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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 200 ✭✭Doctorhopeful


    ddubs wrote: »
    Really starting to get giddy now. If it's one isolated patch of rain, heavy or not, I'll take it. But to be prepared would anyone know where you can pick up those cheap disposable ponchos around Dublin, or are the a waste of time?

    1.50 in halfords!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,501 ✭✭✭PabloAndRoy


    Whilk & Misky have cancelled.

    Body & Soul tweeted a few minutes ago. "Working on a replacement closing act", they said.

    Devastated. :(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 349 ✭✭Reggie noble


    MJohnston wrote: »

    Loving that flexfab , great shout . Straight there after chemos


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,744 ✭✭✭✭Villain


    Latest ECM charts show a brief enough period of sustained rain on Saturday for around 3 hours but it's showing around 10mm to 12mm which would be wet enough, strong enough breeze too


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13,224 ✭✭✭✭SantryRed


    Anyone else worried they may not make it to Overhead The Albatross...? :pac:


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 52 ✭✭BrianosaurJr


    I've never been to the Other Voices stage in previous years, but there are a fair few acts I'm interested in seeing there this year. Can anybody tell me what sort of capacity it holds and if you have to be there early prior to the gigs? Obviously timeslots and specific bands play a part too but just wondering in general if it's quite limited to the amount it can hold.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,988 ✭✭✭Monsieur Folie


    I'm not seeing anything too devastating on the clash front this year so far which is promising. There are a lot of acts overlapping for me which is a shame but I can make it work. Rusangano Family clashing with The Chemical Brothers on Friday and then Otherkin on the Saturday is a little disappointing but it's workable, I've seen Otherkin a load of times the last few years so I could probably miss them, but they've been getting better and better every time. The Saturday seems to be crazy busy in the middle of the day for me with small acts clashing all over the place so some difficult decisions to be made.

    One of my friends is coming down on his own this year and wants to camp with me and the gf but we've booked a spot in the eco campsite and he didn't. I remember last year I was able to get a few spots for the eco site last minute no problem off a friendly soul on boards, but it's a lot more in demand this year it seems so I'm not holding out much hope! If anyone happens to have a spare slot booked that they don't need or knows of someone that can no longer make it, let me know and I'd happily take one space for my friend in exchange for cans and gratitude.

    Edit: That same kind soul from last year managed to sort me out. Thanks guys. I knew I could always count on Boards!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,539 ✭✭✭ghostdancer


    So what's left to be announced?

    - Salty Dog
    - Jerry Fish
    - Comedy

    - Minefield and all that Celebrity Chef nonsense

    Anything else?
    Red Bull Tropical stage
    Arachnophobiainthewoods
    Trenchtown]
    Heineken Sound Atlas


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,901 ✭✭✭Mince Pie


    I've never been to the Other Voices stage in previous years, but there are a fair few acts I'm interested in seeing there this year. Can anybody tell me what sort of capacity it holds and if you have to be there early prior to the gigs? Obviously timeslots and specific bands play a part too but just wondering in general if it's quite limited to the amount it can hold.

    Very limited so get there early if its likely to be a popular act.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 666 ✭✭✭Speckydodge


    SFA Acoustic Bingo would be nice.

    Yes


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,539 ✭✭✭ghostdancer


    Seathrun66 wrote: »
    Some shots from the site today, courtesy of one of the official photographers:

    https://www.facebook.com/CiaraDPhotography/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1040378476031006

    And the ground looks good. It's held firm every year bar one (2010??) so here's hoping.
    those photos of people on bikes just reminded me of that bastard with the wonky bike. i'll beat him this year! :mad:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 52 ✭✭BrianosaurJr


    Mince Pie wrote: »
    Very limited so get there early if its likely to be a popular act.

    Nice one, cheers. Playing myself on the Earthship Stage during Saint Sister so I'll catch their second gig elsewhere, but very much wanting to catch Lynched, Russangano Family and a couple of others. Two 'special guests' billed too over the weekend there.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 414 ✭✭Peterd66


    Seathrun66 wrote: »
    Some shots from the site today, courtesy of one of the official photographers:

    https://www.facebook.com/CiaraDPhotography/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1040378476031006

    And the ground looks good. It's held firm every year bar one (2010??) so here's hoping.

