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All Together Now 2024

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  • #2792
    Ferris_Bueller
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,800 ✭✭✭Ferris_Bueller


    In fairness to them they generally do seem to address when there have been issues so hopefully the same again. I mainly said about enforcing the over 21s rule and that I didn't want it to turn into electric picnic.

    For acts you'd like to see play, last year I stuck down Future Islands and we got them, the year before I said Caribou and they turned up! Stuck down The War on Drugs, New Order and Arcade Fire this year hoping the streak continues :)



  • #2793
    mgkelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 828 ✭✭✭mgkelly


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122495985#Comment_122495985

    That would be quite the streak, if you got all those 3!



  • #2794
    gandalfio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 988 ✭✭✭gandalfio


    Don't forget to mention the importance of keeping free flow.



  • #2795
    Dreamweapon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,980 ✭✭✭Dreamweapon


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122495985#Comment_122495985

    I put Spiritualized / The Jesus & Mary Chain and Goat. The first two i put down on every festival questionaire with no luck so far!

    On the debut acts, i opted for Osees, Moon Duo and Chris Liberator. Also unlikely to happen.

    Stressed the importance of freeflow amongst a bunch of other stuff.

    …^……<…./?::;;:::@"! ((((((*))))))#=)))))~



  • #2796
    rubick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,041 ✭✭✭rubick


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122496549#Comment_122496549

    lol I put Moon Duo as well haha



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  • #2797
    roll
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 596 ✭✭✭roll


    Had Slowdive down last year, so hoping one of Pulp, War on Drugs or Spiritualized turns up next year.



  • #2798
    greenspurs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,964 ✭✭✭✭greenspurs


    Pearl Jam, Queens of the Stone Age and Slipknot are coming next year lads !!!

    That was my 3 ..

    😛 😂

    247469249_2017413731748359_7675802031635703098_n.jpg

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



  • #2799
    gandalfio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 988 ✭✭✭gandalfio


    Tame Impala, King Gizzard again please, and Phoenix. Lcd would be wonderful.



  • #2800
    Ricosruffneck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,334 ✭✭✭Ricosruffneck


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122498124#Comment_122498124

    I would love to see Tame Impala although their stage setup may be a little too big for ATN.

    Super massive lighting rig



  • #2801
    Fanirish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,684 ✭✭✭Fanirish


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122498372#Comment_122498372

    Yeah sadly Tame impala beyond ATN now from financial side let alone staging aspects



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  • #2802
    Doc07
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,252 ✭✭✭Doc07


    orbital, Billy Scurry and …Squeeze

    Also emphasised keep free flow or I won’t be back!



  • #2803
    Julien Long Seeker
    Posts: 5,926 ✭✭✭ Julien Long Seeker


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122498390#Comment_122498390

    I beg you….please…



  • #2804
    Dreamweapon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,980 ✭✭✭Dreamweapon


    With two mentions each it's obvious that Spiritualized and Moon Duo are coming so could someone please mention The Bug in their suggestions? If i got those three i'd be delighted.

    They should have an electronic act/dj's section on that questionnaire. Don't they realise people can like guitars and dance music too?

    …^……<…./?::;;:::@"! ((((((*))))))#=)))))~



  • #2805
    greenspurs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,964 ✭✭✭✭greenspurs


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122499667#Comment_122499667

    "Don't they realise people can like guitars and dance music too?"

    Due to the very limited selection every year of guitar /rock music, its obvious that the emphasis is on the easy book-easy set up - djs are the main priority.

    Sad but True (as metallica said) ….. 🤨

    247469249_2017413731748359_7675802031635703098_n.jpg

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



  • #2806
    rubick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,041 ✭✭✭rubick


    This was the year to get Goat, I feel. New album incoming and a small UK/EU tour. They hardly ever tour so just missed out.



  • #2807
    DireD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 487 ✭✭DireD


    gave them a nice few lines on free flow being the best thing ever™️, hopefully they listen. as for next year - little simz (before glasto give her a headline slot in '27) , lcd or bicep. not asking for much🤭



  • #2808
    optogirl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 3,092 ✭✭✭optogirl


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122501214#Comment_122501214

    Also put Little Simz - have been dying to see her live again after EP 2022



  • #2809
    Dunph
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 163 ✭✭Dunph


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122493488#Comment_122493488

    I'm not in the camp of "tribute acts are a bad idea and not for ATN". I am a little confused at the idea that were any significant gaps where "nothing" was on. Were we at the same festival? I barely got half of the acts I wanted to see, running around like an eejit.

