AllTogetherNow Festival 2018

erica74 · 03-08-2018 09:14AM

Grey skies, humid but dry around Waterford. Have a great weekend everyone. I'll check in here later on today, hopefully I'll be able to answer any last minute questions about entry, campsites blah blah blah.

danois · 03-08-2018 09:35AM

Raining in Dublin hopefully stays up here ðŸ˜‰ really looking forward to it now.

greenspurs · 03-08-2018 09:53AM

Its fine down here.

16deg, bit of fluffy grey and white clouds, a bit of a wee breeze, blue sky poking out.

Shur tis a grand day ....

ryaner777 · 03-08-2018 10:01AM

Garda doing speed checks between exit 6 and 7 on m9. Stay safe folks.

Le Bruise · 03-08-2018 10:02AM

Leaving West Cork in about an hour. With a stop off for lunch/last minute supplies, hoping to make it to the festival site by 3pm. Everything looks brilliant and just can’t wait to be sitting at the tent with that all important first can!

All updates from the early arrivals/locals are much appreciated!!

ryaner777 · 03-08-2018 11:07AM

2 hours exactly from swords to car park. Phone reception is perfect and sun is out. It's roasting.

Captain Red Beard · 03-08-2018 11:11AM

ryaner777 wrote: »

2 hours exactly from swords to car park. Phone reception is perfect and sun is out. It's roasting.

Legend, any hassle getting in? Traffic flowing freely? No sign of sniffer dogs?

D.Q · 03-08-2018 11:17AM

Captain Red Beard wrote: »

Legend, any hassle getting in? Traffic flowing freely? No sign of sniffer dogs?

Apparently @townlands they had armed guards. They were also stopping some coaches on the way down and letting dogs go through the camping gear. Seemed fairly heavy handed.

I am allergic to dogs and guards so hope there's no sign.

ryaner777 · 03-08-2018 11:31AM

Security are passing up the list of prohibited items through the queue. No traffic at all.

gaffolino · 03-08-2018 11:58AM

ryaner777 wrote: »

Security are passing up the list of prohibited items through the queue. No traffic at all.

What are they like with the drink sitch?? I'm not a beer drinker and I have a mix of wine, whiskey and those little premixed cans. Have it buried the bottom of my granny shopping trolley so its a bit of an ordeal for them to pull it apart

HOBSBAWM · 03-08-2018 12:02PM

I don't get in to Waterford city until 7ish tonight. What is the best way for me to get to the festival? Am I relying on a taxi?

ryaner777 · 03-08-2018 12:03PM

gaffolino wrote: »

What are they like with the drink sitch?? I'm not a beer drinker and I have a mix of wine, whiskey and those little premixed cans. Have it buried the bottom of my granny shopping trolley so its a bit of an ordeal for them to pull it apart

Still in the queue but everyone seems to be doing the same thing with bottles of vodka and wine in plastic bottles

danois · 03-08-2018 12:11PM

ryaner777 wrote: »

Still in the queue but everyone seems to be doing the same thing with bottles of vodka and wine in plastic bottles

Be interested to see how strict they are on limits.

Goldigga · 03-08-2018 12:16PM

Anyone in a camper anything to report?

ryaner777 · 03-08-2018 12:21PM

Security were excellent, quick look into the top of the bags and straight in. Joked about the amount of drink.

ryaner777 · 03-08-2018 12:23PM

Lots of flies here. Bring insect repellent if you can

BurtMacklin · 03-08-2018 12:29PM

Any sniffer dogs or rigorous pant downs, asking for a friend.

nermal15 · 03-08-2018 12:29PM

Through security- only a quick pat down of the bags, nothing major!

BurtMacklin · 03-08-2018 12:30PM

HOBSBAWM wrote: »

I don't get in to Waterford city until 7ish tonight. What is the best way for me to get to the festival? Am I relying on a taxi?

Check out the Bus Eireann shuttle from the Quay to the festival site. It goes every 45 mins or so. €7.50 one way.

erica74 · 03-08-2018 12:34PM

Okay friends, I'm in, same set up as EP, security chilled (no glass, no weapons), didn't see any mega searching going on, same as EP really, no mention of plastic on the way in so, for anyone worrying, I'm guessing it's just for into the main arena, absolutely ROASTING here, lots of insects. Traffic seems okay at the moment but I can see the roads getting very backed up. My advice would be to follow the route assigned to where you're camping because there's lots of roads closed

greenspurs · 03-08-2018 12:38PM

erica74 wrote: »

Okay friends, I'm in, same set up as EP, security chilled (no glass, no weapons), didn't see any mega searching going on, same as EP really, no mention of plastic on the way in so, for anyone worrying, I'm guessing it's just for into the main arena, absolutely ROASTING here, lots of insects. Traffic seems okay at the moment but I can see the roads getting very backed up. My advice would be to follow the route assigned to where you're camping because there's lots of roads closed

Good stuff..

You came in the Red route?
Did you notice if the wee roads/lanes on your left hand side were closed off?

(up near the Red entrance that is)

D.Q · 03-08-2018 12:44PM

Much space in the campsites? Are they big?

erica74 · 03-08-2018 12:46PM

greenspurs wrote: »

Good stuff..

You came in the Red route?
Did you notice if the wee roads/lanes on your left hand side were closed off?

(up near the Red entrance that is)

Everything was open when we were passing anyway