This Lineup Rules!!! Coachella is Awesome!!!!

[Mammoth85]

Pretty darn solid across the board. A lot of surprises. Lou Reed? Whoa! Modest Mouse finally! Too many good acts for me to begin mentioning. Not to mention the goodies I'm going to discover.

[Mammoth85]

I'm sure someone already mentioned this but YYY's and How to Destroy Angels both playing same day. The possibility of a nasty live performance of their Immigrant Song cover would be very tasty indeed.

[est1985]

Hey, so when is the lineup coming out? I've been listening to KROQ all day! I bet it comes out tomorrow. Daft Punk, here we come!

[Ardentbiscuit]

I love this lineup!!!

[lostatlimbo]

There's 176 acts listed. It's possible to see 25-30 full sets.

Not to mention the experience you don't get with individual shows.

[carriecornish]

I cant really be the only one excited for RHCP? Am I? I mean, if you don't hop festivals around the country when else will you get a chance to see them?

I am. I would have preferred a bigger headliner, but RHCP is all about the nostalgia for me even without Frusciante

[GuyInTucson]

I am pretty sure I am going to run into conflicts all weekend long. Every single day is pretty stacked for me.

[Kitsgirl]

I'm sure someone already mentioned this but YYY's and How to Destroy Angels both playing same day. The possibility of a nasty live performance of their Immigrant Song cover would be very tasty indeed.

Oooooh ^ THIS.

[no_elle]

I cant really be the only one excited for RHCP? Am I? I mean, if you don't hop festivals around the country when else will you get a chance to see them?

I don't get why everyone is hating on them either. I am actually really excited I'm finally going to be able to see them. More room for me, I suppose!

[shotglass75]

I think it's more because this will be the 3rd time they have played Coachella in 10 years and it seems like a very lazy booking. Also, they have played virtually every other festival or city last year so everyone has seen them before. There is nothing new or exciting about a RHCP show. They still are a great band, but with all of the bands out there to choose from to headline and close Coachella, why choose RHCP?

[shotglass75]

I think the fact that this 'Awesome" thread is only 3 pages and the "Sucks" thread is 10 pages says a lot about the whiney little bitches on this board.

[ThatGirl]

I don't get why everyone is hating on them either. I am actually really excited I'm finally going to be able to see them. More room for me, I suppose!

I haven't seen them either, and I think I would enjoy the set, but it will depend on whether another stage has something higher up on my list. If there are no conflicts then great!

[captncrzy]

I am pretty sure I am going to run into conflicts all weekend long. Every single day is pretty stacked for me.

I'm fucked on Friday and Saturday. Sunday is more open but I haven't done any research yet.


This is clearly a lineup for music fans (save for RHCP and Phoenix) and not the shitty LA-bro/cheesedick-candy-raver crowd that they've been pulling the last few years. I think it's fantastic.

[sonnyboy11]

I'm fucked on Friday and Saturday. Sunday is more open but I haven't done any research yet.


This is clearly a lineup for music fans (save for RHCP and Phoenix) and not the shitty LA-bro/cheesedick-candy-raver crowd that they've been pulling the last few years. I think it's fantastic.

Thinking about it more, Friday could end up with some brutal conflicts. Lou Reed and Grinderman on the Outdoor conflicting the Stone Roses and Blur on the Main... they wouldn't do that to us... would they?

[bemerritt]

I think the fact that this 'Awesome" thread is only 3 pages and the "Sucks" thread is 10 pages says a lot about the whiney little bitches on this board.

Most of the posts in the other thread are defending the lineup and proving the naysayers wrong.

[JustSteve]

I think the fact that this 'Awesome" thread is only 3 pages and the "Sucks" thread is 10 pages says a lot about the whiney little bitches on this board.

Isn't that the norm, though. People are far more likely to speak about the negative than the positive. Person has bad experience they tell 10 friends, a good one they tell one or two.

