I know there will be more bands. Come on bring em on!



Sorry, I'm not going to moan because I love this festival but at the same time I'm not going to pretend I'm thrilled with the lineup so far.

bloc party won't be playing as they have finished touring silent alarm



the smashing pumpkins re union is pure false. a san diego radio station started it and then it got on the web and a few false claimed that it was happening but billy corgans record label said last week in a offical statement that it ain't happening

Here it is in its entirety, folks. Official and everything:



Saturday, April 29th

Depeche Mode, Franz Ferdinand, Sigur Ros, Common, Damian Marley, Atmosphere, Carl Cox, My Morning Jacket, Ladytron , Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Tosca, Cat Power, Animal Collective, HARD-fi, Derrick Carter, Devendra Banhart, She Wants Revenge, The Walkmen, The Juan Maclean, Audio Bullys, Imogen Heap, Lady Sovereign, Deerhoof, The Duke Spirit, Editors, stellastarr*, Lyrics Born, Matt Costa, The New Amsterdams, The Zutons, Platinum Piped Pipers, White Rose Movement, Chris Liberator, Colette, Joey Beltram, Hybrid, Wolfmother, The Like, Living Things, Nine Black Alps, The Section Quartet, Infadels, Youth Group, Shy FX & T Power, Infusion.



Sunday, April 30th

Tool, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Bloc Party, Paul Oakenfold, Scissor Sisters, Matisyahu, James Blunt, TV on the Radio, Sleater-Kinney , Mogwai, Coheed and Cambria, Gnarls Barkley, Coldcut, Phoenix, Digable Planets, Amadou & Mariam, Little Louie Vega, Mylo (DJ Set), Seu Jorge, Wolf Parade, The Go! Team, Kaskade, Metric, Art Brut, Dungen, The Dears, Jamie Lidell, The Magic Numbers, Los Amigos Invisibles, Jazzanova, Michael Mayer, Mates of State, Gilles Peterson, Gabriel & Dresden, The Subways, Minus the Bear, Be Your Own Pet, Giant Drag, Kristina Sky, The Octopus Project.





Now, this isn't a bad lineup, but I can't say I'm not horribly disappointed. At least I hope Oakenfold closes out the Sahara Tent on Sunday so I feel no conflict with seeing Tool.



This, honestly, sapped a lot of my enthusiasm. I was counting on Underworld Sunday night, if nothing else. Still a lot of great bands, but I'm not so much an indie kid anymore. Some good DJs, but nothing at all on the dance front that blows my socks off.

wow.



there's not a single act I want to see.



fuck.



YAY! I GET TO SEE A BUNCH OF BANDS I DON"T CARE ABOUT FOR MY BIRTHDAY! FUCK MY ASS AND CALL ME BETTY!

Yeah, there's only a 1/2 dozen I'm actually interested in (I bet they'll be all on at the same time) and about a dozen I even remotely want to see.... Ugh. Second thoughts. And of course, the ones I AM interested in are spread out over both days.



It would actually be easier if there weren't so many cool people from the board coming out: this isn't worth it.....



Lots of drugs??? Might help. Oh well, let's see what everyone else thinks.

Darkstarexodus Escribi�:

It would actually be easier if there weren't so many cool people from the board coming out: this isn't worth it.....

no shit man... we'd be better off getting a shitload of pillz and blowing the entrance fee on Disneyland.

Yeah, it's gonna be hard to top last year's Coachella but this list is sad. Oakenfold opened for the Chemical Brothers in NY in September, so to have him the big headliner for Sahara... I dunno. I'm having big time second thoughts as well.



To quote some bloke from the UW forums:



Today, 06:25 AM

Cadevil

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Re: Underworld at Coachella 2006?



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As of of today's UWlive post, a Coachella appearance looks to be pure "fiction"...





A very early list had Fatboy Slim & Underworld at Coachella this year. With neither act performing, I don't think I'll be attending either.

yeh, distinctly underwhelming for me im afraid BUT dont panic!! theres still plenty of good shit on to check out, and who knows maybe someone random will kick like a mo fo.



like the musical nazi that i am, here is the indoctrinated version of people i wouldnt mind seeing :P



Saturday, April 29th

Depeche Mode

Franz Ferdinand

Sigur Ros (although saw these at glastonbury and thouyght a bit dull tbh - if its in a tent rathert than an open field probably better)

Ladytron

Tosca (nice! misssed k & d at one of their only live shows at the big chill because i split up with my ex girlfriend - thisll do just nicely)

Derrick Carter (aceness!! the dj's dj, proper jack tackle, mchebne will be jealous ;))

The Duke Spirit (oddly enough only just heard about these today from ym mate gareth - apparently records all his backming tracks to vinyl then plays them over a grampahone to play along to!!)

