Coachella 2010

[Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface]

Wow. Best Coachella lineup in a long time.

[Vas Deferens]

Except for the headliners.
I don't really see how Gorillaz are big enough to headline.

Wow. Best Coachella lineup in a long time.

[andyrichter]

not my favorite lineup but still very strong.  faith no more, PIL  , devo, pavement, de la soul, sly and the family stone, gorillaz sunny day real estate, king khan and the shrines,  surprised no one has mentioned the specials yet.  god i hope that comes to the 930....paging seth...

[Firebutt McGee]

Flight is booked, and I've made enough time to be in LA on the previous Thursday night for any "warm-up" showss that might happen! Fingers crossed for a Grace Jones / Fever Ray co-headline at the El Rey or something!

[hutch]

not my favorite lineup but still very strong.  faith no more, PIL  , devo, pavement, de la soul, sly and the family stone, gorillaz sunny day real estate, king khan and the shrines,  surprised no one has mentioned the specials yet.  god i hope that comes to the 930....paging seth...

If Dammers is still not involved it really ain't the Specials.

[Vas Deferens]

Jonsi from Sigur Ros added.

[Dr. Anton Phibes]

Room is booked,gonna incorporate my Cali vacation into this one. Do about 10 days in state and finish up in Indio,should be nice. Lineup has some gems I want to see.

[sweetcell]

i was surprised that SSPU weren't on the bill, given that they are touring with Muse... but Coachella is immediately after the end of the tour, and SSPU played the festival last year.

Jonsi from Sigur Ros added.

another cool addition.  he has a solo album coming out in march.

[betao]

There's speculation of a big name (maybe Beastie Boys) being added to Friday.

Other than that though, this lineup is very stacked in the mid section.

[sweetcell]

in case y'all can't wait to secure your ticket, muse is having a presale for 3-day passes: https://tix.concertmaps.com/muse/

1 ticket = $304 with all fees (cue the inevitable "too fucking expensive" griping).  ticketmaster will be $269 + fees (which are unknown), onsale is friday.  who knows which one will be cheapest.  i suspect that the presale will be a few bucks less, but don't hold me to that.

[betao]

That Muse presale won't be any significant less. If I recall correctly, the 3 day pass + fees and whatnot comes to about 300.

Good find though.

[vansmack]

another name that caught my eye: Talvin Singh.  i've been wanting to see him for years.  frightened rabbit is cool too, i wonder if this means they'll be touring on the east coast too.

overall, i'm reconsidering my decision to not go... this is a very respectable lineup, IMO.

Just keep an eye out while you're visiting out here.  In the weeks preceding Coachella, a lot of these acts will play SF, LA or both to get warmed up.

[betao]

You wont find very many of them playing in LA around the time of the fest due to a restriction clause in the contract signed - Coachella wants it so the only way you can see them is to come to the festival.

But you'll find almost all of them playing in SF before/after the fest.

[Dr. Anton Phibes]

I'm doing about 12 days total in Cal......big chunk the week before the fest in SF/Napa/Sonoma.....maybe I'll catch a few acts then.....

[andyrichter]

not my favorite lineup but still very strong.  faith no more, PIL  , devo, pavement, de la soul, sly and the family stone, gorillaz sunny day real estate, king khan and the shrines,  surprised no one has mentioned the specials yet.  god i hope that comes to the 930....paging seth...

If Dammers is still not involved it really ain't the Specials.

correct.  buuuuuut, 6 out 7 is the closest i'll end up getting to the real deal so it's good enough for me.  and the shows since they've reunited have been getting stellar reviews.