Coachella '07 - post confirmed acts here

so why are they at an indie-festival?

you're kidding right?? an indie festival?

We've got an event on the horizon that will prevent us from going to any music festivals this year, but if we were in the market, I'd definitely opt for the pitchfork festival over this thing. Only $30 for a two day pass, and you have the delightful city of Chicago as your backdrop.

small nit-pick: 2 day pass is slated to be $35 this year. your point remains though: a little more than a tenth of the cost of coachella (although only 2/3 as long) for a festival that can definitely be qualified as "indie".

Pichfork Music Festival
July 14-15, 2007
Union Park, Chicago
Tickets on sale March 12
http://www.pitchforkmusicfestival.com/

but whos playing? certainly that should matter!

Lollapalooza is also cheap (presale was $40 for 3 days and regular was $130 for 3-days)

and you also have chicago, and you also have a little more of a party atmosphere….if you like to party, i know rhett doesnt. ;)

last years pitchfork lineup. Day two was definitely worth 20 bucks.


Saturday, July 29
Main stage:
â?¢ Silver Jews
â?¢ The Futureheads
â?¢ Ted Leo/Pharmacists
â?¢ Art Brut
â?¢ Destroyer
â?¢ Mountain Goats
â?¢ Band of Horses
â?¢ Man Man
â?¢ Hot Machines
Biz3 stage:
â?¢ Dominik Eulberg *
â?¢ Matmos
â?¢ Ada *
â?¢ Ghislain Poirier
â?¢ 8 Bold Souls
* sponsored by Summer Dance
Sunday, July 30
Main stage:
â?¢ Os Mutantes
â?¢ Spoon
â?¢ Yo La Tengo
â?¢ Devendra Banhart
â?¢ Mission of Burma
â?¢ Aesop Rock
â?¢ The National
â?¢ Jens Lekman
â?¢ Tapes 'n Tapes
â?¢ Chin Up Chin Up
Biz3 stage:
â?¢ Diplo
â?¢ Tarantula A.D.
â?¢ Tyondai Braxton
â?¢ Bonde Do Role

i suppose, if you live in Chicago!

personally, i dont have a place to stay in chicago and hotels in the summer….arent too cheap.

I reckon I am biased toward festivals in Chicago and Seattle, since I have family in both places. So you are right about that. Additionally, I like to have a real city as a backdrop, because my wife would never go for making a vacation out of a music festival alone (and I would agree).

You can get a 3 star hotel on North Michigan Ave for $86, or a 1-2 star near O'Hare for $36, according to Hotwire, for the festival dates.

while i agree with you that chicago festivals are better than one in the desert…Coachella is NO slouch as far having great venue with a really cool view and backdrop.

especially being from the east where i never see that landscape.

i would think Bonnaroo is the big loser as far as location, with Lolla (and pitchfork and whatever that other one in Chitown is) and ACL winning and coachella coming not too far behind. :)

Pretty much agree with your assessment, though I've never been to that part of California or Tennessee.

Bumbershoot in Seattle is a good location, too. Plus, the tickets run maybe $18/day. They don't get the huge headlining names that Coachella does, but like you and others have said, the Coachella headliners usually stink anyway.

for anyone who has been to coachella before..

how long do the headliners typically play for?

i know at bonnaroo the headliners play for a good 2.5 to 3 hour sets

its possible that with 3 days, and a proposed change in schedules to avoid too many scheduling conflicts, it could be different this year

but in previous years, headliners get about 90 minutes. i think a couple have gotten 1 hr 45 min, but nothing like the marathon sets Bonnaroo headliners get.

also, in previous years, all 4 other music areas remain active while the headliner is on.

crap. im thinking about buying tickets. anyone know which airport its close to? im going to look into airline prices to see if its worth it.

Flyer:

http://www.coachella.com/poster/web480.jpg

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their website is very very helpful, i would suggest going there.

San Diego and LA are (i think) about the same difference (2-3 hours) and there are a couple small airports you can fly into (Ontario and Palm Springs)

either way, you'll probably have to rent a car, too, so think of that. its probably not the festival for the penny-pincher but its probably the best one as far as lineup, venue and crowd…and its a nice vacation!

When I went a couple years ago, we flew to L.A., spent a night there, and then left on Saturday late-morning to get to Indio (it was only a 2-day festival then). The drive took well over 4.5 hours because of very heavy traffic in most big city areas of Calif. Traffic into the general area wasn't all that bad. We ended up missing a few bands that we wanted to see. So give yourself a lot of extra time if you're driving there.

Oh, and if you're thinking of camping, the lot is a giant, wide-open space with no shade and lots of dust. When the sun comes up, you'll roast in your tent. The "rules" are strict about no alcohol, etc., and they did check our stuff pretty thoroughly, but you can still sneak in some booze if you're crafty and want to have a nip.

fly in to either ontario (cheap but still relatively close) or palm springs (very close but about $100 more, from what i've seen). LAX, SD and orange county = too much extra travel time vs. cost.

no shade in camping area? bring yer own! buy one of those shade tents/gazebo/canopy thingies.

keep in mind, sweetcell, you get like a 10'x10' area to camp in at Coachella. and everyone is butted right up against one another. this area doesnt include your car (you park that out in the lot) but its still not too much room for any kind of big ass tent/gazebo/awning thingy.

sonick, thanks for the reminder. i read that but forgot to mention it. the tent/awning thingy i was looking at was 8'x8'. most of them are 10x10 so they should just fit.

Regarding flights, we have always flown SouthWest to LAX from BWI for ~100 per person one way / 200 per person round trip. This is for a direct flight. This is generally cheaper than flying into Palm Springs or Ontario and you dont have to worry about layovers or xfers.

You will need to find a ride or rent a car either way.

Jason

Also keep in mind that this poster has already changed since originally being posted and is bound to change multiple times before the festival takes place. For example, Madonna, Daft Punk, and Kanye (who isn't on the poster) were all added to last year's festival late.

In 2004, Beck was a late addition and never was added to the poster but still played a set.

I'm just saying…