The Zutons

Joey Beltram

Infadels (if their as good as acids recommendation ;))



Sunday, April 30th

Tool

Bloc Party

Mogwai

Coldcut

Phoenix

Little Louie Vega

Mylo (DJ Set)

The Go! Team

Jamie Lidell (haha! niuce u guys have to check him, he rocks hard)

The Magic Numbers

Jazzanova

Michael Mayer (his fabric mix cd is fuckin amazing)



so theres plenty to get the juices going :D



just not the brainstormer i was expectin thats all ;)

I'm telling you mips, for the cost of tickets we could get a ton of e, a limo, and tickets to Disneyland...



I'm just sayin, is all.

I'm openminded enough to think that many of the bands will likely be surprisingly good and I may yet discover some gems, but I don't have the time before April to get up-to-date on who's-who. Last year the lineup had a sense of mission and purpose and there was a top-grade act on at least one (and usually two) stage at all times.



Acts I didn't know at least had huge reputations: M83, MIA, Arcade Fire, etc. Kasabian, K-oS, Razorlight were second or third tier highlights.



Despite being underwhelmed by New Order and NIN, they at least got me hyped up with expectation.



And the Chems and the Prodigy tore down the house in the Sahara Tent to close each night. There at least needs to be a headline caliber dance act, IMO.



We'll see what happens, but right now I'm struggling to get excited.

toomuch'stash Escribi�:

I'm telling you mips, for the cost of tickets we could get a ton of e, a limo, and tickets to Disneyland...



I'm just sayin, is all.

well, i dont do the narcotics bit anymore, but a disneyland mission does sound fuckin cool..... and most the bands i have either seen or could see at some point.....



im easy either way!!

Dude, no-one mentioned Hybrid....

chemicalfan Escribi�:

Dude, no-one mentioned Hybrid....

theres a reason for that ;) :P

mippio Escribi�:

toomuch'stash Escribi�:

I'm telling you mips, for the cost of tickets we could get a ton of e, a limo, and tickets to Disneyland...



I'm just sayin, is all.

well, i dont do the narcotics bit anymore, but a disneyland mission does sound fuckin cool..... and most the bands i have either seen or could see at some point.....



im easy either way!!

We'll need to find a consensus, figure out what we wanna do... cuz, really, I go where whirly wants to go, and whirly is going to want to go wherever the largest concentration of Forumites gathers.

toomuch'stash Escribi�:

mippio Escribi�:

toomuch'stash Escribi�:

I'm telling you mips, for the cost of tickets we could get a ton of e, a limo, and tickets to Disneyland...



I'm just sayin, is all.

well, i dont do the narcotics bit anymore, but a disneyland mission does sound fuckin cool..... and most the bands i have either seen or could see at some point.....



im easy either way!!

We'll need to find a consensus, figure out what we wanna do... cuz, really, I go where whirly wants to go, and whirly is going to want to go wherever the largest concentration of Forumites gathers.

Get ready for some fun at the Polo Grounds, I would expect, ol' stasherino.

this half-assed lineup for coachella could mean that "bonnaroo" will get all the good acts this year 8O



i hope so for my sake, since im just about more then certain in going

toomuch'stash Escribi�:

wherever the largest concentration of Forumites gathers.

yeh word to that. didnt marsh already get his ticket???

I think poor marsh got his plane ticket, out to Palm Springs, not his coachella ticket.



I guarantee that whirly and I could show you all a better time than any depeche mode concert.... we'll fill our living room with airmattresses, it'll be a giant chems campout...



I know we're gonna spend more time rappin with y'all than we will actually listening to any of those sorry excuses for musicians.

toomuch'stash Escribi�:

I think poor marsh got his plane ticket, out to Palm Springs, not his coachella ticket.



I guarantee that whirly and I could show you all a better time than any depeche mode concert.... we'll fill our living room with airmattresses, it'll be a giant chems campout...



I know we're gonna spend more time rappin with y'all than we will actually listening to any of those sorry excuses for musicians.

im glad im not the only one who thinks dedouche mode is the suk

I really hate to be a party pooper and I know so many of you have made a massive effort to arrange for flights and whatnot. A lot of money has been forked out - mc marsh has already gotten his plane tickets (man, if need be and you end up not going to the fest I will come fetch you from the desert), mippio's dragging a friend out, Jeanie's bringing Luna... god this royally sucks. Never again should we trust and be fooled by tentative setlists because... and I hate to be moaning myrtle here... but I'm going to be honest. This current line up does nothing to get my senses tingling. Nothing on there that is appealing to me and I don't want my attitude to completely suck. I would rather my ticket go to somebody who is dying to see any of those bands I have absolutely no interest in seeing.



I am still up for a meetup and the welcome mat to my home is always out for anyone Chems brother and sister who wanders on my doorstep. Hell, maybe still head out to the desert and have fun, hit up some casinos. All are welcome if you don't want to do Coachella but would like a nice California vacation, a free place to crash, lovely beach scenery, Disneyland... I'm down with the Mouse just not down with the line-up at Coachella I'm afraid.



Round table conference via IM sometime later today/tonight?