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All Together Now 2024

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,188 ✭✭✭Fanirish


    There you go



  • Registered Users Posts: 956 ✭✭✭grudgehugger


    Floating Points wouldn't be where I'd go first when trying to make a "plug in pc...lets go" point...

    Most successful recent release was with a jazz legend, and regularly plays with more of a live band that most people.

    I remember seeing him play with close to 10 people at Body and Soul several years back

    Disclaimer: I may have been seeing double at the time - perhaps I shouldn't admit to that though - doesn't exactly strrengthen my own argument :)



  • Registered Users Posts: 574 ✭✭✭roll


    Oh yes!



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,642 ✭✭✭RINO87


    That is tidy enough 🙂 Kolsch and Kiasmos a nice surprise. Doesn't have the dreaded words "dj set" after Geroge Fitzgearld either.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 351 ✭✭TenPicnics




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,354 ✭✭✭Dreamweapon


    One big snooze. My regular festival buddy who would be more open to the lighter side of things feels the same.

    Big on the all mouth and trousers scene



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,137 ✭✭✭endainoz


    Fantastic variety of stuff in there, time to throw together a playlist. At least 6 or 7 must sees in there for me.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,441 ✭✭✭Acosta


    Lackluster as always



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,822 ✭✭✭✭Eod100


    Think it's grand for a first announcement. Don't think there's too many acts that stand out who would lure people in if people weren't planning on going already besides maybe Kiasmos, Floating Points and Paul Kalkbrenner. Early days yet though and will wait and see who they announce between now and August.



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  • Registered Users Posts: 970 ✭✭✭crl84


    The National

    Roisin Murphy

    Future Islands

    Slowdive

    Maribou State

    Floating Points

    Soda Blonde

    Kiasmos

    Kolsch

    George Fitzgerald


    Decent start for me. Some others to check out properly.

    Hopefully they add a few techno/experimental DJ acts, far too much samey house acts there as always.

    Was hoping for a couple of acts that were more post-rock/rock/metal-y, like Deafheaven, Slow Crush or Deftones, but outside the box thinking isn't really in ATN's wheelhouse. Slowdive will have to satisfy my screeching feedback desires.

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  • Registered Users Posts: 292 ✭✭Hank the DJ


    Future islands

    Mary Wallopers

    Sprints

    Newdad

    Really good time

    Slowdive

    KKC

    Soda Blonde

    The Wailers

    And that's before I go researching, happy enough with that.



  • Registered Users Posts: 585 ✭✭✭Blackie_IRL


    Lots in there for me, Kalkbrenner, Kolsch and Kiasmos, Roisin Murphy, Confidence Man, New Dad, George Fitz (hopefully live), Joy Anonymous, JVM, Maribou State, etc plenty considering it's the first main announcement





  • Shockingly unimaginative.

    How many times have The National, Roisin Murphy, Maribou State, Floating Points, Kiasmos, Kolsch and George Fitzgerald played Ireland in the last 5 years?

    I have seen all those acts at least 3 times and in the case of Floating Points close to 10 times in the last decade or so.

    Happy how with my decision to give Beyond the Pale a chance as my Irish festival this summer.

    Felt like ATN was just taking our money last year and this has just confirmed it.



  • Registered Users Posts: 82 ✭✭GentleHumour


    Confidence Man are unreal live. Blew the Rankins Wood tent away on the Sunday last year at EP.

    Paul Kalkbrenner is a great addition as are Kiasmos. Kolsch plays here the whole time, so less excited for him. Joy (Anonymous) are good fun.

    The Wailers in the sun one of the afternoons will be lovely.

    Don't think Natasha Bedingfield will enjoy same affection that Sugababes did.

    Overall - a less than inspired line up. Lacking a big name of previous years and a little unimaginative once you read though through poster. Very very similar to lot of Irish festivals this summer, which after the first 2 lines of acts are interchangeable / one and the same.

    Interesting to see how ATN stacks up v EP this year. With the two only being a fortnight apart, I'd say a lot of folk (me included) will make a call on one or the other based on EP announcement.



  • Registered Users Posts: 128 ✭✭Ruanmcg


    Very weak, extremely generic. The electronic music is largely inoffensive tripe for people who aren't really into it but are partial to a yoke at a festival a couple times a year. Bands not much better. Only things I'd be excited for there is Sprints, Slowdive and Oxn. Some genuinely awful stuff on there and then a lot of the same acts that get recycled so often that it's impossible to be excited by them. I'll more then likely be there either way but I'd say my time will spent mostly at smaller stages seeing local acts. Whoever gets paid to book acts for this festival is stealing a living. I wouldn't be surprised to hear they just asked ChatGPT to generate an Irish festival line up



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,909 ✭✭✭Stillill42


    Yeah, I'd be disappointed and I'm an ATN fan. You'd certainly have 10 or 12 good acts there but nothing you can't see regularly. Very little homework on brand new acts. I'm not going this year so no skin in the game but for those of us that hoped ATN would fill the hole left by a declining EP, that line up is a step back.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,676 ✭✭✭✭greenspurs


    yep..

