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bodhrandude · 20-08-2019 10:19PM

Fics wrote: »

But how about FreeFlow? even if it is limited to a certain amount per trip?

I doubt it somehow, the Heineken overlords have the Tennents lager tough crew from Scotland in their yellow t shirts, these lads will remove yer booze or tell you to drink it all before entry. A kinda dumb rule as some people get absolutely bolloxed from doing this and creates messy situations. Look at me on Sunday 2016, my two cans of Guinness and my Spanish absinthe discovered, I was supposed to hand them over, I said feck off and walked out again and drank the lot, plus it was Sunday and the closing day but blotto I was for New Order.

haitens · 20-08-2019 10:30PM

fourmations wrote: »

FB group is saying that salty is now in the arena

Ah this won't be a popular move if true. Unless it's just a wristband check going into Freetown and nothing else??

20-08-2019 10:33PM

bodhrandude wrote: »

I doubt it somehow, the Heineken overlords have the Tennents lager tough crew from Scotland in their yellow t shirts, these lads will remove yer booze or tell you to drink it all before entry. A kinda dumb rule as some people get absolutely bolloxed from doing this and creates messy situations. Look at me on Sunday 2016, my two cans of Guinness and my Spanish absinthe discovered, I was supposed to hand them over, I said feck off and walked out again and drank the lot, plus it was Sunday and the closing day but blotto I was for New Order.

And I'd always thought it was just an apéritif.

Mucker46 · 20-08-2019 10:36PM

Fics wrote: »

Also, talk on that thread that the map will be released this week? Here's hoping

Tweeted this yesterday
@EPfestival: @AherneJnr Oscar Wilde is still here - just moved ever so slightly. The map will be available later this week! ðŸ—º️☺️

Fatfrog · 20-08-2019 10:53PM

All this talk on FB of arena gate moving to the entrance of Wilde is nonsense I think. Wilde is cut diagonally in two by the path. From what I can gather Freetown on the arena side and tents will be main entrance side. So impossible to have and entrance here?

I think we were expecting too much from Freetown, but it's really a late night replacement for the rave in the woods.

bodhrandude · 20-08-2019 10:58PM

Fatfrog wrote: »

All this talk on FB of arena gate moving to the entrance of Wilde is nonsense I think. Wilde is cut diagonally in two by the path. From what I can gather Freetown on the arena side and tents will be main entrance side. So impossible to have and entrance here?

I think we were expecting too much from Freetown, but it's really a late night replacement for the rave in the woods.

Anachronica is still listed though in the poster.

Nugget89 · 20-08-2019 11:01PM

bodhrandude wrote: »

Anachronica is still listed though in the poster.

It may just be to split the late night crowd. The rave was dangerously full last year.

Korvanica · 20-08-2019 11:03PM

Nugget89 wrote: »

It may just be to split the late night crowd. The rave was dangerously full last year.

Yea. There was a massive crush there too one of the nights. Really dangerous bottleneck there by the eco campsite.

Ferris_Bueller · 20-08-2019 11:40PM

Lots of rumours floating around that EP banter page but I would take most of them with a pinch of salt, nobody seems to know really. I reckon it would be very difficult for them to have the Salty Dog as part of the arena, if the Salty Dog is open the Thursday does that mean that people would have access to the full arena? Also they would hardly have a security check in the middle of the woods between Trenchtown and the Salty Dog. I could be wrong but don't see how it would work.

Just saw this posted on that group page too, doesn't look familiar to me, would it be a part of Freetown too I wonder?

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Furious-Red · 20-08-2019 11:52PM

Is that not where you get your wristbands when you are coming in the Paintball Entrance?

Stillill42 · 20-08-2019 11:56PM

Furious-Red wrote: »

Is that not where you get your wristbands when you are coming in the Paintball Entrance?

I think you're right there.

Fatfrog · 21-08-2019 01:12AM

One for Raphael Prehistoric Junkyard..

(I went down an early EP- youtube worm hole)

https://youtu.be/NEmpcQg8h5w

21-08-2019 06:16AM

Fatfrog wrote: »

One for Raphael Prehistoric Junkyard.. (I went down an early EP- youtube worm hole)

https://youtu.be/NEmpcQg8h5w

Thanks ff! I missed that year. My best friend got married on the Saturday and I was bridesmaid

I’ve never forgiven her

thebusher · 21-08-2019 06:26AM

Ferris_Bueller wrote: »

Lots of rumours floating around that EP banter page but I would take most of them with a pinch of salt, nobody seems to know really. I reckon it would be very difficult for them to have the Salty Dog as part of the arena, if the Salty Dog is open the Thursday does that mean that people would have access to the full arena? Also they would hardly have a security check in the middle of the woods between Trenchtown and the Salty Dog. I could be wrong but don't see how it would work.

Just saw this posted on that group page too, doesn't look familiar to me, would it be a part of Freetown too I wonder?

