All Together Now 2020

I see Guinness are the drinks sponsor this year, I can't remember who it was in 2019. I mainly drink IPA's and I vaguely remember a bar that served local IPAs, plus Arcadia had a bar that had decent beer. I don't see anything on the ATN website about beer options this year. I hope it isn't just rockshore, hop house and guinness,

I heard a good few people recommending the blackout ones in Decathlon.

Long range weather has it at about 18c and dry and cloudy, that'll do.

The beer at Beyond the Pale was excellent, all I can see on the ATN website is awful stuff like Rockshore, hopefully they have a few boutique stalls with nice beer.

Yea, I was going to buy one of them...but aired the tent out yesterday and it's in grand nick, so can't really justify it.

So Fresh and Black in Decathalon is a good option. I also looked in Halfords and they have a few decent looking ones. Definitely go at least 3 person tent for 2 people, as you have to factor in bags etc...

That actually looks like the one that we have, I'm not sure if it's fine to bring or whether to get a new tent.

It feels like the poles are super bendy and won't click into place properly? It feels as if it could collapse very easily.. But other than that it's in perfect nick. Maybe you can clarify if there's a nack to it or if ours is banjaxed!?

Having had both Halfords and Decathlon tents over the years, I can safely say there is no comparison - Decathlon every day of the week for me. The blackout rooms are a god send, they keep out the light and intense heat on those mornings when the last thing you need in your life is any sort of light or heat. Also way easier to erect. They have a 3 person pop up black out tent I'd recommend, or if you're feeling flashy the larger 4-6 person inflatable ones are great too.

Maybe this is what you're already doing but - the mechanism at the top needs to be pulled apart pretty hard, it clicks in to place and that makes the poles sturdy at all the joints like an umbrella. Then pegging it down on the corners and sides obviously, the guylines definitely help secure the poles in place too. Then taking it down push the mechanism at the top together again and it caves in on itself and you might have to 'dislocate the joints' on the poles to fold them up... or else yes, yours may be banjaxed 🙃

I'll take that, no rain for the weekend is a win, but clear blue skies and 25c would be better.

Anyone volunteering at this one, trying to work out a way to get down there from Galway. I think Bus Eireann does a bus from Galway via Limerick to Carrick-On-Suir which I used in 2019 and was picked up in Carrick... by a volunteer in a camper, but he's not working it this year. Aiming to be travelling down early on Thursday 28th July. Even if your a normal festival punter with a camper as they can normally arrive on Thursday, if you can pick me up in Carrick-On-Suir if that's handy but Galway would be even better if it was possible. Will chip in for fuel costs and festival stories galore. Thanks if you can help.

Edit: May have sorted a bit of a lift in the end. ;)

Update - physical ticket came today. Face value is about 75 I think...

@Blackie_IRL TurboChillers will be in the campsite with our 90 second can cooling service so never fear that the beer selection is not to your taste - bring your own selection of IPA in cans and we'll cool em for ya. 😎

See yiz there folks!

Nice :)

Have tried everywhere to find a camper van for the weekend - if anyone here has a last minute cancellation or wants to rent out their own van please let me know!

I have campervan ticket sorted - don’t want to give it away until the last minute.

This 90 second can cooling sounds interesting!

What's the price and do most people get a few cans cooled at the same time?

Cheers

Looked at their FB page, it's 1 euro a can, or 20 euro a slab.