Coachella 2010 or Fauxchella 2010?

[Pat24]

It seems like Fauxchella is overshadowing the Coachella weekend with their lineup. For those who don't know what it is; it's all the Coachella bands playing the Bay area the week of coachella. Would you rather be at Coachella or stay a week in SF to see Coachella bands do their own headlining gig?

The 2010 Fauxchella Lineup

Sunday, April 11
Tiesto at Ruby Skye

Monday, April 12
Faith No More at the Warfield Theater

Tuesday, April 13
Faith No More at the Warfield Theater
Little Dragon with VV Brown and HOTTUB at The Independent
Spoon, Deerhunter and Micachu & the Shapes at the Fox Oakland

Wednesday, April 14
Atoms For Peace (Thom Yorke) with The Flying Lotus at The Fox Oakland
Beach House with Bachelorette at Bimbo’s 365 Club
Faith No More at the Warfield Theater
Frank Turner with Jonathan Devoto at The Rickshaw Stop
La Roux at The Fillmore
Little Dragon with VV Brown and HOTTUB at The Independent
Muse and Silversun Pickups at Oracle Arena, Oakland
Sia with Body Language at The Regency Ballroom

Thursday, April 15
Atoms For Peace (Thom Yorke) with The Flying Lotus at The Fox Oakland
Corrine Bailey Rae at The Regency Ballroom
The Dead Weather at The Fillmore
Jonsi at Zellerbach Hall at UC Berkeley
King Khan & the Shrines with The Fresh and Onlys at Bimbo’s 365 Club
Miike Snow with Delorean at The Independent
Passion Pit with Mayer Hawthorne & the Country and Bear Hands at the Warfield Theater
Pretty Lights with Eliot Lipp at The Mezzanine
RX Bandits with Builders & Butchers at Slim’s
The Soft Pack with Male Landing at Bottom of the Hill
Yann Tiersen at Great American Music Hall

Friday, April 16
Bad Lieutenant at The Regency Ballroom
The Dead Weather at The Fillmore
Hot Chip and The xx at The Fox Oakland
Major Lazer with Rusko (and DJ sets by Miike Snow and The xx) at The Mezzanine
Miike Snow with Delorean at The Independent
Orbital at the Warfield Theater

Saturday, April 17
The Avett Brothers with Truth & Salvage Co at The Fox Oakland
Florence & the Machine with Delphic and Holy Hail at The Mezzanine
Phoenix at The Catalyst
Public Image Limited at The Regency Ballroom
Yeasayer at The Fillmore

Sunday, April 18
Ceu at The Independent

Monday, April 19
Band of Skulls at The Rickshaw Stop
Echo & the Bunnymen at The Fillmore
Gossip at The Regency Ballroom
Vampire Weekend with Abe Vigoda at The Fox Oakland

Tuesday, April 20
The Almighty Defenders at Great American Music Hall
Gary Numan at The Fillmore
Vampire Weekend with Abe Vigoda at The Fox Oakland

Wednesday, April 21
Camera Obscura at Great American Music Hall

Thursday April 22 – Saturday April 24
Yo La Tengo at The Fillmore

http://spinningplatters.com/fauxchella/

[Somewhat Damaged]

I hope somebody murders you at one of these shows.

[michaelmontanez]

king khan is going to choke you on his dick.

[MassiveChemicalPunk]

No:

Gorillaz
LCD
TCV
Fever Ray
Plastikman

makes Fauxchella fail.

Please, fuck off.

[digitaldragon03]

The Polo Field makes Fauxchella fail.

[flowbee]

The Polo Field makes Fauxchella fail.

Seriously. I'm all about the overall experience and the outdoor setting of Coachella > going into a bunch of indoor venues.

[Fig Neutron]

you could do this in Phoenix, too. Only if I can't get to Coachella some year

[Pat24]

Haha. Calm down guys. I'm going to Coachella. It's just a question.

[Fig Neutron]

no, you calm down, sir

[sbessiso]

I hope somebody murders you at one of these shows.

Hey, dont direct it at him...

[Boourns]

The conflicts on Wednesday and Thursday at Fauxchella are brutal, while the other days don't really do much for me. Plus Gorillaz, Fever Ray, Charlotte Gainsbourg, LCD, etc aren't playing.

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

can we do a breakdown of the cost to attend all those shows vs. a Coachella ticket?

[boarderwoozel3]

Tiesto at Ruby Skye is going to have the douchiest crowd in the history of music. No exaggeration.

Faux-chella has a pretty good lineup but it doesn't have 1/10th the atmosphere Coachella has, and that goes a looooonnnnnggggg way.

[lickety_spit]

i wish micachu & the shapes were playing coachella.

[Fourthisto]

That is cool if you don't like making the roadie from SF, but the difference in cost is INSANE! At Coachella not only do you have the best festival vibe going on for you, but you're seeing what, at LEAST 30 bands a day for like $10 a piece. If you were to see 30 bands at the Faux version, you're going to pay way more than the cost of a 3-day pass at the real deal... and where can I camp with my car for $55 the entire time? Oh, and...

The Polo Field makes Fauxchella fail.

We have a winner!

[Monklish]

That is cool if you don't like making the roadie from SF, but the difference in cost is INSANE! At Coachella not only do you have the best festival vibe going on for you, but you're seeing what, at LEAST 30 bands a day for like $10 a piece. If you were to see 30 bands at the Faux version, you're going to pay way more than the cost of a 3-day pass at the real deal... and where can I camp with my car for $55 the entire time? Oh, and...

We have a winner!

You see 30 bands a day?

[Fourthisto]

You see 30 bands a day?

