Kaleidoscope 2019

tmabr · 13-06-2019 12:41pm

anyone else get this - Missed Event Insurance - Policy

Could be a fishing scam on my email but i certainly didn't buy any insurance when purchasing tickets

email came separately and invoice for 14 euro separately

Patser · 13-06-2019 3:08pm

Nope, I've no such email

tmabr · 13-06-2019 5:30pm

They said I selected insurance. Sneaky Ticketmaster as usual. Got a refund anyway.

Tickets arrived in post today. Yay

oLoonatic · 14-06-2019 9:54am

tmabr wrote: »

They said I selected insurance. Sneaky Ticketmaster as usual. Got a refund anyway.

Tickets arrived in post today. Yay

That happened me with the last hozier gig i booked. Its a bit sneaky to be honest.

greenspurs · 17-06-2019 9:02am

Family tickets are €38.82 each = family of 4 = €155 ?

is that right ?

Muahahaha · 17-06-2019 9:32am

tmabr wrote: »

anyone else get this - Missed Event Insurance - Policy

Could be a fishing scam on my email but i certainly didn't buy any insurance when purchasing tickets

email came separately and invoice for 14 euro separately

What fresh hell is this? Are Ticketmaster slyly selling insurance and if you don't untick a box it is automatically added and charged to your card? If so that is a sneaky tactic, one that Ryanair used to use but even they got rid of several years back.

BaZmO* · 17-06-2019 9:36am

Muahahaha wrote: »

What fresh hell is this? Are Ticketmaster slyly selling insurance and if you don't untick a box it is automatically added and charged to your card? If so that is a sneaky tactic, one that Ryanair used to use but even they got rid of several years back.

They are doing this ages. I got caught with it the first time they introduced it. They do give a refund if you notice it, but I suppose the point is that a lot of people won't notice it and get stung. Sneaky alright.

ghostdancer · 17-06-2019 9:48am

it's not sneaky at all. it's not auto-ticked. you have to actually tick Yes to get it charged. if you got charged the insurance then you ticked Yes instead of No.
I just checked a random gig on there now to confirm, neither box is ticket by default.

Muahahaha · 17-06-2019 9:50am

Thats really low to make insurance opt out instead of opt in. Though it is to be expected with a company as unethical as Ticketmaster.

BaZmO* · 17-06-2019 10:11am

ghostdancer wrote: »

it's not sneaky at all. it's not auto-ticked. you have to actually tick Yes to get it charged. if you got charged the insurance then you ticked Yes instead of No.
I just checked a random gig on there now to confirm, neither box is ticket by default.

It used to be.

ghostdancer · 17-06-2019 10:22am

BaZmO* wrote: »

It used to be.

it still is.

I've just gone through to the payment page for Kaleidoscope weekend camping tickets and neither box are ticked.

You have to select Yes to get charged insurance.

e: sorry, i thought you meant it used to be unticked. I don't remember it ever being auto-ticked.

BaZmO* · 17-06-2019 10:29am

ghostdancer wrote: »

it still is.

I've just gone through to the payment page for Kaleidoscope weekend camping tickets and neither box are ticked.

You have to select Yes to get charged insurance.

e: sorry, i thought you meant it used to be unticked. I don't remember it ever being auto-ticked.

I was just about to reply before the edit. I was getting confused AF!

It definitely used to be autoticked. As I said earlier, I got stung with it once and had to get a refund. It was when they first introduced it. I'm normally very careful about reading all the T&C's/Extras when buying stuff online, but because I'd bought so much stuff from TM down through the years my guard was down.

pukeko · 18-06-2019 11:09am

I noticed in the camping Ts and Cs there is NO open fires, disposable BBQs, or cooking stoves allowed. Is this the norm at a festival??

We're bringing the kids and want to be able to feed them at the tent...not from vendors for 3 days. They'll hardly shut down campers making a hot brekkie surely??

i haven't been to a festival for years so don't know the story these days

Patser · 18-06-2019 11:25am

I'd say it's the fire risk they are more worried about - any sort of flames around tents, and add in young kids messing.

Feed them with dry stuff - bags if brioches, brekkie bars, biscuits, multi packs of juice bottles, muffins etc - sort of stuff youd get cheap in Lidl.

Patser · 18-06-2019 11:27am

Oh, and any one else going watching MT Cranium's forecastsike a hawk, and getting a tingle of hope after today's

MJohnston · 18-06-2019 11:28am

pukeko wrote: »

I noticed in the camping Ts and Cs there is NO open fires, disposable BBQs, or cooking stoves allowed. Is this the norm at a festival??

We're bringing the kids and want to be able to feed them at the tent...not from vendors for 3 days. They'll hardly shut down campers making a hot brekkie surely??

i haven't been to a festival for years so don't know the story these days

Edit: sorry, thought I was posting in the Body and Soul thread!

ghostdancer · 18-06-2019 11:33am

pukeko wrote: »

I noticed in the camping Ts and Cs there is NO open fires, disposable BBQs, or cooking stoves allowed. Is this the norm at a festival??

