Coachella 2013 (Yes? or No?)

bello_returns · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 10:02 pm Post subject: Coachella 2013 (Yes? or No?)

Okay so I have been hearing alot of people ripping on the lineup for Coachella this year. I'm asking this because I personally feel like the lineup this year is far better than lineups in recent years, in fact, I actually want to go this year. But people are ripping it to shreds. I am excited for the following:

Blur
The Stone Roses
Yeah Yeah Yeah's
Modest Mouse
Lou Reed
Grizzly Bear
Tegan & Sara
Metric
Infected Mushroom
Lee Scratch Perry
Eric Prydz
Benny Benassi
THE POSTAL SERVICE (srsly? ripping on a 2013 bill with The Postal Service?)
Sigur Ros
Simian Mobile Disco
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
The Faint
Major Lazer
Vampire Weekend
La Roux
Dinosaur Jr.
New Order
Dead Can Dance
OMD
Moby

And that's just glancing at it. I haven't really even zoomed into the super tiny names. I love all of these artists and some of them are damn near legendary. I honestly don't see what is so lame about the lineup? I think its awesome. Thought? No Clue

EDIT: I just looked at the 2012 lineup. I am utterly appalled that people are calling this lineup shit after that lineup last year.
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TheOtherOne420 · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 11:04 pm Post subject:

I've never done Coachella, and I'm pretty leery of multi-day festivals at this point in my concert-going career, but my interest was piqued by the Sunday lineup. I saw Red Hot Chili Peppers, Social Distortion, and Wu Tang, and thought, "Yes, please." That would be pretty fucking boss to see those three bands in one day (knowing festivals though, they are probably all playing against each other on different stages).

Seeing Modest Mouse and Lou Reed on the lineup gave me a good chuckle. I saw them play on the same day of Bumbershoot back in 2002 in Seattle. Some things never change.

Honestly, I've always thought Coachella's lineup was a little lacking, but I'm not as up on what the kids are listening to I guess.

bello_returns · Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 3:27 am Post subject:

I think the reason so many people think this lineup is lame is BECAUSE they're kids. I can't remember the lineups from past years well enough to say for certain but it seems that a large number of these bands are older bands. The Stone Roses arent super well known in the US to younger kids nor is Blur and especially not Lou Reed (who is a fucking legend). Even Wu-Tang might seem a bit old to alot of 18 year olds. Social D is old as well. Now again, maybe older bands are a staple of Coachella but I just remember it being more modern acts with maybe a few big name old bands. I feel like this years there's alot of old-school shit goin on in this lineup.
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Built To Post · Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 1:40 pm Post subject:

I LOVE the line-up. Of course, I'm old so it should be expected.
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neverending · Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 4:14 pm Post subject:

im not going, and i probably would never go. but the bands i would be super stoked to see would be:

yeah yeah yeahs, lou reed, metric, japandroids, stars

postal service, descendents, dropkick murphys,

social d, wu-tang, grimes, gaslight anthem,

and thats about it really. i broke it up by day. So even if i lived in the area, i probably wouldn't go.
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bello_returns · Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 4:43 pm Post subject:

maralancastr · Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 3:58 am Post subject:

Coachella is one of my favorite music festivals. The multiple arrangements allow us to listen to different genres at single place and enjoy the total music mania.
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