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  • #2252
    Flinty81
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 95 ✭✭Flinty81


    Is anyone planning to get the train via Dublin tomorrow? It says on the ATN travel page there's buses from Waterford to Curraghmore but only from Friday.

    I'm going tomorrow by bus but am curious about other options 🤔



  • #2253
    Flinty81
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 95 ✭✭Flinty81


    It appears that the Dublin bus service goes direct to the festival on Thursday, shuttle buses start Friday. Guess I'll stick to the bus 👍



  • #2254
    Ruanmcg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 137 ✭✭Ruanmcg


    Having security checkpoints within the festival is such a bad buzz and would really put me off, free flow makes such a difference. No one wants to spend 7+ quid a pint and people end up just sitting at the campsite for so much longer instead of floating around and taking it all in. Wouldn't be surprised if they enforced it but I would be raging



  • #2255
    Ferris_Bueller
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,761 ✭✭✭Ferris_Bueller


    @Ruanmcg or anyone else, is your mate still selling their ticket? A friend of mine was looking to get a last minute one below face value if it's still available! Maybe send us a PM if so.



  • #2256
    Blackie_IRL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 709 ✭✭✭Blackie_IRL


    I love the free flow aspect of ATN, it's a big plus, but I also love a few cold pints and/or cocktails in the arena during the day, I tend to enjoy a couple of cans at tent late morning, early afternoon, then wander into arena with a can in hand. Its usually late night I bring my own bag of cans into arena. I don't think they'll heavily enforce a one can rule to be honest, no searches etc. But I do think they might be trying to placate main sponsors such as Guinness who will be trying to maximize the sales at the bars over weekend, iirc the bars were never busy last year (maybe if they sold more than rockshore and added an IPA for example punters would be tempted to spend more at those bars)



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  • #2257
    run_Forrest_run
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,505 ✭✭✭run_Forrest_run


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122448098#Comment_122448098

    and as someone here said, the free flow system helps to ensure people aren't in the horrors by 4pm in the campsite and often even missing stuff in the arena.



  • #2258
    Ruanmcg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 137 ✭✭Ruanmcg


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122448133#Comment_122448133

    Sorry Ferris already sold it to another gentleman on this thread. There was someone else since then that mentioned one for going for 200 though



  • #2259
    Griff77
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 174 ✭✭Griff77


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122447128#Comment_122447128
    image.png

    seems like the other part of the app is saying free flow



  • #2260
    El Director
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 4,272 ✭✭✭El Director


    folks this is the WhatsApp link

    https://chat.whatsapp.com/DmePj4gaXet6pOl7d0d6DR



  • #2261
    El Director
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 4,272 ✭✭✭El Director


    the QR code


    IMG_1044.jpeg


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  • #2262
    Ferris_Bueller
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,761 ✭✭✭Ferris_Bueller


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122448156#Comment_122448156

    Cheers man. Turns out friend just bought a full price one there so it's all good!



  • #2263
    gandalfio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 961 ✭✭✭gandalfio


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122447860#Comment_122447860

    Ah they better not start this craic now. Not having to worry about sneaking cans into main arena, and just being able to freely have them in your backpack, is a huge selling point of the festival.



  • #2264
    El Director
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 4,272 ✭✭✭El Director


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122448171#Comment_122448171

    I’m Micheál on WhatsApp btw



  • #2265
    Flinty81
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 95 ✭✭Flinty81


    Apologies if this is obvious but im guessing Londis will have large water bottles, but maybe best to bring some in case they sell out?

    Cheers 😎



  • #2266
    Basq
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,106 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122448236#Comment_122448236

    Ah yeah, I reckon so.

    Anyone remember how much bags of ice were last year? Were at a premium obviously.



  • #2267
    Fatfrog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 2,708 ✭✭✭Fatfrog


    The early EP’s weren’t necessarily free flow, but you could certainly get cans in. They weren’t setup like they were now with tables, marquees and good lighting, I vaguely remember the people doing the searches were 1 employed security with a weekend volunteer helper, the volunteers weren’t bothered and would often find cans but still let you through, this didn’t last long.

    On the Fri things were extremely lax, but by Sun this progressed to Fort Knox type searches, the theory was if the takings from the bars didn’t meet expectations the “security” was cranked up. To me a couple of drug scares ref high strength MDMA were fabricated to justify heavier searches.

    Leaving policy in the hands of a drink company is really anti festival!



  • #2268
    greenspurs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,422 ✭✭✭✭greenspurs


    The Scratch are the special guest…

    247469249_2017413731748359_7675802031635703098_n.jpg

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



  • #2269
    dingbat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 741 ✭✭✭dingbat


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122448145#Comment_122448145

    This is completely my vibe too. Love having my bag of cans when I'm actually at a gig. Also love getting a lovely cold pint or cocktail.



  • #2270
    Coz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 289 ✭✭Coz


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122448257#Comment_122448257

    €5



  • #2271
    festivalhun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30 ✭festivalhun


    If ATN doesn’t remain free flow our group will likely stop going. Really turned us off at other festivals. Not everyone likes what the sponsors sell, and as mentioned here already it would really change the vibe to people getting as much alcohol into them in the tents before heading out later in the day. As well as the stress of queuing to be searched every time you come and go. Has anyone here reached out to ATN to clarify?



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  • #2272
    Flinty81
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 95 ✭✭Flinty81


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122448257#Comment_122448257

    Cheers. Thankyou, just want to be sure, I'm bussing it 😎😄



  • #2273
    Flinty81
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 95 ✭✭Flinty81


    I remember we used the decoy approach with getting booze in, which usually worked, but doubt that will work now 😄



  • #2274
    sh89000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 422 ✭✭sh89000


    I wouldn't read too deep into the open can stuff.....let's drop the subject and not jinx it 🤣🍺



  • #2275
    Pudsy33
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 10,926 ✭✭✭✭Pudsy33


    Where was the "one open can" seen originally? Both the app and site are making no mention of it now.



  • #2276
    greenspurs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,422 ✭✭✭✭greenspurs


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122448316#Comment_122448316

    Its another little step along to the final goal of not being a 'free flow festival'…

    Give the people what they want for a free years, then reign it back a small bit , then a bit more, 1 can open …
    And ultimately its the festival that lose out as im sure the bars inside the arenas are saying our take is down due to you allowing people bring in their own booze, so how can you charge us so much to run a bar in there.

    I think it will be no 'outside' drink allowed in within two years……..

    247469249_2017413731748359_7675802031635703098_n.jpg

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



  • #2277
    sh89000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 422 ✭✭sh89000


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122448340#Comment_122448340

    Edited sorry. Open cans on entry

    Drinks section on app saying cans must be open entering arena.

    In all honesty though no security guard in their right mind would ask someone to "open them 4 cans before you go in...cheers"



  • #2278
    TenPicnics
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 521 ✭✭✭TenPicnics


    It's definitely free flow in every other bit of official info from ATN so I see no need to worry. That open can thing must have been a copy and paste error or something like that.



  • #2279
    festivalhun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30 ✭festivalhun


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122448340#Comment_122448340

    Click “more”, click “need to know”, click “drinks”. It’s only there - so surely it’s a mistake 🤞 it doesn’t say one can it says “cans must be opened before entering the arena”



  • #2280
    Lemsiper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 838 ✭✭✭Lemsiper


    Makes absolutely no sense that you've to open your 4 cans but I can bring in my bottle of wine



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  • #2281
    sh89000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 422 ✭✭sh89000


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122448407#Comment_122448407

    It won't be enforced. I think we're making a fuss out of nothing here



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