Coachella 2008

[pmayjr]

The lineup isn't confirmed until next week, but pretty nice...
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/buzz...cab-for-c.html
Click on the poster/pic once you click the link.

Everyone has their interests who they're partial to, but I think the 3 days are pretty balanced. Just because of who's headlining Sunday, that's probably that day I look forward to most. Anyone else planning on going?
-Pete

[pmayjr]

a better link
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/phot...lla08fake2.jpg

[onebadbeast]

Boy, That Show Has Really Fallen. Back In The Day It Was Awesome. Only Good Band I See There Now Is Unkle.

[pmayjr]

Onebad...

They bring awesome lineups every year. But I might've been fooled. I guess that promotional poster might be fake, and that might not be the lineup at all. They're seriously within a couple of weeks of tix goin on sale, and the official announcement of the lineup comes right before that. So we'll see how accurate it is.

If the lineup does prove to be accurate, it's really top-heavy. From what I've seen of past lineups, the headliners are great, but there are a lot of more unsung, underground acts that I look forward to seeing. I don't get that vibe with many of those this year. The headliners are pretty cool, but the lesser-known acts don't excite me much. But it's also a festival of discovery, so you'd leave there loving some acts you've never heard of before.

[pmayjr]

Sorry to be gullable, but that lineup I put up was fake. I wanted to believe it, because it was kickass. But here's the way more undferwhelming official lineup-
Http://www.coachella.com

3 day pass is close to $300. For that? PFFFFFFFT.

[pmayjr]

Originally Posted by Pillow Pants

3 day pass is close to $300. For that? PFFFFFFFT.

For this year's lineup, you're right. For the 2 years before that, TOTALLY WORTH IT!. But yeah, this year's lineup, to put it kindly, is underwhelming. A lot of people are hoping for lkate additions like in '06, when Madonna, Kanye West, and Massive Attack were all added after the official lineup announcement.

This year's lineup is as follow's:
FRIDAY, APRIL 25: Jack Johnson, The Verve, Raconteurs, The Breeders, Fatboy Slim, Tegan and Sara, Madness, The Swell Season, The National, Animal Collective, Slightly Stoopid, Mum, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, Stars, Battles, Aesop Rock, Midnight Juggernauts, Does it Offend you, Yeah?, Minus the Bear, Spank Rock, dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip, Diplo, Adam Freeland, Santo Gold, Jens Lekman, John Butler Trio, Vampire Weekend, Dan Deacon, Architecture in Helsinki, Sandra Collins, Busy P, Cut Copy, Black Lips, Datarock, Professor Murder, Reverend and the Makers, The Bees, Porter, Rogue Wave, Modeselektor, American Bang, Lucky I Am.

SATURDAY, APRIL 26: Portishead, Kraftwerk, Death Cab for Cutie, Cafe Tacuba, Sasha & Digweed, Rilo Kiley, Dwight Yoakam, M.I.A., Hot Chip, Cold War Kids, Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks, DeVotchKa, Flogging Molly, Mark Ronson, Turbonegro, Scars on Broadway, Islands, Enter Shikari, Calvin Harris, Boyz Noize, Junkie XL, Cinematic Orchestra, Jamie T, The Teenagers, VHS or Beta, Carbon/silicon, Erol Alkan, Yo Majesty!, Little Brother, Bonde Do Role, St. Vincent, Akron Family, MGMT, Institubes DJs (Surkin, Para One and Orgasmic), James Zabiela, Sebastian, Kavinsky, Dredg, The Bird and the Bee, Grand Ole Party, New Young Pony Club, 120 Days, Yoav, Electric Touch, Uffie

SUNDAY, APRIL 27: Roger Waters (“Dark Side of the Moon”), Love & Rockets, My Morning Jacket, Spiritualized, Justice, Gogol Bordello, Chromeo, The Streets, Metric, Danny Tenaglia, Simian Mobile Disco, Booka Shade, Murs, Dmitri from Paris, Autolux, The Field, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Les Savy Fav, The Cool Kids, Sons & Daughters, Sia, Holy ****, Black Kids, Black Mountain, The Annuals, Kid Sister w/A-Trak, Man Man, Duffy, I'm from Barcelona, Manchester Orchestra, Deadmau5, The Horrors, Austin TV, Shout Out Louds, Plastiscines, Brett Dennen

[pmayjr]

Prince got added! Prince got added Yeaaaaahhhhhh!
The lineup has been revised big-time since when I last posted about this-

Here's the latest edition-
PRINCE
ADDED AS SATURDAY HEADLINER FOR 2008
COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL


Prince has joined this year's line-up for the ninth COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL at the Empire Polo Field in Indio, CA (Friday, April 25, Saturday, April 26 and Sunday, April 27) as the headliner for the second night of the critically acclaimed festival.

