Top 10 Coachella Sets Of All Time

[BrickTop24]

1. Massive Attack (06)
2. Bjork (07)
3. Portishead (08)
4. Daft Punk (06)
5. Rage Against The Machine (07)
6. Depeche Mode (06)
7. Tool (06)
8. Roger Waters (08)
9. Kraftwerk (08)
10. Thievery Corporation (09)

[abcdefg]

Been goin since 2004

Daft Punk 2006
Beirut 2009
RATM 2007
Les Savy Fav 2007 (anyone who was there, knows)
Atmosphere 2006
Danny Tenaglia 2008
Gnarls Barkley 2006
Air 2004
Justice 2007
Wilco 2005

[foxtrot]

only 4 coachellas.

1. Daft Punk 06 (i know everyone posts this as their number 1 and for good reason. but 2006 was my first coachella and seeing daft punk that weekend changed my life.)

2. Roger Waters 08
3. Soulwax 07
4. Kraftwerk 08
5. Paul McCartney 09
6. Massive Attack 06
7. LCD Soundsystem 07
8. Prince 08
9. Fatboy Slim 08
10. Chemical Brothers 09

[lunatic core]

2001
Sigur Ros
Squarepusher
Plaid
Tricky
Red Hot Chilli Peppers (03)
Underworld (I left to finish the night at the main stage) (03)
Iggy Pop (01)
Iggy and the Stooges(03)

I remember 2001 way more vividly. I spent alot of time in 2003 not really knowing who was playing cause I was moving constantly. In 2001 I lived in the Tent almost all my favs played.

[mickflyy]

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)

[ArcticMuse]

RATM

well put. i second.

[cuauhtemoc723]

in chronological order:

tool, pavement, cibo matto - 1999

sigur rós - 2001

the chemical brothers, the prodigy -2002

café tacvba, blue man group - 2003

radiohead - 2004

café tacvba - 2005

daft punk, tool - 2006

björk, gotan project, tapes n’ tapes - 2007

portishead - 2008

paul mccartney, n.a.s.a. & bajofondo - 2009

[thewindowliquor]

Air 2004

Ok, I love Air... but WTF?

That show was terrrrriiibbllee. They were like 45 minutes late, the sound was fucked, and they just seemed really pissed off the whole time.

[amyzzz]

You're talking about Air 2007.

[thewindowliquor]

You're talking about Air 2007.

oh yeah. you're right.

[mondolind]

air '04 was dreamy.

[GoreFen]

Daft Punk 2006 for the number one slot. They blew my face off.

[C DUB YA]

in chronological order:

tool, pavement, cibo matto - 1999

Did you actually watch that Pavement set in 1999?

Because that easily ranks in the top 10 WORST Coachella performances. I love Pavement, but even Malkmus has apologized for what happened at Coachella.

[Pancho confucious]

Daft punk and fischerspooner

[Krash_Kronic]

I've only been going since 2005

1.Daft Punk-2006
2.Chemical Brothers-2005
3.Arcade Fire-2005
4.Jesus and Mary Chain-2007
5.Fatboy Slim-2008
6.LCD Soundsystem-2007
7.Roger Waters-2008
8.The Presets-2009
9.My Bloody Valentin-2009
10.Aphex Twin-2008

honorable mention: Ghostland Observatory-2009, Justice-2007, Mogwai-2006

[roscoemule]

Since 2005

1. Roger Waters 08
2. Prince 08
3. Leonard Cohen 09
4. Portishead 07
5. Arcade Fire 07
6. Massive Attack 06
7. Editors 06
8. Chemical Brothers 05
9. The Presets 09
10. Paul McCartney 09
10.5 Stereophonics 05

[Radiohead]

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

[grifter]

Last Year, Friendly Fires was Amazing!

Im not gay or anything, but i recognize that Ed Mcfarlane's dancing is Sexy!
His Hips Dont Lie!

[whynotsmile99]

since '06
1. Daft Punk
2. Prince
3. Roger Waters
4. Faithless
5. Rodrigo Y Gabriella
6. Leonard Cohen
7.Amadou and Mariam
8.Seu Jorge
9. Bjork
10. Thievery Corporation

oh shit I forgot McCartney and the Rage experience

[C DUB YA]

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

It was awesome.

Here's a pic I took.

[abbeyroad 04]

1. Paul McCartney
2. Stereophonics
3. Kasabian
4. The Verve
5. Battles
6. Paul Weller
7. Radiohead (I was way far back, so it didn't have the same impact)
8. Friendly Fires
9. Minus the Bear (Outdoor stage)
10. Kaiser Chiefs

I've been since 2002 (missed only 2003 since).