    I'll accept my tastes are not for everyone so yeah, if you dont like dance music you'll not have much after midnight, but is this not the case at many major festivals?

    Like I said, not against tribute acts, glasshouse, rte concert orchestra, singalong and the lads doing talking heads this year have been great fun, but I can't agree that theres some gaping hole in the ATN schedule crying out for a Pearl Jam tribute that would save an otherwise dour weekend and pull in the punters from far and wide. The weekend I was at was wall to wall fun and good times with the (very small and occasional) gaps generally filled with happy folks, food, booze and the cambium club.

    ATN is, for my money, a very well curated festival and if it continues as is I will be attending for as long as my body and my wife will tolerate it.



  • #2810
    ShagNastii
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,707 ✭✭✭ShagNastii


    New Order is a great shout.

    I put Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, The Rubberbandits (Won't happen) and Stiff Little Fingers.



  • #2811
    hold my beer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 3,227 ✭✭✭hold my beer


    I went with New Order / David Holmes / Jon Hopkins. I also mentioned that free flow has to stay, it's what makes ATN so unique.



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  • #2812
    endainoz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,095 ✭✭✭endainoz


    Unfortunately id be sceptical about free flow next year. I really do hope I'm wrong, but if it is the case of a change of policy, then it should be clearly stated and no mixed messages like we had this year.



  • #2813
    Fanirish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,684 ✭✭✭Fanirish


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122506104#Comment_122506104

    it was a blip of text written on an app. It was corrected straight away. Acting like they didn’t immediately respond on social media about it and were clear that it was an error. There was about 2 hours of confusion on it.



  • #2814
    gandalfio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 988 ✭✭✭gandalfio


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122506121#Comment_122506121

    But the app and website were live long before the text was added. So it looked like it was added deliberately. Why would they add it at all if no intention to introduce it?



  • #2815
    endainoz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,095 ✭✭✭endainoz


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122506121#Comment_122506121

    Where did I say I was acting like they didn't respond? I said there was mixed messages which there were. Even though it was fixed and clarified, it was still typed out, your naiive to think that it was a random error.



  • #2816
    paulie13
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 140 ✭✭paulie13


    100% agree - feels far more likely that freeflow is on borrowed time as a result of that "error" - it didn't happen by accident. My guess was it just ended up on the site pre-festival instead of post-festival.



  • #2817
    paulie13
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 140 ✭✭paulie13


    And if they are going to change this policy, surely they need to communicate that before the loyalty tickets go on sale at the end of the month.



  • #2818
    Fanirish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,684 ✭✭✭Fanirish


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122506192#Comment_122506192

    it was a random error as know people involved. Someone paraphrased a sentence wrong whilst typing it up. Not the end of the world. It was the week of the festival and an overworked staff made a simply error and social team quickly answered it on Instagram etc. errors happen.



  • #2819
    endainoz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,095 ✭✭✭endainoz


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122507067#Comment_122507067

    Sure keep telling yourself that. I do genuinely hope you're correct though.



  • #2820
    Dunph
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 163 ✭✭Dunph


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122507067#Comment_122507067

    Not only am I pretty keen to believe this, it makes sense IMO. The infrastructure needed to perform checks and manage queues of people waiting for entry would be an issue for ATN, not just in terms of customer experience but in safety and organisation. Keeping fingers crossed, but optimistic on this. That said, if/when they announce a 10k increase in attendance I'll be worried.



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  • #2821
    antfin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 974 ✭✭✭antfin


    It would almost singlehandedly change the whole vibe of the festival. Aside from the casual strolling around with a can of your favourite beer, it would make it a chore to get in and out of the main arena quickly. I know at EP I generally avoid leaving at specific times if I know there's going to be a queue to get back in. ATN feels far more relaxed by the ability to nip back to the tent quickly and not worry about queues to re-enter. Same with moving in and out to peripheral stages outside the main arena.



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