Author Topic: Well, Coachella jumped the shark (Read 1271 times)

TVC15 · « **on:** January 30, 2009, 04:49:56 PM »

Macca headlining?

Paul

http://www.avclub.com/articles/mccartney-headlines-coachella-lineup,23246/

Leonard Cohen though

Leonard

Eric P · « **Reply #1 on:** January 30, 2009, 04:53:27 PM »

my bloody valentine, though

that's neat

but yeah nothing exciting

TEEEPO · « **Reply #2 on:** January 30, 2009, 04:55:49 PM »

amy winehouse is the act that might push me into buying tickets.

TEEEPO · « **Reply #3 on:** January 30, 2009, 04:56:20 PM »

throbbing gristle's too.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #4 on:** January 30, 2009, 04:56:53 PM »

Hmm, it doesn't seem too bad...

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FRIDAY APRIL 17: Paul McCartney, Morrissey, Franz Ferdinand, Leonard Cohen, Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, Beirut, The Black Keys, Girl Talk, Silversun Pickups, The Ting Tings, The Crystal Method, Ghostland Observatory, Crystal Castles, The Airborne Toxic Event, We Are Scientists, N.A.S.A., Patton & Rahzel, M. Ward, The Presets, The Hold Steady, A Place to Bury Strangers, Felix da Housecat, Buraka Som Sistema, Ryan Bingham, Bajofondo, Peanut Butter Wolf, Noah & the Whale, White Lies, The Bug, Alberta Cross, Los Campesinos!, Craze & Klever, Molotov, Switch, Gui Boratto, Steve Aoki, The Aggrolites, People Under the Stairs, The Courteeners, Cage the Elephant, Dear and the Headlights.

SATURDAY, APRIL 18: The Killers, Amy Winehouse, Thievery Corporation, TV on the Radio, Band of Horses, Fleet Foxes, MSTRKRFT, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Atmosphere, Mastodon, TRAV$DJ-AM, Henry Rollins, Crookers, Turbonegro, Hercules and Love Affair, Superchunk, Glasvegas, Dr. Dog, Drive-By Truckers, Booker T & the DBT’s, Amanda Palmer, The Bloody Beetroots, Surkin, Para One (Live), Calexico, Liars, Bob Mould Band, Zane Lowe, Electric Touch, Blitzen Trapper, James Morrison, Drop the Lime, Glass Candy, Thenewno2, Gang Gang Dance, Billy Talent, Ida Maria, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, Zizek, Cloud Cult, Tinariwen.

SUNDAY, APRIL 19: The Cure, My Bloody Valentine, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Throbbing Gristle, Lupe Fiasco, Paul Weller, Peter Bjorn and John, X, Antony & the Johnsons, Roni Size, Public Enemy, Jenny Lewis, Groove Armada, Paolo Nutini, Christopher Lawrence, Lykke Li, The Kills, Okkervil River, M.A.N.D.Y., Clipse, Sebastien Tellier, Fucked Up, Perry Farrell, The Horrors, Late of the Pier, K’naan, Junior Boys, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Supermayer, No Age, Vivian Girls, Shepard Fairey, Themselves, Gaslight Anthem, The Knux, Mexican Institute of Sound, The Night Marchers, Marshall Barnes.

Bolded all the acts I'd want to check out. It's decent, but...I want to see what Bonnaroo is offering. The list comes out on the 3rd.

TEEEPO · « **Reply #5 on:** January 30, 2009, 04:57:39 PM »

i just noticed patton & rahzel.

fuck. can't. do. it. can't.

back.

away.fsdfsd

TVC15 · « **Reply #6 on:** January 30, 2009, 04:59:28 PM »

There's a bunch of things I'd be interested in, but Paul headlining? Ugh.

FRIDAY APRIL 17: Paul McCartney, Morrissey, Franz Ferdinand, Leonard Cohen, Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, Beirut, The Black Keys, Girl Talk, Silversun Pickups, The Ting Tings, The Crystal Method, Ghostland Observatory, Crystal Castles, The Airborne Toxic Event, We Are Scientists, N.A.S.A., Patton & Rahzel, M. Ward, The Presets, The Hold Steady, A Place to Bury Strangers, Felix da Housecat, Buraka Som Sistema, Ryan Bingham, Bajofondo, Peanut Butter Wolf, Noah & the Whale, White Lies, The Bug, Alberta Cross, Los Campesinos!, Craze & Klever, Molotov, Switch, Gui Boratto, Steve Aoki, The Aggrolites, People Under the Stairs, The Courteeners, Cage the Elephant, Dear and the Headlights.

SATURDAY, APRIL 18: The Killers, Amy Winehouse, Thievery Corporation, TV on the Radio, Band of Horses, Fleet Foxes, MSTRKRFT, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Atmosphere, Mastodon, TRAV$DJ-AM, Henry Rollins, Crookers, Turbonegro, Hercules and Love Affair, Superchunk, Glasvegas, Dr. Dog, Drive-By Truckers, Booker T & the DBT’s, Amanda Palmer, The Bloody Beetroots, Surkin, Para One (Live), Calexico, Liars, Bob Mould Band, Zane Lowe, Electric Touch, Blitzen Trapper, James Morrison, Drop the Lime, Glass Candy, Thenewno2, Gang Gang Dance, Billy Talent, Ida Maria, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, Zizek, Cloud Cult, Tinariwen.

