Electric Picnic 2018 **Discussion Only // No Ticket Sales** [Part 1]

dmm82 wrote: »

Folks sorry if this has been asked but are the early entry passes sold out? My friend is trying to buy one.

Somebody mentioned earlier you can pay at the gate for pink moon early entry maybe its the same for general camping this eve?

Still trying to plan best route to attempt getting into green on Friday afternoon. Really looks like there is no point in going through Vicarstown:
"Traffic travelling from Vicarstown on the Friday will not be allowed
to enter Stradbally and a diversion at Garrons Cross will be in
place."

From very detailed Garda Traffic Management Plan here:
https://www.garda.ie/en/about-us/our-departments/office-of-corporate-communications/news-media/picnic-traffic-plan-2018.pdf

Looks like best option is actually heading with main M7 traffic and hoping you hit it at the busiest time:
"If volumes of traffic from the M7 motorway become
too extreme then this excess traffic will be parked in
car parks V, W, X, Y & Z "
Reading the plan it sounds like this is the only time they will allow Friday traffic into green but anyone who is down early tomorrow please let us know. Have moved things around now and will be leaving Offaly at around 3:30, with no traffic we would be there by 4:15 but will be happy if we are parked up by 5:15 (or even 5:30). Sooo hoping for green but preparing for red.

crusha101 wrote: »

I always get my timing wrong and end up in big ques and fighting for a camping spot at 11 or half,
are the ques typically as bad at 10 ?
cheers.

My friend is being difficult and wants us to wait for their car at 11 or so, wanted to be in before 10. Hopefully it won't be too bad but I'm not feeling too positive..

marpad wrote: »

Still trying to plan best route to attempt getting into green on Friday afternoon. Really looks like there is no point in going through Vicarstown:
"Traffic travelling from Vicarstown on the Friday will not be allowed
to enter Stradbally and a diversion at Garrons Cross will be in
place."

From very detailed Garda Traffic Management Plan here:
https://www.garda.ie/en/about-us/our-departments/office-of-corporate-communications/news-media/picnic-traffic-plan-2018.pdf

Looks like best option is actually heading with main M7 traffic and hoping you hit it at the busiest time:
"If volumes of traffic from the M7 motorway become
too extreme then this excess traffic will be parked in
car parks V, W, X, Y & Z "
Reading the plan it sounds like this is the only time they will allow Friday traffic into green but anyone who is down early tomorrow please let us know. Have moved things around now and will be leaving Offaly at around 3:30, with no traffic we would be there by 4:15 but will be happy if we are parked up by 5:15 (or even 5:30). Sooo hoping for green but preparing for red.

You could take this route

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Offaly,+County+Offaly/53.036143,-7.159313/53.0191923,-7.1546001/@53.071298,-7.3014802,11.75z/data=!4m10!4m9!1m5!1m1!1s0x485d077189dde7f7:0x400c7a72e2a7770!2m2!1d-7.7122229!2d53.2356871!1m0!1m0!3e0

Turn right and up the road to Green?

I've never been there for early, usually take a half day and rock up between 3 and 4. You're after the initial awfulness but ahead of work traffic, it's never been outrageously busy that I can remember.

Easy Rod wrote: »

Folks, there's a band called Melts on the Trailer Park stage at 22:10 on Sunday, I'd recommend catching a bit of their set in between St Vincent & the Prodigy. I saw them support the Murder Capital and they're well worth the stroll over.

Agreed!! Saw them support Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever. Some nice psych at times.

fish_fingers wrote: »

Easy Rod wrote: »

Folks, there's a band called Melts on the Trailer Park stage at 22:10 on Sunday, I'd recommend catching a bit of their set in between St Vincent & the Prodigy. I saw them support the Murder Capital and they're well worth the stroll over.

Agreed!! Saw them support Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever. Some nice psych at times.

Oh....and if you can make it to 3am on Saturday night/Sunday morning, Thumper. (They say themselves that they're playing 2pm on Saturday but I can't find it).

I'm going to try this route, it is the main route for coaches from all directions so they may try and divert cars but worth a try....

billybonkers wrote: »

You could take this route

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Offaly,+County+Offaly/53.036143,-7.159313/53.0191923,-7.1546001/@53.071298,-7.3014802,11.75z/data=!4m10!4m9!1m5!1m1!1s0x485d077189dde7f7:0x400c7a72e2a7770!2m2!1d-7.7122229!2d53.2356871!1m0!1m0!3e0

Turn right and up the road to Green?

fish_fingers wrote: »

Don't want to be too forward here...but tell them they're on their own ;-) This is no time to be pfaffing around!

They've got the tent.

Snookered.

A193 wrote: »

fish_fingers wrote: »

Don't want to be too forward here...but tell them they're on their own ;-) This is no time to be pfaffing around!

They've got the tent.

Snookered.

Ouch!

Harrison Enough Winter wrote: »

Ive just asked there can i have a half day..cant take anymore, leaving at 1....like literally am next to useless here

Almost there

I had booked a half day and cancelled it since I'm not heading down this evening. Intensely regretting my decision now.

Villain wrote: »

Another photo I took this morning overlooking the site. Feels weird not to be going this year

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great photos!

Rankin's Wood looks bigger...

and is that the eLogic thing directly across form Jerry Fish again? Noise bleed!

PabloAndRoy wrote: »

great photos!

Rankin's Wood looks bigger...

and is that the eLogic thing directly across form Jerry Fish again? Noise bleed!

I was just thinking that, it's almost as big as the Electric Arena.

yeah, Heineken area and Logic facing Jerry Fish

Stillill42 wrote: »

Doesn't she look beautiful? 24 hours.

7-8 hours! (Cough, arrogance...)

Ponchos

how do we feel about them?
functional? handy? or sweaty & clammy?

ive obvs used one but fcked if i can remeber if they worked
I took a right soaking at L Del R in crappy raingear i brought, im wondering if its worth bringing it
or just chance ponchos, im not shelling out for good raingear

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