Honorable mention to Morrissey in 2009, Arctic Monkeys and The Strokes.

[abbeyroad 04]

since 1999.

Arcade Fire 2005
Daft Punk 2006
Underworld 1999
Belle & Sebastian 2002
Prodigy 2002
Prince 2008
St Germain 2001
Super Furry Animals 1999
Chemicals 2002
Basement Jaxx 2004
Morrissey 1999
LCD Soundsystem 2007
Libertines 2003 (the revised second day slot)
Lamb 1999
Gogol Bordello 2007
Primal Scream 2003

Wish I coulda been in 2003 to see the Libertines and Blur. Damn you.

[SeeYouAuntie]

1 .Radiohead
2. Daft Punk
3. Tool 2006
4. Pixies
5. Nine Inch Nails
6. Air 2004
7. Kraftwerk 2004
8. Masive Attack
9. Faithless
10. Modeselektor

[rasooli]

I've only been there in 07, so heres my list:

1. Rage against the Machine (I couldn't imagine any future coachella act beating them)
2. MSTRKRFT
3. Arcade Fire
4. DJ Shadow
5. Manu Chao
6. Interpol
7. Tiesto
8. Explosions in the Sky
9. Red Hot Chili Peppers (they really disappointed me..i was expected MUCH more)
10 Willie Nelson

worst act:

Kings of Leon - had to watch these fuckers in order to get a good spot for Arcade Fire

[C DUB YA]

Wish I coulda been in 2003 to see the Libertines and Blur. Damn you.

Loved the Libertines. Especially since they came back the next day to do a proper set (the plug was pulled on them the night before due to Ladytron having "technical problems" that delayed the set times over an hour)

I snapped a pic.



Setlist:
Death on the Stairs
Vertigo
Boys in the Band
The Boy Looked at Johnny
Radio America
Begging
Up the Bracket
Horrorshow
I Get Along
Mocking Bird
What A Waster
Time For Heroes

Blur was of course great as well. Even though their set was heavy on Think Tank material, but they did slip in some nice "older" tunes. Set list below.

Ambulance
Girls & Boys
Out of Time
Beetlebum
Crazy Beat
Gene by Gene
On the Way to the Club
Trimm Trabb
Good Song
Brothers & Sisters
We've Got a File On You
Song 2
Battery in Your Leg

[Zippy024]

Since 2006:

1. Prince 08
2. Paul McCartney 09
2. Daft Punk 06
3. LCD Soundsystem 07
4. Public Enemy 09
5. Ghostland Observatory 09
6. Rage Against the Machine 07
7. Bjork 07
8. Peeping Tom 07
9. Rodrigo y Gabriela 07
10. Depeche Mode 06

[Boourns]

Blur was of course great as well. Even though their set was heavy on Think Tank material, but they did slip in some nice "older" tunes. Set list below.

Ambulance
Girls & Boys
Out of Time
Beetlebum
Crazy Beat
Gene by Gene
On the Way to the Club
Trimm Trabb
Good Song
Brothers & Sisters
We've Got a File On You
Song 2
Battery in Your Leg

No Tender? Damn.

[abbeyroad 04]

No Tender? Damn.

No Coffee and TV. WTF?

[johnnypolite]

My top 5 favorites at each stage:

MAIN
1. Prince 2008
2. Paul McCartney 2009
3. Portishead 2008
4. Roger Waters 2008
5. Radiohead 2004

OUTDOOR
1. Arcade Fire 2005
2. Jonsi 2010
3. The National 2008
4. The Good, The Bad, & The Queen 2007
5. Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros 2010

MOJAVE
1. Fever Ray 2010
2. Secret Machines 2005
3. Gogol Bordello 2007
4. Junior Senior 2004
5. Sleepy Jackson 2004

GOBI
1. Amanda Palmer 2009
2. Little Dragon 2010
3. Comedians of Comedy 2007
4. Holy Fuck 2008
5. MIA 2005

SAHARA
1. Daft Punk 2006
2. LCD Soundsystem 2007
3. Groove Armada 2009
4. Justice 2008
5. The Chemical Brothers 2009

[rasooli]

Having gone in only 07 and 10, here is my list:

1. Rage against the machine 07
2. Flying lotus 10
3. Orbital 10
4. Wolfgang gartner 10
5. Them crooked vultures 10
6. Mstrkrft 07
7. Arcade fire 07
8. Faith no more 10
9. 2manydjs 10
10. DJ shadow / manu chao 07