All Together Now 2020

Tacitus Kilgore · 22-08-2019 5:43pm

showpony1 wrote: »

seems a bit pathetic - they are just saying same capacity but more gardai directing. not sure how queues will be reduced.

Ah they have about 11 months to figure something out, it won't be such a mess next time.

Same capacity is nice though!

SteelyDanJalapeno · 22-08-2019 5:45pm

showpony1 wrote: »

how exactly will last year issues be rectified?
have they reduced capacity?

Loads of time to figure that out

kippy · 22-08-2019 5:58pm

SteelyDanJalapeno wrote: »

Loads of time to figure that out

There was loads of time to figure it out the first time as well!!!

Limestone1 · 22-08-2019 6:00pm

showpony1 wrote: »

seems a bit pathetic - they are just saying same capacity but more gardai directing. not sure how queues will be reduced.

Don't send everyone through Carrick is a fairly straightforward solution

beecee · 22-08-2019 6:01pm

More parking attendants and not directing cars one by one will make a big difference!

Weepsie · 22-08-2019 6:04pm

showpony1 wrote: »

seems a bit pathetic - they are just saying same capacity but more gardai directing. not sure how queues will be reduced.

Having some people actually directing the traffic should make a noticeable difference. Keeping road closures in place.

Also managing the car park better would be hugely beneficial. Just fill it from back to front rather than whatever random allocation and directing cars one by one to free spots all over the place that really slowed it down.

Portlaw residents might be open to being used as a hub/drop off point this time around as they ended up worse off this time around.

There are lots of simple changes they could enact.

Charging for parking wouldn't be the worst idea either to encourage sharing, and getting people on busses

alastair · 22-08-2019 6:04pm

dirkmeister wrote: »

Is the R word allowed here?!?!

Rick Astley? Hot off his Dave Grohl team-up?

boomshakalaka · 22-08-2019 6:04pm

I, for one, will be taking matters in to my own hands if I do end up going in 2020.

Stay with friends in the area, go down the night before and be there for gate opening. No way in hell am I sitting in the car for over 9hrs again coming from Galway.

Might also end up selling the ticket if I'm not confident in chapter 3. Seems to be huge interest again anyway..

That said, I seriously don't think the same thing will happen, at least not at this scale. It was a PR fiasco for ATN and I'd imagine local communities will have had a lot to say about it as well.
I dare say they won't get the licence for next year unless council and locals are confident ATN have a handle on things.

boomshakalaka · 22-08-2019 6:06pm

alastair wrote: »

Rick Astley? Hot off his Dave Grohl team-up?

I've been wondering what the poster was referring to with the R word...

Chance would have it I'm actually going to see Rick Astley at a festival in Gibraltar. Going with my middle aged mother and her friends

mojesius · 22-08-2019 6:37pm

I get paid in 5.5 hours and will have my finger on the button as soon as wages hit my bank account

Might buy a campervan ticket as we're thinking of going all posh and hiring one.

blaa85 · 22-08-2019 7:11pm

I certainly like the idea of not increasing the capacity, but I'd love if they doubled the amount of food vendors. There was plenty of space around the main house this year that could have been allocated better.

Manning3000 · 22-08-2019 7:20pm

blaa85 wrote: »

I certainly like the idea of not increasing the capacity, but I'd love if they doubled the amount of food vendors. There was plenty of space around the main house this year that could have been allocated better.

I missed the buzz around the house this year. last year it was the center of everything and this year it was eerily quiet.

BadTurtle · 22-08-2019 7:34pm

boomshakalaka wrote: »

Absolutely dreaming when I say this but with Tool releasing a new album..... ??

If they play Ireland itll be a solo gig.

Homesick Alien · 22-08-2019 11:48pm

Tacitus Kilgore wrote: »

Ah they have about 11 months to figure something out, it won't be such a mess next time.

Same capacity is nice though!

Same capacity is the absolute minimum I would have expected. It would've been outrageous if they'd increased capacity after last year.

Most people in the aftermath were staying it's a foregone conclusion that they'll have to reduce capacity next year but obviously time is a healer because they've all gone very quiet

johnnyskeleton · 23-08-2019 12:37am

Friendly Fires just announced a new album, and are a pod friendly band. Might be a good shout for ATN 2020

showpony1 · 23-08-2019 2:19am

It seems incredible to me anyone who was involved in that traffic jam this year would have prepaid in August 2019 to them again

Lester Freamon · 23-08-2019 7:50am

Tier 2 sold out now also?

Ricosruffneck · 23-08-2019 7:57am

Lester Freamon wrote: »

Tier 2 sold out now also?

Seems like they've moved to tier 3 @199.50

sally cinnamon89 · 23-08-2019 8:05am

Got onboard this morning since I got paid. I have hopes that the lineup will be consistent with previous years.

SteelyDanJalapeno · 23-08-2019 8:22am

showpony1 wrote: »

It seems incredible to me anyone who was involved in that traffic jam this year would have prepaid in August 2019 to them again

They said they'd sort the traffic

Bowlardo · 23-08-2019 8:36am

showpony1 wrote: »

It seems incredible to me anyone who was involved in that traffic jam this year would have prepaid in August 2019 to them again

Aiken of Aiken promotions was on the late late one night and said something along the lines of the Irish great as they love getting drunk in a field.

