Coachella roll call

Originally posted by buddha:
Anyone know if Verizon phones get service in Indio?

don't have verizon, but i had service.
however, at ACL, the lines were too busy for me to get a call out often. it kind of sucked.

Originally posted by buddha:
Anyone know if Verizon phones get service in Indio?

it's hit and miss, but my phone tended to work better than the non-verizon people i was with.

whatever you do, don't sign up for that Coachella text msg update thing. it doesn't tell you anything new that you don't know from having the little schedule, and it will eat into your battery life.

enjoy.

I agree with what Salparadise said. That was definitely the case last year.

This is my first time and I am looking forward to it. Except for my 8 am flight out on monday.

Watch out for these guys!!!!

http://www.kesq.com/Global/story.asp?S=3249800

Good luck folks… My words of advice… get out of there early. Heard a lot of horror stories leaving. I left midway through RH last year and still got lost between the polo grounds and the interstate. Those of us staying home, HFS is a better lineup all the way around. Maybe the smaller tent bands are better at Coachella, but ya don't fly across the country to see a half dozen at the most (you can't get around to nearly as many as you'd want or think you can) underground bands. Maybe next year Coachella will do a little better than Coldplay and NIN… not that they are that bad… but headliners at Coachella?

I had Nextel for my phone last year and it worked fine, and the general rule of thumb is if Nextel works, most ANY phone is going to work.

Originally posted by myuman:
Good luck folks… My words of advice… get out of there early. Heard a lot of horror stories leaving. I left midway through RH last year and still got lost between the polo grounds and the interstate.

Sataurday night was HELL getting out of there, but Sunday was fine. Seems like every year something goes wrong there, and the next year or night, they fix it. 2003 was a HUGE line on Sat but none on Sunday, 2004 was a traffic jam getting out on Saturday, none on Sunday.

I dont know what this years problem will be, but know this….you'll only have to go through it once. :)
I am totally jealous and angry that i am not going, and HFS's lineup doesnt even compare to this, whoever said that either fell and bumped thier head or like Echo and the Bunnymen WAY too much!

Obviously I love Echo, but Coachella is definitely the place to be :) I just found out I'm scheduled to interview Liam from Prodigy, ha! Should be interesting. I love his band's older stuff, never bothered with the last record. We'll see how it goes.

My point is this…. you have to have a game plan at a major festival. I think it was Coachella last year that had Trail of Dead on at the same time as Beck… and the only way to see beck was to find some way into the tent about a half hour ahead of time, which I believe screwed me for.. I forget now. And then you have some good band playing that you've seen 20 times before (not the reason you travel 2500 miles). So each day might bring around 4 bands that you are glad you saw because they were there and they are good, etc. The rest is just repeats of half decent bands and new drivel you wish you'd be in the water line for instead. The headliners are the driving force is my festival philosophy. The other cool bands from bloc party to kaiser chiefs to British sea power… invest about $50 and see all three in the comforts of your own town (because they are touring, that's why they'd be at a festival like Coachella or hfs for that matter.) So unless you are big into NIN…. Radiohead and Pixies was a rare event last year… so it was a must attend. Of course this only speaks for the music. Sunset views of San Jacinto Mt., Hollywood, San Diego, raising cane in the hotel… well those things are all worth the trip as well. So enjoy. And remember… it's not Glastonbury, which all events are humbled by.

Originally posted by myuman:
So enjoy. And remember… it's not Glastonbury, which all events are humbled by.

but if its just HALF of glastonbury, then it would be ok, cause thats how much it costs

also, I would go as far as to say that many bands i see at large festivals are MUCH better there than they are on a regular boring tour night.

I guarante Bassment Jaxx wouldnt have had the 930 club rockin like it did in the desert last year!

Originally posted by myuman:
My point is this…. you have to have a game plan at a major festival. I think it was Coachella last year that had Trail of Dead on at the same time as Beck… and the only way to see beck was to find some way into the tent about a half hour ahead of time, which I believe screwed me for.. I forget now. And then you have some good band playing that you've seen 20 times before (not the reason you travel 2500 miles). So each day might bring around 4 bands that you are glad you saw because they were there and they are good, etc. The rest is just repeats of half decent bands and new drivel you wish you'd be in the water line for instead. The headliners are the driving force is my festival philosophy. The other cool bands from bloc party to kaiser chiefs to British sea power… invest about $50 and see all three in the comforts of your own town (because they are touring, that's why they'd be at a festival like Coachella or hfs for that matter.) So unless you are big into NIN…. Radiohead and Pixies was a rare event last year… so it was a must attend. Of course this only speaks for the music. Sunset views of San Jacinto Mt., Hollywood, San Diego, raising cane in the hotel… well those things are all worth the trip as well. So enjoy. And remember… it's not Glastonbury, which all events are humbled by.

Does it ever rain @ Glastonbury?

Originally posted by The Artist Formerly Known As grotty:

Does it ever rain @ Glastonbury?

Holy Hades… I'm sure, but being in a freakin' greenhouse (tent) in 105 degree desert heat trying to make sense of Q and not U is almost half as bad as the 200% humidity at hfs last year while watching Karen O scream. Not sure the lesser of all the evils here…. and to respond to another post… festivals are neat events, but do you seriously believe a festival gig surpasses an intimate club gig for a particular (one) artist?

It really depends on the festival and who is playing. There have been arena shows I've seen that gave me chills to hear 20,000 people singing along to a song, there's something pretty neat about that. Seeing the Pixies at Coachella was just as good as seeing them 4th row at DAR. They were both memorable to me.

Originally posted by myuman:
but do you seriously believe a festival gig surpasses an intimate club gig for a particular (one) artist?

it can. sure.

Originally posted by sonickteam3:
Heres your set-times in a round-a-bout fashion........

wow. there are no overlaps on the stuff i want to see.
too bad a) i won't be there this year and b) that wasn't the case last year.

ARGH…I will be interviewing the Prodigy while New Order is on. I knew this would happen. Maybe Liam and co. will change their time and I'll at least get to see NO play "Blue Monday" or something.

oh god, luckyluckyluckyluckluck.
everybody going: PLEASE have fun for me.
i always end up missing coachella by a few days, weeks…it's obnoxious.
one of these days i'll make it out though.
please have a smashing time for all of us stuck here in DC that wish we weren't…