I love Coachella. Love, love, love it! It's my "adult spring break" and something that I definitely look forward to every year. All of my friends and I make our annual pilgrimage to Palm Springs, rent a house, lay out in the sun, drinks lots, see great bands and have the BEST TIME EVER. Some of my favorite concert memories have been at Coachella. My favorite year had to be when the Pixies reunited, which was also the same year that Radiohead and The Cure played. I had a photo pass that year, so I got to be front and center for the first three songs of all of them. I seriously almost cried like ten times.
So, I'm really excited that after months of speculation the 2012 lineup has finally been announced. When I looked at the line-up initially, it seemed pretty good. But, then I looked again....meh? Where's the big "get" for the reunited band this year? At the Drive-In is awesome, but they're no My Bloody Valentine. No Pixies. And, certainly no Smiths (which I have been praying for forever). And, I'm a little annoyed by this "two weeks" bullshit. Is everyone I know planning on going the same weekend? Which weekend will be the best? At the end of the day, I do want to go and will definitely do what I can to try to go. But, with my recent "employment financial freedom," I have more to consider. I've already seen most of the bands that I want to see. And, I am willing to say that the ones that I haven't seen will be back and at a smaller venue. Is that worth $1,000 to go out to Palm Springs for the weekend? Does my hesitation mean I'm getting old? (DON'T ANSWER THAT!!!)
After I host a car wash to raise money to go, these are the bands I definitely want to see:
Friday, April 13 & 20
The Black Keys
Pulp
Refused
Mazzy Star
M83
Girls
The Rapture
The Horrors
Frank Ocean
James
Dawes
WU LYF
Other Lives
Saturday, April 14 & 21
Radiohead
Bon Iver
The Head and the Heart
The Big Pink
The Vaccines
Grouplove
Sunday, April 15 & 22
Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg (DUH)
At the Drive-In
Weeknd
Girl Talk
Gotye?
COACHELLA OR BUST?!
Gotye, very Australian which means random, without an identity, probably drunk and not for me.
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I believe I was with you Pixies year/day. Do you remember the first ever Coachella which was in the Fall - Pavement, Beck, Modest Mouse and Morrissey? Fantastic.
All bands I'd like to see I'd rather see in a smaller venue. Specifically I'd like to see Frank Ocean in my bedroom singing American Wedding to me.
Yes, you were there!! SO FUN! I didn't even dive into the lack of really really good reunions this year (so I didn't get to name drop when I cried when Pavement came on). Apparently, I do a lot of crying at Coachella...might not be as fun as I think since it's such a tearjerker. HA
ReplyDeleteI listened to Gotye yesterday. Meh. I like your take. ;)