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Festivals you may not know

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 12,952 ✭✭✭✭Electric Nitwit


    If you're early enough to add Heartworms to your warm up day I'd recommend it, really like them. Try "Jacked" if you haven't listened to them yet

    My mum lives in Wales (she's Welsh, so she has an excuse!), I really must get to Green Man one year, looks class. Enjoy!



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,742 ✭✭✭Dreamweapon


    Factory Floor! I'd no idea they were still operating. I'd be spending all Thursday in that tent.

    I'm a Rock n Roll Amputation



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 4,600 ✭✭✭Stillill42




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 2,144 ✭✭✭lc180


    I've been 3 times now. I think it's a great city festival. There is only 4 stages, with 2 stages on at a time so don't be expecting Electric Picnic variety. It's all over by 11 or 12. Paris gets dark much earlier that Ireland so you get to see proper light shows for the headliners. No bar queues.

    Festival site is last stop on a metro line so my main recommendation is book a hotel walking distance to one of the stops on the line and the trip home after will be easy.

    Really tempted to go this year myself, the Sunday in particular is stacked.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,751 ✭✭✭LowOdour


    Thanks, thats great info. If you had any hotel recommendations id be happy to hear them (feel free to DM).
    The Sunday looks good, and think it would be possible to fly over the Sunday morning book in and head out to the venue then in time to see some of the main acts.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 295 ✭✭patsy mulcaghy


    Lovely little gathering in the Kingdom.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,995 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    Just bought 2000 Trees tickets for next year.

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    30% off Early Bird, and full refund til end of year if you change your mind.

    https://bit.ly/trees2026

    Gutted I missed this year - which was headlined by Coheed & Cambria, Taking Back Sunday, Alexisonfire, Pvris and Kneecap.

    Weather was supposed to be a killer though.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 4,600 ✭✭✭Stillill42


    Nice one. Another that I'd love to hear a bit about.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,995 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    Oh, it's a fantastic festival. Only been the once (last year) but loved the place - great vibe, full of sound people, amazing food and drink (local beer from Arbor Ales.. lovely change from Diageo/ Heineken from LiveNation).

    One open Main Stage and the very cool Forest Stage (as below) and all the rest are tents.

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    Last year - watched some great acts I knew (Frank Turner, Manchester Orchestra, The Gaslight Anthem, Spanish Love Songs, Bob Vylan, Los Campesinos) and some great acts I didn't know about (Hot Milk, grandson, Don Broco, Turnover, Boston Manor, Hot Mulligan).

    They also do VIP for an extra £80 which, while it sounds like a lot, you get a lot for your money including exclusive VIP bar (with free glass of prosecco on arrival) and entry into arena, VIP camping area and showers, a raised platform towards back of the Main Stage (which gets great sound), merch bag with shirt and beer koozies and few other bits (badges, poster etc).

    Oh, and it's free flow too but their motto is "heroes buy beeros" which you definitely would as there's lovely draft beer (as mentioned).

    Handy for me too as regular flights from Knock to Birmingham and Bristol.

    Can't recommend it enough.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 4,600 ✭✭✭Stillill42


    Ah sounds (and looks) deadly! I'll get it on the list!



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 4,600 ✭✭✭Stillill42


    A week out from Green Man, a few heading from here i think? Looking at the EP second announcement yesterday, I offered up a silent prayer of gratitude that I made the jump. A packed Clashfinder again this year. I mean the list of acts I CAN'T see because I'm at someone else would make a decent festival..the Joy, Ditz, Pissed Jeans, los Campesinos, John Grant, Panda Bear, Greentea Peng, Alan Sparhawk, Jasmine 4t, Allegra Krieger, YHWH Nailgun, Daisy Rickman, Perfume Genius, Kokoroko, Underworld, Richard Dawson, Cass McCombs, Good Sad Happy Bad, Divorce, Been Stellar, Cassandra Jenkins, Nilufer Yanya......

    Weather looking great at this point (I know, I know), can't wait.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 4,600 ✭✭✭Stillill42


    Also, for what it's worth, someone on the efestivals forum posted that the secret dj set in Round the Twist on Sunday evening is Getdown Services. That'd be pretty amazing. Clashing with TV on the Radio. Decisions decisions.....



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,188 ✭✭✭✭The Nal


    Yeah looks great. Think Ill do it next year. And EOTR.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 269 ✭✭CorkClaire82


    I wasn't sure if that was someone bullsh*tting or not but I'll be at TVOTR with bells on, I'm annoyed they are clashing with Big Special but I've seen them twice the last year and never TVOTR so easy choice.

    This time next week we'll be festival bound/hopefully there!



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 4,600 ✭✭✭Stillill42




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