    Id agree.

    And for the first time since this festival started - Im Out.

    For those into it - Have fun 👌

    "Bright lights and Thunder .................... " #NoPopcorn



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,050 ✭✭✭Ricosruffneck


    If beyond the pale was in Curraghmore with all the cools bits atn have that'd be perfect



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,642 ✭✭✭RINO87


    BTP have done very well with their lineup, but with all the single day outdoor shows sweeping up all the big names, this doesn't look too bad. I have a few must sees on the list, and shur most of the craic os the smaller bands on the smaller stages anyway!



  • Registered Users Posts: 402 ✭✭Shank Williams


    King Kong company the standout for me- is that an Irish exclusive?



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,050 ✭✭✭Ricosruffneck




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,354 ✭✭✭Dreamweapon


    Big on the all mouth and trousers scene



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,590 ✭✭✭LowOdour


    As a few have said, decent but a lot of those acts I would so see I've seen before.

    Missing a standout act e.g Nick Cave, Iggy, Fleet Foxes, Patti Smith etc



  • Subscribers Posts: 41,833 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    100%

    just about enough to keep me interested, but the amount of repeat performers on top of an absolute glut of 'electronica' just makes that line up a bit meh so far.

    hopefully with the 'padding out' of another 50 or so acts there might be some interesting additions. OXN are conspicuous there as an outlier.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,188 ✭✭✭Fanirish


    The National filling that role, albeit they have played all parts of the country post covid though



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,822 ✭✭✭✭Eod100


    I'm a fan but with regularly playing here and ATN in 2019 could have done with someone who plays here less as bit more of a novelty I think. I get that bookers have to work within bounds of who's touring at that time of year though



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,590 ✭✭✭LowOdour


    That's exactly why they are not filling the role of standout act!

    I enjoy the National, seen them 4 times and skipped the same amount.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 541 ✭✭✭boomshakalaka


    Any playlists on the go yet?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,188 ✭✭✭Fanirish


    I suppose there just wasn’t someone who has played here recently of that calibre that would play for ATN.



  • Posts: 0 ✭✭✭ Julien Long Seeker


    I’m delighted with that! Kiasmos autocorrects to Liam which is odd…anywho happy camper here. Far better than the last few eps I’ve been to



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,641 ✭✭✭✭bodhrandude


    Maybe you should get ATN to swop lineups with Green Man. 😀

    If you want to get into it, you got to get out of it. (Hawkwind 1982)



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,641 ✭✭✭✭bodhrandude


    I don't mind the line up at all, like some other posters said a lot of repeats but some welcome and some great electronica.

    Oxn (looking forward to seeing them)

    Kiasmos (Will definitely try to get a better view this time as could hardly see them in the rammed tent during downpour last time)

    The National (will check them out this time for a bit having missed them last time for something else)

    Roisin Murphy (A brilliant artist but seen her now as much times as Jon Hopkins, so will go and see something else)

    Future Islands (will definitely catch these lads as missed them at EP15)

    Paul Kalkbrenner ( pretty decent electronica always worth a watch)#

    Confidence Man (Always put on a great show and great energy)

    Maribou State (Loved them in 2018 so will check them out if no clashes)

    Mary Wallopers (Hup ya bhoy ya)

    Slowdive (Will catch a bit of them)

    Natasha Bedingfield (Will check her out)

    Floating Points (will give his set a gawk)

    Kolsch (Will give him a go if energy still going)

    Wailers (Always good for the reggae hits but a bit bored with them would've preferred Steel Pulse or Misty N' Roots)

    Muireann Bradley (will definitely check this lass out)

    So that's pretty good list for me, thumbs up. 👍️

    If you want to get into it, you got to get out of it. (Hawkwind 1982)



  • Registered Users Posts: 103 ✭✭Dunph




  • Registered Users Posts: 272 ✭✭Coz


    KKC also playing Forestfest



  • Registered Users Posts: 585 ✭✭✭Blackie_IRL


    It's the first main line-up announcement, I've lost count of the amount of brilliant festivals I've been to over the years, but I'd wager that the first announcement for those festivals (or most festivals actually) was not stellar. The lineups develop and grow over the months leading up to the festivals, some of the better EPs I attended were very average lineup wise starting out. I think it's a very good lineup as is and will only get better. No matter how good an announcement is there's always one or two people who love a good whinge, it's human nature.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,188 ✭✭✭Fanirish


    Yeah there will be another 30 acts announced in May as always.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,596 ✭✭✭Ferris_Bueller


    Kind of surprised at the reaction here by most, although a few mates in my whatsapp said the same thing about the lineup being fairly repetitive. I'm fairly happy with it though, for me: The National, Future Islands, Roisin Murphy, The Mary Wallopers, Slowdive, Barry Can't Swim, Confidence Man, Kiasmos, Floating Points, The Wailers, Ross from Friends are all acts I'd go and see. James Vincent McMorrow, Paul Kalkbrenner, Natasha Bedingfield, Maribou State, Kolsch, George Fitzgerald and King Kong Company all ones who would semi interest me.

