All Together Now 2024

Wasn't Gemma on the bandstand on the Friday with a proper slot? I might be wrong though as the Thursday last year I was bopping to the DnB at Arcadia

I've been to 3/4: 2019 I only thought was okay, 2022 blew me away and went down as one of the best festival experiences I've had, and then last year I had a great time but was a little but disappointed (mud, some changes to the layout I wasn't mad about, and the fact that half my mates got nicked by guards). I've high hopes for this year although I agree with others that the lineup is pretty weak. If you're a regular festival goer over the last 5 years in Ireland you would have had the chance to see most of the bands and the electronic music for the most part is fairly lowest common denominator IMO. That being said the crowd is fantastic and the location is absolutely gorgeous, it's pretty much a guaranteed good time and for my age group (late 20's) it seems like the one that everyone goes to now so loads of nice reunions

Keep the tributes at Forest fest please.

Has anyone seen Chalk live before? Really enjoying them the last few days, missed them the last year they played but they're on my must see list this time

They sound really good. Looking forward to.

I missed 2022, but have been every other year. First year was amazing as it was a scorcher, but even the wasp and traffic woes from 2019 and the mud from last year feels like an inconvenience during an amazing weekend when I think back now.

Line up wise it is never entirely to my liking, but it takes the pressure off having a busy schedule as I like to float around and follow the vibes anyway! I actually quite like this year's line up compared to last year, but line up is only a part of what imo is the best festival in ireland!

I’ve been every year and loved every year. I don’t think they will ever match the magic of the first one. That was something else.

On the Saturday and Sunday I could probably just sit at the main stage all day quite happily. Now I won't do that, but will spend a lot of time there over the weekend I'd say.

Friday: Glass Beams - Ben UFO - Confidence Man - Kiasmos - Bill Brewster/Kolsh/Young Singh not sure tbh

Saturday: Sing Along Social - Natasha Bedingfield - Le Boom for 30 mins then The Mary Wallopers - The National/Optimo depending on mood - Roisin Murphy - Skyrager

Sunday: Tommy Tiernan Brunch - RTÉ Orchestra - Beach Fossils - Future Islands - New Dad - Barry Can't Swim - Slowdive - The Prodigy and then whatever I'm feeling to end it!

Never going to get close to seeing all of that but the scheduling works out very nicely for me this year.

Pretty much the exact same as myself, lots like us too I'd imagine.

I think tributes are fine but no need to have them overdone. There's a Dolly tribute this year that will draw a big crowd, we had a big crowd that year for the Beatles tribute in the sun. What constitutes as a tribute act is a bit subjective though.

Love seeing what everyone else is up to, was going to ask similar myself!

Obviously won't get to half of this but unmissables for me currently are - Or:La, SingAlongSocial, Mary Wallopers, Floating Points, KiNK, Barry Can't Swim, Prodigy and Paul Kalkbrenner… and the Lovely Days Special Guest tba lol

Along with hopefully getting to a few of these -

Friday - Tinity Orchestra / Kean Kavanagh / New Jackson / Maribou State / Yung Singh / Jon10 (after yesterdays reccy!)

Saturday - Gospel Choir / Overhead The Albatross / Natasha Bedingfield / Kojaque / Roisin Murphy / Sama AbdulHadi

Sunday - RTE Orchestra / The Wailers / OXN / Aby Coulibaly

5th year for me also.
Must sees are Glass Beams, New Jackson, Rachael Lavelle, Le Boom, Wallopers, Ana Palindrome, Bog Bodies, Wailers, Nialler 9s indie sleaze set, Houseplants, and the Prodigy if still have any energy left come then.

The recreation of Talking Heads' Stop Making Sense on Sunday sounds excellent as well.

I'm only 10 minutes drive from Curraghmore, the first year I didn't get a ticket as has something on the Friday and Saturday, but chanced going out with some friends on Sunday morning and got wristbands from people leaving. I've been every year since and it's the best festival in the country. If it's dry we'll head out on Thursday evening this year and set up the tents and head home early, so Friday we arrive and we don't have to do anything and are fresh for the weekend.

I'm going to take a wild guess and say it'll be an electronic act. No gap between end of Eliza Rose and the start of the special guest.