant" couldnt blame them for hoping it would go ahead.

    Similar festivals going on just over the border already - and in mainland europe months ago. The only people to blame here for it not going ahead are the Irish government. There is no good reason why it or EP should not go ahead really - we're hitting vaccine saturation and the hospitals are not near being overwhelmed.

    Also from test events in UK and beyond, we can see that with antigen testing of all on entrance, the spread of covid at such large events is miniscule.



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    #118
    endainoz
    Registered Users Posts: 5,003 ✭✭✭endainoz


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117727574#Comment_117727574

    I do believe they were banking on being the first pilot festival and once that wasn't possible it seems there was no plan b in place.



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    #119
    bodhrandude
    Registered Users Posts: 12,589 ✭✭✭✭bodhrandude


    It was supposed to be this weekend coming, will at least there's Stendhal.

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



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    #120
    timmyntc
    Registered Users Posts: 7,057 ✭✭✭timmyntc


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117727890#Comment_117727890

    In fairness they already delayed it and delayed it again in the hope that the government would see sense.

    there really isnt any more Plan Bs you can make - nothing gets around the fact that the governments refusal to allow festivals left all events with no wiggle room. See EP, and even the Dublin Marathon. All cancelled.

    hell the only reason we are now allowed live music in outdoor pubs is because of a government scandal - NOT because they wanted to/chose to allow it.



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    #121
    endainoz
    Registered Users Posts: 5,003 ✭✭✭endainoz


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117728515#Comment_117728515

    Totally agree, it's such a tough time for the industry and still no clarity.



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