CA, Indio - 04.29-30.06 Saturday-Sunday - Coachella Music Festival *REVIEW*

dnbmassive said:
ill be there

check out shyFX and T power as well as tool


fuck yes! I can't wait to see shy fx but I think he's gonna be one of the first people to play.


Anyone know how traffic is going to be from the 10 fwy on saturday morning?
 
Have fun and be safe everyone... I wish I was there with you, a few of the Norcal rockstars are on their way down probably right now! Sucks that I couldn't take the time off work this year. :(

Drink lots of water and say hi to Madonna from me!
 
StarOceanHouse said:
fuck yes! I can't wait to see shy fx but I think he's gonna be one of the first people to play.


Anyone know how traffic is going to be from the 10 fwy on saturday morning?




yo, mr shyFX will be spinnin from 8-10pm on saturday, not one of the openers ;)

good shit, look for me ill be wearing a red junglist movement shirt
 
i just got home. coachella was great and full of highlights. i'll post some pics and some reports later on. i got to meet oopsy daisy whcih was a delight and i caught up with furnace too - sadly, i didn't get to spend nearly enough time with either.

alasdair
 
My best freind said Daft Punk was the SICKEST show ever.....and she's been to Cochella like 5 times or something.....
 
^^ it was awesome meeting you robin (not @ the show obviously). sorry we didnt get to hang out more, but im sure you'll be back out west again... seems to suit you :)
 
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common: cover'd "passing me by" by pharcyde SICK!

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Kanye West: I would marry the asian violinist in the background wow

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SHY FX!!! i've never danced so hard in such a small ass area

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matisyahu

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b4 Madonna on Sunday

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Madonna

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Coldcut: um SICKEST show from a group I have never heard of....Breakbeats, house, rock everything with nasty visuals and dope turntabalism

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TOOL from far away FUCKIN AWESOME SHOW

oh i have daft punk pictures too but they are not up yet. They were reCOCKulous completely blew my mind
 
oh yea and i smoked out, did a bump with, and got molested by Andy Dick
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...i am now scarred for life :o
 
I got back last night from the concert. Holy shit this years coachella was AMAZING. Tool put on an incredible performance. Their first concert since 2002, and they still have it. I was rolling so damn hard right when Maynard first said "WHATS UP HIPPIES?!?" One of the best concerts i've ever attended.
 
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saturday
hybrid

i've seen these guys a few times and they tend to blow hot or cold. they were great. i'm a big fan of elec tric guitar meets electronic music and that sounded good. perry farrel is a beautiful freak and it was great to see/hear him playing with these guys

joey beltram
an electronic legend - he played a blinder.

carl cox
i read a bunch of good reviews of this set but i was disappointed. i felt like it was constantly on the verge of going off but never quite getting there. i missed ladytron for this and that blew.

imogen heap

i had never heard of her but my friends wanted to check her our. quirky and beautiful stuff but i think the huge outdoor arena is not really the environment for her.

kanye west
started late so i got about 5 minutes fo this. at the risk of sounding like my dad, i'm not sure what all the fuss is about.

sigur ros
i caught sigur ros at my first coachella a few years ago and i've seen them a handful of times since. i'm starting to think seen-them-once, seen-them-all.

franz ferdinand
relentlessly upbeat and highly enjoyable. they're starting to sound very samey but it was still a great set.

the juan maclean
i caught about five minutes of these guys while i was waiting for the tesla coil to crank up. i must check them out as what i heard was great.

depeche mode
celebrating my 20 year anniversary with these guys - saw them in 1986 in edinburgh! i felt they phoned it in a bit but still great to hear them in this venue.

daft punk
the absolute highlight of the weekend. their set was non-stop dance and their light/show, costumes, etc. were beyond belief. one of the most spectacular live sets i've ever experienced.


sunday
the magic numbers
another act i had never heard of but glad i caught. folksy, hippy pop. we bought the cd to listen to on the return journey and it's great.

matisyahu

i thought this was a gimmick but this guy really has talent. his wordplay is amazing and he did about 10 minutes of beatbox which was incredible.

paul oakenfold
played a blinder. i saw him recently in slt and, again, he played a great set. previously he's disappointed but these last couple of times, he's played up to his hype.

jamie lidell
another one i caught about 3 minutes of in passing but must check out.

madonna

she may have been 30 minutes late and only played 325 minutes but it was worth the wait. she's truly talented on stage. it was a very dancey/electronic set and the highlight, for me, was ray of light.

the go! team
these guys remind me of bis. again, i only caught a fraction of their set but i need to seek them out. very upbeat. very fun.

scissor sisters
they were pretty much everything i expected (good thing) but by this time i was so drained by the heat and the weekend, i had to sit down and just listen. my feet were killing me by this point :(

tool
i've never really understood the fuss abotu these guys so i figured it must be their live show. i enjoyed this a lot. they put a huge amount of thought into the spectacle and i was pretty impressed. i need to listen to more of their music.

related stuff
joshua tree

we camped in joshua tree national park which is about 40 minutes away. great decision in retrospect. it's beautiful. highlight was barker dam which is just the trippiest place:



tesla coil

pictures and words never do a giant tesla coil justice. you really have to be there. i've got a movie somewhere - i'll upload that soon.

finally, i got to meet oopsy daisy and furnace and wished i could have had more time. next time...

alasdair
 
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