Doh! Typo mania! 10 bands a day over three days, 30 total at the minimum. Last year was a personal high, more like 20 a day. Even more for the money.

[Fig Neutron]

most I've seen is 13 I think

[fikus222]

My 2008 SF Fauxchella included DCFC at the Fillmore and then Goldfrapp at the Warfield into Cut//Copy & Simian Mobile Disco at the Mezzanine in the same evening. It was pure awesome, but I'm still sore about missing Portishead at Coachella.

[lizng]

can we do a breakdown of the cost to attend all those shows vs. a Coachella ticket?

Sunday, April 11
60 Tiesto at Ruby Skye

Monday, April 12
75 Faith No More at the Warfield Theater (sold out)

Tuesday, April 13
75 Faith No More at the Warfield Theater (sold out)
20 Little Dragon with VV Brown and HOTTUB at The Independent
32 Spoon, Deerhunter and Micachu & the Shapes at the Fox Oakland

Wednesday, April 14
50 Atoms For Peace (Thom Yorke) with The Flying Lotus at The Fox Oakland
16 Beach House with Bachelorette at Bimbo’s 365 Club
75 Faith No More at the Warfield Theater (sold out)
12 Frank Turner with Jonathan Devoto at The Rickshaw Stop
22.50 La Roux at The Fillmore
20 Little Dragon with VV Brown and HOTTUB at The Independent 30-2 day
33.25 Muse and Silversun Pickups at Oracle Arena, Oakland
29 Sia with Body Language at The Regency Ballroom
16 THE WHITEST BOY ALIVE at Slim's (not on original list)

Thursday, April 15
50 Atoms For Peace (Thom Yorke) with The Flying Lotus at The Fox Oakland
25.50 Corrine Bailey Rae at The Regency Ballroom
67 The Dead Weather at The Fillmore sold out
35 Jonsi at Zellerbach Hall at UC Berkeley
17 King Khan & the Shrines with The Fresh and Onlys at Bimbo’s 365 Club
35 Miike Snow with Delorean at The Independent sold out
27 Passion Pit with Mayer Hawthorne & the Country and Bear Hands at the Warfield Theater
20 Pretty Lights with Eliot Lipp at The Mezzanine
16 RX Bandits with Builders & Butchers at Slim’s
12 The Soft Pack with Male Landing at Bottom of the Hill
20 Yann Tiersen at Great American Music Hall

Friday, April 16
23 Bad Lieutenant at The Regency Ballroom
67 The Dead Weather at The Fillmore sold out
29.50 Hot Chip and The xx at The Fox Oakland
25 Major Lazer with Rusko (and DJ sets by Miike Snow and The xx) at The Mezzanine
35 Miike Snow with Delorean at The Independent (sold out)
32.50 Orbital at the Warfield Theater

Saturday, April 17
35 The Avett Brothers with Truth & Salvage Co at The Fox Oakland
20 Florence & the Machine with Delphic and Holy Hail at The Mezzanine
25 Phoenix at The Catalyst
n/a Public Image Limited at The Regency Ballroom (not on sale yet)
20 Yeasayer at The Fillmore

Sunday, April 18
22 Ceu at The Independent

Monday, April 19
12 Band of Skulls at The Rickshaw Stop
n/a Echo & the Bunnymen at The Fillmore (on sale 2/28)
n/a Gossip at The Regency Ballroom (not on sale yet)
27.50 Vampire Weekend with Abe Vigoda at The Fox Oakland (sold out)

Tuesday, April 20
16 The Almighty Defenders at Great American Music Hall
27.50 Gary Numan at The Fillmore
27.50 Vampire Weekend with Abe Vigoda at The Fox Oakland

Wednesday, April 21
20 Camera Obscura at Great American Music Hall

Thursday April 22 – Saturday April 24
26.50 22nd Yo La Tengo at The Fillmore
26.50 23rd Yo La Tengo at The Fillmore
26.50 24th Yo La Tengo at The Fillmore

For a grand total of $1404.25, and this doesn't include any ticketing fees or the 3 shows that aren't on sale yet or are not available for purchase online. And that's all assuming that you're able to get tickets to the sold out shows AND clone yourself in order to get to multiple shows at the same time, on the same night. Coachella for the win...

[Whiskers]

I usually see 6 or 7 full sets a day. Throw in 2 or 3 partial sets as well.

Anyways, the answer is Coachella.

[TomAz]

Haha. Calm down guys. I'm going to Coachella. It's just a question.

there's no such thing as a stupid question, only stupid people.

[crazzz2007]

you could do this in Phoenix, too. Only if I can't get to Coachella some year

Are you really trying to compare a week in San Francisco to spending a week in Phoenix?

[Fig Neutron]

Are you really trying to compare a week in San Francisco to spending a week in Phoenix?

I was just saying we get the same Coachella concert effect as bands swing by. But Phoenix is paradise. Come check it out. And buy a condo or two while you're her.

[El.C.Dub]

wat a stupid fucking question

[Carolina]

The only way I'd even consider it is if i already lived in the bay area even then the two don't seem to be in the same vein of experiences. Coachella is an event with its own separate setting and it takes you out of being in venues to see the bands that are playing.

It's a valid point if you weren't aware.

[juloxx]

Fuck whatever that other thing is.

[darkjustice]

I hope somebody murders you at one of these shows.

funny

[psycobetabuckdown]

San Francisco is a great place to live if you're an avid coachella-goer. It's pretty much the only city where you have the option to resolve most set conflicts if you're willing to spend the money.

[Big B]

Hah! Never heard of the fauxchella experience before! Still coachella all the way, though! Awesome post