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xtal191 wrote: »

Theres a camping shop in Crumlin that have chairs

http://www.omearacamping.com/

camping shops on capel and mary st

The ECM charts that Met Eireann primarily use at this range has downgraded the rain for Saturday a little but as their text forecast says it's uncertain as that's the human experience in there looking at all the info.

The GFS has stayed pretty much the same up to 15mm of rainfall Saturay during daylight hours.

Friday has just odd shower and Sunday is looking same at present.

I'll have a forecast from overnight weather models tomorrow morning along with an update from the site car parks.

SmallBalls wrote: »

What would 15mm of rain equate to? 2-3 hours of heavy rain?

More like 5 to 6 hours of consistent rain with some heavy bursts.

dashdoll wrote: »

stupid qs probably.....how vital are wellies do we think? so clunky :-(

I woudn't bother unless it looks like a complete wash out...bring 2 pairs and some socks..plenty of places to stay dry.

drunkmonkey wrote: »

I woudn't bother unless it looks like a complete wash out...bring 2 pairs and some socks..

really dya think......wobearing if rain next few days would mean the ground will be wrecked. I just find wellies so uncomfortable!

Ferris_Bueller wrote: »

I would definitely bring wellies based on the predicted amount of rain this weekend. Hopefully the main arena won't cut up too bad but areas going into the campsites and stages like the Salty Dog and the rave in the woods are sure to cut up pretty bad if we're going to have around 20mm of rain this weekend..

You won't have any feet left to worry about getting wet if you go raving in wellies Friday night.

the kind of people who want to get rid of tickets because there aren't enough mainstream bands playing, or because of a bit of rain forecasted, are the exact type of people I'm happy WON'T be there this year...

Dunnes stores in stephens green today still had wellies, chairs, (kinda crappy but anyways) sleeping bags and mats etc

15mm of rain is a lot! I do a lot of whitewater kayaking so I spend a lot of time watching rain forecasts as we need rain to fill up the rivers for us. If I saw 15mm forecast over an area where I knew there was good rivers id be fcuking delighted because there'd be loads of water for us. If that much rain falls there's going to be a lot of mud. It's been a few years since we've got that much rain at the festival, probably not since 2010, the mud wasn't to bad then as far as I remember but capacity has increased significantly since then so there's more people to churn up the ground.

Old joke is old.

Anyone know what time the tour de picnic people will arrive at?

nocoverart wrote: »

Not going and I'm not gonna troll this thread about how I hate this, that or anything else about what EP has become... but I'm bloody jealous about not seeing Pantha Du Prince ('Presents 'The Triad') live.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2EurT5gOdk

Enjoy folks and keep safe

Was clashing with Skepta for me ... I liked the album, but this sounds even better.

Sorry Skepta, next time.

nocoverart wrote: »

His 'Black Noise' album from 2010 is a masterpiece! if you're digging Pantha, then 'The Field' would be also your cup of tea. Minimal House is the sh!t

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwXcarHyr1U

Really love The Field. When he played with the live band about 4 years ago it blew my mind. Not so much on his own at B&S a couple of years back.

I was incredibly excited about Whilk and Misky .Somebody tell me what they're like and get my excitement back for the replacements. Or let me go back to the campsite.

MadYaker wrote: »

Old joke is old.

Anyone know what time the tour de picnic people will arrive at?

Hard to say as it depends on how quickly they can cycle/run. Last time I did it the cycle was very spread out, with people arriving all afternoon.