Coachella - Your Schedule Here!

[sweetcell]

in case you want to get an autograph/kiss a rawk stah's azz:
 
 MEET BANDS
 The Virgin Megastore is once again hosting band Autograph signings at the festival this year. (schedule below is subject to change)
 
 Friday, April 27th
 Busdriver    2-2:30pm    
 Silversun Pickups 3pm-4pm
 The Noisettes   3:30-4pm    
 Stephen Marley   4:30-5pm    
 Amy Winehouse   4-5pm
 Rufus Wainwright  5-6pm
 DJ Shadow    5-5:30pm    
 The Brazilian Girls    5:30-6pm    
 Benny Benassi    6pm-6:30pm    
 Peeping Tom    6-7pm
 
 Saturday, April 28th
 Good, Bad & The Queen    1-2pm
 Regina Spektor    1-1:30pm    
 Jack's Mannequin 1:30pm-2pm    
 Peter, Bjorn & John    2-2:30    
 Ozomatli 2-3pm
 Travis    3-4pm
 MSTRKRFT 3-3:30pm    
 The Frames 3:30-4pm    
 The Fratellis    4-4:30pm    
 The Rapture    4-5pm
 Ghostface Killah 4:30-5pm    
 Fountains Of Wayne 5-6pm
 LCD Soundsystem    5-5:30pm    
 The Nightwatchmen 6pm-7pm
 Hot Chip 6-6:30pm    
 Tiesto    6:30-7pm
 
 Sunday, April 29th
 Klaxons    2-2:30pm    
 Kaiser Chiefs    2-3pm
 Mika    2:30-3pm    
 CSS    3-3:30pm    
 The Roots    3-4pm
 Mando Diao    3:30-4pm    
 Jose Gonzales    4:30-5pm    
 Lily Allen    4-5pm
 The Feeling    4-4:30pm    
 The Kooks    5-5:30pm    
 Placebo        5-6pm
 Tapes n Tapes    5:30-6pm    
 Air        6pm-7pm
 
 from http://www.coachella.com/updates/news

[sweetcell]

i guess the answer to this question will affect my schedule, so...
 
 how bad is the traffic situation at coachella?  i'm imagining it's horrible, but maybe i'm blowing it out of proportion.  my hotel is just under 3 miles away, so it's walkable - is 40-45 minutes walking going to be faster than crawling in traffic?  i'm assuming that friday won't be as bad since it's not yet sold out (although i'm not sure how much of a difference 60k vs 65k is going to make...)

[sonickteam2]

Originally posted by sweetcell:
  i guess the answer to this question will affect my schedule, so...
 
 how bad is the traffic situation at coachella?  i'm imagining it's horrible, but maybe i'm blowing it out of proportion.  my hotel is just under 3 miles away, so it's walkable - is 40-45 minutes walking going to be faster than crawling in traffic?  i'm assuming that friday won't be as bad since it's not yet sold out (although i'm not sure how much of a difference 60k vs 65k is going to make...)

walk it! nuff said. if its really really only 3 miles. walk.  and not for the way there..for the way home!  the way in isnt quite so bad, but its taken up to 3 hours for us to even get out of the parking lot at night.  
 
 and think of what good you'll be doing the environment!

[bnyced0]

Originally posted by le sonick:
   

Originally posted by sweetcell:
  i guess the answer to this question will affect my schedule, so...
 
 how bad is the traffic situation at coachella?  i'm imagining it's horrible, but maybe i'm blowing it out of proportion.  my hotel is just under 3 miles away, so it's walkable - is 40-45 minutes walking going to be faster than crawling in traffic?  i'm assuming that friday won't be as bad since it's not yet sold out (although i'm not sure how much of a difference 60k vs 65k is going to make...)

walk it! nuff said. if its really really only 3 miles. walk.  and not for the way there..for the way home!  the way in isnt quite so bad, but its taken up to 3 hours for us to even get out of the parking lot at night.  
 
 and think of what good you'll be doing the environment! [/b]

It may be good for the environment, but I wouldn't say the same for your health.  You're looking at 3 miles in 90plus degree weather, so you'll arrive roasted and sweaty before you START your day.  Afterwards Has been a major pain in the ass but they are trying to address that this year by having two lots, one for carpools (4 or more) and one for the rest with supposedly quicker entrance and exits for carpoolers.  Plus you have a shot at VIP passes for life if you use the carpool lane.  Also the 3 miles home will be in both dust and exhaust, and I guarantee you'll be in murder mode after you arrive home after that.  And you're contemplating three days/nights of that kind of self imposed torture?  Goodluck, but you'll do the environment AND your crew a favor by just carpooling it. IMHO

[sonickteam2]

Originally posted by bnyced0:
  It may be good for the environment, but I wouldn't say the same for your health.  You're looking at 3 miles in 90plus degree weather, so you'll arrive roasted and sweaty before you START your day.  Afterwards Has been a major pain in the ass but they are trying to address that this year by having two lots, one for carpools (4 or more) and one for the rest with supposedly quicker entrance and exits for carpoolers.

dont be a wuss!!! 3 miles isnt that bad, and if you go early, it wont be too hot.
 
 and as for my traffic experiences, i havent been sice 04 and the 3 years i went, it seemed that every problem one year, was fixed the next.