We're bringing the kids and want to be able to feed them at the tent...not from vendors for 3 days. They'll hardly shut down campers making a hot brekkie surely??

i haven't been to a festival for years so don't know the story these days

Yes.

if you have a coolbox, stick a few ice-packs in there to keep it cold. you'll then be able to bring milk for cereal, fillers for sandwiches...

pukeko · 18-06-2019 11:34am

Patser wrote: »

I'd say it's the fire risk they are more worried about - any sort of flames around tents, and add in young kids messing.

Feed them with dry stuff - bags if brioches, brekkie bars, biscuits, multi packs of juice bottles, muffins etc - sort of stuff youd get cheap in Lidl.

Yea i guess the fire risk is there - but no more than it would be with a full on "adult" fest where drink drugs etc would be more prevalent - if anything there should be more responsible people at this.

I just want my rasher sangwich and mug a tae in the morning is all!

ghostdancer · 18-06-2019 11:35am

pukeko wrote: »

Yea i guess the fire risk is there - but no more than it would be with a full on "adult" fest where drink drugs etc would be more prevalent - if anything there should be more responsible people at this.

I just want my rasher sangwich and mug a tae in the morning is all!

most adult festivals don't allow them either.

MJohnston · 18-06-2019 11:43am

pukeko wrote: »

Yea i guess the fire risk is there - but no more than it would be with a full on "adult" fest where drink drugs etc would be more prevalent - if anything there should be more responsible people at this.

I just want my rasher sangwich and mug a tae in the morning is all!

Same rule is there for EP and Body and Soul - at both you have to go to a designated BBQ spot and only with disposable BBQs.

Unless you have a campervan, obviously.

whelzer · 18-06-2019 11:47am

pukeko wrote: »

Yea i guess the fire risk is there - but no more than it would be with a full on "adult" fest where drink drugs etc would be more prevalent - if anything there should be more responsible people at this.

I just want my rasher sangwich and mug a tae in the morning is all!

Pick up a greasey breakfast roll from a teenager in a van like the rest of us - stuff of champions!

sasco · 18-06-2019 11:54am

I asked them about disposable bbqs and they said they are not allowed. There are no designated bbq areas and no cooking equipment allowed on site.

MJohnston · 18-06-2019 12:08pm

Not a particularly family-friendly policy that

sasco · 18-06-2019 12:10pm

Not really. They will have stations to heat up baby food but that's about it by the sounds of it. I guess if their numbers are low they want everyone buying from the onsite vendors.

pukeko · 18-06-2019 12:12pm

exactly - adds major to cost to it when you have to feed a tribe from vendors for every meal - dry food from lidl only get you so far - will be bringing plenty of that aswell

BaZmO* · 18-06-2019 1:06pm

Family camping in EP has designated BBQ areas for disposable BBQ's. Surprised they won't have any here. Probably because the whole festival is essentially Family Camping so they'd have to have loads of designated areas. More likely insurance reasons though.

danois · 18-06-2019 5:46pm

I wonder what the baby food heating stations are? If there’s hot water maybe stock up on pot noodles or a microwave grab some ready meals lol

Mucker46 · 18-06-2019 6:08pm

For anyone travelling from Dublin any or each day marathon coaches early birds now available

Patser · 18-06-2019 6:14pm

Lists of healthy activities up too - mostly free too, including the hot tub!!! I'm packing my speedos now.

Bother1 · 18-06-2019 11:44pm

Hi just curious about festival layout has anyone seen a map yet? Second venue is a bus trip away - wasn't aware there would be a second venue!

oinkely · 19-06-2019 9:07am

Campervan tickets available on Ticketmaster now. No caravan option coming up though

oLoonatic · 19-06-2019 9:11am

oinkely wrote: »

Campervan tickets available on Ticketmaster now. No caravan option coming up though

They must have had about 4 extra passes for camp by your car.

Edit - must have been a problem this morning. the menu changed when i went back in at 9:30 and i got them

fourmations · 19-06-2019 9:28am

Bother1 wrote: »

Hi just curious about festival layout has anyone seen a map yet? Second venue is a bus trip away - wasn't aware there would be a second venue!

