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All Together Now 2025.

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  • #2552
    rino87
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,177 ✭✭✭rino87


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123618588#Comment_123618588

    There's toilets ya! Aldi do a handy "toilet shaped bucket" for emergencies 🙂



  • #2553
    Dunph
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 155 ✭✭Dunph


    Campervan field has been pretty chill the few years Ive been. Probably you could be unlucky with your neighbours but I can't recall serious bad behaviour. There was a van with a sound system one year that was verging on obnoxious but I dunno if they were going hard into the wee hours or just having the craic while day drinking.



  • #2554
    endainoz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,743 ✭✭✭endainoz


    Sometimes you can just be unlucky, was a kaleidescope last weekend in the campervan area which should in theory be the same a family campervans at ATN but we were unlucky to be near a load of ignorant Dub who were shouting and roaring well into the night. The final straw was when they were singing (screaming) horse outside at 2am and their own kids woke up to tell them to shut the fcuk up. Seriously good parenting skills on display!



  • #2555
    pilatesprincess
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7 ✭pilatesprincess


    Long time lurker, first time poster. It is also my first ATN (glamping in old wood boutique).

    I'm wondering does anyone have more info on the shower situation in glamping - I thought I had seen online that it was open 24 hours, but now I can't find that info (maybe I made it up). I've never showered at a festival before (my last festival was EP and I did a DIY shower with a bikini and the cold water hose there), but we're going down to ATN on the Thursday evening, so I can't see myself sticking the whole weekend without a proper shower.

    Does anyone know are the showers in glamping open the whole time? Are there long queues? Are they manky? Would appreciate if anyone has any info!

    This thread has been really useful, so thanks. Good idea about freezing water bottles for your cooler box!



  • #2556
    TenPicnics
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 476 ✭✭TenPicnics


    If you're glamping (boutique) then you are fine for showers. They're (almost) open all day/evening, very busy with queues 8-11am, same with the coffee/food places in boutique, (l

    you can stroll in



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  • #2557
    TenPicnics
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 476 ✭✭TenPicnics


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123620447#Comment_123620447

    I don't know why editing a post is now impossible but I was trying to say you can usually get a shower with small/no queues outside the very busy morning hours. Sometimes they close the showers for an hour or 2 but they're open again mid/late afternoon.



  • #2558
    DireD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 282 ✭✭DireD


    Fingers crossed this weather sticks around for us 🙏



  • #2559
    Jambonjunior
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 425 ✭✭Jambonjunior


    What are showers like for GA? I saw the symbol on the legend but couldn't find them on the map



  • #2560
    Magulok
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 82 ✭✭Magulok


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123620546#Comment_123620546

    Speaking for 2022 I had a grand time showered twice over the weekend. Queues aren't outrageous if you are up early enough. Decent shower quality too



  • #2561
    MiniFridgeMen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 190 ✭✭MiniFridgeMen


    Showers are grand, but not fancy, every times i've gone i've had warm to hot water which is great,
    The mens queue moves a LOT faster than the womens, so if you are a woman earlier is better

    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123620546#Comment_123620546


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  • #2562
    MiniFridgeMen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 190 ✭✭MiniFridgeMen


    Semi-unrelated question, but I see that post about boards possibly closing
    Would we be moving this over to reddit or somewhere if it is gone,
    I very much enjoy this boards so would hate to see it gone



  • #2563
    mayordenis
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 9,739 Mod ✭✭✭✭mayordenis


    Ideally some sort of irish gigs and events reddit would be ideal in that case, don't know anywhere else this type of community could keep going



  • #2564
    Gus Ivey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 730 ✭✭✭Gus Ivey


    Can I ask, how do you know which Boutique campsite you are staying in?

    Did you just ask Podpads?

    What type of tent do you have? I imagine the same tent types will be in the same campsite.

    Thanks



  • #2565
    sydthebeat
    Subscribers, Paid Member Posts: 43,711 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123620757#Comment_123620757

    What did you book?



  • #2566
    Gus Ivey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 730 ✭✭✭Gus Ivey


    5metre Bell tent (no extras like bedding etc)



  • #2567
    pilatesprincess
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7 ✭pilatesprincess


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123620757#Comment_123620757

    The Podpads site!

    'Please note; the layout of the site has changed for 2025, with Basic and Classic bell tents located in the Old Wood field and Luxury bell tents, Luxpads and Octopads in the Strawberry Hill field. Both fields are within the Boutique Camping area'

    So if you look at the map for this year, Old Wood campsite is closer to the boutique car park than Strawberry Hill, but further from the main arena than SB



  • #2568
    pilatesprincess
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7 ✭pilatesprincess


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123620792#Comment_123620792

    sorry I meant SH for Strawberry Hill!



