Coachella 2011
 

The lineup is out. 2 names instantly jumped out at me. Animal Collective, Shpongle.

Seriously tempted. Seriously. Don't know if we can make it work, especially if they're only selling 3 day passes again, but if we can convince someone to take the kiddo for a couple days (Sunday, at first glance, looks skipable to me).

The lineup:

I'm sure that once Lisa sees that Kanye West is playing that she will be signing up.

Damn, at first I misread that as "Kanye West has a Stroke"...

Guess I shouldn't get my hopes up.

With very few exceptions, this lineup gets a 'meh' at best.

Yeah, it's a total Meh for me.

I think Coachella is loosing it's edge.

Other than the 2 I listed, yeah. But neither of those 2 have any other shows scheduled at the moment, and they are 2 acts that have delivered a couple of the most amazing performances I've ever witnessed. So I'm still going to keep an eye on whether they'll be selling single day tickets (which, with the lineup being announced before tickets go on sale, is unlikely)

Cool, Phantogram are playing! They're from Saratoga. :)

Flogging Molly and Duran Duran, but they're on completely different days. I suppose I don't have too much to lament in my lack of ability to go anyway :)

How hard is it to get out of that parking lot? I have no interest in Coachella, but Stagecoach is the weekend before, or after and I really want to go.

But reading what a nightmare it is to get out with the one road in/out makes me more inclined to drive 8 hours, or fly to Phoenix to see the one headliner I really want to see.

It can be a nightmare, especially day 1 of the festival. The keys are to either leave before the headliner of the evening, or just chill and wait for things to clear up. If you're staying for the headliner, it'll already be past midnight by the time you're heading to your car, what's another hour of sitting around at that point? Just make sure you have plenty of gas BEFORE you park, and go to the bathroom BEFORE you get in your car.

There is more than 1 road in/out (2 main roads, plus if you know what you're doing you can head east or west to get to other routes.

Grrr. The headliner I want to see plays Saturday at Stagecoach and Sunday in AZ. Maybe I can just stalk the tour bus on the freeway. :evil: :evil:

There are a few "oh my god" bands on the list - but not enough to make me want to do the whole festival. I'd rather see Suede, Wire, PJ Harvey and Rural Alberta Advantage headlining their own shows (OK, maybe not RAA, but you get what I mean).

Sadly the two acts on the list I'd want to see are unlikely to be doing any other shows in the area any time soon :(

While most Coachella bands don't play in LA or Orange County (for contractual reasons with the festival organizers), you'd be surprised how many of them play in Pomona the week before or after the desert clvsterfvck. Keep checking pollstar.com.

holy crap there are a lot of bands i want to see here. might have to finally brave the heat of the desert misery. Or just do what Mousepod said.

and does the font for the 'smaller' bands really have to be that fvcking tiny?

Wire is the one band I'd really want to see. There are others I'd like to see again, but I'm surprised how many of them I've seen recently.

kings of leon, chemical brothers, flogging molly, arcade fire, mumford and sons
neon trees
strokes, gogel bordello

So how does this all work? I assume there are multiple stages (which could lead to challenges as bands you want to see may be playing at the same time).

You just run from stage to stage or you make difficult choices.

There are 2 outdoor stages and 3 tents - Saraha the largest, Mohave the middle bear and Gobi the smallest

I am going to guess that many of the bands you mention are going to be on the 2 larger stages (although Chemical Brothers will probably be in the Sahara tent. Sahara tends to be he "dance" tent. Crystal Method, Daft Punk, LCD Soundsystem, Justice, Moby, Chemical Brothers, Dimitri in Paris, Dead Mouse and Madonna were all in Sahara.

Wire is pretty much the band I'd want to see, but I think they're been touring lately so there may be other opportunities. Also waiting to see what additions might come. Daft Punk is still rumored as is OMD.

But where is Pulp?

If I went, I'd probably see Interpol and She Wants Revenge (and wish I was really seeing Joy Division and Bauhaus) and I'd see Off (but I hope to see them before then). I love Flogging Molly live, but have seen them a ton of times. Same with Gogol Bordello.

I'm sure I'd have fun. I always do. Maybe if they sell single day tickets, we'll go for a day and rent a house for the rest of the time and hang out by the pool.

Seeing Daft Punk again would put me over the top. That was one of the very BEST of the many Coachella experiences.

Yeah, where is Pulp?

Flogging molly and Mumford & Sons were two that I def wanted to try to see this year, so it's convenient.

Flogging Molly are finally coming to this area. I'm excited to be seeing them again after more than 7 years over Prez Weekend.

And they were my favorite new music discovery last year. Their albums is ****ing gorgeous.

It might be fun to finally go and some of the more well known acts are the ones I'd be the most interested in seeing, and I'm a little in love with both The National and Phantogram.

The National
Kings of Leon
The Black Keys
Flogging Molly
Arcade Fire
Mumford & Sons
New Pornographers
the Strokes
PJ Harvey
Phantogram

But it's still seeing music with thousands of people in the ****ing deserts, which continues to not interest me at all. But with my love, my friends, and a house in Palm Springs...ponder,ponder.

If we want a house, we'd have to reserve it right away. Now that the line-up has been announced the hotels and other rentals will start booking quickly. Also, the prices often go up for this weekend.

I sure wish I knew what my surgery date was. I'd really love to recover in the desert.

I wish we knew if we'd have another income source by then! Because... Palm Springs, mmmmmm. (Unlikely we'd go to see Coachella, but we love a nice poolside weekend.)

...and our goto place is already booked

All signs point to three-day passes only. :(

We'd totally visit peeps in PS though.