[heart cooks brain]

I think the fact that this 'Awesome" thread is only 3 pages and the "Sucks" thread is 10 pages says a lot about the whiney little bitches on this board.

Watched the news ever?

Negative goes much further than positive.

Not to.mention that most people that do lime the lineup will spend more time defending it in the hate thread than the haters qill spend blasting it in this one.

Not to mention the quality of the people bitching is generallh negligable.

[kreutz2112]

I think it's more because this will be the 3rd time they have played Coachella in 10 years and it seems like a very lazy booking. Also, they have played virtually every other festival or city last year so everyone has seen them before. There is nothing new or exciting about a RHCP show. They still are a great band, but with all of the bands out there to choose from to headline and close Coachella, why choose RHCP?

I think the fact that this 'Awesome" thread is only 3 pages and the "Sucks" thread is 10 pages says a lot about the whiney little bitches on this board.

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[shotglass75]

The main reason why I don't watch the news is because it is filled with negativity and fear.

[gary312]

Can someone just put a brief list of who will clash on the top 3 lines please?

New this year so.

From what people want to see I'm guessing Jurassic 5 are heading the outdoor stage friday?

saturday I'm not sure.

sunday, seems like nick cave is clashing with RHCP

[ods..]

Can someone just put a brief list of who will clash on the top 3 lines please?

Nope. Sounds like you'll be waiting with the rest of us for the beginning of April and the set times.

[gary312]

Nope. Sounds like you'll be waiting with the rest of us for the beginning of April and the set times.

Fair enough. I'd like to catch RHCP, Vampire Weekend and Social Distortion if I can.

I'm expecting to get flamed now for RHCP. Saw them once over here in the UK and wasn't great but willing to give them another go.

[travelfan]

Can someone just put a brief list of who will clash on the top 3 lines please?

New this year so.

From what people want to see I'm guessing Jurassic 5 are heading the outdoor stage friday?

saturday I'm not sure.

sunday, seems like nick cave is clashing with RHCP

There is no "hard and fast" rule, but usually the top 3 bands on a given day (SR/Blur/YYYs, Phoenix/xx/Postal, and RHCP/Nick Cave/VW) will play in reverse order on the main stage (#3 --> #2 --> #1). From there on it is more difficult. Usually only 4 highly billed acts, at most, will play the main, with the others on the outdoor theater, and sometimes Mojave. The DJs will (almost) always play the Sahara tent, which is all electronic and will loosely be scheduled according to billing, the lowest billed playing the earliest and the highest billed at night. Usually the #2 or #3 billed DJ will close out the Sahara against the headliner, with the #1 going against the sub-headliner.

And then sometimes they throw rap collectives in the Sahara, the most popular buzz band in the Gobi at 5, and an act nobody cares about in a prime outdoor spot. It is pretty impossible to predict. Genres do not usually conflict (no rap vs. rap) and usually big reunions will not go against the headliner.

[omerta]

I like to see a whole set rather than a half of this and a half of that.
And I'm going to have to see almost all the acts at 6-10 pm on every stage!
But I'm going only one weekend. I am fucked!
Give me the damn set times already!

[SunBrother2]

Great lineup, the undercard is stacked (which means many a conflict) but much more of a good thing than bad.

[SoulDischarge]

Every time I look at the lineup, I'm a little more heartbroken that I'm probably gonna have to miss this one.

[theanteater]

What happened to The Walkmen?? Weren't they essentially a lock?

[heart cooks brain]

I like to see a whole set rather than a half of this and a half of that.
And I'm going to have to see almost all the acts at 6-10 pm on every stage!
But I'm going only one weekend. I am fucked!
Give me the damn set times already!

set times should be out any day.

[heart cooks brain]

What happened to The Walkmen?? Weren't they essentially a lock?

maybe they wanted to attend the festival as opposed to playing it.

[Iamwelting]

Bumping this thread. Listen to this Four Tet mix. Dope shit right here.

https://soundcloud.com/everybodywant...mix-2013-02-08