  • #2569
    Fuzzy_Dunlop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,530 ✭✭✭Fuzzy_Dunlop


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123620757#Comment_123620757

    The PodPad website says this:

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    image.png


  • #2570
    Gus Ivey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 730 ✭✭✭Gus Ivey


    Ah yeah ok. Just noticed they have updated their website. They didng have that info there recently. Im also in the Old Wood campsite. Slightly further from the main arena, but much closer to the carpark.

    Does anyone know is there a route to get from boutique down to near arcadia without going past the main stage? Or is there only one access point into the festival (i.e. near main stage)



  • #2571
    homosapien91
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 391 ✭✭homosapien91


    hopefully they have showers in both old wood and strawberry hill, if the showers are the same place as previous years you'd have a bit of a hike to get to them from old wood



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  • #2572
    MusicLover8498
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 76 ✭✭MusicLover8498


    The weather outside has gotten me in a seriously giddy mood for ATN now!

    I've a playlist made and some faves marked for myself but just wondering if anyone has any must-sees over the weekend? Aware that some people can be bland/grand on Spotify or the likes and can be awful or amazing live.

    Any hidden gems on the lineup people should deffo check? Think I'll be pretty busy as is but found Infinty Song today and am loving them so would love to know who should I drop everything and see? I've pretty mixed taste so anything and anyone goes!



  • #2573
    antfin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 801 ✭✭✭antfin


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123620832#Comment_123620832

    I would guess it makes most sense for the PodPad "village" with showers etc to be the top of Strawberry Hill so that it's kind of between both fields... but it’s not neccessarily the case that they'll follow logic! Either way the entire site isn't overly large anyway when you think that you could walk from one end of the entire site to the other in less than 20 minutes.



  • #2574
    Drdenise75
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 75 ✭✭Drdenise75


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123620391#Comment_123620391

    Been a few years since I was there but the showers in Boutique were pretty good i thought. Individual cubicles with doors, hot water. Queues for the women's got pretty big though. Either go really early or try in the late afternoon/evening when it's a bit quieter. Bring flip flops or some kind of shower shoes!



  • #2575
    MiniFridgeMen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 190 ✭✭MiniFridgeMen


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123620866#Comment_123620866

    English Teacher, Bob Vylan, SexyTadgh and Geordie Greep i've been having a lot of fun with

    Antony Szmierek, Chloe Qisha, Biird, Skinner, Girlband! Shark School, Diveboy, bby, arc de soleil, i'm very excited to try get off to see

    Radio Free Alice, Clouds, DUG, TOUCAN, Bold love, post-party, pan-amsterdam, don west, fat dog, infinity song are all in the reserves pending the timetable coming out

    Plenty of the dance acts this year are fantastic, flight facilities, funk assault, ki/ki, le boom, leftfield, atrip

    Edit: Obviously just want to include that Fonatines, CMAT and Nelly Furtado will be class also



  • #2576
    Fuzzy_Dunlop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,530 ✭✭✭Fuzzy_Dunlop


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123486665#Comment_123486665

    Just noticed that Bob Vylan have appeared again in the lineup listing on the ATN website, so looking like it was just a blip!

    image.png


  • #2577
    Dunph
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 155 ✭✭Dunph


    CMAT and Leftfield top the list, then Bob Vylan, Dry Cleaning, Bricknasty, Anthony Sziermeck, Baxter Dury, Biig Piig, Chloe Qisha, John Grant, Enola Gay, Fat Dog, Hinds, a lazarus soul, Nilufer Yanya, Wet Leg... jaysus I'm not surviving this weekend 🤣🤣 that's not the half of it either, and the afterburner lineup sounds deadly



  • #2578
    Doc07
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,198 ✭✭✭Doc07


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123621564#Comment_123621564

    good man, when you have got through all that, have a can of red bull and come find me Sunday night in Arcadia for a last hurrah with some hardcore techno from Yousuke



  • #2579
    Dunph
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 155 ✭✭Dunph


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123621583#Comment_123621583

    might need more than liquid refreshment by then but I'm aiming to go out on a high alright



  • #2580
    KawaKris
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 98 ✭✭KawaKris


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123618588#Comment_123618588

    Yep, plenty of toilets in the campervan area. It's pretty relaxed and civil, never had any issues there. If ya know Enda in Ping Pong, tell him his cuz was asking for him.

    Post edited by KawaKris on


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  • #2581
    JoeyJuniorShabadoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1 ✭JoeyJuniorShabadoo


    Very keen on a boutique tent if anyone is selling



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