SUNDAY, APRIL 19: The Cure, My Bloody Valentine, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Throbbing Gristle, Lupe Fiasco, Paul Weller, Peter Bjorn and John, X, Antony & the Johnsons, Roni Size, Public Enemy, Jenny Lewis, Groove Armada, Paolo Nutini, Christopher Lawrence, Lykke Li, The Kills, Okkervil River, M.A.N.D.Y., Clipse, Sebastien Tellier, Fucked Up, Perry Farrell, The Horrors, Late of the Pier, K’naan, Junior Boys, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Supermayer, No Age, Vivian Girls, Shepard Fairey, Themselves, Gaslight Anthem, The Knux, Mexican Institute of Sound, The Night Marchers, Marshall Barnes.

Acts I'd like to see (that I know tend to not suck live) bolded.

EDIT: Added Henry Rollins. I don't like most of his music, but for whatever reason I've liked every live performance of his I've been to.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #7 on:** January 30, 2009, 05:03:06 PM »

Meh, I just wouldn't go to his set.

I reeeeallly want to find out what Bonnaroo is gonna be like. If they sell out this year as some expect, I'll be :'(

TVC15 · « **Reply #8 on:** January 30, 2009, 05:04:35 PM »

What have Throbbing Gristle shows been like lately? The more I think about it, the more that is what I find most interesting here.

Also, funny from the comments:

"ah, and finally amy winehouse can approach robert smith and thank him for his makeup advice. "

TEEEPO · « **Reply #9 on:** January 30, 2009, 05:10:55 PM »

my good friend saw them at premiveria. bradford cox was sitting right next to her and was bitching about having to leave because his band was scheduled to play in the next few minutes.

from what i remember, it was inside an auditorium which had the most amazing pa system ever. throbbing gristle fully utilized its surround sound setup and had some visual arts accompanied along with it. she claims it being one of the best shows she's ever been to, and she goes two or three at least every week.

TEEEPO · « **Reply #10 on:** January 30, 2009, 05:12:55 PM »

Quote from: Green Shinobi on January 30, 2009, 05:09:02 PM

You guys should just come out. We could have an EB meet-up in the desert. I'll be bringing a lot of herb.

if anyone can manage to rent a room, i'm there.

i camped three years in a row and i can't tolerate that shit anymore. going to sleep at 2am every night and waking up at 7am to blazing dry heat and the dessert sun ripping through your tent is not fun.

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #11 on:** January 30, 2009, 05:30:34 PM »

I want to go to Winehouses to start a 'Kill yourself' chant.

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #12 on:** January 30, 2009, 05:32:45 PM »

This is who i'd see if I was close to coachella:

FRIDAY APRIL 17: Paul McCartney,The Black Keys, Silversun Pickups, The Crystal Method,, The Hold Steady,

SATURDAY, APRIL 18: Drive-By Truckers,

SUNDAY, APRIL 19: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Lupe Fiasco, Roni Size, Public Enemy, Jenny Lewis, Groove Armada,

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #13 on:** January 30, 2009, 07:16:37 PM »

Peanut Butter Wolf

I'd be very interested in seeing what Winehouse sounds/looks like now

border · « **Reply #14 on:** January 30, 2009, 10:29:51 PM »

No love for Thievery Corporation?

I never understood the appeal of most of these festivals. Seems like a lotta hassle to see a 20-30 min set by the bands you like.

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #15 on:** January 30, 2009, 10:31:01 PM »

Coachella has always been shit. Lollapalooza has always been the best.

TVC15 · « **Reply #16 on:** January 31, 2009, 12:15:46 AM »

Quote from: border on January 30, 2009, 10:29:51 PM

I never understood the appeal of most of these festivals. Seems like a lotta hassle to see a 20-30 min set by the bands you like.

And I bet Throbbing Gristle and My Bloody Valentine are playing at the same time so you could only see one of them. I dunno. I used to like festivals when I was younger, but there's little appeal right now. It's probably more fun to look at the Coachella act list than to actually go to Coachella.

Akala · « **Reply #17 on:** January 31, 2009, 01:47:41 AM »

thievery corporation makes it worth it by themselves.

tiesto · « **Reply #18 on:** January 31, 2009, 02:02:10 AM »

Supermayer, Gui Boratto and MANDY? Those are the main dance people? What, did Coachella's organizers finally discover 2006-era minimal or something?

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #19 on:** January 31, 2009, 08:04:41 AM »

Yeah, they're is usually five acts playing at all times, so the ones you see play for a really long time.

I went once and I had a blast. It's really unlike any music festival out there and I've been to a bunch. That said, the process is so grueling and two days wears you down. I don't know if I could do it again.

TEEEPO · « **Reply #20 on:** January 31, 2009, 03:37:03 PM »

40-50 minute sets is the standard for all festivals.

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