    That Hazelwood looks like a bag of ........


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 414 ✭✭Peterd66


    See campervan, family camper-van, weekend and family weekend all going for face value on Done Deal at this stage. Touts obviously went to town on camper van and family camping. I think they forgot most families can't just drop everything and go at last minute.

    PD66


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 4,837 ✭✭✭Stillill42


    So I can get the Trinity Orchestra, Elephant, Brian Deady, Mothers, Hare Squead, Whitney, Kevin Morby, a bit of Bell X, the Avett Brothers, the Shins and Lcd Soundsystem on Saturday. That's a pretty epic days music.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 414 ✭✭Peterd66


    SantryRed wrote: »
    Anyone else worried they may not make it to Overhead The Albatross...? :pac:

    Its a given in my case!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 52 ✭✭BrianosaurJr


    Peterd66 wrote: »
    Its a given in my case!!

    If I were them, I'd be worried about Overhead The Albatross not making it to Overhead The Albatross.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,107 ✭✭✭CWF


    Is there a rave in the woods this year!?


  • Posts: 5,926 ✭✭✭ Jasiah Sour Tail


    Arnt they some **** though, the likes of joe.ie etc putting up articles on a hurricane this weekend


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 749 ✭✭✭declanleo


    Devastated. :(

    I was just about to check them out


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,943 ✭✭✭scruff monkey
    Snarky Snark Snark


    the beers are in the fridge,
    the freeze mat thingies are in the freezer


    3 sleeps everybody!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 749 ✭✭✭declanleo


    Assuming lbt is full for daniel avery after lcd, what's the recommendations? Cheers


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 2,718 ✭✭✭Fatfrog


    Arnt they some **** though, the likes of joe.ie etc putting up articles on a hurricane this weekend

    The EP has become very popular to people who aren't even going or have gone, they love talking ****e about it dropping it in conversation, it's almost like a popular Kardashian like brand it does my head in. If you listen to radio or TV adds for the likes of electric Ireland or Three, they almost spend more time on the EP that their own brand.
    The tabloids really putting up utter ****e, click bait, anything to do with EP they'll run with it, regardless of accuracy!! it sells, worryingly we still buy it.

    Jeez that was a bit of a rant, I'll lighten up by Friday, promise!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,326 ✭✭✭✭drunkmonkey


    Little lullaby for all the weather fanatics https://youtu.be/upfWf0mAxx8


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 1,032 ✭✭✭grudgehugger


    declanleo wrote: »
    Assuming lbt is full for daniel avery after lcd, what's the recommendations? Cheers

    As depressing as it is, I agree that Avery will prob be rammed by the time I make it over from the end of LCD.

    I'll be playing it by ear, but reckon checking out Toby Kaar in B&S might be the move


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,527 ✭✭✭fourmations


    is it worth buying a semi decent (20e) poncho
    or will i just buy a heap of the pound shop jobs?
    might try some gaiters, hate wearing wellies!


    cheers


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,943 ✭✭✭scruff monkey
    Snarky Snark Snark


    Little lullaby for all the weather fanatics https://youtu.be/upfWf0mAxx8

    clicked half expecting "it's raining men"


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 1,032 ✭✭✭grudgehugger


    Here's my attempt at a realistic goal for the weekend given stages announced so far. Will catch lots more over the weekend but making all these ten would be great

    Interesting to note that I hadn't listened to a single song from 5 out of these 10 before I started looking into the line-up in more detail.

    Fri:
    Broken Social Scene
    Chemical Bros

    Sat:
    Glass Animals
    Little Simz
    Mura Masa
    LCD

    Sun:
    Pumarosa
    Nao
    Animal Collective
    New Order


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,807 ✭✭✭LowOdour


    Whilk & Misky have cancelled.

    Body & Soul tweeted a few minutes ago. "Working on a replacement closing act", they said.
    that 's really disapointing...was seriously looking forward to them closing Friday night off after Mothxr.

    have Saturday pretty much lined up from early...loads of great acts, no clashes, and even some time for some inbetween beers!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,859 ✭✭✭✭everlast75


    clicked half expecting "it's raining men"

    *hoping



    ;)

    Elect a clown... Expect a circus



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