All Together Now 2023

Think you're right about them funnelling Gate 5 traffic through to Red Car Park early doors. The very last bit of the route to blue car parks seems to be a cross-field hike if you check it on Google Maps. All good if you're driving a 4x4... My tiny 2007 Mazda 2 (with questionable suspension and no poke) will struggle badly if the ground is choppy/rutted. Could be worth the extra 20 mile loop via Lemybrien to come in via Gate 5 with the Cork/SW traffic as the terrain looks better on the car park approaches, and there is a half-chance of being funnelled to Red. Coming down from Belfast anyway, so what's a couple of dozen miles extra!

Lord the weather apps are very confused, YR and Accuweather are jumping all over the place in their predictions for the weekend

So all traffic from Cork, West and Midlands enters via gate 5, Waterford and Dublin / North traffic via gate 6. Looking forward to traffic plan later, what I want to know is when you get through the gate, can you opt for red or blue car park, I'm staying in boutique and the blue is where I need to park, I came in via 5 last year and blue is where I naturally ended up, anyone coming in via 4 ended up in red. As there is no 4 this year I am struggling to see how they will manage. Gate 6 looks the natural entrance now for blue. The traffic plan worked so well last year I don't know why they've reduced number of entry points to site while also adding to capacity.

Yr weather has updated 🤩 it was bang on for Beyond the pale so im putting my trust in it for ATN

Campervans are gate 3. If I was you I’d continue to Kilmacthomas and avoid general Dublin/ east traffic travelling to Portlaw.

perfect, that's what I was thinking too. Cheers!

Not sure if that's made me feel better or worse... worried about getting stranded now 😂 Hopefully they have plenty of buses!

Those looking for power banks locally, penneys sell a 5000maH for i think €12, two of them will sort you for the whole weekend.

We use a Black and Fresh tent (very odd name for a range of tents obvs) from Decathlon which is an air tent. It has been such a great purchase and would totally recommend them. Cool and dark, so ideal for getting the extra kip in.

My wife has it sorted and ready by the time I've done a 2nd hike back to car at festivals. Easy to take down too.

You wouldn't need to go as far as Kilmac,take a right at Newtown on the N25 and that will bring you onto the R677 and right up to gate 3,ill probably be going that way myself on Thursday.

Reckon those types of roads will be open and not just for local access?

Yeah, the one less entrance this year compared to last year's is giving me the willies and PTSD flashbacks to 2019.

+1 for the Black and Fresh tents.

Been a mental few days for me, I started laying down a bloody patio at my gaf...good god it was a much bigger job than I first anticipated 🤦‍♂️ done now anyway and it will make this weekend all the sweeter 😎

Possible schedule Friday - Barry Can't Swim -> Lankum -> Loyle Carner -> Warmduscher/Overmono -> Andrew W Tribute ->Chaos in the CBD

Possible schedule Saturday - Black Country New Road -> The Scratch -> Villagers -> Caribou -> Daniel Avery/Fight Like Apes -> Jamie xx ->Daphni

Home Sunday.

The brand new, improved and bigger than-ever Boardsie WhatsApp link will be posted here tomorrow 😎

Can anyone shed light on how the Family Campsite operates in terms of entry...

I spotted this on the FAQs

"Please note that you are NOT permitted to camp in the family campsite or gain access to the family campsite unless you are accompanied by your kids."

Presumably once you're in, you're in. Can't imagine one parent staying back at the tent with the children and the other rambling, and denied entry later...

Never had issue with getting into Family minus kid after initial entry but reading that it does say no kid no entry and not just on initial entry

Make sure u say hello to whoevers on the entrance everytime u go in or out of FC and they'll get to know ur face

Hopefully it won't be an issue as I'm in same boat too