Who has the greatest number of acts they want to see?

[HandBanana]

So I took all 3 days, winnowed out the acts that I either dont want to see or dont have enough info to judge and Im left with...

89 acts.

Eighty NINE

A number that will only grow as I get better acquainted with some of them and of course once the inevitable additions roll in.

Last year I had like 100-something.

Anyone beat my number?

Pro-Tip: Throw your list into an HTML editor that numbers the lines automatically to keep from having to count them yourself.

[HandBanana]

No takers?

I AN TEH WINRAR

[Mister DVNO]

Too lazy to count =/

Less than 89 though, I'll give you that.

[gmoneyak]

I'm at about 70. This is one of my favorite times of the year, researching new bands that I've never heard of.

[one2fast]

35 haha this year was terrible for me.
but i already checked out some of the names im not familiar with and im very disappointed so i will not be attending this year times r tough so i rather waste my money on sumthing more worthy and important

[Memorial_07]

25-30

twice as much as last year

[jjbaldwi]

I am at 33. Researched Friday. Still got lots of digging to do on Sat/Sun.
Any suggestions?

[Xenocide]

120... more if you count Lucent Dossier, and the adds we've got coming...

[HandBanana]

Youre just saying that to top me.
Hmmmmm

:P

[Cpt. Funkaho]

I'm around thirty,
Which means fifty by April.
Conflicts will abound.

If you really want
To see eighty-nine plus bands,
You'll be unhappy.

[Xenocide]

Youre just saying that to top me.
Hmmmmm

:P

no, i simply am stating that there are 120 acts playing... and so far, i haven't found one i am for sure passing on...

[HandBanana]

then that is admirable.
Nice!

[slipmode]

I'm pretty sure I'd pass on Steve Aoki & Perry Farrell.

[Jman4321]

I have around 50. I'm gonna have conflict disappointment for sure. Also because there are certain bands that get "Conflict Override" where I cut out acts in order to good spot near the front.

[Boourns]

24...eight per day so far.

After closer observation, I must sadly declare that the undercard is disappointing. Of those undercard acts I want to see (so far), most I either like or am curious about, as opposed to love.

[aclockworkapple]

Clearly, I am not NEARLY as indie as any of you. If only I was more hip...


(haha, but props seriously if you've got wide enough taste and a large enough knowledge of modern music to be that overwhelmed. wish i could be that excited about so many acts.)

[Xenocide]

Clearly, I am not NEARLY as indie as any of you. If only I was more hip...


(haha, but props seriously if you've got wide enough taste and a large enough knowledge of modern music to be that overwhelmed. wish i could be that excited about so many acts.)

all you have to do is go check out some of these acts you've never heard of... most of them are amazing!

[danteb]

im at 63, about 20 per day, which means ill see about half of em.

[soybean]

35 haha this year was terrible for me.
but i already checked out some of the names im not familiar with and im very disappointed so i will not be attending this year times r tough so i rather waste my money on sumthing more worthy and important

Hmm...I'm only at 25 but I'm not disappointed with the lineup. You can't see everyone!

[hegemon]

Not that many must-see/want to see (vs. past Coachellas). Paul McCartney and The Cure made me do it.

Friday

Must-See:

Paul McCartney
Franz Ferdinand
Leonard Cohen

Want to see:

A Place To Bury Strangers
Beirut
Girl Talk
M. Ward
Switch

I will be seeing Crystal Castles and The Presets at UMF '09.

EFF Morrissey!

Saturday

Must-See:

NONE

Want to See:

Calexico
Cloud Cult
Fleet Foxes
Glasvegas
Mastodon
The Bloody Beetroots
Thievery Corporation
Zane Low

I will be seeing Hercules & Love Affair at UMF '09.

EFF The Killers and Liars!

Sunday

Must-See:

The Cure

Want to See:

Antony and the Johnsons
Friendly Fires
My Bloody Valentine
No Age
Okkervil River
Paul Weller
Sebastien Tellier
The Gaslight Anthem
Throbbing Gristle

I will be seeing Roni Size Reprasent at UMF '09.

EFF K'naan and Paolo Nutini!

[Kid B]

Friday: McCartney
Morrissey
Leonard Cohen
Beirut
The Black Keys
Silversun Pickups
Crystal Method
Presets
Hold Steady
Airborne Toxic Event
White Lies

Saturday:
The Killers (Yes, really)
TV on the Radio
Fleet Foxes
Band of Horses
Liars
Bloody Beetroots
Gang Gang Dance
Hercules and Love Affair
Mastadon
Thievery Corp

Sunday:
MY BLOODY VALENTINE
The Cure
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Lupe Fiasco
X
Late of the Pier
No Age
Junior Boys
Lykke Li
Fucked Up
Public Enemy
Pablo Nutini
Friendly Fires

[Iamjoeswastdlife]

I checked out every Youtube video on the Lineup section, and decided which bands I like from those, and then I'll check out each ones Myspaces to hear more, and then outta the ones I REALLY like and think I'll most likely be seeing, I'll learn more about em and download their full albums. Right now I count 42.

[theaenimatool]

A lot.

