All Together Now 2020

Ferris_Bueller · 29-07-2022 12:44am

All positive so far folks. Zero queues in the car or for wristbands getting in, hopefully not too bad for the majority coming tomorrow. About 300m or so (according to stewards!) from car park to entrance. Bit of a trek to the general camping then but mainly downhill. Campsite feels a lot smaller than I was expecting but I haven't been in a hard days night so maybe that is why it seems small!

Loads of space here in this must be the Place. I'm over near the campervans and hoping there is space for the 10+ tents of my group that are due to arrive tomorrow. Security were sound coming in, let me through with around 30 cans and didnt ask too many questions.

Nice crowd, most seem to be taking it handy tonight. Had a nice Guinness from the brewers yard (6.50) and a fine curry chips in the campsite. Hitting the hay early before the mayhem starts tomorrow. Enjoy everyone and safe travels!

greenspurs · 29-07-2022 7:52am

Stay away from Carrick. Thats always good advice, but even moreso this weekend. 😛

Head to Kilsheelan , over the bridge, onto Rathgormack, onto Mothel, and straight in to Gate 4/5 (red entrance last time)

Weather is mild, overcast and low cloud over the hills around Portlaw.

RINO87 · 29-07-2022 8:13am

Interesting. Route looks more direct than the traffic plan. I may very well trust your local knowledge 🙂

fillup · 29-07-2022 9:04am

Hi

Anybody kind enough to post link to WhatsApp group please

About to hit the road and can't find the blinking thing

Looking for it to keep eye on traffic build up

Cheers

greenspurs · 29-07-2022 9:15am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119402158#Comment_119402158

i used it for the first 2 festivals.

While people sat in cars in Carrick for hours , i just drove around it into kilsheelan, and straight in

Dunnie1982 · 29-07-2022 9:20am

Lovely morning, anyone know how traffic is this morning. The traffic in Carrick is no busier than normal so far, hope to leave home before 10.

j.s. pill II · 29-07-2022 9:35am

Anyone motorcycling to this thing? Can't see any mention of motorcycle parking on the site. Should I just rely on the crew to direct me to somewhere I can lock up?

El Director · 29-07-2022 9:38am

https://chat.whatsapp.com/L3g9G7rh5WyHNNgIlC21Gy

whats app group ☝🏼

HarryTheSpider · 29-07-2022 9:58am

For people driving today... Watch out for speed cameras. They will be out in force for the bank holiday weekend.

People have started to arrive. We were surprised by the amount of people here last night, but there is still loads of room.

I think we must have been the first customers for the 2 girls that did our security check. They wanted to check everything! They were even asking to open the cool bag with the beer even though it was strapped to the trolley, just to count the cans.

If you are coming in at E1, the walk around the crew camp is a bit longer than on the map. But once you get past that, you're in. After that, take some time and pick a spot.

The ground is dry, hard and uneven in places. Watch your step and bring a mallet for the tent pegs.

There isn't a huge amount of food stalls in the campsite at the moment, but the main arena will be open soon enough.

Have a ball everyone.

Blackie_IRL · 29-07-2022 10:02am

Leaving to drive from Limerick before 11, has anyone done the trek from Gate 5 carpark to Boutique yet, I've no trolley this year so hauling a rucksack, camping chair and cooler box with beers. Need to psyche myself up for the pain.

fingers98 · 29-07-2022 11:08am

How strict are the checks going in this morning?

caesar · 29-07-2022 11:25am

What's the deal with Tangerine Fields? Is it just a regular tent pitched for you with an airbed?

I might be making a very last-minute trip down and potentially have a Tangerine Fields ticket. Am reticent to go looking for a tent in town only to arrive at a packed-out campsite so it's potentially a good option as I won't make it there til 5.30 or so (if I go). But was wondering what it is I'd actually be getting. Not very clear from the ATN site.

29-07-2022 12:08pm

Enroute now.

Few of my mates who stayed in Waterford last night got in about 10.30 am said very little queuing, bit of a walk but no big f*uck off hill like the last time.

Searches for extra drink going in were a bit heavy handed so stash the gat well.

HarryTheSpider · 29-07-2022 12:15pm

Tangerine fields is just standard pre-pitched tents in general camping. Don't know what they are charging, but it better not be much.

antfin · 29-07-2022 2:21pm

Arrived around 11am. A bit of a walk from the car park to general camping but it was grand. No queues and I may have gotten lucky on the checks but they were busy with someone else so I just strolled passed!

endainoz · 29-07-2022 2:43pm

Got it grand, took the backroad to avoid carrick. Came from the west, no issue with traffic. Got some PTSD going through the same road as last time. 😂 Weather good so far and crowd very nice.

29-07-2022 3:33pm

Zero traffic, zero queuing to get in, bit of a walk from the car park but no hill. Loads of space in camp site.

Sterling organisation I must say.

Arrived about an hour ago, now can in hand.

mojesius · 29-07-2022 4:49pm

Arrived and parked up in campervan site an hour ago. A few diversions around but plenty of signage directing traffic. No traffic issues, enjoy the weekend folks

antfin · 29-07-2022 5:13pm

I did a quick stroll around. The site is really top notch. Crowd seems great too.

endainoz · 29-07-2022 7:22pm

It's exactly what I was looking for in '19 when I realized the picnic was getting too big. This year has so far healed all the wounds from the last time. It actually reminds me of the first picnic I was at in 2010, very difficult to replicate that feeling but it's coming damn close so far! Can't wait for King Kong Company later on!!

bosco12345 · 29-07-2022 8:54pm

Can someone tell me why there are no day tickets available? Would love to head down the sunday.

Fanirish · 29-07-2022 10:35pm

It’s designed as a weekend camping festival, no real benefit in having day tickets when you can sell the capacity out on weekend tickets.

Given location etc day tickets would cause more organisational stress, would need to be running bus services from midnight to 4am to get the day ticket people offsite back to Waterford.

days tickets were made available to portlaw residents in a draw I understand

Beans_On · 29-07-2022 11:47pm

Loads going in toutless btw for cheap if fancy a day. I got one for 100e that can justify the day or two

bosco12345 · 30-07-2022 12:14pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119406119#Comment_119406119

Thanks will have a look!

frozenfrozen · 30-07-2022 6:36pm

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darzog · 30-07-2022 9:12pm

Nick Cave

Transcendent

that’s it…that’s it

endainoz · 31-07-2022 11:27am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119409425#Comment_119409425

I caught the last half an hour so of him, very intense stuff. The secret saint sister gig in the lawn was very special too. Mary wallopers pulled a great crowd, sing along was great just for the lightheartedness of it. A big day of acts to go. Many cans have been ingested, might take it a bit handier today! 😂