AllTogetherNow Festival 2018

Stillill42 · 08-08-2018 05:40PM

And so the idyllic honeymoon phase of ATN ends. See ye next year, lads. Along with more guitars and falafals.

phizzledizzle · 08-08-2018 05:41PM

I'm guessing this is the point where the thread goes downhill. Til next year.

Toast · 08-08-2018 05:47PM

Captain Flaps wrote: »

Getting anything from the Charcoal Grill at any event is pretty much a rookie move.

I got a burger.. it was delicious... oh god the heartburn that night though.

erica74 · 08-08-2018 05:59PM

greenspurs wrote: »

You haven't answered my question about what you would like to see at the Festival foodwise for future versions of ATN .
Or is it easier to just put down and complain about what was there ?

Well, I know this isn't directed at me but I'd love a big salad place, somewhere like Chopped. And more seafood. Maybe somewhere like Saba/Kinara Kitchen.
One food in particular that was lacking at ATN was hot chicken options like chicken wings. I'm allergic to beef and would have loved a mountain of chicken wings at some stage.

And obviously, I know that it's a new festival so the first year isn't going to have everything, I'm simply making suggestions.

mooseknunkle · 08-08-2018 06:04PM

Arcadia have said on Instagram that they will be returning next year

https://www.instagram.com/p/BmOX0fvBY8O/?taken-by=arcadia

Amirani · 08-08-2018 06:15PM

greenspurs wrote: »

You haven't answered my question about what you would like to see at the Festival foodwise for future versions of ATN .
Or is it easier to just put down and complain about what was there ?

I sort of kicked off the discussion about food. As I said initially, I did like it generally, but some improvements could be:

- Some sort of Indian food options, which are generally present at other festivals.
- Mediterranean/Middle Eastern veggie options, falafel wraps etc, again generally present at other festivals.
- Some salad options would be good, though this would be new.
- Some proper BBQ food options, with some pork meat, beef steaks etc.
- Spanish type stuff like paella and tapas that'd be common at the Dublin markets.
- As mentioned, any sort of chicken options would be good.

Again, it was positive and measured criticism that resulted in a couple of posters suggesting that I was being unreasonable expecting Michelin star offerings (the festival had billed itself as being a food experience not seen at other festivals). One such poster then proceeding to act like festival owner, batting away any suggestions and complaining when people called them up on it...

Chelon · 08-08-2018 06:35PM

erica74 wrote: »

Was there supposed to be falafels? I definitely didn't see any.

I try not to eat Egyptian food - always feel affel afterwards!

Lester Freamon · 08-08-2018 06:56PM

Did anyone commute over and back to Waterford City each day? Was there a bus that actually did the trip every night after the main acts finished etc?

dodo87 · 08-08-2018 07:24PM

Anyone know if tickets will go on sale soon for next year like they usually do for EP and B&S? I'm sure they will try make the most of it of whilst everyone still has the fuzzys and everyone else wish they went?

ghostdancer · 08-08-2018 07:40PM

dodo87 wrote: »

Anyone know if tickets will go on sale soon for next year like they usually do for EP and B&S? I'm sure they will try make the most of it of whilst everyone still has the fuzzys and everyone else wish they went?

hope not, hate when festivals start selling tickets for the next year straight away.

wait until, oh I don't know, maybe 31st August, when payday for most people will have come?
It would of course just be a coincidence that EP begins that day

bodhrandude · 08-08-2018 08:12PM

Weepsie wrote: »

There was Indian food, and there was a Falafel place. There was a few places selling things with Chicken too, though perhaps not to the taste of pallet of every punter.

The idea was to promote local producers, places, and local chefs which it did with some festival regulars (Wok n Roll, Pie Man, Kanum, Charcoal etc).

More choice would always be great, but there was some of the stuff there that people claim wasn't, though much is easily missed when having fun. There are a lot of good food options in Waterford, Cork and Wexford and hopefully they'll get in touch with some of them to get involved.

There is no one acting like a festival owner, the owner would probably say, okay, we can only ask vendors to come on board. If the capacity doubles as someone suggested, and sells well you'll see more variety as they'll deem it worth while.

The volume of people at Dublin Markets pales to that at a Music festival too, so it's a big ask to get some of those type of sellers to be able to cater for something like this, especially if they risk giving up their own regular market slots and have someone else come on in. If I could, I'd have the entire Honest2Goodness food market there, but that's not likely.

John Reynolds was actually working on Friday directing campervans in the campervan area and I seen him the following day walking around the main arena picking up bits of rubbish and binning them. Certainly doesn't seem like an aloof businessman anyway, he seems quite down to earth.

Toast · 09-08-2018 11:44AM

bodhrandude wrote: »

John Reynolds was actually working on Friday directing campervans in the campervan area and I seen him the following day walking around the main arena picking up bits of rubbish and binning them. Certainly doesn't seem like an aloof businessman anyway, he seems quite down to earth.

