Top 10 Coachella Sets Of All Time

[Mucho Maas]

of the two years i've gone...

1. daft punk '06
2. dead weather '10
3. fever ray '10
4. massive attack '06
5. digable planets '06
6. atoms for peace '10
7. tool '06
8. lcd soundsystem '10

[greenspicoli]

Does anyone remember The Hives in 2003? That was an incredible set, and no one ever seems to talk about it.

YEAH! good set but they lost the crowd because the lead singer had no idea where he was. first he said los angeles, then palm springs, then indio, despite the fact there was a big COACHELLA banner right above the main stage. it wasn't until their freeze gimmick that they won em all back

[Vic Viper]

1. daft punk '06
2. fever ray '10
3. kraftwerk '08
4. the presets '09
5. ghostland observatory '09
6. massive attack '06
7. orbital '10
8. justice '08
9. flying lotus '09 (dome)
10. yeah yeah yeahs '06

[patriotsftbll786]

i've only been the past two years but this was it for me
1. fever ray '10
2. atoms for peace '10
3. mbv '09
4. muse '10
5. mgmt '10
6. hot chip '10
7. flylo '09
8. thievery corp. '09
9. dead weather '10
10. yeahyeahyeahs 09'

[GnarVee]

1. Daft Punk - 2006
2. Rage - 2007
3. Tool - 2006
4. Gorillaz - 2010
5. Jay-Z -2010
6. Arcade Fire - 2007
7. 2ManyDJs - 2010
8. Atoms for Peace - 2010
9. Sigur Ros - 2006
10. Depeche Mode - 2006

[foxydj]

rage against the machine 07
manu chou 07
red hot chilli peppers 07
them crooked vultures 10
street sweeper social club 10
jay-z 10
phoenix 10
vampire weekend 10
ztrip-2manydjs 10
band of skulls 10

[fatbastard]

air '04 was dreamy.

I didn't like that sunset time slot. They are a night band.

[bartelby]

1. broken social scene '04
2. pixies '04
3. portishead
4. radiohead '04
5. lcd soundsystem '07
6. daft punk '06
7. roger waters
8. arcade fire '05
9. bjork '07
10. yeah yeah yeahs '06

[zenidogx]

since '06:
1. Gogol Bordello, 2007
2. Roger Waters
3. Prince
4. Throbbing Gristle
5. Daft Punk
6. Yeah Yeah Yeahs, 2006
7. Rodrigo y Gabriela
8. I'm From Barcelona
9. The Decemberists
10. Los Campesinos!

Hmm... looking back now:
1. Gogol Bordello, 2007
2. Throbbing Gristle
3. Roger Waters
4. Prince
5. Yeah Yeah Yeahs, 2006
6. Fever Ray
7. Daft Punk
8. I'm From Barcelona
9. Los Campesinos!
10. Rodrigo y Gabriela

[thestripe]

1. Roger Waters
2. Portishead
3. Pixies
4. Daft Punk
5. Paul McCartney
6. Prince
7. Yeah Yeah Yeahs (2006)
8. Wilco
9. Arcade Fire (2005)
10. Air (2004)

[buddy]

1. paul mccartney
2. pixies
3. belle & sebastian 02
4. gang of four
5. leonard cohen
6. queens of the stone age 03
7. air 04
8. prodigy 02
9. cat power & the memphis rhythm band
10. common

[rasooli]

1. daft punk '06
2. fever ray '10
3. kraftwerk '08
4. the presets '09
5. ghostland observatory '09
6. massive attack '06
7. orbital '10
8. justice '08
9. flying lotus '09 (dome)
10. yeah yeah yeahs '06

Flying lotus '10 is not in your top ten?? That's the 2nd best act I've ever seen behind only rage.

[gooftroop]

Since 2006 these have been my favorites. I'm not even going to try and order them because that's just damn near impossible.

Daft Punk
Portishead
LCD Soundsystem (2007, although last year's show was great too)
Roger Waters
Orbital
Fever Ray
Paul McCartney
My Bloody Valentine
Sigur Ros
Explosions in the Sky
Thom Yorke (added, couldn't take anyone else off)

Honorable mentions, but were better elsewhere: Massive Attack, Simian Mobile Disco, Rage Against the Machine, Bjork

Wrote about my top ten shows of the year here:

http://digital-robert.blogspot.com

No surprise several were at Coachella! Can't wait to make some new musical memories this year!

[IdiotequeThom]

Since 06 IMO:

1. Paul McCartney 09
2. Portishead 08
3. Daft Punk 06
4. Roger Waters 08
5. My Bloody Valentine 09
6. Arcade Fire 07
7. LCD Soundsystem 07
8. Bjork 07
9. The National 08
10. Sigur Ros 06

HM: Leonard Cohen 09, The Cure 09, Depeche Mode 06, Prince 08, Bloody Beetroots 09

Updated:

1. Paul McCartney '09
2. Portishead '08
3. Daft Punk '06
4. Orbital '10
5. Fever Ray '10
6. Roger Waters '08
7. Thom Yorke '10
8. Muse '10
9. My Bloody Valentine '09
10. The Arcade Fire '07

[gooftroop]

OMG I forget Thom Yorke! Must reedit!

