Fair To Midland. Nuff said.

hello hi honey

I heart Jarvis

Hot Chip ruled the festival. They gave the best performance of the festival as far as I’m concerned. Whoever the fuck reviewed Coachella sounded really bitter and disturbed. Take it from someone who has been every year.
Bjork was great! Hot Chip was life changing! Rage was TIRED. Willie was cool. Kaiser Chiefs were drunk, Of Montreal was good but the lead singer was more interested in his props than his performance, Klaxons were excellent, Teddybears were hot, Peaches was TIRED, MSTRKRFT was awesome, Tokyo Police Club were good, AIR was too late to really care about how good they were, Arcade Fire was amazing but I missed them because I ended up in the hospital from a heat stroke because I was dancing too hard at Hot Chip and MSTRKRFT. There were a bunch of other goodies that would take forever to list.

im tired of bjork. she’ll be back at coachella again and again. friday night belonged to GOGOL BORDELLO who put on an in your face show. gypsy punks,faux rape, random people on stage, and a badass frontman. it was the most impressive show of the weekend.

Bjork definitely put on one of the best performances of the weekend. Shit was a religous experience. You’d understand if you were rollin on euphoric pills whilst watching from the main stage because you outsmarted the damn rent-a-cops to sneak backstage.
Why isn’t the Gotan Project mentioned? they put on one of the sickest sets of the 3 days as well. Rage was overhyped. Tiesto sounds like ice-cream truck music. Rodrigo y gabriela killed it, and AIR can fuck off for coming on 45 minutes late. Awesome weekend.

Worst review EVER!

Bjork was amazing, one of the highlights of the show.

Tiesto was my favorite part of the festival. I think putting him after the Chilli Peppers on Sat was a great way to close out the day, and I think he played a great set aside from not having a vocalist.

It’s actually Shave Ice….no d

KOL burnt the place down!

Where’s Guns N Roses? Ok, they aren’t making an appearance, so then I’m glad I saved my money and didn’t go!

IM DRUNK AND PEARL JAM IS THE GREATEST BAND EVER!

The ultimate warrior doesn’t wear a costume. That’s how he always dresses.

is bjork wearing the ultimate warriors costume ?

why no mention of rage, were all the fans meat heads? thats a disgrace … i so wanted to travel 8000 miles but now i am glad i didnt

I’ll also comment to the rage-fanatic so he stops crying into his Che Guevara T shirt: They sure sounded sloppy. How many times did I hear the bassist look panicked as he tried to catch up after slipping off time? Also, Rage should win a prize for most T shirts. Funny how such an anti-capitalist band should dominate with merchandising.

I agree, Manu Chau have been consistently disappointing and obnoxious since they thought it’d be a great idea to play their songs at super fast tempos and with punk guitars. All the subtle and sexy weirdness of his two records is completely obliterated, leaving a crappy two bit ska punk band who just arrived here from 1995.

I’ll talk about manu chao. I did’nt really like them. They had good energy and all and some great grooves but almost every single song followed the structure of
cool grove verse into punk chorus comprised of the same drum beat “boom tat boom tat boom tat.” Well maybe I was just restless waiting for Rage.

before rage came on the stage lights went black. the two screens on either side of the stage showed the outline of a person hopping. after a few seconds the crowd realized it was the outline of zach de la rocha. then the band walked onto the stage, zach said, “good evening. we are rage against the machine from los angeles,” and tom morello went into “testify’s” opening, grinding guitar riff. i was standing next to a friend and by mid song the chaotic crowd had split us up. if fucking rocked. after “testify” they played “bulls on parade” followed by “people of the sun.” other songs (not in order): “bullet in the head,” “sleep now in the fire,” “down rodeo,” “guerilla radio,” “calm like a bomb,” “know your enemy” and “renegades of funk,” during whcih de la rocha sang tom morello’s funky guitar riff. the last song before the encore was “wake up,” during which de la rocha compared the current administration to nazi war criminals. he also said every president from truman on, “every last rich white one of ‘em” should be “tried, hung and shot.” someone near me in the crowd shouted “fuck truman.” the encore was “freedom” and “killing in the name.” following the set, the band stood center state with their arms around eachother. then de la rocha thanked the crowd multiple times. best show ever.

How come nobody talks about Manu Chao!! It looks like you have to be part of the American media to be noticed!! He gave one of the most energetic performances, and yet nobody talks, beacuse he does not appears in MTV or on the Billboard! But ask anyone outside the USA, and they’ll say otherwise.

i’ve never commented on an rs article just to bash it, but i agree with the people wondering why rage wasn’t even mentioned. umm hello douchebag how many people were there to see rage? how many people are reading your article because of rage? how long was rage on hiatus? and you only mentioned the chili peppers to say that the 90’s were well-represented? come on man. i’m wondering how you manage to have your nose in the air and your head in your ass at the same time. and how could a rolling stone writer possibly be surprised that people would rather see !!! than some random techno DJs? !!! rocks the house. you better have been on a lot of drugs.

Rage made a completely different album all three times - All nothing short of brilliant. CH on the other hand BLOWS!

oh that would be winona ryder, Turd.

I wush I had been there and dun that. Scarlett, drip honey, honey..

Who played Bjork on Saturday Night Live’s “Celebrity Jeopardy!”? Because she was a hell of a lot better than the real thing, that’s for sure.

Maybe some Rage fans throw bottles because it’s more interesting than listening to Rage. Rage had one awesome album and then repeated it a couple more times. CH has several great albums and only got better with each one. This is why Neil Finn of CH can do a concert and have Eddie Vedder, 2 guys from Radiohead, and Johnny Marr all fly to New Zealand to play his songs. A little respect is due.

