Your top 5 performances from 2012 (weekend two edition)

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

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Originally Posted by heart cooks brain

irt cuauhtemoc the reaction where i was in the crowd for holopac was confused silence, along with camera noises.

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were you there weekend 1 or 2? either way, it must've been eerie via your description.
i was really, REALLY far back (right next to that rainbow-shaped projection art instillation). i didn't see much.

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

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Originally Posted by cuauhtemoc723

not so much performances, but moments: twinkles of euphoria, gratitude and all-over physical body chills.

1. wild beasts - all the king's men. i was super excited to see them. i knew nothing about them, other than their two most recently released album's music. i was so pleasantly surprised, especially during this song (and they aint bad on the eyes either, after watching tom fleming sing this song: immediate crush. not your typical hottie, but the way he sang...)

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Hi-Five! (see the same thread for weekend 1)

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Originally Posted by cuauhtemoc723

*∞. radiohead - exit music (for a film). as soon as the song started... THANK YOU so much to the crowd for respecting the moment and singing once the band came in. i could hear the sahara tent in the distance which i actually did NOT mind (proof that i was at coachella). but when thom and the crowd sang the line "now we are one in everlasting peace!" by far, THEE best moment of the weekend for me.

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Exit Music is pretty much the only thing that I regret about not being there for by only going to W1.

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

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Originally Posted by cuauhtemoc723

were you there weekend 1 or 2? either way, it must've been eerie via your description.
i was really, REALLY far back (right next to that rainbow-shaped projection art instillation). i didn't see much.

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weekend 1: The Reveal

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