Yup he directed us out of the car park on the Monday morning. We only copped afterwards who it was. I'd have liked to have said thanks for the festival.

Eod100 · 09-08-2018 12:16PM

Toast wrote: »

Yup he directed us out of the car park on the Monday morning. We only copped afterwards who it was. I'd have liked to have said thanks for the festival.

What does he look like?

ghostdancer · 09-08-2018 12:31PM

Eod100 wrote: »

What does he look like?

https://www.google.com/search?q=john+reynolds+pod&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X

homosapien91 · 09-08-2018 12:36PM

bodhrandude wrote: »

John Reynolds was actually working on Friday directing campervans in the campervan area and I seen him the following day walking around the main arena picking up bits of rubbish and binning them. Certainly doesn't seem like an aloof businessman anyway, he seems quite down to earth.

Seen him as well in the main arena, would never have guessed it was him until my bf said it to me, actually though he was taking the p**s but other people confirmed it for me

really wanted to hug him and say thank you for this weekend

MJohnston · 09-08-2018 01:39PM

Heh, saw him once doing the same thing in an EP car park back in like 2006/7 or so, I didn't know who he was at the time, but asked him a question about where I needed to go (I was picking up a guestlist pass) because he was in the same day-glo bib as any other security person. Let's just say "down to earth" would not be the words I'd use to describe his response!

greenspurs · 09-08-2018 02:09PM

ghostdancer wrote: »

https://www.google.com/search?q=john+reynolds+pod&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X

I saw him a few times then !

He was up around the family camping area on Saturday afternoon....

mooseknunkle · 09-08-2018 02:15PM

Anyone like to hazard a guess at who the headliners could be next year,with the increased capacity you'd imagine there would be at least one big name on the bill..

greenspurs · 09-08-2018 02:19PM

Dua Lipa - Charlie XCX - The Academic
David Guetta - Ladysmith Black Mambazo -
Aslan - Cry Before Dawn - The Stunning on an Irish music stage.
Spandau Ballet - Kim Wilde - King Kong Company

PawneeRanger · 09-08-2018 02:21PM

greenspurs wrote: »

Dua Lipa - Charlie XCX - The Academic
David Guetta - Ladysmith Black Mambazo -
Aslan - Cry Before Dawn - The Stunning on an Irish music stage.
Spandau Ballet - Kim Wilde - King Kong Company

With the exception of King Kong Company....that's a joke, right?

ghostdancer · 09-08-2018 02:26PM

mooseknunkle wrote: »

Anyone like to hazard a guess at who the headliners could be next year,with the increased capacity you'd imagine there would be at least one big name on the bill..

I doubt they'll up the capacity next year, considering they didn't even sell out this year.
even if they do, I can't see them going more than 5000 to 20k, which won't make much difference to the lineup.

phunkadelic · 09-08-2018 02:34PM

Guesses of next year's lineup, pointless. I'm checking out of this thread until they announce it.

Arne_Saknussem · 09-08-2018 02:38PM

So did anyone find the gold in the Treasure Hunt?

homosapien91 · 09-08-2018 02:39PM

Arne_Saknussem wrote: »

So did anyone find the gold in the Treasure Hunt?

I found Jesus in the woods at 4am taking drugs, that was gold in my book

greenspurs · 09-08-2018 02:40PM

phunkadelic wrote: »

Guesses of next year's lineup, pointless. I'm checking out of this thread until they announce it.

I bet you wont .... :P

You'll be back....... The force is powerful ...

greenspurs · 09-08-2018 02:41PM

PawneeRanger wrote: »

With the exception of King Kong Company....that's a joke, right?

Why would King Kong company be an exception ?

Are the rest of them not worthy ?

PawneeRanger · 09-08-2018 02:43PM

greenspurs wrote: »

Why would King Kong company be an exception ?

King Kong Company would have fit in very nicely with this year's line up tbh.

greenspurs wrote: »

Are the rest of them not worthy ?

After this year, nope.

bigpink · 09-08-2018 02:46PM

Thought it did sell out?

bigpink · 09-08-2018 02:48PM

My friend says kids need to be banned from it or at least gone by 7 after being at it

greenspurs · 09-08-2018 02:50PM

PawneeRanger wrote: »

King Kong Company would have fit in very nicely with this year's line up tbh. .

But we are talking about next year......

Ok....

Australian Doors -Australian Nirvana - Mad Ferrit - (anyone remember the Oasis tribute act No Way Sis?) - Red Hot Chili Pipers - Pearl Jem - Con Jovi - Bootleg Beatles - Kopy Kat Killers - Knights of Leon - A Taste of Rory -
All on the Tribute act stage ( Out of Our League Stage)

AllTogetherNow Festival 2018

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