WTF is that about!???

layout map out later this week apparently ( i asked yesterday)

Patser · 19-06-2019 9:45am

fourmations wrote: »

WTF is that about!???

layout map out later this week apparently ( i asked yesterday)

I'd say the Avon Ri (now called the Avon) resort is getting involved. This is a sort of team building place up on the lake near Blessington, with adventure sport set up there. So if you want to do archery, ziplining etc you'll probably end up getting shuttled over there. If you click the link on Avon Ri site, they're advertising their bbq set up for big meals away from crowd at festival

Edit:

https://www.theavon.ie/avon-activities-for-kaleidoscope-2019.html

Bother1 · 19-06-2019 9:55am

Yes it's the avon place - they're saying a 6 min bus ride away - it's free if you book the bus in advance otherwise it's €5 return. The post isn't entirely clear as to what's up there, my kids will want the bouncy castle and skate park but if they're going to be offsite of the main festival area it's going to be difficult.

tmabr · 19-06-2019 11:42am

95 euro extra for a park beside your tent pass.

no thanks:mad:

bennyc · 19-06-2019 2:10pm

I wonder will there be a separation from the camping areas to the stages, so can you take a few cans in a backpack, that might offset the cost of food if living off the vendors for three days.

fourmations · 19-06-2019 3:08pm

bennyc wrote: »

I wonder will there be a separation from the camping areas to the stages, so can you take a few cans in a backpack, that might offset the cost of food if living off the vendors for three days.

fairly shocked if there wasnt!
I assume there will be arena entrances with searches like EP?
pity my kids are big or there would be naggins in the nappies!

bennyc · 19-06-2019 8:35pm

fourmations wrote: »

fairly shocked if there wasnt!
I assume there will be arena entrances with searches like EP?
pity my kids are big or there would be naggins in the nappies!

Wishful thinking on my behalf, searches on the entry points I see , IMO its one of the highlights of Glasto to be able to tip around with a few beers in the backpack, less getting pissed on cans in the campsite for the sake of it.

Muahahaha · 20-06-2019 10:19pm

Bother1 wrote: »

Yes it's the avon place - they're saying a 6 min bus ride away - it's free if you book the bus in advance otherwise it's €5 return. The post isn't entirely clear as to what's up there, my kids will want the bouncy castle and skate park but if they're going to be offsite of the main festival area it's going to be difficult.

And for anyone who wants a leisurely stroll in the nature instead of taking the bus then usefully the Blessington Greenway starts at Russborough House and ends at the car park in the Avon Ri complex. It is all signposted so you cant lose your way. Its 6km in length so about a 1.5 hour walk and it winds through farmland with lots of sheep (and cute lambs=), forests and also along the lake shore. Its a really beautiful walk.

paddylonglegs · 21-06-2019 9:49pm

Muahahaha wrote: »

And for anyone who wants a leisurely stroll in the nature instead of taking the bus then usefully the Blessington Greenway starts at Russborough House and ends at the car park in the Avon Ri complex. It is all signposted so you cant lose your way. Its 6km in length so about a 1.5 hour walk and it winds through farmland with lots of sheep (and cute lambs=), forests and also along the lake shore. Its a really beautiful walk.

Forgot that existed, must walk it some time

Mickey Monk · 21-06-2019 11:24pm

Surprised the family by hiring a campervan instead of the original plan to camp. Got the campervan parking ticket, happy days... Until my better half told me that she also logged on to Ticketmaster and bought a Camp By Your Car ticket the same day

So, I have a ticket for sale at face value should anyone have missed the 2nd round of ticket sales

Patser · 21-06-2019 11:48pm

Map for the festival is up now, and I'm a bit confused. Big note at bottom that there'll be no ATMs on site (cash back available at Londis stall) but on map there's a few 'AIB Tappy Hubs' which sound like ATMs

Also one of their new flyers names the 6 stages including one called Baddaboombox, which is nowhere on map, although there is now a Hurly Burly Cafe stage listed? The names suggest 2 completely different experiences

Penfailed · 22-06-2019 2:14am

Patser wrote: »

Map for the festival is up now, and I'm a bit confused. Big note at bottom that there'll be no ATMs on site (cash back available at Londis stall) but on map there's a few 'AIB Tappy Hubs' which sound like ATMs

Also one of their new flyers names the 6 stages including one called Baddaboombox, which is nowhere on map, although there is now a Hurly Burly Cafe stage listed? The names suggest 2 completely different experiences

This ^^^ reads like complaining for the sake of it. Are you going?

Patser · 22-06-2019 6:09am

Penfailed wrote: »

This ^^^ reads like complaining for the sake of it. Are you going?

Yes, and not complaining, really looking forward to it. Just wondering if anyone whose been to other festivals knows what the AIB things might be if not ATMs

Penfailed · 22-06-2019 9:21am

Patser wrote: »

Yes, and not complaining, really looking forward to it. Just wondering if anyone whose been to other festivals knows what the AIB things might be if not ATMs

I've never been to a festival with an ATM. If in doubt, take enough cash to cover you for the weekend.

sydthebeat · 22-06-2019 9:26am

Penfailed wrote: »

I've never been to a festival with an ATM. If in doubt, take enough cash to cover you for the weekend.

Pretty standard for biggish festivals over the last couple of years actually

Penfailed · 22-06-2019 1:03pm

sydthebeat wrote: »

Pretty standard for biggish festivals over the last couple of years actually

That's where I'm going wrong. I haven't been to a biggish festival since the mid-2000s.

Patser · 22-06-2019 2:43pm

Well someone asked....

Mucker46 · 22-06-2019 2:58pm

Early work on site

Kaleidoscope 2019

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