[bnyced0]

Originally posted by le sonick:
   

Originally posted by bnyced0:
  It may be good for the environment, but I wouldn't say the same for your health.  You're looking at 3 miles in 90plus degree weather, so you'll arrive roasted and sweaty before you START your day.  Afterwards Has been a major pain in the ass but they are trying to address that this year by having two lots, one for carpools (4 or more) and one for the rest with supposedly quicker entrance and exits for carpoolers.

dont be a wuss!!! 3 miles isnt that bad, and if you go early, it wont be too hot.
 
 and as for my traffic experiences, i havent been sice 04 and the 3 years i went, it seemed that every problem one year, was fixed the next. [/b]

I'm not a good example because I get up early and run around my local park and down to the water which is about 4.5 miles total.  But for shits and giggles I'd like you to get into your car, oh sometime when it hits just say 85, watch the speedometer and drive 3 miles and park.  Now walk back home, get some water, then walk back to your car.  Like I said  I run every day, and will do so out in Indio as well.  But I'm not walking even a phuckin mile anytime past noon in Indio, with the thought of dealing with a festival all day/night then having to walk back through all that goddamn dust...let alone 3 miles.  If that makes me a wuss, make the t-shirt and I'll wear it proudly, but being from California I think that's suicidal. But you sound like a guy that would relish running a marathon during Burning Man, too hardcore for me.

[Frank Gallagher]

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[xneverwherex]

well im sure most of you are off to coachella already, but i highly recommend seeing Faithless. "God is a DJ" was worth the price of the ticket alone. Webster Hall was pure energy at that moment (well ok during most the set) probably thanks to most the crowd being from England. Also, Reverence, We Come 1, Insomnia and I Want More were played and Salva Mea was played for the encore.
 
 But for those who say NYC folks are too hip to dance, come out to any show where dancing is required, and you will get it. I want more and we come 1 had the crowd bouncing in synch and everyone dancing, arms flying in the air. great time was had by all!
 
 by far, show of the year! and ive seen lots of shows already.
 
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMLerqyrVas

[Christine Moritz]

Originally posted by xneverwherex:
  well im sure most of you are off to coachella already, but i highly recommend seeing Faithless.

I've never seen them live, but the clip of their live performance in the film "Glastonbury" was really something else.
 
 It was one of their rave-ier tunes, and although I'm not generally into trancey stuff, you could feel the crowd pulsating, and feel the whole tension and release that's so central to dance music.
 
 I'd see 'em if I were going to Coachella.

[sonickteam2]

dont forget, you can watch Coachella live in the AT&T Blue Room
 
  http://attblueroom.com/events/coachellaschedule.php

[xneverwherex]

Originally posted by Christine Moritz:
   

Originally posted by xneverwherex:
  well im sure most of you are off to coachella already, but i highly recommend seeing Faithless.

I've never seen them live, but the clip of their live performance in the film "Glastonbury" was really something else.
 
 It was one of their rave-ier tunes, and although I'm not generally into trancey stuff, you could feel the crowd pulsating, and feel the whole tension and release that's so central to dance music.
 
 I'd see 'em if I were going to Coachella. [/b]

I agree! After seeing Glastonbury it made my decision on spending $35 a hell of a lot easier on going to see them. Of course, when I saw that video, that also sold me. And yes, you can feel the crowd pulsating, the energy. Its rather unreal. NYC did them justice and the band seemed energized and feeding off of it. Its not often you get that kind of show. And I'm sure that will never do justice, compared to that glastonbury performance.
 
 btw - i believe it might have been 'god is a dj' on what they performed, but its been a few weeks and i could be wrong. possibly insomnia, i just recall it being one of their more popular songs.

[brennser]

so any reports? or are folks still wrecked from the weekend?

[grotty]

the desert sun

[anarchist]

110 degrees

[bnyced0]

Best sets, in no particular order
 
 Bjork
 Tiesto
 RATM
 Teddy Bears
 Faithless
 Placebo
 Arctic Monkeys
 Paul Van Dyke
 
 I've seen Rage play tighter sets but none more powerful, the atmosphere was electric as well as the performance.  Bjork was simply stunning, not everyone was into and I saw many people leave, but just more room for the rest of us.
 
 Deathly hot, grossly over crowded on Sat/Sun, over all I'd say it exceeded what seems to be everyone's benchmark of 2004 (though I think 99 was the best).  Really need to cap ticket sales at about 50K, or expand the area or double staff,  concessions, rest rooms, etc everything was stressed near breaking point.  There were a couple of the "Coachella moments" where the combination of the artist, the physical beauty and presence of the location, and the mood of those around you combine for something that only happens in Indio. Amongst them was Bjork's first encore, two songs into Faithless, the first chord of RATM, a few more that my fried brain can't articulate at the moment.  3 days is brutal but it should probably stay that way, but still WAY too many conflicts.