The updated COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL line-up (as of 4/9) is below.

Roger Waters • Jack Johnson • Portishead • Kraftwerk • the Verve ● the Raconteurs • Death Cab for Cutie ● Love and Rockets ● My Morning Jacket • Aphex Twin • the Breeders • Justice • Café Tacvba • Fatboy Slim • Spiritualized • Tegan and Sara • Goldfrapp • Serj Tankian ● the Swell Season ● Sasha & John Digweed • Gogol Bordello • Rilo Kiley ● Chromeo • Dwight Yoakam ● M.I.A. • the National● Metric • Hot Chip • Cold War Kids • Animal Collective • Kate Nash ● Múm • Slighty Stoopid • Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks● Above & Beyond • Danny Tenaglia • Pendulum ● DeVotchKa ● Booka Shade • Simian Mobile Disco • Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings ● Murs • Stars ● Flogging Molly • Mark Ronson • Redd Kross • Dimitri from Paris ● Battles • Autolux • Aesop Rock • the Field ● Les Savy Fav • Scars on Broadway • Linton Kwesi Johnson● Midnight Juggernauts • Islands • the Cool Kids • Does it Offend You, Yeah? • Enter Shikari • Sons & Daughters • Minus the Bear • Sia ● Calvin Harris • Holy F*ck • Spank Rock • dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip • Boys Noize • Black Kids • Diplo • Junkie XL • Black Mountain • Adam Freeland • Annuals • Cinematic Orchestra • Santogold ● Jens Lekman • Kid Sister with A-Trak • the Teenagers • John Butler Trio • Duffy • I'm From Barcelona ● Vampire Weekend • VHS or Beta • Deadmau5 • Carbon/Silicon • Manchester Orchestra • Dan Deacon● Erol Alkan • Architecture in Helsinki • Man Man • Sandra Collins • Yo! Majesty • AUSTIN TV • Busy P • Little Brother • Cut Copy • Shout Out Louds • Bonde Do Role • Plastiscines • Black Lips • St. Vincent ● Brett Dennen • Datarock • Akron/Family • MGMT • Professor Murder • Surkin • Para One • Orgasmic Curses • James Zabiela • the Bees • SebastiAn • Kavinsky • Porter • Rogue Wave • Dredg • the Bird and the Bee • Yoav • Modeselektor • Grand Ole Party • 120 Days • American Bang • Luckyiam • Electric Touch • Yelle • Uffie featuring DJ Mehdi • Lucent Dossier • Do LaB.

[pmayjr]

By the way,

I'm rollin into L.A. on Wed the 23rd, so if anyone wants to bet some ponies at Hollywood Park, message me (I really wish they were still at Santa Anita in a couple weeks, damn).

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by pmayjr

Prince got added! Prince got added Yeaaaaahhhhhh!

I can barely contain my excitement.

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by pmayjr

For this year's lineup, you're right. For the 2 years before that, TOTALLY WORTH IT!. But yeah, this year's lineup, to put it kindly, is underwhelming. A lot of people are hoping for lkate additions like in '06, when Madonna, Kanye West, and Massive Attack were all added after the official lineup announcement.

This year's lineup is as follow's:
FRIDAY, APRIL 25: Jack Johnson, The Verve, Raconteurs, The Breeders, Fatboy Slim, Tegan and Sara, Madness, The Swell Season, The National, Animal Collective, Slightly Stoopid, Mum, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, Stars, Battles, Aesop Rock, Midnight Juggernauts, Does it Offend you, Yeah?, Minus the Bear, Spank Rock, dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip, Diplo, Adam Freeland, Santo Gold, Jens Lekman, John Butler Trio, Vampire Weekend, Dan Deacon, Architecture in Helsinki, Sandra Collins, Busy P, Cut Copy, Black Lips, Datarock, Professor Murder, Reverend and the Makers, The Bees, Porter, Rogue Wave, Modeselektor, American Bang, Lucky I Am.

