Your top 5 performances from 2012 (weekend two edition)

[santasutt]

Kasabian
Black Lips
the Hives/Buzzcocks (tie)
Vaccines
Seun Kuti anfd the Egypt 80

Honorable mention: Oberhofer for strong set and doing this:



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[bmack86]

I respect Greg Ginn as a musician, but I just couldn't tell what he was doing up there.

Fair enough. You had to be close to be able to get that aspect out of it, especially since he kept his guitar and theremin quite low in the mix. When the crew tried turning it up, he turned it right back down. I liked what I heard, but left after 20 minutes to see Seun Kuti.

[Pee Wee Herman's Hermits]

The Buzzcocks
Gary Clark Jr.
Dre / Snoop
Justice
Pulp

[juana15]

1. At the fucking Drive-in
2. Justice
3. Dre. & Snoop
4. Refused
5. Buzzcocks

[Kindoy]

1. Swedish House Mafia - Was right in front. Everyone around me singing along + lights, confetti falling over me, & the energy of the people around me made it an amazing experience.

2. A$AP Rocky - Went to him over Radiohead & as a young hip-hop head, it was everything i'd hoped for. Validated my decision of choosing him over Radiohead. The friendly mosh pits were fun too.

3. Dre & Snoop - So legendary, made me a proud LA native.

4. Bon Iver - Such a surreal sound, mesmerizing

5A. Frank Ocean - I love his stuff, knowing every song by heart was cool

5B. Flux Pavilion & Dr. P - The energy at Sahara that day was unreal, and their sound (Flux specifically) is really unique & distinct compared to other dubstep artists today.

Honorable Mentions: Black Keys, Arctic Monkeys, Hello Seahorse, Kendrick Lamar, Porter Robinson

[zachattacks11]

1. RADIOHEAD
2. Dre and Snoop
3. St. Vincent
4. Justice
5. Wild Flag/Grace Potter/First Aid Kit

[iammrcandyman]

1. Modeselektor
2. Amon Tobin
3. Beats Antique
4. Sub Focus
5. The Hives

Honorable mentions: Gary Clark Jr, Jimmy Cliff, Sean Kuti, Godspeed You! Black Emperor

Biggest disappointments: Dre & Snoop, M83, the crowd in the Sahara all weekend

[westernwarrior]

Biggest disappointments: Dre & Snoop, M83, the crowd in the Sahara all weekend

Glad to see I wasn't the only one disappointed with M83.

[isnate]

1. Radiohead
2. Snoop/Dre
3. Bon Iver
4. Explosions in the Sky
5. Justice

[cansei de ser sexme]

Honorable mention: Oberhofer for strong set and doing this:
Oberhofer.jpg

Oberhofer was surprisingly good. I caught one of the flowers for my girlfriend.

[zachattacks11]

Some Honorable mentions: Other Lives, The Rapture, Florence and the Machine, M. Ward and Sebastian.

[zuma1986]

In no order
Gaslamp Killer (Didn't know too much about him before but amazing set)
Flying Lotus (Can't do no wrong)
Santigold (Made me forget all about extreme heat at 3pm)
Jeff Mangum (One of the best sing-a-long shows I've ever seen)
Black Angels (So trippy and great visuals)

HM: Amon Tobin, Azealia Banks and Breakbot

[SameOldSong]

1. Swedish House Mafia: almost everyone I talked to throughout the weekend thought this was the best set by far. Surprised to see so few mentions here. I thought it was transcendent. Not even into house music, but it was such an overpowering display of music and lights. The energy throughout the crowd was insane. Will never forget this set.

2. Frank Ocean: flawless.

3. ASAP: kinda lost the energy after an opening twenty minutes that were just pure hip-hop perfection. Great set though.

4. Dre and Snoop: no flow whatsoever to this set but it was a blast still.

5. Justice: really good.

[tmac]

Radiohead
Modeselektor
SBTRKT
Beirut
Bon Iver/Gotye

[magesticschu]

Radiohead
Justice
Dr and Snoop
Amon Tobin
Modeselektor

HM:
Flying Lotus
Sbtrkt
Noisia
Gaslamp Killer
Modeselektor
DJ Shadow

[ods..]

