Coachella

[Brandon]

http://www.coachella.com/

 

 

[Amazing Larry]

The lineup is stronger than last year. The new Arcade Fire album is weak though and they've played Coachella too many times already. Beck deserves to be headlining that night.

[GoodTimesGoneBad]

Yeah man Beck was the voice of a generation.

[1nutkruk]

I see the Cult is on the list very far down.  I can't believe Lemmy is still breathing.  It might be my age speaking but the lineup doesn't really do it for me.  

[1nutkruk]

Yeah man Beck was the voice of a generation.

He was?  He came into his own when I was in my 20s but I really didn't follow him.

[nate]

Peaches and Cream was such a great song.

[Brandon]

They have always tried to be eclectic, but it seems even more so this year.

 

From down tempo post-rock Bonobo to old school punk with The Toy Dolls to folky acoustic with City and Colour/Anthony Green.

 

Probably still won't go. I have family that has a vacation home in Bermuda Dunes on the golf course and they say when this festival goes on it pretty much rocks a large radius that they even hear where they are at.

[St1ck]

The second day looks pretty good. 

[Brandon]

I see the Cult is on the list very far down.  I can't believe Lemmy is still breathing.  It might be my age speaking but the lineup doesn't really do it for me.  

 

I've generally felt that way the past few years, but the better half is into quite a bit of these bands/groups/artists so I can run through the list and know quite a few I wouldn't have known about the past few years....and they're pretty good.

[TobiasFunke]

Graveyard

Toy Dolls

Bad Manners

 

Pretty much the only bands I would care about. Seeing the trend for the last few years, I'll be seeing those three bands around the same time in smaller clubs in LA.

[mrwicked]

its 2 full weekends now - 6 days?

wow. i used to go ever year and it was always just two days.

 

first one with beck, tool and rage was so fun.

radiohead, pixes and the cure was a great year too.

[Brandon]

Graveyard

Toy Dolls

Bad Manners

 

Pretty much the only bands I would care about. Seeing the trend for the last few years, I'll be seeing those three bands around the same time in smaller clubs in LA.

 

Yeah, we actually have been going to a few shows that the bands playing do around SoCal.

[TobiasFunke]

Yeah, we actually have been going to a few shows that the bands playing do around SoCal.

It makes sense to do that if you A) Aren't going there just to be "seen"  Don't want to spend a grip of money on seeing bands you want to see   C) Don't have the hook ups to go to Coachella

[OregonLAA]

Day 3 looks pretty bad. Any time Queens of the Stone Age are playing, I'm always wanting to go. The only big festival I have done was Lollapalooza and it was an exhausting 3 days

[Hot Damn!]

This year looks so weak compared to others. Seems way more "mainstream" than it used to.

Like Tobiasfunk and Brandon most likely will catch some pomona shows

[Brandon]

I almost went a year or two ago, I forget which year. I had it lined up to either borrow a nice RV and was just starting to ask friends and was going to do a party dealio or stay at the vacation home....then decided to just buy show tickets for the 2-3 bands that were playing in that free week in between both weekends.

[Tank]

did i hear right that tickets are $375?

[1nutkruk]

Day 3 looks pretty bad. Any time Queens of the Stone Age are playing, I'm always wanting to go. The only big festival I have done was Lollapalooza and it was an exhausting 3 days

My last lollapalooz experience was in '92 when the Red Hot Chili Peppers headlined it at the Irvine Meadows.  Whoa, that was a long time ago.

[Chimi]

When I lived out in Palm Springs, I used to go to this every year.  The lineups the last few years haven't been my cup of tea but this year doesn't look too bad.  Still, three days is too much for me.  I was over it after the two days it was previously.  I remember seeing Arcade Fire there one year on one of the small stages and now they're headlining.  I think the biggest one though was when I saw the Killers play in the small tent in front of maybe 100 people.  It was one of the first shows of the day and nobody even knew who the Killers were at the time.  Now they're huge.

 

And am I missing it or why is DJ Peretz not listed?  Perry Farrell doing his DJ set has been a staple at Coachella it seems.

Edited January 9, 2014 by Chimi

[Guest]

its 2 full weekends now - 6 days?

wow. i used to go ever year and it was always just two days.

 

first one with beck, tool and rage was so fun.

radiohead, pixes and the cure was a great year too.

Beck, radiohead, and the pixies. Sounds like a damn fine concert. Those were the glory days.

Now they have Outkast headlining

[Chimi]

The year with the Cure, I thought Robert Smith was going to die on stage.  It was really hot that day and even though it was a night set, I don't think he was very used to the heat.  I remember his make up was literally melting off his face the entire time.  That may have been the same year the lead singer for Thursday collapsed on stage during the middle of their set.

[sneaky_flute]

The lineup somehow gets worse every year. This looks like a combination of Warped Tour and Family Values Tour. 

[mrwicked]

The year with the Cure, I thought Robert Smith was going to die on stage.  It was really hot that day and even though it was a night set, I don't think he was very used to the heat.  I remember his make up was literally melting off his face the entire time.  That may have been the same year the lead singer for Thursday collapsed on stage during the middle of their set.

 

yeah i used to go every year, and that was definitely the most brutal heat wise.

[Brandon]

The lineup somehow gets worse every year. This looks like a combination of Warped Tour and Family Values Tour. 

 

haha.

 

i don't see any bands remotely close to the used or limp bizkit.

[Richard]

Graveyard

Toy Dolls

Bad Manners

 

Pretty much the only bands I would care about. Seeing the trend for the last few years, I'll be seeing those three bands around the same time in smaller clubs in LA.

Localchella

Doing the same. You're full of shit if you tell me "Muse is worth the price of admission alone!"