[Vic Viper]

Flying lotus '10 is not in your top ten?? That's the 2nd best act I've ever seen behind only rage.

mmm, i didn't want to list him twice, and for me the superior performance was seeing him outside in the dome with a crowd of barely 30-40 people. then he made a beat out of the sound of a baby crying. shit was awesome.

[fantabulosa]

1. Pixies, 2004
2. Underworld, 1999
3. Daft Punk, 2006
4. Bauhaus, 2005
5. Nine Inch Nails, 2005
6. Roger Waters, 2008
7. Portishead, 2008
8. Radiohead, 2012
9. Bjork, 2002
10. LCD Soundsystem, 2007

HM: Air, 2004; MBV, 2009; Arcade Fire 2011.

[Bumblebee]

I've only been 2009/2010 so far, but I'd put the so far unmentioned P.I.L. top 5, maybe top 3.

[Bumblebee]

It's too hard to put them in order (shit it was hard to only pick 10)

Beck (1999)
Underworld (2003)
Prodigy (2005)
Daft Punk (2006)
Animal Collective (2006)
Massive Attack (2006)
Bjork (2007)
Felix Da Housecat (2007)
Portishead (2008)
Silversun Pickups (2009)

You chose Silversun Pickups over McCartney? Was there lots of room to move around?

[DJPZB]

In no Particular order because it was too hard just to pick 10.
Top Ten Coachella Sets
1. Chemical Brothers 1999
2. Radiohead 2004
3. Tool 1999
4. Sasha & Digweed 2002
5. Underworld 2003
6. Depeche Mode 2006
7. Daft Punk 2006
8. Hot Chip 2008
9. Justice 2007
10. Portishead 2008

Cant wait for April!!!!!!

[doggie3343]

LCD 07 was the mindblowing!

[Naproxen]

My top 10, no particular order, '06-'10:

LCD Soundsystem '07
Daft Punk '06
Thom Yorke + '10
MSTRKRFT '07
Groove Armada '09
Rage Against the Machine '07
Peeping Tom '07
Portishead '07
Tool '06
Aesop Rock '08

These ten performances have replayed in my memory note for note it seems. They were all sets that just made my jaw drop and me dance harder and better than ever (strictly opinion). I just accepted that 2007 overall was my favorite year for music, it feels nice.

[nuclearstevem]

1. Roger Waters 2008.
2. Portishead 2008.
3. Leftfield 2011.
4. Radiohead 2012.
5. Thievery Corporation 2009.
6. Fever Ray 2010.
7. Gorillaz 2010.
8. M83 2012.
9 Les Claypool 2010.
10. Shpongle 2011.

[mjake07]

Only been to the last four, and other than McCartney as No. 1 - the rest are in no particular order....

1. McCartney 09
Black Keys '12
Los Campesinos '09
The Hold Steady '09
Arctic Monkeys '12
Kaiser Chiefs '12
Gary Clark Jr. '12
Vampire Weekend '10
Muse '10
Them Crooked Vultures '10
Arcade Fire '11
Jenny Lewis '09

[drewskeee]

Looking through this list makes me sick for all the years I wasn't able to attend, and I'm surprised by the absence of favorite sets from the last couple of years... But here's my picks for '06, '10, '11, and '12.

Cut Copy '11
Ratatat '11
Chemical Brothers '11
Dead Weather '10
Daft Punk '06
Massive Attack '06
Sasha '11
Flying Lotus '12
St. Vincent '12
Atoms for Peace '10
Radiohead '12

Ok that's 11...

Runner Up: Deadmau5 '10 Animal Collective '11 M83 '12 Justice '12 Trentmoller '11

[weezy f baby]

Jack Johnson
The Killers
Skrillex

[joppy-slow]

10. Iggy & the Stooges (2001)
9. Chemical Brothers dj set (2009)
8. Air (2004)
7. Kruder & Dorfmeister (2001)
6. Paul McCartney (2009)
5. The Rapture (2004)
4. MC Supernatural (2001)
3. Hot Chip (2007)
2. Justice (2007)
1. St. Germain (2001)

2007 was my favorite Coachella.

[GeoffreyB]

1. Paul McCartney 09
2. Arcade Fire 11
3. Explosions in the Sky 12
4. Atoms for the Peace 10
5. Deadmau5 10
6. My Bloody Valentine 09
7. The Bloody Beetroots 09
8. Dr Dre & Snoop Dog 12
9. Death From Above 1979 11
10. Cage the Elephant 11

[AeroplaneJunkie]

...last year was my first coachella
-Radiohead
-Jeff Mangum
-Dre + Snoop
-Bon Iver
-Death Grips