Beyond The Pale Festival - 10th-12th June - Glendalough

I see campervan tickets already sold out for next year. Do they usually release more over time?

Looks like it will be body and soul so if they don't allow any more campers

Certainly enough there for me to buy a ticket.

It’s a 10k festival so expectations need to be limited

A little bit disappointing after this years stellar lineup. 808 State the only ones standing out for me or haven't seen at a festival here recently.

All acts that have played recently. Nothing exciting here

Same about 808 State. And the 2022 lineup was also incredible too... Orbital, Bonobo, Fourtet, Haai.

The 2024 lineup needs a few hard hitters…… Bicep, Overmono etc and maybe a bit of Death in Vegas, Timo Mass or whoever you fancy yourself for the nostalgia acts. (Just randomly listing acts here before anyone jumps on me about future tour dates/ costs etc ✌️)

In all in anyways, have tickets and will be going regardless 😃

Yeah it is strange, they headed ATN and also have a whole day at UKs all points east fest.

But yes, not heads imo

Not too bad of an initial announcement, Jesse Ware, Gilla Band, 808 State and Kelly Lee Owens are all good acts, Jungle are grand, wouldn't be a huge fan but good craic for a festival if nothing else is on, Daithi the same. Not too familiar with the others so will have to give them a listen.

You're really not selling it to me.

Not sure if anyone else knows but the Glendalough Estate will be turned into a similar asylum accommodation to Stradbally for 32 weeks starting from Nov 20th.

So not sure how Beyond the pale will go aheah, well at that location anyway. Wonder if they will move location or cancel?

local Community were annoyed about BTP from prior years and add in Ukrainian refugee accommodation as well i wouldn’t be surprised if beyond is moved.

or maybe they are hoping the refugee accom contract will end early.

Second line up announcement coming next week

It would take something really special to tempt me back to ATN after last year, and for me this year's line up is weaker so far than last year. I thought it didn't feel like a festival, and strangely, despite being in Glendalough, you never really saw any beautiful surroundings when at the location, unlike other festivals. Essentially everything music/drink/etc was in one long sunken field area, with very little going on a lot of the time. Protection from the not unexpected rain was minimal. A pricey ticket compared to what was actually provided.

100% all the above. I thought BTP was curiously "atmosphere-less" which is some feat to achieve given how nice the crowd was and there were some decent acts including Grace Jones. This was strange as I remember a few Halloweens ago going to a dance festival nearer Glendalough House itself which was great.

Everything at BTP was at the end of one long field all squashed into one corner and the sound bleed between stages was terrible. I suspect this design was to stop complaints from residents as I could see a newish housing estate right beside the car park. It was also gloomy, dark and cold despite being June; the location of the field is up against a hill and thick forest so it felt overshadowed and overall a bit miserable. If Jessie Ware is doing a headline set I'll head down as I had tickets for her recent London show but couldn't travel. I wouldn't head down to BTP just for itself.