Coachella 2008

[casaanova]

Hey guys! It's that time of year again...Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2008!! As of right now, no lineup has been announced. However, I found a list of the confirmed bands from consequence.com.

Confirmed:

• Akron/Family’s band (f. The Dodos) — http://www.myspace.com/akak
• Animal Collective — http://www.myspace.com/austintv
• Austin TV — http://www.myspace.com/austintv
• Autolux — http://www.myspace.com/autolux
• The Breeders — http://www.myspace.com/thebreeders
• Cafe Tacuba — http://www.myspace.com/cafetacvba
• The Cinematic Orchestra (w/Heidi Vogel) — http://www.myspace.com/thecinematicorchestras
• Chromeo (?) — http://www.myspace.com/chromeo
• Death Cab for Cutie (?) — http://www.myspace.com/deathcabforcutie
• Deltron 3030 (?) — http://www.myspace.com/deltron3030
• DREDG — http://www.myspace.com/dredg
• Duffy — http://www.myspace.com/duffymyspace
• Electric Touch — http://www.myspace.com/electrictouchmusic
• Goldfrapp — http://www.myspace.com/goldfrapp
• Kavinski — http://www.myspace.com/kavinsky
• Kidsister — http://www.myspace.com/kidsister
• Lisa D Amato (?) — http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=31371297 http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=31371297
• Sia — http://www.myspace.com/siamusic
• Simian Mobile Disco — http://www.myspace.com/simianmobiledisco
• Sons & Daughters — http://www.myspace.com/sonsanddaughters
• Spirtualized — http://www.myspace.com/spiritualizeduk
• VHS or Beta (?) — http://www.myspace.com/vhsorbeta

The entire lineup should be coming out in about 1 week or 2.
So who's thinking of going? I'm for sure showing up for my fourth year in a row. I love this festival, even though it can be kind of tiring because its like 100 degrees.

 

[MulletProof]

I was just talking about it this morning. my friend says Portishead is confirmed too. it's not true, is it?

I also heard rumours about The Verve.

I hope Radiohead plays there again.. since they'll be starting to tour right about that time. that would be so awesome.

 

[casaanova]

About Portishead, who knows, but it would be really cool if they went. I heard rumors about the Verve also. I'd love to see them live. And about Radiohead, a lot of people are saying they will play, and others are saying that their reps confirmed they aren't playing. I guess we'll have to see. Some people are also saying Bowie will show.

 

[casaanova]

So the official list is finally here, from coachella.com

FRIDAY, APRIL 25: Jack Johnson, The Verve, Raconteurs, The Breeders, Fatboy Slim, Tegan and Sara, Madness, The Swell Season, The National, Animal Collective, Slightly Stoopid, Mum, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, Stars, Battles, Aesop Rock, Midnight Juggernauts, Does it Offend you, Yeah?, Minus the Bear, Spank Rock, dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip, Diplo, Adam Freeland, Santo Gold, Jens Lekman, John Butler Trio, Vampire Weekend, Dan Deacon, Architecture in Helsinki, Sandra Collins, Busy P, Cut Copy, Black Lips, Datarock, Professor Murder, Reverend and the Makers, The Bees, Porter, Rogue Wave, Modeselektor, American Bang, Lucky I Am.

SATURDAY, APRIL 26: Portishead, Kraftwerk, Death Cab for Cutie, Cafe Tacuba, Sasha & Digweed, Rilo Kiley, Dwight Yoakam, M.I.A., Hot Chip, Cold War Kids, Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks, DeVotchKa, Flogging Molly, Mark Ronson, Turbonegro, Scars on Broadway, Islands, Enter Shikari, Calvin Harris, Boyz Noize, Junkie XL, Cinematic Orchestra, Jamie T, The Teenagers, VHS or Beta, Carbon/silicon, Erol Alkan, Yo Majesty!, Little Brother, Bonde Do Role, St. Vincent, Akron Family, MGMT, Institubes DJs (Surkin, Para One and Orgasmic), James Zabiela, Sebastian, Kavinsky, Dredg, The Bird and the Bee, Grand Ole Party, New Young Pony Club, 120 Days, Yoav, Electric Touch, Uffie

SUNDAY, APRIL 27: Roger Waters (“Dark Side of the Moon”), Love & Rockets, My Morning Jacket, Spiritualized, Justice, Gogol Bordello, Chromeo, The Streets, Metric, Danny Tenaglia, Simian Mobile Disco, Booka Shade, Murs, Dmitri from Paris, Autolux, The Field, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Les Savy Fav, The Cool Kids, Sons & Daughters, Sia, Holy ****, Black Kids, Black Mountain, The Annuals, Kid Sister w/A-Trak, Man Man, Duffy, I'm from Barcelona, Manchester Orchestra, Deadmau5, The Horrors, Austin TV, Shout Out Louds, Plastiscines, Brett Dennen

Overall I'm pretty disappointed, I think Goldenvoice could have done so much better. But, they did say they had some tricks up their sleeve, so we'll have to see who they decide to add at the last minute. Tickets go on sale FRIDAY at 10:00 AM (PT). Single day tickets are $90, and 3 day passes are $269.

 

[MulletProof]

yeah, it's rather mediocre despite having Portishead.. I'll probably go on saturday, just because it's been a while since I've been to Coachella.. but other than that, the festival is slowly dying conceptually. pretty sad.

.. and.. I was never big on The Verve but why are they opening for Jack Johnson?

 

[kimair]

Lisa D Amato (?) — http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...endID=31371297

lisa from america's top model lisa!!
i clicked on her myspace...her music (if you can call it that)...

the second day seems the best to me, but i'm not sure if it's worth $90 and a drive to indio...
i hope portishead's stop is part of a bigger tour...

thanks for the info cassanova...

 

[kristi_b]

Here's the poster. Third day is the one I'd choose, especially for Spiritualized, but I doubt I'll go. Just not enough of what I want to see..

Kimair, how was Mars Votla on NYE? Saw them on Letterman the other night, great stuff.


pitchforkmedia.com

 

[city girl]

So many Australian acts on the Friday

would love to see The Verve and Tegan and Sara

 

[titania]

^ go the aussies! i would die to see portishead.

 

[chel4mdavali]

i wish i could go. especially the second day. but no cash for tickets and gas money
anyway last year's line up was waaay better. so i'm not too bummed about it.

 

[Scott]

portishead?! where are the teasers and clips??????!!!!! i cannot believe portishead producing new material isn't such big news.

 

[SiennaInLondon]

Sooooo excited. Might really go. It is between Coachella and Burning Man. I can't do both because flying to the US three times in one year seems a bit pointless.

 

[fourboltmain]

OK, so single day tickets sold out. I'm pre-heating the oven right now before I stick my head in it. I just wanted to see Portishead! On my friggin birthday!

*big middle finger*

 

[the-smiths]

I would love to go see Love and Rockets. Man, I can't believe they got back together!

 

[LetThemEatCake]

I'll be skipping this. Too hot anyway and I dont want skin cancer.

 

[ms-nietzsche]

I wish I could go, although I'm not too impressed with the line-up.

 

[kanita]

There is no question of me going, but that line up looks almost shockingly bad to me.

 

[MulletProof]

... that sounds pretty awesome, kanita .. all you travelling all the way to cali just for the festival?.

 

[cutxpaste]

I wish I could go!

 

[kanita]

... that sounds pretty awesome, kanita .. all you travelling all the way to cali just for the festival?.

nooooo

I totally miss-phrased that due to late-night posting

What I meant is that I couldn't possible go all that way for a fest..