I’ll KILL the next person who says Rage fans are rude.

Sig Eps rule!

People who stereotype all Rage fans as being obnoxious pricks are the true obnoxious pricks. The reason why they kick so much ass is because of their broad fan base. I had friends with me from all walks of life and everyone loved Rage. Even my conservative friends!

Come on people. Lay off the stereotypes. Another excellent coachella. See you next year

Musically Rage was great and alot of the fans there were very rude. I wouldn’t say out of control (I was actually expecting/hoping it to be crazier) but definitely rude. But then again not most Rage fans can appreciate the excellent musicality of bands like Crowed House; but then again that’s not why they were there. Putting CH before Rage was just plain bad scheduling by Coachella.
In terms of the Feeling, I got a free download of their’s from iTunes last summer. It’s decent, but as I’ve learned sometimes live shows are A lot better than a bands recorded material. One example of this for me was The Roots. I am not traditionally a hip-hop fan, but The Roots put on such a good show that I bought their album immediately afterwards. Their guitar player was busting out licks like Hendrix while moving like Chuck Barry. Great fun all around though and Coachella was definitely the cleanest of all the festivals I’ve been to. I’ll most certainly be back next year.

It wasn’t a terrible review - I didn’t check out Rage, myself, but I’m an old-school raver.

I thought Jesus and Mary Chain, Girl Talk, Spank Rock, Faithless, and LCD Soundsystem were the best of the fest - and then there were these 2 djs from LA playing the Go(?) area (the spot in the middle with the red onion-looking thingies, right by the Dome) that were sick.

I had a blast and will be back next year!

By far the best concert I’ve ever been too, granted I’m only twenty-two, but still worth the 8 hour drive and more then expensive ticket.
The heat was wicked, the music was fresh, the art was incredible. I have nothing bad to say about this whatsoever.
In the midst of the pit people tend to fall, and what do the hordes of RATM fans do? Pick you up, that’s what.
Who cares about the heat, the people, the expense of everything, from a $4.00 churro to a $7.00 sausage when you’re simply there to have the best time of your life. Everything seems to melt away, not necessarily because of the sweltering temperature, or the sheer size of the masses looming around you. You’re here because you want to be, New York, Massachussets, even Alberta, fans flocked far and wide to see one thing…to experience one thing.
Coachella. I thank you for everything you’ve allowed me to experience. As for the police raid on our campground Saturday night, all I have to say is, “Nuh-Nuh-Nuh-Nuh, Heeeeyyy, Goodbye.”

Tiesto headlined the mainstage because he is one of the most well-known, most successful trance DJ’s of the last 10 years. He’s partly responsible for electronic music’s mainstream resurgence in the 1990’s and has played to sold out crowds of thousands all around the world ever since. Think Love Parade, Winter Music Conference, Ibiza…broaden your horizons and you may learn something.

Explosions in the Sky were phenomenal. Not sure how they got on the main stage but glad they did. Very Mogwai-ish. Sonic Youth did their usual Rather Ripped tour show, which was fine by me. Wish I saw Roky Erikson and Sparklehorse.

Rage fans were really great at not living up to the socially aware mindset that the band puts forth. Rude, hostile and impatient. They were being obnoxious dicks during Explosions in the Sky, the Roots,Willie Nelson and the bottles thrown at Crowded House were just plain pathetic. Too bad that such a cool band with something to say has such meathead fans.

Other great sets that haven’t been mentioned were Sonic Youth, the Avett Bros and Gillian Welch.

THE FEELING! HOT CHIP! laid back, we’ll give you laid back. who’s playing Bonnaroo?

every time i close my eyes

The only thing more lame than the report is this group of comments. There must of been some intelligent people with something interesting to say at Coachella, are am I fooling myself?

terrible report of the festival. thanks.

I find these reports to be very incomplete. The Arcade Fire was uncharacteristically aweful, not seeming at all comfortable with their new, dark persona. It wasn’t believable, so we left to go see Ghostface who turned out to be, in essence, the clan. A few good half-songs, but the MC couldn’t finish a track without trying to assemble a herem of little LA hipster girls. The crowd responded with boos. How did you miss that Mr. Sheffield. Saturday was dominated by DFA artists !!!, Hot Chip and The Rapture. A great day for dancing and, of course, lcd.

look like Bjork.We have a lot of beautiful blonde girls,thin & much better than US girl.Bjork is ugly but it’s not her fault she was born with some rare genetics dis-order.

wow. no review of the RATM show?

and sounds like one!ZERO talents!

can anyone vouch for this dude’s love of The Feeling? I was just at best buy this afternoon to pick up Black Rebel Motorcycle Club’s new one, Baby 81, and i saw The Feeling there on sale for $9.99. Should I go back for it?

Regarding the police raid on campgrounds: goddamn hippies and their goddamn drum circles…

next stop: Pinkpop haha

The world needs lots of Coltrane’s and Davis’s, but they also need lots of RATM. “pinhead metal chords” - get over yourself and your starbucks coffee drinking bitch; pacifism is a respectible belief, but don’t bash those willing to change things thru action.

How can any one person declare something the best of the fest..?
It was too freakin’ huge!

Why is there no “The Jump” in this piece?

Anyone have a report on Roky Erickson and the Explosives’ show?

Coachella reports of testosterone OD’ing Rage fan morons throwing water bottles at members of Crowded House shows you where the “seig heil” call to arms rhetoric combined with pinhead metal chords can lead.
RATR, please go away.

I must be an idiot to think that some stuck up writer would write about his experience at Cochella and omit rage.

now that it’s over, we have six weeks to rest and prepare for bonnaroo.