All Together Now FAQ: Tickets, timings, access routes, cash or card... all you need to know
The fifth chapter of All Together Now takes place this weekend in Waterford. Picture: Joe Evans
The August Bank Holiday is this weekend, which can only mean one thing – All Together Now is back.
The festival has a whole host of international and Irish acts, both in terms of music and comedy.
Declan McKenna will take to the main stage at 7.15pm on Friday, followed by James Vincent McMorrow at 9pm and Jorja Smith at 10.45pm.
Natasha Bedingfield plays the main stage at 5pm on Saturday, with The Mary Wallopers at 7.15pm, The National at 9:30pm and Róisín Murphy at midnight.
On Sunday at 3pm, the RTÉ Concert Orchestra will perform the music of Sinéad O'Connor, Shane MacGowan and Christy Dignam. The Wailers play at 5.15pm, followed by Barry Can’t Swim at 9pm and The Prodigy will close off the show at 10.45pm.
Other highlights across the weekend include Kojaque, Kölsch, Negro Impacto, Gorgon City, Soda Blonde, Gemma Dunleavy, Aby Coulibaly, Marcus O’Laoire and much more.
Everyone’s favourite Kabin Crew and Lisdoonvarna Crew will be also be performing, which we’re sure will go down well with festival-goers.
Tommy Tiernan, Emma Doran, Ardal O’Hanlon, Bernard O’Shea, Michael Fry, Julie Jay and Fiona Frawley are just some of the comedians taking to the stage over the three days.
At the time of writing, weekend camping tickets were still available for €249.
Bus Eireann are running services to and from the festival site, leaving from Custom House Quay in Dublin, Parnell Place Bus Station in Cork and Waterford Bus Station.
There is also the option of the train for any routes that stop in Waterford Plunkett.
The festival is in a rural area serviced by country roads and has had issues in the past with major traffic jams so, not surprisingly, organisers are urging those driving to follow recommended routes. They urge attendees not to follow Sat Nav or Google Maps directions. Instead, they recommend following signs for All Together Now once they are visible.
No matter where you’re coming from, these directions should sort you out:
Motorists coming from the southwest will be directed left off the N25 at Lemybrien.
Motorists will use the R676 road, traveling north, then joining the event traffic at Crehana Junction of R676 - R677, then entering to event via Gate 5.
Travel the M9 to its end at Grannagh Proceed towards the N25 (west towards Cork) via the N25 Interchange.
At the N25 Kilmeaden Interchange (Carrick Road Roundabout) motorists will be directed right at the roundabout towards the R680 through the town of Portlaw.
In Portlaw, you will be directed out the Clonegam Road and enter via Gate 6 for access to the car park.
Travel the M9 to its end at Grannagh Proceed towards the N25 (west towards Cork) via the N25 Interchange.
At the N25 Kilmeaden Interchange (Carrick Road Roundabout) motorists will be directed right at the roundabout towards the R680 through the town of Portlaw.
In Portlaw, you will be directed out the Clonegam Road and enter via Gate 6 for access to the car park.
Travel East along the N24 You will then turn Right at Kilsheelan to the R680. At the end of the R680, south of Carrick-on-Suir, turn Right at the T-Junction with the R676.
You will then continue along this regional road and be directed left to the R677 towards Gate 5 (General).
There are also designated drop off points, though these are prohibited on Friday and Monday. Organisers have said: “Ticket holders arriving to the festival on Friday by taxi or getting dropped off by private vehicles will be directed to the designated drop-off zone in Highfield Business Park, Portlaw; accessed from the N25 Kilmeaden Interchange.
“Ticket holders will then get the free shuttle bus to the festival – operating Friday (9am-9.30pm) and returning Monday (8am - 1pm only). To avoid festival traffic, we advise the best drop at the Waterford City Bus Terminus, where Bus Eireann festival shuttle will operate a regular service to the festival site.”
A bike rack will be available for anyone who choses to cycle to the festival, located next to Car Park 4.
What most people will probably concerned about is how much alcohol they bring with them. All Together Now has a limit of either 24 cans, one litre of spirits or 1.5 litre of wine for personal consumption.
The festival organisers strongly recommend bringing necessities for any weather event – waterproofs, wellies, hats, scarves, sun cream and sun glasses. Most importantly, you will need to bring your ticket, as well as photo ID, a sleeping bag, tent, toilet roll, bank card and toiletries.
No glass bottles are permitted, with the All Together Now team also asking festival-goers to leave any single use plastic bottles behind and to decant their alcohol into reusable containers.
Gazebos are banned, and will be removed by staff. Professional photography equipment is not permitted.
The festival is a fully cashless event, so don’t bring coins or notes with you as they will not be accepted.
For the full list of what you can and can’t bring, go to the All Together Now website.
There will be phone charging facilities available on site throughout the weekend, as well as showers.
Overall, it's looking decent for the weekend, Friday is looking to be a mild day with temperatures reaching as high as 18 degrees. There is a chance of rain from 10am to 1pm, but the rest of the evening appears to be dry.
Temperatures will drop to about 12 degrees overnight but appear to increase as the day goes on.
It will be slightly colder on Sunday and charts from Met Eireann show there could be rain from about 4pm onwards.
