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  • #2942
    endainoz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,742 ✭✭✭endainoz


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123649448#Comment_123649448

    Would any lads that stay in the better land campsite automatically become know as the Boys of the better land?

    I'll get my coat....



  • #2943
    zuroph
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,102 ✭✭✭✭zuroph


    Me and the wife heading for our first ATN this year.

    The thing in the website about only bringing in drink from the car park on first entry; is that enforced? I’d much prefer to leave stuff locked in car and get stuff daily.

    Also what’s the craic with heading down to arena, na you bring drink or is it a closed off area?

    Finally, somewhere to get boiling water for flask and pot noodles?



  • #2944
    Magulok
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 82 ✭✭Magulok


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123649799#Comment_123649799

    Rules say you need to bring drink in at first entry, probably will be enforced depending on how scruffy you look haha..

    Freeflow bring whatever you want from camp to arena.

    Every vendor will sell hot water and you'll have an Londis at general campsite but theres so many savage food vendors your hardly gonna live off pot noodles for the weekend :o



  • #2945
    Dunph
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 155 ✭✭Dunph


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123649799#Comment_123649799

    it is enforced, you might get away with it but with not many people going to and from cars there's a good chance they'll search and they won't let extra booze in if they find it. one of my crew got stung at our first ATN



  • #2946
    TenPicnics
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 476 ✭✭TenPicnics


    Every big camping festival has a rule you can only bring your drink in 1st go when you get your wristband, and it is enforced by searching you if you go to the car park and come back in. But very importantly, unlike Electric Picnic, ATN, like Glastonbury, is free flow - you can bring your drink anywhere at any time inside the festival. You have a car so bring a trolley, no big deal for you to bring it in 1st go.



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  • #2947
    rino87
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,177 ✭✭✭rino87


    Ya all booze on first entry, and no glass are the only rules that seem to be strictly enforced, which is fair enough.

    If needs be, just bring your tent and beer on the first run, then while someone is setting up the tent someone else can run back for the rest of the stuff.

    Car parks are slightly different this year, but apart from 2019 its been a very short trip, second run without beer can be done in no time.



  • #2948
    Jambonjunior
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 425 ✭✭Jambonjunior


    Your drink is gonna be safe in the tent.



  • #2949
    DireD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 282 ✭✭DireD


    speaking of drinks what are people bringing? really enjoyed the guinness last year so im contemplating only bringing a handful of cider cans for early morning.



  • #2950
    Lemsiper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 824 ✭✭✭Lemsiper


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123650085#Comment_123650085

    2 litres of Jameson. Guinness has been too good to bother with the weight of carrying cans



  • #2951
    bzo24
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14 ✭bzo24


    Anyone looking for a good coolerbox, B&Q have one on special now. Holds 57 litres and apparently keeps the cold in for 3 days

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  • #2952
    pancake_tuesday
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 189 ✭✭pancake_tuesday


    Any campsite recommendations for late 20’s /early 30’s gang? This will be my 4th ATN and have no idea where we camped before!



  • #2953
    endainoz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,742 ✭✭✭endainoz


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123650205#Comment_123650205

    Campsites are generally grand but with the extra capacity this year that may change. I'm assuming you're looking for a quietish spot? Probably avoid the northern part of both sides now as it's pretty close to Arcadia going by the map.



  • #2954
    danois
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,430 ✭✭✭danois


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123649799#Comment_123649799

    was enforced to the extent they counted every can even the ones we had in the cooler. And we only had the 24 each. It seems to be luck of the draw some are very strict some don’t care.



  • #2955
    Basq
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,042 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123650085#Comment_123650085

    My trip to Enniskillen was completed yesterday.. no, they're not all my mine - for a group.

    And also likely some of these will end up going to EP.

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  • #2956
    Magulok
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 82 ✭✭Magulok


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123650475#Comment_123650475

    I feel like a right pleb saying I'm bringing an mix of Bulmers and Hop house compared to this selection hahaha



  • #2957
    headtheball14
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 257 ✭✭headtheball14


    I went a few years ago and trekked to the outer edges to find a quiet spot but the weekend was kind of ruined by a crew who were up all night besides me and didn't really seem to leave their tents at all with really shite music playing all the time. it wasn't their fault really just a different expectation for what they wanted out of a festival but does anyone have any recommendations for a quiet camp area. I am between that and just driving every day.

