Coachella 2017

[brayshizzle]

No idea whats going to happen.

I keep reading she will be 7 months pregnant around the time of Coachella, which with twins will probably be huge. 

BUT that said, there a few options. She could do a Axel Rose and borrow Dave Grohls throne. 

Personally, I would want the full Beyonce experience so would rather it be put off until next year. But, as I said, Axel Rose did it last year on a throne and come to think of it , Florence sub headlined weekend two with a broken foot and was amazing. 

I am looking at the positive side tho...because I like Beyonce and have never seen her live BUT there was a 90% chance she would clash with Moderat and it was the hardest clash to live with . So regardless of what she does I am going to be loosing my shit to Moderat

 

UNLESS 

NIN replace her

[kingcrawler]

I see Beyonce's officially pulled out of this year and is already confirmed for next year instead. Bon Iver to be bumped up to headline now?

[Rose-Colored Boy]

8 minutes ago, kingcrawler said:

I see Beyonce's officially pulled out of this year and is already confirmed for next year instead. Bon Iver to be bumped up to headline now?

With the prices they charge they probably ought to get in a proper replacement rather than just a bump-up, Lady Gaga or Rihanna or something. Bruno Mars is in the UK or he'd be my bet 

[dentalplan]

Y E E Z U S

[Orens]

Solange! 

But seriously, The Weeknd should be available, as the second Saturday set will be 3 days before kicking off his tour's North American leg in Vancouver. Makes tons of sense, I believe.

[FloorFiller]

43 minutes ago, Orens said:

Solange! 

But seriously, The Weeknd should be available, as the second Saturday set will be 3 days before kicking off his tour's North American leg in Vancouver. Makes tons of sense, I believe.

Yeah that seems too convenient for it to not happen unless he happens to be tied down with something else. With a month or so left (and knowing about it for a few weeks now) you'd definitely assume they will've been in talks with somebody already and won't just bump somebody up.

[brayshizzle]

Weeknd seems like the logical choice

Id like them to go a bit more out there and bring in NIN or QOTSA 

But they will likely bring in a like for like....maybe JT or Adele?

[brayshizzle]

NIN and Frank Ocean rumored to co headline the Saturday

[FloorFiller]

54 minutes ago, brayshizzle said:

NIN and Frank Ocean rumored to co headline the Saturday

Where's this come from? Weird choice of co-headliners but a stellar result if it's pulled off.

[thewayiam]

On 2/23/2017 at 9:20 PM, Orens said:

Solange! 

But seriously, The Weeknd should be available, as the second Saturday set will be 3 days before kicking off his tour's North American leg in Vancouver. Makes tons of sense, I believe.

what's the big deal with Solange?

On 2/23/2017 at 10:54 PM, brayshizzle said:

Weeknd seems like the logical choice

Id like them to go a bit more out there and bring in NIN or QOTSA 

But they will likely bring in a like for like....maybe JT or Adele?

If they could have got Adele instead they would have.

[brayshizzle]

2 hours ago, FloorFiller said:

Where's this come from? Weird choice of co-headliners but a stellar result if it's pulled off.

A guy on inforoo who knows people sayig they were currently talking to two parties about a duel headliner deal.

Then a guy on reddit who has gotten the headliners right the last two years, said they are talking to NIN and Frank Ocean about it. 

Both are headlining Golden Voices other fest, Panorama. 

 

[Orens]

3 hours ago, thewayiam said:

what's the big deal with Solange?

Seriously? Come on man, I'm not going to explain that one!

[thewayiam]

16 minutes ago, Orens said:

Seriously? Come on man, I'm not going to explain that one!

You might need to! Beyonce's sister I get it.

[FloorFiller]

http://www.nme.com/news/music/daft-punk-reportedly-replacing-beyonce-coachella-headliner-ahead-spring-tour-1996807

'lol ey Daft Punk fancy stepping in last minute to replace Beyonce?'

[arcuse]

Rihanna & Chance coheadlining seem to be the latest rumour. Daft Punk ain't replacing Beyoncé? They'd get way more cash out of Daft Punk as they organized Desert Trip last year. Im expecting them to go on tour, just not this year anymore.. 

[Callum_96]

Consequence of Sound have just released an article saying it's Lady Gaga

http://consequenceofsound.net/2017/02/report-lady-gaga-to-headline-coachella-2017/

[brayshizzle]

ya, looks like gaga. ill be at moderat then. 

[gregory]

confirmed:

[Rose-Colored Boy]

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaas Queen Gaga. Coachella's booking team can do no wrong for me this year, what a difference 12 months makes.

[Rose-Colored Boy]

Actually looking back.. my total lack of knowledge of what's big on the East Coast of America notwithstanding, this is easily the biggest trio of headliners they've ever had, even despite one of them being a last-minute replacement.. kind of begs the question what the hell were the bookers doing wrong every year until now

Edited March 1, 2017 by Zac Quinn

[brayshizzle]

not going to lie, i am so sad NIN are not playing

apparently they were offered it to a few but gaga is really the only one with a tour nearly ready and the infrastructure to pull it off

 

ill most certainly be somewhere else. i got mad love for her, but i aint missing moderat etc

[Noeliam]

2 hours ago, brayshizzle said:

not going to lie, i am so sad NIN are not playing

apparently they were offered it to a few but gaga is really the only one with a tour nearly ready and the infrastructure to pull it off

 

ill most certainly be somewhere else. i got mad love for her, but i aint missing moderat etc

I don't know at this point in my life who I wouldn't miss to see Moderat... Enjoy man!

[Friend Chicken]

Caught the last few songs of Moderat after Royksopp which was awesome Glad I was able to catch both. 

This was my 10 year anniversary of my first year attending, eighth attended overall and sixth consecutive. Still planning to attend next year.

[brayshizzle]

moderat blew the fucking rough off

best show at coach

[bhomburg]

Nice to review this now.

On a general note, I just love Coachella and think it is the best festival out there. First, it's in April, long before festival season on this side of the Atlantic starts. Makes the wait for summer a lot shorter, and one knows who's worth seeing on the European circuit.

Second, the location in the desert is just about perfect. The venue is grassy (well, rather what's left of it by the time weekend II ends). Never any weather lottery, unlike Glastonbury & Co. It never rains. Nights are balmy, and there's shady and even air-conditioned tent stages for those hot summer days when the sun beats down mercilessly.

Third, the organizers got their act together in terms of production quality. The sound (usually, this year had a number of glitches weekend one) is as perfect as it can get. The venue is (or rather, was, until this year - this year they enlarged the venue a little while selling significantly more tickets, resulting in unpleasant overcrowding) small enough to make walking between stages feasible. 

Of course, there's downsides. It's expensive, for one. Very expensive. Ticket prices (430 dollars for 2018, up from half that in 2010 when I first went) are one thing, and the local councils and business communities now have fully grasped the revenue potential these events bring. Prices for accommodations - especially house rentals and hotel rooms - have gone through the roof, and tricks that used to work (like booking before dates where announced for next year, or trying to use points for the chains) don#t any more. OK, most of that can be avoided if you camp onsite, which I don't do. Camping is financially accessible (USD 113 for a weekend pass, up from $100 last year - thanks new tax!).

Personally, I like the US way of separating the drinking areas from the stages (mostly a side effect of  US alcohol laws), it's just more civilized. Far less drunk people in front of stages. But the separate bar area wristband that they even have taken to daily changes is a nuisance, as are the extra lines lines to get those things, and then into the bar area and out again. At least there now is decent beer ever since they introduced a craft beer barn in  2014.

 

 

 

Edited July 6, 2017 by bhomburg