The Coachella lineup’s out; Macca’s a headliner?

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Posted on January 30, 2009 | tags

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Even weirder: So are the Killers. That said, this year’s lineup sounds pretty killer, with TV on the Radio, Girl Talk, Fleet Foxes, Morrissey, Leonard Cohen (!), Clipse, Lupe Fiasco, Amy Winehouse, Gaslight Anthem, Conor Oberst, Drive-By Truckers, Calexico, M. Ward, Fucked Up (hey, we’re not a newspaper, we can print that word!) and many other bands totally worth your time fronting a stage in the middle of the California desert between April 17-19. The downside, of course, is that the headliners (barring The Cure) are usually better than this. :( source

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Jim

Coachella’s a blast, though the lineups have deteriorated somewhat. I went last year and enjoyed the hell out of it. They usually have some late adds — last year’s big surprise was the addition of Prince.

Overall, I thought Bonnaroo’s ’08 lineup was better than Coachella’s, plus you get comedy. But have never been. If I were conserving my hard-earned festival dollar, I’d wait till Bonnaroo announces its sked (if it hasn’t already; can’t get the official site up.)
Jim

Coachella’s a blast, though the lineups have deteriorated somewhat. I went last year and enjoyed the hell out of it. They usually have some late adds — last year’s big surprise was the addition of Prince.

Overall, I thought Bonnaroo’s ’08 lineup was better than Coachella’s, plus you get comedy. But have never been. If I were conserving my hard-earned festival dollar, I’d wait till Bonnaroo announces its sked (if it hasn’t already; can’t get the official site up.)