The Official: Get Prince to Headline 2008 Petition

[captncrzy]

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You're right about the Coachella needs for such a big draw as Prince. Most people going to a Prince headlined event will e seeing him for the first time and in no way will miss it (same goes for those who have seen him before). If i was going to take the crowd factor out of it and it was a choice of best location, i'd choose the Sahara for sound and potentially cool stage set up. The only way to realistically do a Sahara thing is to have another huge draw playing the main stage (can't even think of who that would be.)

That's why I thought it would be cool to see Prince in the tent; the sound, the setup, and being able to be THAT CLOSE. Yeah, the heat and the crowding would suck, but that's true for anyone big that's playing in that tent.

[Alchemy]

The Three Headliners Will Be:

FRIDAY


SATURDAY


SUNDAY

[rage patton]

Best. Coachella. Ever.
But where does Prince fit into that?

[Alchemy]

Best. Coachella. Ever.
But where does Prince fit into that?

Oops.

SAHARA HEADLINERS

FRIDAY


SATURDAY


SUNDAY

[fatboy192]

i'm all for prince to play in the parking lot well away from all the decent music!!

[algunz]

Prince live in ANY setting is extraordinary.

Where's the petition? Let's get this party started.

He can play in the fucking porta-potty. Although, I figure he's a little too "fancy" for that - so how about the beer tent?

[amyzzz]

I'd like to see Prince there. Prnce and Bowie.

[ivankay]

Oh Alchemy, you have me leaving the main stage early every night. If your line up for main and Sahara become true, it could be the Coachella to end them all. Songs i would like to hear as i am walking to:

The Chemical Brothers:


Prince:


Underworld:


hmmmm. that 5 years might prevent me from leaving...change:


note: these are not songs that will make me leave, just songs that will keep me on an emotional high as i walk (run) to the Sahara...biggest main stage to Sahara memory: walking to "Creep" to get good position for Kraftwerk in 2004.

[fatboy192]

you left radiohead to go see, who????

[ivankay]

you left radiohead to go see, who????

Kraftwerk. Look them up. They're excellent.



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a picture from the walk over


And i also had a great 2003 and saw Radiohead 3 times. Best show (and maybe the best ever) i have seen them do was the 2nd Bowl show that year.

[rage patton]

Kraftwerk look like they are reeeeeeeeeeeeally boring live.
No offence. They are amazing and all... but Ive seen some live videos and they bore me.
Is it a lot different when you are there and watching them?

[ivankay]

Kraftwerk look like they are reeeeeeeeeeeeally boring live.
No offence. They are amazing and all... but Ive seen some live videos and they bore me.
Is it a lot different when you are there and watching them?

Yes. But i think a love of the music makes it bigger (duh.) The first time i saw them at the Palladium in 98', i did not expect the GREATNESS of the show. The visuals, the sound, the songs, the legend, and the crowd mixed of various tribes made it one of those shows you milk to the last sound (of Music Non Stop) and can't believe you were privlidged enough to be there. It's great when a smile from a guy holding a pocket calculator gets a bigger response than constant seizures and acrobatics of another act. What do other people you know who have seen them tell you? i'm not sure on this, but i think Radiohead insisted they not overlap too much with Kraftwerk so they could be sure to be there (is this Coachella legend?)

[Trick Loves The Kids]

i would die 4 u
darling if u want me 2

[msklvr]

Yeah, ok..

I would like to see Prince before I die, so yes, I will sign the petition.

Prince really does rock and no one can deny that. I agree with others that he should NOT be in a tent. He would kick some serious Main Stage ass!

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

The Three Headliners Will Be:

FRIDAY


SATURDAY


SUNDAY

epic...

[Somewhat Damaged]

I'm sure I might get flamed for saying this, but if Prince plays the Sahara tent, I'd rather not hear "Purple Rain." Out on the main stage, terrific, yes, it'd be practically mandatory. In what was as recently as 2006 dubbed "the dance tent" on the official poster, however, I don't know. I go to Sahara to dance and it's difficult to do more than sway back and forth to "Purple Rain."

[captncrzy]

No, you're right. The only stuff of his that would be appropriate for the Sahara are his loud funky numbers.

[summerkid]

I dont think any of his stuff would work in the Sahara.

[frozen pilgrim]

prince could definitely throw down as a closer on any of the three nights.

the only thing in this thread that really bugs me is the stereotyping of people who spend time in the sahara tent. I spend a few hours there each day and saw some incredible stuff. infected mushroom, mstrkrft, richie hawtin, to name a few. I'm not a "pilled out cunt", and I object to be labeled as such because I balanced my sun-drenched swaying with some tent-heated dancing. also, had the tent been full of these individuals that some people seem to be placing there in their minds, I would not have felt comfortable dancing or enjoying the music.

also, as someone with a lot of experience with live sound, I was absolutely boggled by the quality of the sound system in the sahara this year. especially when it came to the thd (basically the clarity) in the <40hz range. that kind of bottomless, sternum-cracking bass is perfect for a lot more than dance music.

[RotationSlimWang]

As an actual pilled-out cunt...

The Sahara has an inordinately high population of fucking freaks.

[i_like_cake530]

If that happens, don't forget to recycle.

ha i liked that one.

[petty]

To be honest, I think we should get Celin Dion instead. She's not doing much these days?

[paulb]

Im pretty sure Celine Dion is always doing something big.

Lets petition for another P artist....The Prodigy perhaps?

[Trick Loves The Kids]

You can't "get" Prince to do anything.

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

Kraftwerk. Look them up. They're excellent.



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a picture from the walk over


And i also had a great 2003 and saw Radiohead 3 times. Best show (and maybe the best ever) i have seen them do was the 2nd Bowl show that year.

HA! Funny that they were mentioned when they weren't even on anyone's radar...

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

Kraftwerk look like they are reeeeeeeeeeeeally boring live.
No offence. They are amazing and all... but Ive seen some live videos and they bore me.
Is it a lot different when you are there and watching them?

Rage, you better make sure your up there with the rest of us when they are on...

[Beef Jerky]

lol Prince?

YESS! I would LOVE to see him. God I'd so do him too.

[Memorial_07]

Yes, Yes, Yes!!!!!!!
Mandate him to play "Purple Rain"

[MonsoonSeason]

I think if it came down to radiohead or kraftwerk I would see kraftwerk

[electrokinesis]

Next year, definitely!

Although it would be totally fucking sick to see Kraftwerk and Prince in one night!!!!