Ever since Rage Against The Machine headlined the first ever Coachella Valley Music and Arts festival back in 1999 I've had the urge to attend. When Radiohead and The Pixies headlined in 2004 I was just devastated. Two of my favorite bands were just a hundred miles away and I was a sad teenager without money nor method of transportation. Well guess what fuckos? I'm going this year. That decision was set in stone when I read that Rage Against The (fucking) Machine (man) was reuniting for one day only at Coachella. RAGE! AGAINST! THE! FUCKING! MACHINE! MAN! I was giddy like a schoolgirl and shook for hours after reading that. I still get amazingly happy when I think about it. I missed my chance to see them live at the DNC in '99 and have regretted it ever since (Old post). My decision was made final once the full lineup was announced: (KEY: Meh (don't know/don't mind missing), Bands I want to see, Bands I want to see and am excited about, Bands I will die for. Of course by bands I also mean acts, etc.)
April 27
Arctic Monkeys, Benny Benassi,
Björk, Gogol Bordello, Brazilian Girls, Brother Ali, Busdriver,
Circa Survive, Jarvis Cocker,
Comedians of Comedy, Digitalism,
DJ Shadow,
El-P, Evil Nine, Faithless, Felix da Housecat, David Guetta,
Interpol,
The Jesus and Mary Chain, Stephen Marley featuring Jr. Gong, Nickel Creek, Noisettes,
Peaches, Peeping Tom,
Silversun Pickups,
Sonic Youth,
Tilly and the Wall, Tokyo Police Club,
Julieta Venegas, Rufus Wainwright,
Gillian Welch,
Amy Winehouse
April 28
!!!,
The Arcade Fire,
Andrew Bird,
The Black Keys,
Blonde Redhead, CocoRosie, Cornelius, The Cribs,
The Decemberists, Roky Erickson and the Explosives, Fields, Fountains of Wayne,
The Frames,
The Fratellis,
Ghostface Killah, Girl Talk, The Good, the Bad and the Queen, Gotan Project, Hot Chip, Jack's Mannequin, Justice,
Kings of Leon,
LCD Soundsystem, MSTRKRFT,
The New Pornographers,
The Night Watchman,
Ozomatli,
Peter Bjorn and John, Pharaohe Monch, The Rapture,
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Mike Relm, Sparklehorse,
Regina Spektor,
Travis, Tiësto, VNV Nation
April 29
Against Me!, Air,
Lily Allen, Anathallo, The Avett Brothers,
Manu Chao, The Coup, Crowded House, Explosions in the Sky,
CSS, Fair to Midland, The Feeling, José González, Grizzly Bear, Richie Hawtin, Happy Mondays, Infected Mushroom, Junior Boys,
Kaiser Chiefs,
Klaxons, Konono N°1, The Kooks, Amos Lee,
Lupe Fiasco, Mando Diao, Mika,
Willie Nelson,
Placebo,
Rage Against the Machine, Ratatat, Damien Rice,
Rodrigo y Gabriela, The Roots, Soulwax,
Spank Rock,
Tapes 'n Tapes,
Teddybears, Paul van Dyk.
I am going all three days. I have bought my tickets and my camping pass already. I am probably going to greyhound my way there, which reminds me I should get my bus ticket soon. Oh and I need to buy a tent. Tents are fun.