Originally posted by Bagster:
I know I could look this up, but where is Coachella, how do you get there, where do you stay…
I'm thinking of either Coachella or Bumbershoot (sp?) this year. Thoughts on which is a better trip?
Heres a quick summary, since i went last year.
Fly into San Diego, LA, or Phoenix, rent a car a drive for a few hours (2 1/2 from San Diego, i know) into the desert. You will be in the middle of the brown desert and you will get a hotel out there. There are plenty of places to stay within 10 miles of the show. Or you can camp at the venue or Joshua Tree Natl Park or somewhere like that.
The show starts at 1pm and goes til Midnight each night. Bands on 3 stages, DJs in 1 and then random stuff in another.
Its on a polo field and not "in the desert" so what you are walking and standing on is like a golf course fairway, not dirt. its a BEAUTIFUL place to see a show. easy to walk in between stages (10 minutes from one end to the next) and the lines for the restrooms, food and beer (which are in beer gardens) are virtually non-existant.
You'll see movie stars and artists walking about having a good time, and the crowd is generally musically knowledgable and you can get close to the stage without being pushed/shoved or moshed into (save the NERD performance where they DID have a mosh pit). Its hot though, during the day, but gets chilly at night, and thats when the whole sky turns purple!
Anyway, you kind of have to be a trooper, cause its a long day, and you are stuck in the venue with not much around it all day (not lke Bumbershoot) but i think the lineup is great, and shit, Southern Cali or Rainy Seattle?? i know what i'd chose every time!
hope that helps :)