Godspeed You Black Emperor
Radiohead
Refused
The Weeknd
Flying Lotus

HM: Yuck, Frank Ocean (so much better than first weekend), The Rapture, Feist, St. Vincent, Kendrick Lamar, Black Angels, Real Estate

[coachellahaley]

1. Kasabian
2. Justice
3. Modeselektor
4. The Rapture
5. Flying Lotus

[destraxiko]

1. Death Grips
2. Amon Tobin
3. Le Butcherettes
4. Tune Yards
5. Flying Lotus

Other Awesomeness: St. Vincent, The Black Keys, The Black Angels, Gary Clark Jr., Other Lives, Company Flow, Gas Lamp Killer, DJ Shadow

Disappointments: Kendrick Lamar, The Sheepdogs, Radiohead, ASAP Rocky

[walkunafraid]

1. Bon Iver. Didn't expect that set to be in my top 5 entering the weekend. But the beauty of what they did blew me away.
2. The Head and the Heart. They are going to get really big, really soon. I'm talking Mumford big.
3. Dr. Dre / Snoop. By far the most fun set of the weekend.
4. Jeff Mangum. On the outdoor stage at the perfect time of evening. Magical.
5A. Radiohead. Expected them to be #1. Great set, but lost the crowd a bit with their reliance on mostly newer stuff.
5B. Beirut. Another beautiful set from a very talented group of musicians.

HM: Givers (another up and coming band), Fanfarlo (ditto), Childish Gambino (and I'm not even a big hip hop fan), We Are Augustines, Grouplove, At the Drive-In (would be higher if I had seen their entire set), The Hives (ditto).

[Soapybubble]

Flying Lotus
Dre/Snoop
SebastiAn
The Black Angels
The Weeknd

[hippityhip]

Feist
M83
ATDI
Gotye
The Horrors

HM: surprisingly Calvin Harris had a really good and fun set. I was dragged in to see him but came out better than expected.

[CoachellaVet09]

1. Radiohead
2. Gary Clark Jr.

LARGE GAP

3. Pulp
4. Dre Snoop
5. James (at least what i saw before i had to run off to get a good spot for GC Jr., it almost made me not want to leave)

[emoassnolan]

1. Alesso - Best EDM set of the entire weekend.
2. Girl Talk - Hot, sweaty, crazy outdoor party.
3. Jimmy Cliff - the only time I was happy to be in the sun.
4. Dr. Dre & Snoop - met awesome people in the crowd, banger after banger, felt too short.
5. Avicii - people gonna hate, but his lightshow was amazing, and he dropped "Save the World" better than Ingrosso or SHM. Did not like his crowd though...

Honorable Mention: Afrojack (best drops, from "Calling" to "Levels" to "NICKTIM" - blew my mind), Subfocus, Wallpaper. (best way to start the festival #stupidfacedd)

Biggest Disappointment: David Guetta (he had some cool ideas, like the old school blackout rave, but the way he dropped even his own songs was weak)

[teej1984]

In no particular order:

Swedish House Mafia
Dada Life (probably bc I was fucked up to the max, but DAYUM those were some beats!)
Santigold (great show, awesome crowd interaction)
Dre/Snoop
Florence + the Machine

[heart cooks brain]

In no particular order:

Swedish House Mafia
Dada Life (probably bc I was fucked up to the max, but DAYUM those were some beats!)
Santigold (great show, awesome crowd interaction)
Dre/Snoop
Florence + the Machine

teej: worse than all the other worsts

[TomAz]

HM: Real Estate

I was gonna go to this but I was busy drinking beer and then the texts came in about how boring they were so I didn't. I drank more beer and went to the Growlers instead.

[heart cooks brain]

real estate is boring if you don't like their music i guess. i got exactly what i wanted out of it.

[butitdidhappen]

1. Explosions in the Sky
2. Yuck
3. Godspeed You! Black Emperor
4. Jeff Mangum
5. Radiohead

[edbangme]

1. Justice
2. Florence + the Machine
3. Azealia Banks
4. The Rapture
5. tUnE-yArDs

HMs: Oberhofer, Le Butcherettes, SebastiAn, Santigold, Fitz and the Tantrums, Dragonette, Metronomy

[clleadz]

I'm surprised by the lack of Kasabian love, I only knew a couple of songs and they blew my world. Couldn't stop moving the entire set, they even had most of the crowd moving - which not many bands managed given the docile Coachella patrons