That looks like a wristbannd issuing area. Is it as you head down between Rave in the woods and Eco?

whelzer · 21-08-2019 09:12AM

Just over a week to go and this thread is 7 or 8 down the list here at Gigs...what has become of this place?:eek:

mimimcmc · 21-08-2019 09:16AM

whelzer wrote: »

Just over a week to go and this thread is 7 or 8 down the list here at Gigs...what has become of this place?:eek:

It's strangely quiet isn't it?

The EP Banter Page is hopping though

Beechwoodspark · 21-08-2019 09:17AM

Just as a casual observer seems to be way less of a hype about EP these days

Has that new one all together now in Waterford taken the crown from elec pic I wonder?

Rigor Mortis · 21-08-2019 09:29AM

I think the age profile on here contributes to that a bit.
Also, for some reason, I think EP themselves have rowed back a bit on the hype this year.

Reded · 21-08-2019 09:42AM

fafy wrote: »

Booked in for the Sunday Drunch in Theatre Of Food, sounds like a laugh and you get fed, and by day 3 we all need something substantial.

https://www.giv2go.com/ticket-events/epic-irish-sunday-brunch-82

#FACT! A Fine feast and definitely a laugh! Plenty bloody Mary’s too

21-08-2019 09:59AM

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Just as a casual observer seems to be way less of a hype about EP these days

Has that new one all together now in Waterford taken the crown from elec pic I wonder?

wait till you see the mayhem here when the maps released....:p

GhostMutt30 · 21-08-2019 10:00AM

Some great recommendations been made here I'm really enjoying Mitski, White Reaper, Sasami, Autre Monde, am starting to get a wee bit excira

scruff monkey · 21-08-2019 10:18AM

Mr.S wrote: »

I have heard nada about this years festival, and for the first time since it began I don’t know anyone going. Maybe I’m old now

All the cool kids are probably just discussing it on fakebuke and the like now.

ghostdancer · 21-08-2019 10:24AM

Mr.S wrote: »

I have heard nada about this years festival, and for the first time since it began I don’t know anyone going. Maybe I’m old now

Pretty much all of our long-time festival crew in our early/mid 30s have stopped going in the last few years.
Plenty went to ATN (and/or Body&Soul), but everyone seems to have given up on EP.

In contrast though, quite a few from work (30s and 40s), that would never really have gone to festivals before, are now going to EP in the last couple of years. Unlike here, they were all delighted with Gavin James and Kodaline being announced last week.

LowOdour · 21-08-2019 10:31AM

Mother of sweet Jesus, but this rain in the west is catmalojan. Anyone in the Stradbally/Laois area, are ye getting hit badly with rain? Wonder what state Stradbally will be in if there is no let up in it

Reggie noble · 21-08-2019 10:33AM

The EP app has loads of acts missing off it . Presume it won’t have full list until timetables out ?

LimboSlice · 21-08-2019 10:37AM

LowOdour wrote: »

Mother of sweet Jesus, but this rain in the west is catmalojan. Anyone in the Stradbally/Laois area, are ye getting hit badly with rain? Wonder what state Stradbally will be in if there is no let up in it

Hopefully the good weather promised for this weekend dries it up a bit! Can see it being a year for the wellies though.

Korvanica · 21-08-2019 10:42AM

A mate of mine is playing the Village Hall in the Global Green area. I'd recommend it if you like minimal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9xhBQ9_Mvw

Spotify

BaZmO* · 21-08-2019 10:55AM

I don't listen to the radio in work but apparently Today have been flogging it to death.

rubick · 21-08-2019 11:01AM

ghostdancer wrote: »

Pretty much all of our long-time festival crew in our early/mid 30s have stopped going in the last few years.
Plenty went to ATN (and/or Body&Soul), but everyone seems to have given up on EP.

We're in the same boat, the last two standing out of a decent sized crew. Most have either settled down with kids or moved away. A few of our lot went to ATN, in late Friday and ended up going home on the Sunday morning.

What gets me is their determination to get tickets for Glastonbury, as if there are never any traffic problems or weather issues there. The sun always shines on TV I guess.

A few heads we have camped with in Eco for the last five years outright stated that whilst they love the Picnic, they are soured on it because there's just too many people. Personally, I don't mind that aspect - the site is certainly large enough for 57,000 people and the atmosphere at any given stage is the best I've experienced in Ireland. There are a few teething problems still (e.g. crowd congestion around the Rave in the Woods, or bottlenecks at the Main Arena access points, Salty Dog entry can be chaotic), but if as I suspect FR are going for the Glastonbury model, they're going the right way about it.

As I said last year, I'd happily have all the George Ezras or watery landfill indie sh*te on the line-up if it means I can have the likes of Massive Attack or A Tribe Called Quest.

Who knows, maybe one day there will be enough punters that it'll be freeflow across the entire site and still turn a profit at the bars.*

* Looking great for 2043

red face dave · 21-08-2019 11:02AM

LimboSlice wrote: »

Hopefully the good weather promised for this weekend dries it up a bit! Can see it being a year for the wellies though.

The weather here in Stradbally has been fairly ****e. However the ground is holding up well. With the "good" weather on the way it should be sound for next weekend

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