Comments on: Coachella 2013 lineup announced

By: Itsumishi

Itsumishi — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:22:00 +0000

Y’all are far too bitter. That line-up would have me making my way to any other state in Australia, and probably across to New Zealand. A flight too the US however…

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 09:50:00 +0000

As a citizen of Palm Springs, I find the idea of anyone deliberately going to Indio hilarious.

By: Gerald Mander

Gerald Mander — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 07:05:00 +0000

I stopped going to Coachella years ago. Madonna and The Cure headlining an alternative music fest? Riiiight. They treated attendees like shit. Shade was conspicuously absent, water was expensive, public drinking facilities literally consisted of a hose, port-a-potties were in short supply, and the clear glee on the faces of Indio PD officers as they swarmed people for minor drug infractions was alarming.

By: L_Mariachi

L_Mariachi — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 07:46:00 +0000

It’s a fucking travesty that the Red Hot Chili Peppers get the biggest type (in 2013?!?) and Lee Scratch Perry gets the smallest.

By: pjcamp

pjcamp — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 02:24:00 +0000

Huh.

Why did I think this was going to have something to do with handbags?

By: Pres

Pres — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 01:06:00 +0000

Bah. If I were in the US, I’d be looking forward to Electric Daisy Carnival!

By: foxtongue

foxtongue — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 00:55:00 +0000

A a friend on Facebook pointed out: The Sunday line up is kind of bitterly hilarious, though, considering it was Nick Cave who said “I’m forever near a stereo saying, ‘What the fuck is this garbage?’ And the answer is always the Red Hot Chili Peppers.”

By: Dorkomatic

Dorkomatic — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:13:00 +0000

Skinny Lister. Win.

By: franko

franko — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:49:00 +0000

so, basically, EVERYONE is playing?

By: Daryl Fritz

Daryl Fritz — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 13:51:00 +0000

Are the XX really deserving of a second-headliner spot? Over Postal Service?? Interesting to see How To Destroy Angels’ first live gig ever.

By: Engineer_

Engineer_ — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:01:00 +0000

That’s a LOT of bands.
Glad to see some French bands out there too. (C2C from my hometown!)

By: Mark Duanburge

Mark Duanburge — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 10:21:00 +0000

Couchsurfing at Antinous’ pad, all Happy Mutants welcome!

By: Steve Olsen

Steve Olsen — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 10:09:00 +0000

The Headliners are kinda fucked up for me. I realize that is subjective…

Stoked for
Grimes, James Blake, Purity Ring, Postal Service, Passion Pit, Yeasayer

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 09:57:00 +0000

That is strictly ‘bring your own moldy carpet remnant’.

By: niktemadur

niktemadur — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 09:55:00 +0000

Any good hotels over at Bombay Beach in the Salton Sea?

By: niktemadur

niktemadur — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 09:49:00 +0000

Two years ago, they did the same thing to Wire. To fucking WIRE, man!

By: penguinchris

penguinchris — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 07:30:00 +0000

Lou Reed and Johnny Marr were the names that caught my eye. Not sure what either of them might be like in concert these days though. I’d like to see Sigur Rós too, though I feel they’d be best in a relatively intimate old theater where their sound could really fill the place.

In all there’s nobody I’m dying to see, but it does look like there would be a lot to enjoy on all three days – the one time I went (2010) was pretty mixed, to my taste. Although, that can be good too because it enables you to wander around listening to things you haven’t heard of that you would miss if you plan out your day to listen to all the better-known bands.

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 07:06:00 +0000

No hotel room in Cabazon this year, eh?

By: bruceburbank

bruceburbank — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 06:20:00 +0000

Yawn.

Also- while not as popular as many of those other artists, it’s criminal that Sparks are relegated to the fine print.