All Together Now 2024

WIll that mean bag searches too. Cause of my leg I had a small collapsible seat in my arena backpack. Was hoping could sneak if no searches but that also an issue now

If there are proper searches going in now EP style it would escalate this from a minor issue to fairly big one (for me at least) - those checks and queues everytime you go into the arena really take away from a laid back atmosphere.

But my one year at BTP where this rule was in place it wasn't like that, more so a quick glance in the odd bag rather than airport style pat downs.

Ah it's great to have the option. Small cooler bag with 4 or 5 cans for when you want to stay in the arena for a few hours and not have to keep going back to the campsite to top up. It's really poor form from ATN to sneak this in at such a late stage.

It's not the end of the world, you'll always sneak 3 cans in regardless but was great with little backpack with 6 and be set for the evening. Very sneaky last minute change that definitely takes away from the magic of ATN

It depends what type of security check, at EP for example there was patdowns, checks of bags etc, pretty full on, this approach would lead to long waiting times to get into arena and would be a real buzz kill. The approach they should take is light touch, maybe people with bags have to open, or a simple have you got cans in there etc would suffice. They'll still need to setup for this and it will still slow access to arena down but it's less invasive. I hope they're doing this to appease Diageo and in reality it won't make much of a difference, but its only a matter of time now, bars at festivals are cash cows, 8 euro a pint

Yes, there's a boutique carpark, there's a general entrance gate and inside that the traffic splits for boutique, it's well signposted. No shop in Boutique. Londis in general camping.

They can go shite :( , usually just bring an open tin and a few in the arse pockets anyway then go for pints but i'm not going to be walking around with ale pouring all over my arse now (aware there are easy ways to not have an ale covered arse :D but that doesn't add to the effect here)

ATN is my only big festival due to free flow, if they've removed free flow then this'll be the end of it for me anyway :/

there'll be ructions if they use the opportunity to spy on and take my spicy fags too :(

Latest forecast ensembles for All Together Now site shows not too much rain Friday, 2-6mm and Saturday fairly dry, good news is Sunday looking far better but uncertainty around timing of rain, most likely after midnight based on this latest info. Temps around 18c to 19c high Friday and little less Saturday and Sunday, lows of around 10c at night Friday and Saturday night but milder Sunday night. Wind gusting to 60kmh-70kmh Friday but much lighter Saturday before picking up again Sunday to gust to 60kmh-70kmh. Thursday looks perfect for early setup.

I'll be posting more updates on my Carlow Weather socials tonight and through Friday and Weekend, especially on Instagram.

any idea where to get them a short notice??

Roll of clingfilm might do the trick too for keeping them from spilling in a carrier tray.

One of these for next year if they're going to enforce only opened ones you can carry:

https://www.mcsport.ie/products/mcsport-12-water-bottle-carrier

Anyone ever have an issue from ATN with the large calor gas tanks that are in Campervans?

this, this and more this. I’m not on ‘proper’ social media but for those who are maybe start drumming up some bad press for ATN and Diageo and maybe they will tell the lads on the ground to go easy 😀…of course they might ignore and the head honchos will just say Marie Antoinette style ‘let them drink piss (rock shore) ‘