SATURDAY, APRIL 26: Portishead, Kraftwerk, Death Cab for Cutie, Cafe Tacuba, Sasha & Digweed, Rilo Kiley, Dwight Yoakam, M.I.A., Hot Chip, Cold War Kids, Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks, DeVotchKa, Flogging Molly, Mark Ronson, Turbonegro, Scars on Broadway, Islands, Enter Shikari, Calvin Harris, Boyz Noize, Junkie XL, Cinematic Orchestra, Jamie T, The Teenagers, VHS or Beta, Carbon/silicon, Erol Alkan, Yo Majesty!, Little Brother, Bonde Do Role, St. Vincent, Akron Family, MGMT, Institubes DJs (Surkin, Para One and Orgasmic), James Zabiela, Sebastian, Kavinsky, Dredg, The Bird and the Bee, Grand Ole Party, New Young Pony Club, 120 Days, Yoav, Electric Touch, Uffie

SUNDAY, APRIL 27: Roger Waters (“Dark Side of the Moon”), Love & Rockets, My Morning Jacket, Spiritualized, Justice, Gogol Bordello, Chromeo, The Streets, Metric, Danny Tenaglia, Simian Mobile Disco, Booka Shade, Murs, Dmitri from Paris, Autolux, The Field, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Les Savy Fav, The Cool Kids, Sons & Daughters, Sia, Holy ****, Black Kids, Black Mountain, The Annuals, Kid Sister w/A-Trak, Man Man, Duffy, I'm from Barcelona, Manchester Orchestra, Deadmau5, The Horrors, Austin TV, Shout Out Louds, Plastiscines, Brett Dennen

Not the worst thing I've ever seen, but I wouldn't be completely thrilled about it, just about a few of them.

[pmayjr]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

I can barely contain my excitement.

That's what I get for posting my "hipster" music tastes on on a horse racing website lol.

Maybe Lollapalooza, which I alos hope to attend in August, does a little more for you? Pretty friggin' loaded lineup minus electronic acts-
http://www.lollapalooza.com

Headliners-
Radiohead, Rag Against the Machine, Nine Inch Nails, Kanye West, but the other acts are pretty sick too.

Coachella is a little more for the indie/electronic fans, but they do have pop acts too.

But Lolla has a friggin nice rock lineup, with some other popular acts from other genres mixed in as well.

[pmayjr]

B-dub,

Lolla? It's in your back yard now...

[ArlJim78]

I'd love to see Ralf and Florian (Kraftwerk), and if they come out this way I definitely will.


edit. i'll be damned, they're in Milwaukee on the 20th.

[pmayjr]

Originally Posted by brianwspencer

Not the worst thing I've ever seen, but I wouldn't be completely thrilled about it, just about a few of them.

A lot of the fest too (and most other fests) is discovering new acts. You obviously buy tickets to see the bands and artists you wanna see, but unless it's Woodstock with every big name known to man, you're gonna see some new acts... hopefully which you'll end up liking.

[pmayjr]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

I'd love to see Ralf and Florian (Kraftwerk), and if they come out this way I definitely will.


edit. i'll be damned, they're in Milwaukee on the 20th.

Haha yeah, they play in Minneapolis on the 19th. I gotta work, otherwise I'd catch them in Minneapolis too. More intruige with them than anything, but I'll at least get to see them at Coach.

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by pmayjr

B-dub,

Lolla? It's in your back yard now...

Oh no way. I'd go to Coachella ten times with that same lineup before I'd go to Lolla once.

God, I miss Lilith Fair. Predictable, right?

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by pmayjr

Haha yeah, they play in Minneapolis on the 19th. I gotta work, otherwise I'd catch them in Minneapolis too. More intruige with them than anything, but I'll at least get to see them at Coach.

i've loved them for 25 years, i listen to Kraftwerk while handicapping.

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by brianwspencer

Not the worst thing I've ever seen, but I wouldn't be completely thrilled about it, just about a few of them.

Agree on Breeders...Great bloodlines with Kim Deal from Pixies to Breeders. Cannonball one of the greatest songs few ever heard

I went to Lollapalooza first two times it was here. Sound was awful as stages overlapped and hard to get near the headliners as people camped out all day. Pretty strong line-up this year and anytime Wilco is included, it's a good thing

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by GBBob

Agree on Breeders...Great bloodlines with Kim Deal from Pixies to Breeders. Cannonball one of the greatest songs few ever heard

I went to Lollapalooza first two times it was here. Sound was awful as stages overlapped and hard to get near the headliners as people camped out all day. Pretty strong line-up this year and anytime Wilco is included, it's a good thing

I prefer Gigantic from the Pixies days.