My work colleague’s friends’s daughter is going to the picnic after doing her leaving cert - that is the end of the picnic for the original picnickers.

The only festival that seems to be replacing the original picnic feel is the ATN.

I think a lot of people buy tickets and worst cases scenario they will find a home for them if they can’t make it

gkhant · 23-08-2019 9:28am

Bowlardo wrote: »

Aiken of Aiken promotions was on the late late one night and said something along the lines of the Irish great as they love getting drunk in a field.

My work colleague’s friends’s daughter is going to the picnic after doing her leaving cert - that is the end of the picnic for the original picnickers.

The only festival that seems to be replacing the original picnic feel is the ATN.

I think a lot of people buy tickets and worst cases scenario they will find a home for them if they can’t make it

I think you are spot on there and now with the likes of Salty Dog and Trenchtown being within the Main Arena for EP I can see that having an impact on people who were thinking about switching to ATN as it was, demand for tickets may increase...

ghostdancer · 23-08-2019 9:29am

johnnyskeleton wrote: »

Friendly Fires just announced a new album, and are a pod friendly band. Might be a good shout for ATN 2020

they'd be great, although they're playing here in November and it's with MCD:
https://www.ticketmaster.ie/friendly-fires-dublin-04-11-2019/event/180056EFF7F16A67

Album is great, perfect sunny weekend music

https://open.spotify.com/album/1rt1wud5H03IsmAx29ysJp?si=cFUjl2JTR42oobIRhl4IjA

boomshakalaka · 23-08-2019 9:52am

showpony1 wrote: »

It seems incredible to me anyone who was involved in that traffic jam this year would have prepaid in August 2019 to them again

People process trauma differently.

I spend a total of 16 hours in the car which should've been 6. It had a profound effect on how we enjoyed the weekend. I'm not sure I'll go back. If I do, it'll be at a different time and for a great line up

I'm definitely not going back for 220euro plus fees. So I got tickets yday at 190, for two of us that's a 60 euro saving if we decide to go. Or a 60 euro profit if we decide to sell...

It's literally an investment.

I'm hopeful ATN will make things right though, because theres not much wrong with the festival itself. Quality tunes, quality location, quality crowd

Homesick Alien · 23-08-2019 9:54am

boomshakalaka wrote: »

People process trauma differently.

I spend a total of 16 hours in the car which should've been 6. It had a profound effect on how we enjoyed the weekend. I'm not sure I'll go back. If I do, it'll be at a different time and for a great line up

I'm definitely not going back for 220euro plus fees. So I got tickets yday at 190, for two of us that's a 60 euro saving if we decide to go. Or a 60 euro profit if we decide to sell...

It's literally an investment.

I'm hopeful ATN will make things right though, because theres not much wrong with the festival itself. Quality tunes, quality location, quality crowd

You shouldn't be selling tickets at a profit. Tickets are not an investment unless you're a tout, scalper etc.

Are you?

boomshakalaka · 23-08-2019 9:57am

Homesick Alien wrote: »

You shouldn't be selling tickets at a profit. Tickets are not an investment unless you're a tout, scalper etc.

Are you?

Remains to be seen. Never bought tickets for things that I didnt go to.

As I said, all going well we will be in Curraghmore ourselves

maximoose · 23-08-2019 10:01am

I've no problem with early bird buyers changing their mind and selling for full value if they aren't going.

Wouldn't consider that scalping - if tickets were still available the purchaser would be paying full price. I've bought plenty of early birds at full value over the years and wouldn't have an issue with it.

Synode · 23-08-2019 10:01am

showpony1 wrote: »

It seems incredible to me anyone who was involved in that traffic jam this year would have prepaid in August 2019 to them again

That was forgotten about as soon as I got in

sally cinnamon89 · 23-08-2019 10:11am

boomshakalaka wrote: »

People process trauma differently.

I spend a total of 16 hours in the car which should've been 6. It had a profound effect on how we enjoyed the weekend. I'm not sure I'll go back. If I do, it'll be at a different time and for a great line up

I'm definitely not going back for 220euro plus fees. So I got tickets yday at 190, for two of us that's a 60 euro saving if we decide to go. Or a 60 euro profit if we decide to sell...

It's literally an investment.

I'm hopeful ATN will make things right though, because theres not much wrong with the festival itself. Quality tunes, quality location, quality crowd

The EP mentality of buying tickets to sell for profit is coming over to ATN.

boomshakalaka · 23-08-2019 10:16am

sally cinnamon89 wrote: »

The EP mentality of buying tickets to sell for profit is coming over to ATN.

Never been to EP and never will either.

Do people actually read the post or do you see the word "profit" and get triggered?

As I said several times already, my intention is to go. I've been for the last 2 years and I would like to continue going. As I said, ATN18 was the best festival I ever attended and this year wasn't. I don't want to pay 220 euro after this year, but am not yet convinced enough to say that I'll definitely be going in 2020. If I dont go and sell the tickets we will have to see what happens, whether it's sold out, whether I'll even be able to sell the tickets at any price. This is the risk Ive decided to take here.

Ok done justifying myself now

think of me what ye want.

All Together Now 2020

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