Where the hell is Goldfrapp in that list?
Coachella 2008
uhh we'll maybe I'll make it to Coachella 2009
im pretty happy, so this means those MBV shows will def be killer
Originally posted by Julian, good manners AFICIONADO:seth got kraftwerk to the club 2x under 3 years ago.
Originally posted by azaghal1981:If Seth got Kraftwerk, the Verve, or Portishead at 9:30 I'd be really excited.
Hey Seth????????
… of course this happened and was announced after i'd already travelled to california and miami to see them.
…but i still went.
so, a quick scan through the line-up revealed that i wouldn't mind seeing the following bands:
did everyone notice that CALVIN HARRIS is on the bill?!? i really really hope this means he'll be on a wider north american tour this spring. hey seth…
over-all, i'd be damn satisfied if i could get those bands in over 3 days. but as a whole, i'm not sure it's worth over a grand… so for now, i'll also sit this one out (and hope that many of the above are streamed live at the at&t blueroom). i'm not confident that any of the east coast festivals will come up with line-ups as good (but seth, feel free to disprove my lack of faith).
Friday (April 25)
The Verve
The Raconteurs
The Breeders
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
Stars
Battles
Adam Freeland
John butler Trio
Dan Deacon
Architecture in Helsinki
Datarock
Saturday (April 26)
Portishead
Kraftwerk
Death Cab for Cutie
Sasha & Digweed
Rilo Kiley
Hot Chip
Islands
Calvin Harris
VHS or Beta
MGMT
Sebastian
Kavinsky
Sunday (April 27)
Roger Waters 'Dark Side of the Moon'
Love and Rockets
Spiritualized
Justice
Gogol Bordello
The Streets
Metric
Danny Tenaglia
Simian Mobile Disco
Booka Shade
Dmitri From Paris
Les Savy Fav
Black Mountain
did everyone notice that CALVIN HARRIS is on the bill?!? i really really hope this means he'll be on a wider north american tour this spring. hey seth…
f*ck coachella this year. I am booking my Chicago hotel tomorrow for Lolla :)
do we have any guarantees that lolla will be any better? coachella's setting is pretty damn spectacular, and i definitely appreciate how organized and superficially un-commercial the festival is. lolla's "bud light stage brought to you by ford" vibe bugs. lolla will definitely be cheaper, tho. i'm sure this has been posted before, but just in case someone missed it: lolla = August 1-3, 2008.
coachella has a nice setting, but definitely not worth seeing this year cuz of the lineup. It makes me furious. Jack Johnson is freakin' easy listening sh*t. Roger Waters? Didn't he tour last year? (nothing exciting about it). Would have been better with PJ Harvey, Underworld, Chemical Brothers, Goldfrapp?? And guess what, the 3 day pass this year is $270!!!
Originally posted by sweetcell:
do we have any guarantees that lolla will be any better? coachella's setting is pretty damn spectacular, and i definitely appreciate how organized and superficially un-commercial the festival is. lolla's "bud light stage brought to you by ford" vibe bugs. lolla will definitely be cheaper, tho.
Originally posted by wanderlust j. marshmallow::eek: :eek: :eek:
And guess what, the 3 day pass this year is $270!!!
at first i thought coachella was trying to scale back, have less mega-stars, essentially return to it's smaller and more indie roots. that price tags makes me think that they're being lazy and trying to cash in: spend less money on signing acts while raking in more cash. the festival will definitely not sell out this year.
Originally posted by wanderlust j. marshmallow:UGH! WTF? No, thank you. Classic rock sucks. And baby boomers blow.
Roger Waters recreating Dark Side of the Moon
Brian
Yeah, I'm a little disappointed in the lineup, but I'm making the trip anyway. Plus, during yesterday's annoucement Tollett said they still had a few "tricks up their sleeve" makes me hope some other deals are still being worked out.
The main issue I see is that they're spreading what should essentially be a pretty decent 2-day lineup over 3 days, and it just seems thin to me. And yeah, $270 over 3 days is steep. As much as I love going out there, there just isn't enough to make me commit to that kind of time and money.
Yeah, but didn't most of you pay big buck$ to see sad, nostalga acts like Springsteen and Neil Young? How is paying $110 to see Springsteen a better bargin than $270 over three days to see about sixty great, relevant bands (except Roger Waters, who hopefully someone will shoot as soon as he croaks "Breathe…")
Brian
Brian
Originally posted by Brian Wallace:For once Brian, I agree with you.
Yeah, but didn't most of you pay big buck$ to see sad, nostalga acts like Springsteen and Neil Young? How is paying $110 to see Springsteen a better bargin than $270 over three days to see about sixty great, relevant bands (except Roger Waters, who hopefully someone will shoot as soon as he croaks "Breathe…")
Brian
And, I am also keeping my fingers crossed Rogers Waters gets shot mid-performance.
Originally posted by Brian Wallace:because watered down classic rock with added eye-liner is so much more interesting…
Originally posted by wanderlust j. marshmallow:UGH! WTF? No, thank you. Classic rock sucks. And baby boomers blow.
Roger Waters recreating Dark Side of the Moon
Brian
Jeez, what did Roger Waters do…rape your dead puppy?
Not to dog-pile on Brian, but I just heard my first "Black Parade"-era My Chemical Romance song yesterday, and its nothing but a Queen rip-off. At least songs like that "I'm Not Okay" track had a little angst to propel it along.
Back to Coachella, I do agree with Brian about the cost, but when you add in travel costs, time off and everything else, it's a pretty penny. And considering you can see most of the bands in the next 6 months or so play full sets, it just doesn't add up.
Still, now that I can expense travel to Chicago for work, I'm gearing up for at least one of their summer festivals. Here's hoping Pitchfork turns out stellar.
Back to Coachella, I do agree with Brian about the cost, but when you add in travel costs, time off and everything else, it's a pretty penny. And considering you can see most of the bands in the next 6 months or so play full sets, it just doesn't add up.
Still, now that I can expense travel to Chicago for work, I'm gearing up for at least one of their summer festivals. Here's hoping Pitchfork turns out stellar.
Originally posted by kosmo:
Originally posted by Brian Wallace:because watered down classic rock with added eye-liner is so much more interesting…
Originally posted by wanderlust j. marshmallow:UGH! WTF? No, thank you. Classic rock sucks. And baby boomers blow.
Roger Waters recreating Dark Side of the Moon
Brian
Roger Waters will turn in a performance far superior then many of the those so called great and relevant current acts.
I'd much rather see a great three hour concert by one good act than three days of nonstop minisets by n great acts, if the price is the same.
Originally posted by Brian Wallace:
Yeah, but didn't most of you pay big buck$ to see sad, nostalga acts like Springsteen and Neil Young? How is paying $110 to see Springsteen a better bargin than $270 over three days to see about sixty great, relevant bands (except Roger Waters, who hopefully someone will shoot as soon as he croaks "Breathe…")
Brian
Originally posted by wanderlust j. marshmallow:roger waters not only toured recently, but his shows are mostly the same. he's been playing basically the same shows since he started touring again in 1999. take it from someone who's seen him 5 times since then. not worth it.
coachella has a nice setting, but definitely not worth seeing this year cuz of the lineup. It makes me furious. Jack Johnson is freakin' easy listening sh*t. Roger Waters? Didn't he tour last year? (nothing exciting about it). Would have been better with PJ Harvey, Underworld, Chemical Brothers, Goldfrapp?? And guess what, the 3 day pass this year is $270!!!