Coachella close to sell out per OC Register

[crazzz2007]

sorry, just sold out. i'll sell you mine for $525.

[boarderwoozel3]

“The scheduling is hard for me right now,” Paul Tollett said with a slightly exasperated sigh.

I'll bet.

[Josesativa]

sorry, just sold out. i'll sell you mine for $525.

ill give 1050 for it

[Foucault]

Good stuff. Yet another thing to get me excited. i recognized the people in the first picture because i took a couple of them later while they were still on the rail for MBV:


The OC Register pic of them in the day


Later that night

I've always wondered: where do you pee after camping out in the front row hour after hour?

[fatbastard]

OC Register provides limited news; lots of advertisment for patio furniture and maple home furnishings. Polly pie coupons are the only thing worth the price of the paper.

[psycobetabuckdown]

I've always wondered: where do you pee after camping out in the front row hour after hour?

Some people can hold it or simply don't have to pee much. My friend and I camped out for Tool in 2006 and I don't remember having to use the portable at all. Maybe by the end of the night but not badly.

[cansei de ser sexme]

Gatorade bottle. 'nuff said.

[darkjustice]

^^^

[burritoluca]

Good stuff. Yet another thing to get me excited. i recognized the people in the first picture because i took a couple of them later while they were still on the rail for MBV:


The OC Register pic of them in the day


Later that night

You guys caught me blazing one down during MBV... No joke.

[ivankay]

Cool. Thanks for making that one of my favorite crowd shots i took last year. If you want to see the collection it is a part of, Day 3 in my sig.

[PrettyRagdoll]

I've always wondered: where do you pee after camping out in the front row hour after hour?

You don't. You drink enough to not get woefully dehydrated and that's it. Or at least, that's what I did for Radiohead at APW

[weeklymix]

Yeah when I've camped a stage at any fest I have not peed.

[ivankay]

You guys caught me blazing one down during MBV... No joke.

Since the discussion is about staying on the rail for the day and what you have to do about peeing, how about sharing your tale.

[Botrocker]

It was so easy to get to the rail for MBV. I did it drunk off tequila with a makeshift bong in hand.

[sacleonard]

Nice article.

[zikade]

I camped eight hours for Bjork and never even thought about having to pee. You just sweat out the water.

[burritoluca]

Since the discussion is about staying on the rail for the day and what you have to do about peeing, how about sharing your tale.

Sprinted for the main stage as soon as the gates opened, posted up with three other friends on the right side of the stage. We each brought a single water bottle to drink sparingly throughout the day. The trick to not having to pee while you're waiting that long is to remain just hydrated enough that you're not passing out--I drank very small sips throughout the day whenever I got parched, but never large gulps; I wanted to conserve the water, and I didn't want to put enough water in my stomach that I would have to pee too early on in the day. We ate big breakfasts in the camping grounds (Coolhaus '09!) because we knew we wouldn't be eating until later that night. We were outside all day, so we ended up sweating out most of our body water, but the one water bottle actually ended up working throughout most of the day, especially for cottonmouth.
With regards to peeing, we used the water bottles, and it was dark enough when we had to pee that we could do it pretty discreetly behind the rail. We were cautious though, so we stuffed the water bottle down the front of our pants and spent about 5-10 minutes positioning it aerodynamically for minimum spillage, comfort, etc... The trick to not spilling, especially with a water bottle with a small mouth, is to pee very very slowly so that your stream is small and it trickles into the bottle. If you pee too fast it can spray and get out of control--you don't want that. After we were done, we capped the bottles and dropped them by our feet.
It's a disgusting process, I know, but in the end it's Coachella. You're there, camping out in 90-degree weather, getting dirt, dust and sweat in all of your nether regions for a beautiful weekend of filthy awesomeness and when you have the option of experiencing the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, My Bloody Valentine and the Cure from the front row, what's the harm of a little pee in a bottle?