Heres my list:

Mastodon!!
Genghis Tron!!
Silversun Pickups!!
Patton and Rahzel
Paul McCartney
Amanda Palmer
Conor Oberst
Crystal Method
Black Keys
Morrissey
Spearhead
Atmosphere
Henry Rollins
Bob Mould Band
My Bloody Valentine
Gaslight Anthem
the Night Marchers
Jenny Lewis
Peanut Butter Wolf

...and more

[rskapcat]

My number is about 15 acts per day. Obviously, set times will prevent me from seeing everyone I want to see. I have 2 or 3 "must see regardless of conflicts" acts each day; the rest will be determined by stages/set times.

[Knapptime]

I have a system of grading that goes:

Must See - Obviously must do anything to see them
Try To See - Try my best, or maybe I've already seen them and would watch something else if it conflicts
Maybe - Could do with or without
Buzz Band - They're apparently all the rage so if nothing better is on I'll see what the hype is about
Who Gives a Shit? - Self-explanatory

I've only researched Friday so far, but I have 3 "must sees" and 9 "try to see" acts. So 12 acts I'll make an effort to get to for Friday, conflicts permitting.

[sacleonard]

Here is the breakdown for me by day (so far):
Friday = 16 (9 must-see acts)
Saturday = 10 (3 must-see acts)
Sunday = 7 (5 must-see acts)

It reminds me a lot of 2007.

[Boourns]

My number has increased over the past couple days to 29. And here's my rating system, excluding "Undecided", for the sake of not getting too tl;dr, and "Fuck no", for the sake of being positive.

Must see:
Paul McCartney
Morrissey
Leonard Cohen
Amanda Palmer
The Cure
My Bloody Valentine
YYY's

Want to see:
Franz Ferdinand
Beirut
Girl Talk
Crystal Castles
Los Campesinos!
TV on the Radio
Fleet Foxes
Peter Bjorn and John
Public Enemy
Jenny Lewis
Lykke Li
Okkervil River

Want to check out:
Patton & Rahzel
A Place to Bury Strangers
Thievery Corporation
Band of Horses
MSTRKRFT
Henry Rollins
Crookers
the Bloody Beetroots
Glass Candy
Gang Gang Dance

[one2fast]

i rly recommend anyone to see peter bjorn & john amazing stuff from them they wont disappoint well for me they never did

[HandBanana]

Add em up and see who has the most?

I started a thread like this a while back, but that was before we had the basically full lineup, so lets start clean.

Dont list them, dont rank them. Just count them.

Use one metric and one alone: do you have a postive desire, barring conflicts, to see the act? This is binary. Yes or No.

Add up your Yes's.




Right now Im at an even 90.

[Wheres the beef?]

Here's who I want to see:
* A Place To Bury Strangers
* Alberta Cross
* Bajofondo
* Beirut
* Buraka Som Sistema
* Cage the Elephant
* Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band
* Craze and Klever
* Crystal Castles
* Dear and the Headlights
* Felix da Housecat
* Franz Ferdinand
* Genghis Tron
* Ghostland Observatory
* Girl Talk
* Gui Boratto
* Leonard Cohen
* Los Campesinos!
* M. Ward
* Molotov
* Morrissey
* N.A.S.A.
* Noah and the Whale
* Patton & Rahzel
* Paul McCartney
* Peanut Butter Wolf
* People Under the Stairs
* Ryan Bingham
* Silversun Pickups
* Steve Aoki
* Switch
* The Crystal Method
* The Aggrolites
* The Airborne Toxic Event
* The Black Keys
* The Bug
* The Courteeners
* The Hold Steady
* The Presets
* The Ting Tings
* We Are Scientists
* White Lie
* Amanda Palmer
* Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti
* Atmosphere
* Band Of Horses
* Billy Talent
* Blitzen Trapper
* Bob Mould Band
* Booker T
* Calexico
* Cloud Cult
* Crookers
* Dr. Dog
* Drive By Truckers
* Drop The Lime
* Electric Touch
* Fleet Foxes
* Gang Gang Dance
* Glass Candy
* Glasvegas
* Henry Rollins - spoken word
* Hercules and Love Affair
* Ida Maria
* James Morrison
* Jenny Lewis
* Liars
* Junior Boys
* Mastodon
* Michael Franti & Spearhead
* MSTRKRFT
* Surkin. Para One (Live)
* Superchunk
* The Bloody Beetroots
* The Chemical Brothers (DJ Set)
* The Killers
* Thenewno2
* Thievery Corporation
* Tinariwen
* TRV$DJ-AM
* Turbonegro
* TV On The Radio
* Zane Lowe
* Zizek Club
* Antony and the Johnsons
* Brian Jonestown Massacre
* Busy P.
* Christopher Lawrence
* Clipse
* Devendra Banhart
* Etienne De Crecy
* Friendly Fires
* Fucked Up
* Groove Armada (DJ Set)
* K'naan
* Late of the Pier
* Lupe Fiasco
* Lykke Li
* M.A.N.D.Y.
* Marshall Barnes
* Mexican Institute of Sound
* My Bloody Valentine
* No Age
* Okkervil River
* Paolo Nutini
* Paul Weller
* Perry Farrell
* Peter Bjorn and John
* Plump Djs
* Public Enemy
* Roni Size Reprazent
* Sebastien Tellier
* Shepard Fairey
* Supermayer
* The Cure
* The Gaslight Anthem
* The Horrors
* The Kills
* The Knux
* The Murder City Devils
* The Night Marchers
* The Orb
* Themselves
* Throbbing Gristle
* Vivian Girls
* X
* Yeah Yeah Yeah's