    18 acts at this stage is good going for any festival and has more than justified the price of a ticket for me. A good lot on there I'll dig into as well and hopefully find a few more I like. No other festival in the country will give me that many acts I'd be interested in anymore (be shocked if EP produce something I'd prefer in 2024). It's a bit lighter on DJs/electronic artists I really like this year - spoiled last year with Palms Trax, Skatebard, Todd Terje, Overmono, Barry Cant Swim, James Murphy and Chaos in the CBD but sure didn't end up seeing half of them anyway.

    It is a bit samey sure but it always has been and POD always seem to recycle acts massively. With more names to come and stages like AVA in the Woods, Arcadia, etc still to announce it will pad out nicely I'm sure. Full steam ahead as far as I'm concerned - going to be a great weekend as it has been every year.



  • Registered Users Posts: 942 ✭✭✭Murdoc90


    Give up yer giving out, It will still be the festival of the summer :D



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,909 ✭✭✭Stillill42


    Ah look, it's a gorgeous spot, ye'll have a ball, no doubt. Just feels like some of the promise from that first year has ebbed away a bit. That year had Thundercat, Yasin Bey, Chaka Khan, New Power Generation, Mogwai, that Icelandic post punk crowd, just different, unsual stuff. And a pile of stuff I didn't know and had to research. The hope for me was that ATN would be a place that combined the biggish scale and beautiful staging of EP with an innovative lineup. The innovation levels have dropped a bit is all. I don't think anyone can argue with that.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,641 ✭✭✭✭bodhrandude


    Wouldn't be surprised if they added a Body&Soul area to the festival this year seeing as B&S isn't happening and the fact that some of POD has the Body&Soul team in it during ATN.

    If you want to get into it, you got to get out of it. (Hawkwind 1982)



  • Registered Users Posts: 585 ✭✭✭Blackie_IRL


    I think it's all about balance, when POD were involved with EP I think they had the lineups spot on, there was something for everyone, and that's what they're trying to replicate with ATN IMO, but as a festival grows in size its a balancing act between attracting 20k plus people (for ticket sales and revenue) and finding a lineup that suits everyone, I think POD/Aiken have done a decent job of that so far, there's always hits and misses, but they aren't a boutique festival, the capacity is approaching what EP was at in 2014, so you need a blend of big name acts, alternative / underground acts, decent electronic, up and coming acts, irish and local bands, and a bit of everything in between. I think the reason the lineups can be repetitive is they're battling with MCD who seem to corner the market for the mid to large size acts, so POD/Aiken are left recycling the acts that don't commit to MCD, which is a smaller pool to pull from. I see some people say they are off to BTP instead, I was there last year, really tidy little boutique festival, great fun last year, great older crowd and a really good lineup again this year, I'd go again, but as it stands BTP is all potential and it's not a patch on ATN, a festival is always about much more than the lineup



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,641 ✭✭✭✭bodhrandude


    Other Voices is showing some of Oxn's set tonight on RTE 2 at 23.10 PM, I'll be checking them out myself.

    If you want to get into it, you got to get out of it. (Hawkwind 1982)



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,137 ✭✭✭endainoz


    Having fun looking deeper into the playlist today. For anyone who's a fan of Khruangbin, you should definitely check out glass beams. Getting very similar vibes from them. Beach fossils are another interesting one, new York style indie. Made a bit of a playlist anyway, a good mix of stuff, pretty much everything is covered in it.





  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,914 ✭✭✭Rigor Mortis




  • Posts: 0 ✭✭✭ Julien Long Seeker


    I was confusing floating points with flight facilities



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  • Subscribers Posts: 41,833 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    Listening to some of the play lists above (thanks lads!)

    I've added soda blonde, kokoroko, sprints and beach fossils to my must sees



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,137 ✭✭✭endainoz


    Presale available for previous ticket holders if anyones interested. Not that it will sell out or anything but the option is there I guess!



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,441 ✭✭✭Acosta


    Percolator, the band two of them are in, are much much better.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,642 ✭✭✭RINO87


    Shakes fist at ticketmaster once more.....Family Campervan tickets showing full availability, go to purchase, none available....its been doing this all morning. Same with the regular campervan passes.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,676 ✭✭✭✭greenspurs


    Festival 101 .. 😂

    "Bright lights and Thunder .................... " #NoPopcorn



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