Coachella 2009

the Bloody Beetroots????  how awesome.  and on the same day as Thievery and MSTRKRFT?  I would be too tired to care about the Killers by 10pm!

Haha Hell no!

Hiking the Grand Canyon is the only desert activity I'm up for.

ixkpd-bk wrote:
I think it's just proof that this great festival appeals to people with all tastes. :)

You comin' out to the desert, Charlie?

I'm seriously considering day 2 and 3. Day 1 is really lackluster IMO. But Day 3 fucking kills.

my love for so many of those bands and of the lineup in general is far outweighed by my HATE for Coachella.  :/

What the hell are you talking about? There's three artist at the whole festival that everybody needs to see once in their lifetime (although i probably never will), and they're all on day 1. Day 2 has the best undercard, and day 3 is lame.

bearman wrote:
I'm seriously considering day 2 and 3. Day 1 is really lackluster IMO. But Day 3 fucking kills.

Let's discuss possibilities for the REAL Saturday headliner.

Springsteen?

I swore I'd never go to a festival again after my first/last Coachella.


Rethinking…



Time for my obligatory "hey seth" thread post.

Charlie wrote:
What the hell are you talking about? There's three artist at the whole festival that everybody needs to see once in their lifetime (although i probably never will), and they're all on day 1.

who are those three artists?  McCartney, Cohen and… Patton?  i'd say Franz, but i doubt you'd agree.  if you say Bingham i'm hitting you upside the head.

I gotta say it's a pretty cool lineup

I think people will have fun if they go

And isn't that the bottom line?

I think people will have fun if they go and don't camp.




There, I fixed that.


;)

i thought wearing indie cool shirts, bottled water, and experimenting with drugs was the bottom line.

sweetcell wrote:

Charlie wrote:
What the hell are you talking about? There's three artist at the whole festival that everybody needs to see once in their lifetime (although i probably never will), and they're all on day 1.

who are those three artists?   McCartney, Cohen and… Patton?  i'd say Franz, but i doubt you'd agree.  if you say Bingham i'm hitting you upside the head.

Winehouse, obvs.

sweetcell wrote:

Charlie wrote:
What the hell are you talking about? There's three artist at the whole festival that everybody needs to see once in their lifetime (although i probably never will), and they're all on day 1.

who are those three artists?   McCartney, Cohen and… Patton?  i'd say Franz, but i doubt you'd agree.  if you say Bingham i'm hitting you upside the head.

i think  he was referring to Peanut Butter Wolf, Crystal Method and Felix Da Housecat.

Why can't Americans hold festivals in sensible locations and sensible times of the year like the Connect Festival in Scotland at the end of August start of September when temperatures are in the 70s



http://www.myspace.com/connectmusicfestival

Ok…done rethinking.



Not even that lineup could sell me.

I am stunned that Thievery got such a high billing. I know they're considered a great live band, and they consistently sell the HELL out of the club. But I figured they were mostly a local phenomen. I mean, TV on the Radio are major (music) media figures that have seen two of their three albums proclaimed by many as the best of their respective years.

Sunday is so awesome, I usually hate outdoor concerts but I am going to have to go to this one for sure this year.

Read your newspapers and magazines from other parts of the world. I reckon they'd clue you in.

Relaxer wrote:
I am stunned that Thievery got such a high billing. I know they're considered a great live band, and they consistently sell the HELL out of the club. But I figured they were mostly a local phenomen. I mean, TV on the Radio are major (music) media figures that have seen two of their three albums proclaimed by many as the best of their respective years.

azaghal1981 wrote:
Ok…done rethinking.

Not even that lineup could sell me.

dude, with a hotel coachella is completely do-able.  the same year that you were baking your brains in the refugee camp, i was sharing a perfectly fine $200/night hotel with a 24-hour hot tub.  coming back from a long day of dancing and soaking in the tub with a beer in hand was heavenly.  it adds a few hundred bucks to the bill, but as you can attest the alternative isn't tenable.  i consider it part of the cost of actually enjoying myself there :)

sweetcell wrote:

Charlie wrote:
What the hell are you talking about? There's three artist at the whole festival that everybody needs to see once in their lifetime (although i probably never will), and they're all on day 1.

who are those three artists?  McCartney, Cohen and… Patton?  i'd say Franz, but i doubt you'd agree.  if you say Bingham i'm hitting you upside the head.

charlie?  charlie?

sweetcell wrote:
with a hotel coachella is completely do-able.  the same year that you were baking your brains in the refugee camp, i was sharing a perfectly fine $200/night hotel with a 24-hour hot tub.  coming back from a long day of dancing and soaking in the tub with a beer in hand was heavenly.  it adds a few hundred bucks to the bill, but as you can attest the alternative isn't tenable.  i consider it part of the cost of actually enjoying myself there :)

after getting through traffic to and from the field, waiting in line for a million years to get in (missing bands while some girl tries to convince security to let her bring her pillow/blanket/other prohibited item in) to pay too much money for food and water and relieve yourself in port-o-potties for three days straight all while in the sun with no shade and thousands of people…do-able, yes, but enjoyable? no