Hope my tale from the front helped. I apologize for the icky details, but I hoped they could help any future denizens of the infamous front rail with staying safe and comfortable for a long, amazing day.

[heyeric]

this year...if your going, step on the bottle after.

[burritoluca]

this year...if your going, step on the bottle after.

Haha, I am going this year, but it remains to be seen whether or not it's worth camping out all day for any stages...

[Suffacated]

The trick to not spilling, especially with a water bottle with a small mouth, is to pee very very slowly so that your stream is small and it trickles into the bottle. If you pee too fast it can spray and get out of control--you don't want that. After we were done, we capped the bottles and dropped them by our feet.

Trickles?
WTF!

[zachyd]

im really curious what the final ticket count is going to be this year...

[grannock]

I seriously laugh at anyone who rail camps for an entire day at a festival. Learn to enjoy.

[the goat]

Sprinted for the main stage as soon as the gates opened, posted up with three other friends on the right side of the stage. We each brought a single water bottle to drink sparingly throughout the day. The trick to not having to pee while you're waiting that long is to remain just hydrated enough that you're not passing out--I drank very small sips throughout the day whenever I got parched, but never large gulps; I wanted to conserve the water, and I didn't want to put enough water in my stomach that I would have to pee too early on in the day. We ate big breakfasts in the camping grounds (Coolhaus '09!) because we knew we wouldn't be eating until later that night. We were outside all day, so we ended up sweating out most of our body water, but the one water bottle actually ended up working throughout most of the day, especially for cottonmouth.
With regards to peeing, we used the water bottles, and it was dark enough when we had to pee that we could do it pretty discreetly behind the rail. We were cautious though, so we stuffed the water bottle down the front of our pants and spent about 5-10 minutes positioning it aerodynamically for minimum spillage, comfort, etc... The trick to not spilling, especially with a water bottle with a small mouth, is to pee very very slowly so that your stream is small and it trickles into the bottle. If you pee too fast it can spray and get out of control--you don't want that. After we were done, we capped the bottles and dropped them by our feet.
It's a disgusting process, I know, but in the end it's Coachella. You're there, camping out in 90-degree weather, getting dirt, dust and sweat in all of your nether regions for a beautiful weekend of filthy awesomeness and when you have the option of experiencing the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, My Bloody Valentine and the Cure from the front row, what's the harm of a little pee in a bottle?

Hope my tale from the front helped. I apologize for the icky details, but I hoped they could help any future denizens of the infamous front rail with staying safe and comfortable for a long, amazing day.

Dedication, thy name is Burritoluca. Nice work, sir.

Also, I just saw weeklymix's new sig, so:
"I dub thee Sir Phobos, Knight of Mars, Beater of Ass.......Be a hitter, Babe."

[sonnyboy11]

Who didn't The Holocaust destroy?

The grounds around the main stage was literally a wasteland after that set. I won't ever forget the performance... or the aftermath.

[Ride a Tire!]

I thought you were supposed to be an asshole and push your way to the front of the crowd for every act. As long as you remember to say, "excuse me" as you shove everyone the fuck out of the way, it seems to be okay. Right?

[grannock]

As you push your way up front just say "My friends are all up there saving my spot, I had to pee." Everyone gets out of your way if you imply you were already at the front.

[Suffacated]

And people wonder what the elbow to the ribcage was all about?
For every action there is an equal if not more painful reaction.

[canexplain]

What's with all the multiple posts?

[blackchango]

OC Register provides limited news; lots of advertisment for patio furniture and maple home furnishings. Polly pie coupons are the only thing worth the price of the paper.

mmmmmm polly's pies !

[NiceDream]

I camped eight hours for Bjork and never even thought about having to pee. You just sweat out the water.

i think this is pretty much it. you sweat the water out. i've done this so many times. the longest i've gone is w radiohead @ coachella. i got to the rail about noon. its not so bad, really. ...

i packed about 12 bottles of water in my backpack and took secret sips from them throughout the day. also, you're not too hungry coz you're just excitd and hot and sweaty.