Coachella roll call

Anyone going? I would imagine it's far fewer people this time around. Still a good lineup though.

please have fun for me, bunnyman!!! doesnt look to be so hot this year either!

I will be in Coachella withdrawal this year, and listening to all the bands at this years show.

other financial duty calls, but I'll be back next year, 100%!

Originally posted by bunnyman:
Anyone going? I would imagine it's far fewer people this time around. Still a good lineup though.

it's not bad, but it's not as impressive as last year. i found, though, that last year had too much that i wanted to see and there were too many schedule overlaps.

btw, i just checked out the forecast high for this upcoming weekend in indio… 20 degrees cooler than last year. i hate you.

I'll be there. This will be my first Coachella ever. Really wish I could've made it last year, although this year's lineup is still great. It's gonna be hard picking which bands to see. Some of my priorities would include Gang of Four, Arcade Fire, and Black Star. Weren't they supposed to announce a replacement for Cocteau Twins?

Originally posted by buddha:
It's gonna be hard picking which bands to see.

just check the site on Thurs, thats the day they announce set times…giving you a good 36-48 hours to plan your attack! and dont be shy about bringing your "highlighted lineup" to the show with you, about 1 in 3 people are carrying one around!

Originally posted by white man from town:

Originally posted by buddha:
It's gonna be hard picking which bands to see.

just check the site on Thurs, thats the day they announce set times…giving you a good 36-48 hours to plan your attack! and dont be shy about bringing your "highlighted lineup" to the show with you, about 1 in 3 people are carrying one around!

yeah. i got a call while in some fast food parking lot outside albuquerque or vegas or somethign on my way out there warning me of all the overlaps (i hadn't had internet access for several days on the drive out there).. it was quite a bit disappointing to hear.

in a way i'd still kind of like to go this year, just for the sake of being out there again. it seems weather-wise this year will be much more enjoyable.

20 degrees cooler?? Awesome!! I see that some showers are predicted, but hey, it's not the end of the world. I'm so darn excited.

Originally posted by distance:
20 degrees cooler than last year.

That's great news! I was a bit worried I'd end up in the first aid tent…

Originally posted by bunnyman:
20 degrees cooler?? Awesome!! I see that some showers are predicted, but hey, it's not the end of the world. I'm so darn excited.

yeah, i'd really like to find out what the exact temperatures were. on the way to the festival grounds at around 11something AM, one of the thermometers we passed by said it was 103… at not-even-noon!

I will be there again this year. Definitely looking forward to the cooler temperatures…and the fact that we are at the Best Western in Indio this year and not some Motel 6, 50 miles out. Hopefully we can walk and not have to sit in the goddamn dustbowl parking lot for an hour after the show.

I'm in.

If I get to see:
Secret Machines
Bloc Party
and New Order
it'll be well worth it


And I'll be missing the heat. Tho the tents may be a little more comfortable

Originally posted by The Artist Formerly Known As grotty:
Tho the tents may be a little more comfortable

HA! if youre a chimp!!!! those saunas, i mean tents, didnt seem 1 degree cooler to me….they arent as hot maybe, but they are humid as all get out…

Originally posted by white man from town:

Originally posted by The Artist Formerly Known As grotty:
Tho the tents may be a little more comfortable

HA! if youre a chimp!!!! those saunas, i mean tents, didnt seem 1 degree cooler to me….they arent as hot maybe, but they are humid as all get out…

yeah. exactly. it's slightly better when they have the flaps open, but early in the day they were all closed and it was like baking in there, though you didn't have the sun pounding down on you.
but seriously, this weekend shouldn't be nearly as bad. 85 degrees would be great for that festival. even despite the heat and such i had a great time around the palm springs/palm desert area outside of the festival. of my whole 3-week cross country trip, the coachella festival itself wasn't in the top 5 highlights of my trip.

I am shooting to see the following:

New Order
Gang of Four
Bauhaus
Bloc Party
Arcade Fire
M83
Chemical Brothers
Prodigy
Weezer
the Faint
Nine Inch Nails
Doves

I know I won't be able to see everyone…but ideally I'd love to see all those. It's a very solid line-up…I'll get to see Gang of Four and Bloc Party at the 9:30 if I miss them at Coachella though.

I definitely need to catch M83. I just picked up "Dead Cities…" Now I'm really regretting missing that Black Cat show.

as much as i loved last year, i'm glad not to be going this year. the lineup isn't as good, there are more bands playing that i've already seen, and i'm sure the crowd will be more, well, you know… though i would have preferred this year's weather last year. the heat really got in the way of my beer drinkin' habit.

Originally posted by white man from town:

Originally posted by The Artist Formerly Known As grotty:
Tho the tents may be a little more comfortable

HA! if youre a chimp!!!! those saunas, i mean tents, didnt seem 1 degree cooler to me….they arent as hot maybe, but they are humid as all get out…

I meant more comfortable than last year.

The tents were near unbearable in that 100 degree heat. I squeezed a quart of sweat out of my shirt after the Black Keys set last year - the guy next to me during it looked like Frodo in Sin City his glasses were fogged up so thick from the humidity.

I seriously doubt that it will even sell out this year…that being said, it will probably still be a good turnout. I'm looking forward to seeing the set times so I can figure out which bands I'll actually get to see.

Anyone know if Verizon phones get service in Indio?