Coachella 2008

[K8teebug]

It would be worth it for me if Portishead played.  I never got to see them.

[bearman🐻]

MBV would be a huge incentive for people to go to Coachella. Goldenvoice would be stupid not to offer them a good $500,000 to a $1,000,000, and don't tell me that MBV would turn down that kind of offer. It's a win-win for everyone, which is why so many bands are coming back out of the woodwork. How many of us have seen MBV? Probably only a handful. Now if only Catherine Wheel would come back, it's just too bad they never did a "Loveless". "Chrome" is up there though, it's just not as revered by critics.

[Vas Deferens]

Goldfrapp are playing!

[Vas Deferens]

Someone posted this on brooklynvegan comments section...I'm not sure if this is accurate or just a bogus post:
 
 My Bloody Valentine will unfortunately not be performing because Kevin Shields does not feel confident in returning to the stage that soon. Those previously announced dates will be the first. However, Coachella 2008 will have more than enough reunions: The Verve, Swervedriver, The Breeders, a No Doubt headlining set, and most surprisingly: Pulp.
 
 Goldenvoice went through great lengths to get Jarvis Cocker to play Coachella last year and Cocker was so impressed with the vibe and weather at the festival that Paul Tollett was able to talk him into bringing the band back together for a one-off performance in 2008.
 
 Gwen Stefani wanted to perform in the dance tent last year, but for various reasons it did not work out, but the Empire Polo Fields have been chosen as the first venue for the reunion of So-Cal favorites No Doubt. Gwen's contributions to the upcoming album are expected to begin next month.
 
 Major acts performing at Coachella 2008:
 
 Friday:
 Kanye West
 Pulp
 the Chemical Brothers
 Death Cab for Cutie
 Feist
 Broken Social Scene
 Café Tacuba
 the Magnetic Fields
 Swervedriver
 Supergrass
 Jedi Mind Tricks
 Saul Williams
 Cold War Kids
 
 Saturday:
 R.E.M.
 A Tribe Called Quest
 Underworld
 the Verve
 Sufjan Stevens
 the Avalanches
 Goldfrapp
 Modeselektor
 Dwight Yoakam
 Cat Power
 Calexico
 Blackalicious
 2 Many DJâ??s
 Metric
 Rabbit in the Moon
 Clipse
 Tomahawk
 
 Sunday:
 No Doubt
 Portishead
 Aphex Twin
 Justice
 the Breeders
 Jeff Tweedy
 Deltron 3030
 Armin Van Buuren
 Nas
 Kinky
 Royksopp
 Ween
 Mogwai
 MF Doom
 Simian Mobile Disco
 
 Various buzz bands of Coachella 2008:
 Hot Chip (in the Sahara tent, this time)
 Animal Collective
 Dan Deacon
 Islands
 Asobi Seksu
 Beirut
 Liars
 Black Kids
 Okkervil River
 Crystal Castles

[distance]

i would like to see aphex twin again, but overall the lineup looks incredibly blah to me.
 
 i'm not sure i want to go to coachella ever again (the festival), though..

[Epstein]

seeing swervedriver and supergrass on the same day would be rad
 
 i am kinda hoping MBV dont play as i am going to see them in london and am spending a SHIT TON

[azaghal1981]

i am kinda hoping MBV dont play as i am going to see them in manchester and am spending a SHIT TON
 
 
 Epstein, what kinds of ticket prices have you come across? Cheapest I've found is $814 out of JFK via Air India.

[bearman🐻]

Hmmmm...I'm on the fence. I think I need to see the complete lineup before I decide. I seriously doubt they can sell this year out. No Doubt is kind of an odd pick, but they need a big headliner and that will turn some heads.

[azaghal1981]

No doubt is to this year's lineup like RHCP were to last year's.
 
 
 Ugh...
 
 
 That was such a great slot taken up by the shittiest headliner imaginable.

[distance]

Originally posted by azaghal1981:
  No doubt is to this year's lineup like RHCP were to last year's.
 
 
 Ugh...
 
 
 That was such a great slot taken up by the shittiest headliner imaginable.

look at it this way, a shitty-yet-popular headliner means an act playing around the same time on another stage will have less assholes hanging around.  the last day of ACL 05, coldplay was headlining and not only did i have a great time seeing tortoise with a nice, well-behaved crowd around, but also leaving during coldplay's set meant minimal backup when dealing with lines/traffic to get back into town.

[azaghal1981]

That is a good point.
 
 
 But during RHCP last year, the rest of the stages were either dead or had someone playing on them that I didn't care to see.

[Firebutt McGee]

In addition to all this, someone said that Kelis was rumored to be playing on Day 2...which is RRRRRANDOM.

[azaghal1981]

Is that the girl who does that milkshake song?
 
 That song is catchy.

[lbcardoni]

Originally posted by ixkpd-bk:
  In addition to all this, someone said that Kelis was rumored to be playing on Day 2...which is RRRRRANDOM.

Well, Nas will is apparently performing on Sunday.

[kosmo vinyl]

Originally posted by azaghal1981:
  Is that the girl who does that milkshake song?
 
 That song is catchy.

Catchy yes... until you've seen the version at the of credits in Dodgeball