Coachella

Hey,

just wondering has anyone ever been to Coachella Music Festival in Palm Springs before? It takes place every April and marks the beginning of the festival season in North America.

I booked flights and bought tickets for myself and herself this week but just wondering if anyone has ever been and what it is like? What sort of buzz, atmosphere, campgrounds etc

Theres enough in the confirmed section already that made my decision easier! Now even if only FNM, Pumpkins, Gorillaz and Pavement confirmed id be more than happy...

Confirmed:

Aeroplane —
As Tall As Lions —
Craze & Klever —
Devo —
El Gran Silencio —
Hot Chip —
Kevin Devine —
Miike Snow —
Muse —
Phoenix —
The xx —
Zoé —
Rumored:

A Place to Bury Strangers —
The Avett Brothers —
Bassnectar —
Beastie Boys —
The Big Pink —
Cornelius —
The Cribs —
The Dead Weather —
Deftones —
Echo & the Bunnymen —
Faith No More —
Gorillaz —
Imogen Heap —
LCD Soundsystem —
Pavement —
Pretty Lights —
The Raveonettes —
The Smashing Pumpkins —
Soundgarden —
Tegan & Sara —
Tiesto —
Vampire Weekend —
Yeasayer —

I've never been there myself but I've heard from people who've gone that its a great festival, always has a great lineup but they are very strict on alcohol and people acting like morons -> (that is probably very good thing if you hate the ****wittery that goes on at festivals like Oxegen)

Can't add anymore to that

line-up announced - ive highlighted the ones i will have to see, saturdays lineup stands out - anyone else recommend any acts i havent bolded???


2010 Coachella Line UP is here
The 11th COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL line up has been announced!
COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2010 LINE-UP
JAY-Z, MUSE AND GORILLAZ HEADLINE 3-DAY FESTIVAL WITH MORE THAN 130 ACTS
ROUNDING OUT LINE-UP TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, JANUARY 22 AT 10:00 AM
The 11th COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL will feature a mix of artists ranging from Pavement, Thom Yorke, Vampire Weekend, Them Crooked Vultures, LCD Soundsystem, Phoenix, Tiësto, Faith No More, Deadmau5, David Guetta, MGMT and Public Image Limited. Set for Friday, April 16, Saturday, April 17 and Sunday, April 18 at the beautiful Empire Polo Club in Indio, CA–the same grounds where COACHELLA debuted in 1999–the COACHELLA 2010 line-up will feature more than 130 acts.

This year’s COACHELLA will feature a variety of options to make the concert experience an enjoyable one. In addition to expanded camping options–including car, RV and traditional tent camping– COACHELLA will allow, for the first time, in-and-out privileges for all attendees. Festival goers will once again have the ability to purchase 3-day festival tickets and various onsite camping options via an easy layaway payment plan.
For those looking to streamline the weekend’s experience, COACHELLA has teamed with Valley Music Travel to provide exclusive travel packages, local hotel shuttle transportation and private home rentals with VIP COACHELLA access. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit www.valleymusictravel.com/coachella.php.

FRIDAY APRIL 16: Jay-Z, LCD Soundsystem, Them Crooked Vultures, Vampire Weekend, Deadmau5, Public Image Limited, The Specials, Grizzly Bear, Passion Pit, Echo and the Bunnymen, Benny Benassi, Fever Ray, Grace Jones, She & Him, Erol Alkan, The Avett Brothers, Calle 13, The Whitest Boy Alive, The Cribs, La Roux, Yeasayer, Lucero, DJ Lance Rock, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Proxy, Ra Ra Riot, Deer Tick, Wolfgang Gartner, Aeroplane, Iglu & Hartly, Sleigh Bells, P.O.S., Baroness, Hockey, Little Dragon, White Rabbits, Wale, Kate Miller-Heidke, As Tall as Lions, Jets Overhead, Alana Grace, Pablo Hassan.

SATURDAY, APRIL 17: Muse, Faith No More, Tiësto, MGMT, David Guetta, The Dead Weather, Hot Chip, Devo, Coheed and Cambria, Kaskade, 2Many DJ’s, Major Lazer, Dirty Projectors, Gossip, Z-Trip, The xx, John Waters, Les Claypool, The Raveonettes, Mew, Sia, Camera Obscura, Tokyo Police Club, Porcupine Tree, Old Crow Medicine Show, Aterciopalados, Bassnectar, Frightened Rabbit, Dirty South, Flying Lotus, Corinne Bailey Rae, Pretty Lights, Shooter Jennings, RX Bandits, The Almighty Defenders, Edward Sharp and the Magnetic Zeros, Craze & Klever, Zoe, The Temper Trap, Portugal. The Man, Band of Skulls, Girls, Beach House, Steel Train, Frank Turner.

SUNDAY, APRIL 18: Gorillaz, Pavement, Thom Yorke, Phoenix, Orbital, Spoon, Sly and the Family Stone, De La Soul, Julian Casablancas, Plastikman, Gary Numan, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Sunny Day Real Estate, Yo La Tengo, MUTEMATH, Deerhunter, Infected Mushroom, Club 75, Matt & Kim, The Big Pink, Gil Scott-Heron, King Khan and the Shrines, Florence and the Machine, Yann Tiersen, Little Boots, Miike Snow, Talvin Singh, Ceu, B.o.B., Babasonicos, Owen Pallett, The Glitch Mob, Mayer Hawthorne, Local Natives, Rusko, The Middle East, Hadouken!, The Soft Pack, Kevin Devine, Paparazzi, Delphic, One EskimO.

them Crooked Vultures - have seen them 4 times and are amazing live, album is dull but live they are class..

I would also try and see The Dillinger Escape Plan, patton could easily make an appearance with them.

Yeasayer - just check if Mark Lannigan is gonna be with them

2 many Dj's on the sat is a must see. Coheed & Cambria are ok if you can stand your mans voice...

Little Boots on the sunday.

Overall though its a solid line up,

What was wrong with the other coach?

Might be going to this myself actually. Have a wedding in Vegas on the 15th April and I think it's relatively close to there.