Coachella 2006

Not Afraid · 05-01-2006, 10:04 PM

WOW!You know, I HATE big festivals. Hate Hate HATE them. But I LOVE Coachella. Yes, it was hot and, at times, pretty crowded, but the crowd is always so good and mellow (must be the weed) and the music so good that I can get over it. It is impossible to see every band and, sometimes, even see all the ones you want to see. But, for 2 days, we did our best without killing ourselves.

Highlights:

Daft Punk on Saturday Night in the Sahara Tent.
Almost a full hour of fantastic, danceable, interesting sounds and a wonderful multimedia spectacular. Watching DJs seems to be the most boring thing on earth, but I have been constantly amazed by many DJ performances over the years.

Franz Ferdinand - Coachella Stage - Saturday evening. \I was almost tired of this band but GD's sister said they put on a great show a few weeks ago so we saw them here. I have fallen in love with them all over again and I want to take every one of those cute Scottish boys home with me. Such great energy and FUN!!!

Massive Attack, Sunday night, Coachella Stage.
Sometimes timing makes things work even better. Sunday was hotter than Saturday and we were missing GD & CP so we weren't as into the day as we were on Saturday. But, the sun went down, the air cooled a bit and Massive Attack played a full hours of perfect low-key, bass heavy, grooving music and it was a spiritual experience. I spent most of the set laying on the ground literally feeling the music surge through my body. Perfect.

Gnarles Barkley, Sunday afternoon, Gobi tent.
The biggest problem was that the smallest venue was WAAAAY to small for this rocking, interesting, entertaining band. This is a band I want to see again.

Disappointments:

Madonna was lame - especially after seeing such a great show by Daft Punk in the same tent. The exodus after 2 songs was immense.

Tosca - I expected a LOT more from Dorfmeister of the GREAT Kruder and Dorfmeister. VERY disappointing.

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Saturday afternoon, Mojave Tent. The was one of the most anticipated bands of the festival for me and, they had terrible sound and left after a few songs. I want to see them live, but it wasn't working that day in that place.

There were so many other bands we saw and I may do a list just for my own mnemonic purposes but that will be posted later, if ever. However, the REAL star of the weekend was The Beat Hotel, but that will get its own thread.

05-01-2006, 10:04 PM	#33
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	WOW!You know, I HATE big festivals. Hate Hate HATE them. But I LOVE Coachella. Yes, it was hot and, at times, pretty crowded, but the crowd is always so good and mellow (must be the weed) and the music so good that I can get over it. It is impossible to see every band and, sometimes, even see all the ones you want to see. But, for 2 days, we did our best without killing ourselves. Highlights: Daft Punk on Saturday Night in the Sahara Tent. Almost a full hour of fantastic, danceable, interesting sounds and a wonderful multimedia spectacular. Watching DJs seems to be the most boring thing on earth, but I have been constantly amazed by many DJ performances over the years. Franz Ferdinand - Coachella Stage - Saturday evening. \I was almost tired of this band but GD's sister said they put on a great show a few weeks ago so we saw them here. I have fallen in love with them all over again and I want to take every one of those cute Scottish boys home with me. Such great energy and FUN!!! Massive Attack, Sunday night, Coachella Stage. Sometimes timing makes things work even better. Sunday was hotter than Saturday and we were missing GD & CP so we weren't as into the day as we were on Saturday. But, the sun went down, the air cooled a bit and Massive Attack played a full hours of perfect low-key, bass heavy, grooving music and it was a spiritual experience. I spent most of the set laying on the ground literally feeling the music surge through my body. Perfect. Gnarles Barkley, Sunday afternoon, Gobi tent. The biggest problem was that the smallest venue was WAAAAY to small for this rocking, interesting, entertaining band. This is a band I want to see again. Disappointments: Madonna was lame - especially after seeing such a great show by Daft Punk in the same tent. The exodus after 2 songs was immense. Tosca - I expected a LOT more from Dorfmeister of the GREAT Kruder and Dorfmeister. VERY disappointing. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Saturday afternoon, Mojave Tent. The was one of the most anticipated bands of the festival for me and, they had terrible sound and left after a few songs. I want to see them live, but it wasn't working that day in that place. There were so many other bands we saw and I may do a list just for my own mnemonic purposes but that will be posted later, if ever. However, the REAL star of the weekend was The Beat Hotel, but that will get its own thread. Last edited by €uroMeinke : 05-01-2006 at 10:10 PM.
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