    I would go family camping if they let me . is glamping an option ?



  • #2958
    Blackie_IRL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 708 ✭✭✭Blackie_IRL


    Looks to be an act missing from SKOW on Friday night, that arena usually runs late night till 3am or later, last year we went to Kiasmos at 12 and Kolsch was on after, year before Overmono at 12 then Todd Terje, wonder if there's another surprise announcement due?



  • #2959
    DireD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 282 ✭✭DireD


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123650689#Comment_123650689

    very nice spot



  • #2960
    Blackie_IRL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 708 ✭✭✭Blackie_IRL


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123650689#Comment_123650689

    There's also a 90 min gap between georgia and bonobo in SKOW on Saturday night



  • #2961
    KerryM9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 100 ✭✭KerryM9


    I can't see this anywhere - what are the arena opening hours each day? Cheers



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  • #2962
    boomshakalaka
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 587 ✭✭✭boomshakalaka


    I don’t know exactly but probably early enough considering the wellness stuff starts at 11! I remember last year not all the food places near the main stage would open that early but the bandstand area was usually where people hung out earlier in the day



  • #2963
    TenPicnics
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 476 ✭✭TenPicnics


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123650787#Comment_123650787

    All the info is on the new app, the "schedule" option at the bottom of the page.

    Edit - not sure if the main arena has ever been closed in the morning when I've been there, seem to recall going for breakfast in there a few times around 9am onwards.



  • #2964
    pah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,827 ✭✭✭pah


    Is it acceptable to talk yet about the W word?

    Cos I'm sharing a tent with 6 others. Don't know if I can go 4 days.

    Post edited by pah on


  • #2965
    antfin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 801 ✭✭✭antfin


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123650933#Comment_123650933

    We won't have any ideas about that until this day next week... but we're due a nice one!



  • #2966
    Basq
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,042 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123650933#Comment_123650933

    If you're really stuck, I suggest your tent or the cleanest bathroom you can find..

    ... oh..

    .. what are we talking about?



  • #2967
    Dreamweapon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,773 ✭✭✭Dreamweapon


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123650982#Comment_123650982

    I'm not the only one so!

    On the booze front its always Bulmers. Sometimes rum decanted into a coke bottle as an alternative tipple over the weekend. Im very low maintenance.

    I'm a Rock n Roll Amputation



  • #2968
    soxonthebeach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2 ✭soxonthebeach


    Hi - I’ve a big group of people going to ATN for first time (been to EP a few times etc camping). Just wanted to know about the tent + mini gazebo situation is like? I saw that it says ‘no gazebos’ but how strict are they? We have a small little marquee thing that we wanted to bring as fair chance of it raining! Could only cover about 5 people max.



  • #2969
    El Director
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 4,271 ✭✭✭El Director


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123651076#Comment_123651076

    We had our one taken off us one year and haven't brought one since. That said I have seen others who had similar gazebo thingys. I brought one of these last year and it was great for those showers we had.



  • #2970
    El Director
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 4,271 ✭✭✭El Director


    It's a bit early for this and it will change but I just wanted to get an idea…it's going to be pretty epic me feels!

    Friday

    Hinds

    Arc De Soleil

    Wet Leg

    Baxter Dury

    Fontaines

    Leftfield

    Wander around…

    Saturday

    Biig Piig

    John Grant

    CMAT

    Gurriers/Dry Cleaning

    London Grammar

    BICEP

    Bonobo/SHEE

    Sunday

    Adore

    Bob Vylan

    Michael Kiwanuka

    New Jackson

    Ben Böhmer

    Folamour

    Deep Dish



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  • #2971
    KerryM9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 100 ✭✭KerryM9


    compared to EP it seems most of the stages are uncovered from the weather, as in they are not tents etc, is that right?



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