All Together Now 2024

Because I don't go to EP anymore and don't care. And everyone is aware of FR's costcutting by reducing acts in recent years. Until c. 2017 the main stage used to have both acts starting at 1pm. Main stage soundcheck was done around 11am. The Saturday acts in recent years still start at 2pm or slightly before, and Sunday acts at 1pm.....

Iggy Pop/Nick Cave soundchecking until lunchtime is a choice made by promoters as they've not scheduled acts to start until 3pm, so can have soundcheck starting later.

Orbital/BTP is a moot point and completely disingenuous, as nobody suggesting not doing a soundcheck at all.

Amazing how BTP could open their main stage at 11:30 Saturday last year with Hot Chip and Leftfield on that night. Or 11am Sunday with Morcheeba and Grace Jones on that night.

You would imagine enticing people into arena is a good thing, apart from creating atmosphere, people are spending, buying merchandise, food, drink etc, personally speaking if there's nothing on in the arena early doors I'm happy to sit outside my tent with friends having a few tins, and I've only really started doing that at ATN, at EP I was always in arena by 1 or so, because there was always something on, whether it was body and soul, or casa bacardi, or main stage for Dublin Gospel Choir etc. I know there is brunch at bandstand and a few other bits that start earlier in day at ATN but there could be a little bit more

It wouldn’t accept my Wise debit card. Worked with my wife’s Bank of Ireland Mastercard.

Any idea if it's close to or likely to sell out?

Guess if there's a decent weather report a week out it may.

Good enough lineup

Yeah I think in 2019 and then they had that traffic chaos on the Friday. Looks like it sold out on 2022 too just near end of July.

Is there a main Clashfinder being worked on? I realise it's probably too early for a completed one yet.

Excellent, cheers!

So over the next 3 weeks, what's left to drop?

More music announcements? The sitemaps? The traffic plan? The official app announcement & timetable?

The festival isn't sold out so you'd imagine there will be a big push on the socials to build excitement, I also wonder if there's another act or two to be announced, is there any obvious gaps in the timetable?

Have been hearing a good few radio ads for it over the last week which may suggest they're still looking to shift a good amount.

Lovely days is a pretty decent size though, the fact that it's an outdoor stage gives plenty of space. That said, I do think they'll draw a massive crowd.

The last sell out was with a reduced capacity too, I think it's hard to call this one tbh. Numbers seemed pretty healthy last year anyway and I think the prodigy will make a good few minds up. Actually in terms of acts, I think this year is the most "mainstream" that they've had so far, maybe most accessible would be a better word.

Any word on whether Arcadia will be open on the Thursday?

Yeah, that's what I'm hoping for again, bit of drum 'n bass last year was great.

Any word on public transport options yet? I've been keeping an eye on Bus Éireann but no sign of the ATN special route so far.