The Black Keys
Justice
Santigold
Arctic Monkeys
Dre & Snoop
Honorable Mention:
Pulp, Childish Gambino, The Hives
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The Black Keys
Justice
Santigold
Arctic Monkeys
Dre & Snoop
Honorable Mention:
Pulp, Childish Gambino, The Hives
1. Pulp
2. Feist
3. Justice
4. M83
5. Jimmy Cliff
Honorable mention to: Jeff Mangum, Girl Talk, Childish Gambino, At the Drive-In, Bon Iver, Snoop & Dre, Swedish House Mafia's lighting crew
1. At The Drive-In
2. Snoop & Dre
3. The Rapture
4. Death Grips
5. WU LYF
Pulp
Explosions in the Sky
Refused
Jeff Mangum
At the Drive-In
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Radiohead
The Weeknd
bummed i missed GY!BE, M83, and Feist
Radiohead
Dre/Snoop
Refused
Bon Iver
M83
HM: ATDI, WU LYF, Le Butcherettes, Gardens and Villa, Gary Clark Jr., Hello Seahorse!, Mazzy*, The Shins, Jeff Mangum
1. Madness
2. Pulp
3. Beats Antique
4. Gaslamp Killer
5. Housse de Racket
- Radiohead
- The Rapture
- Azealia Banks
- Flying Lotus
- Death Grips
1 Tie: Modeselektor, Flying Lotus
2. Radiohead
3. Bon Iver
4. Black Keys
5. Gary Clark Jr.
Honorable mentions to the artists who I didnt see enough of but the part I caught blew me away- Explosions in the Sky, Sub Focus
1. Breakbot
2. Le Butcherettes
3. Arctic Monkeys
4. SBTRKT
5. Gary Clark Jr.
1. GY!BE
2. Death Grips
3. Pulp
4. Refused
5. At the Drive-In
At The Drive-In
Dre/Snoop
St Vincent
Refused
Godspeed
1. GY!BE
The most uncompromising and truly musical performance I saw all weekend.
2. Pulp
My most anticipated set. I was singing so loud my voice was hoarse for hours afterwards.
3. Jeff Mangum
In a festival full of overachieving stage gimmicks this stripped down performance was a Godsend. His request to turn off all cameras and recording devices made it that much more personal.
4. Radiohead
I was really impressed with how TKOL translated to a live setting. Perfect soundtrack for a warm night under the stars.
5. At the Drive-In
Pure musical energy. I was worried that their performance was going to be a bit stale given their reservation to reunite in the past, but I had no reason to be.
Honorable mentions:
Refused
Jimmy Cliff
Buzzcocks
Wild Flag
1. Justice
2. Givers
3. Dre/Snoop
4. Grace Potter
5. We Were Promised Jetpacks
After some ruminating on the matter, top 5...
1. Jeff Mangum- The songs were perfect, but I also just respect the hell out of the guy. I thought it was really a stand-up gesture to make sure people were OK in the crowd during his weekend 2 set. During "Two Headed Boy" I was misty eye'd, and was hardly even deterred by the less invested people around me.
2. Refused- I was 15 all over again, but it hardly felt like a guilty pleasure. They totally owned (sound issues and all) and I could not have asked for a better set. My voice was shot for the rest of the weekend after their set, and it was so worth it.
3. Radiohead- Never disappointing, and I was beyond happy to hear "Kid A" live. Great set.
4. At the Drive-In- Just as with Refused, Jeff Mangum, and GSYBE I was ecstatic when the line-up was announced and ATDI was on it (truly my dream line-up). I love ATDI's music maybe more than any of those other artists', but between the lack luster crowd around me, and Cedric mostly squawking the melodies (sorry, he was so much better when he would let his voice rip) I could not say this was the best show for the weekend. Even so, the band seemed into it (even Omar, in his own way) and they played an amazing set.
5. The Rapture- What a great surprise! I was looking forward to their set, but I didn't realize it would be such a great time.
Runners up: Tune-yards, Seun Kuti, Beirut (mostly for the crowd...such a great crowd)
1. pulp
2. fanfarlo
3. at the drive in
4.the hives
5. st vincent
biggest disappointments
1.buzzcocks
2.radiohead
In no order :
Arctic Monkeys
Santigold
Beats Antique
The Rapture
Dre & Snoop
- Some others I really enjoyed : The Hives, SBKRT, Amon Tobin, M83
1. Radiohead.
2. M83.
3. St. Vincent.
4. Dr. Dre, Snoop & Friends.
5. Santigold.
1) Dre and Snoop
2) Arctic Monkeys
3) Neon Indian
4) The Black Keys
5) Swedish House Mafia
HM: The Shins, Jimmy Cliff
There were to many good acts to pick from. Picking the worst 5 would be easy, but I won't list them. Most are on everyone's Top 5, with a few cool exceptions.
1. Dr. Dre and Snoop
2. Justice
3. Sub-focus
4. Swedish House Mafia
5. Flux & Dr. P
1. At The Drive-In
2. Refused
3. Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg
4. Arctic Monkeys
5. The Hives
I was forced to skip too many good bands. The top 5 of them were:
1. Jeff Mangum
2. Godspeed You! Black Emperor
3. Kasabian
4. Miike Snow
5. Feist