Here is a picture of Daft Punk rockin' everyone's world!
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All in all I would say that Coachella was pretty cool. There were some disappointments (Madonna... That means you missy!), and I don't know that it was as great as it should have been for the cost, but I'm so glad I went. On Saturday we saw Franz Ferdinand (they rule!), Depeche Mode (one of my favorites of all time...And they were great!), and then finished the night off with Daft Punk. They FUCKING ROCKED THE HOUSE!!! Seriously... I can't say enough about them... Totally amazing, everyone was dancing and having a great time. It almost made me forget about how bad my feet hurt. (Seriously, I think the "grass" in the field was actually concrete...Major foot pain.) I want to see Daft Punk again so bad now!
Then on Sunday we missed James Blunt (sadness...), but we did see Paul Oakenfold (he is amazing... no surprise there, but it was way too hot to be in the tent dancing...we tried. Eventually we gave up and settled for sitting outside the tent and just listening to his chubby grooves. Good times. : D) however, what's the deal with his long hair? It makes him look like a child molester. Not a great look on you Paul. I'm just saying...eww. After getting some drinks, we enter the Madonna portion of the day. ::sigh:: K...Let me just say that I cried I was so disappointed. Don't get me wrong...I'm sure that she rocked. Of course she did, it's Madonna. My disappointment wasn't a result of her performance, but from the poor set up for her show. She performed in the same tent that Daft Punk was in the night before (where we were outside the tent also, but the sound was great.), and granted there was A LOT more people there to see her, but literally I couldn't even tell you what songs she sang. The sound was so horrible that you couldn't hear it AT ALL!! I can't even say that at least I saw a small blip of her... Nope. No such luck. I saw her face once on the screen and that was it. No sound, couldn't see = shit show. No kidding, after the first song so many people just turned around and left because it was a waste of time. GOD IT PISSES ME OFF! Poor Jake. He had to deal with me crying, but man, I've waited a lifetime to see her, and to not even be able to hear it, it was heartbreaking. I knew I wasn't going to be able to see, but not to even be able to tell what songs she was singing?! We weren't even that far out of the tent... Not far from where we had been for Daft Punk. All they had to do was put a fucking speaker facing outside the tent and it would have been problem solved. So, if any of you out there are all bummed about missing her, don't worry. You didn't miss anything, literally. So, after what I'm guessing was 2 or 3 songs we left and took advantage of the short lines for food. : D Then it was onto Tool. This was my first time seeing them, and they didn't disappoint. They were so incredible...Everything I thought they would be. Rock on Tool... Rock on. They were also my favorite along with Daft Punk.
The rest of the time can be summed up as follows: waiting in lines. Whether at the airport, in LA traffic (we had a 3 hour drive from LAX to our hotel, and a 2 hour drive from the concert to our hotel...mmmm yummy.), traffic getting in and out of the parking at the concert (seriously, after 6 years you'd think they'd have a better system to get people in and out), drinks, food, bathrooms, etc. It was all just one big line. If I go again there are definitely things I would do different now that I know what to expect from the whole experience, I would be better prepared next time.
Some of my favorite snipets of conversation I overheard at the show:
"Oooh, there's a reception spot over here." (no cell service anywhere...oi!)
"Are you starting to feel that stuff yet?"
"I guess I'll just stand back here and take everyone's sloppy seconds." (heard at the mist fan)
"Sometimes shrooms grow there..." (This was said by a guy behind us on the LONG walk back to the car which took us by a bunch of horse stables that reeked of shit! It was so gross, so he started singing a song about shit. lol.)
"Hey everyone...I'm fucking stoned!" (said by a guy waiting for the port-o-potties.)
For more Coachella photos go to http:/music.ign.com/articles/704/704180p.1html
All in all I would say that Coachella was pretty cool. There were some disappointments (Madonna... That means you missy!), and I don't know that it was as great as it should have been for the cost, but I'm so glad I went. On Saturday we saw Franz Ferdinand (they rule!), Depeche Mode (one of my favorites of all time...And they were great!), and then finished the night off with Daft Punk. They FUCKING ROCKED THE HOUSE!!! Seriously... I can't say enough about them... Totally amazing, everyone was dancing and having a great time. It almost made me forget about how bad my feet hurt. (Seriously, I think the "grass" in the field was actually concrete...Major foot pain.) I want to see Daft Punk again so bad now!
Then on Sunday we missed James Blunt (sadness...), but we did see Paul Oakenfold (he is amazing... no surprise there, but it was way too hot to be in the tent dancing...we tried. Eventually we gave up and settled for sitting outside the tent and just listening to his chubby grooves. Good times. : D) however, what's the deal with his long hair? It makes him look like a child molester. Not a great look on you Paul. I'm just saying...eww. After getting some drinks, we enter the Madonna portion of the day. ::sigh:: K...Let me just say that I cried I was so disappointed. Don't get me wrong...I'm sure that she rocked. Of course she did, it's Madonna. My disappointment wasn't a result of her performance, but from the poor set up for her show. She performed in the same tent that Daft Punk was in the night before (where we were outside the tent also, but the sound was great.), and granted there was A LOT more people there to see her, but literally I couldn't even tell you what songs she sang. The sound was so horrible that you couldn't hear it AT ALL!! I can't even say that at least I saw a small blip of her... Nope. No such luck. I saw her face once on the screen and that was it. No sound, couldn't see = shit show. No kidding, after the first song so many people just turned around and left because it was a waste of time. GOD IT PISSES ME OFF! Poor Jake. He had to deal with me crying, but man, I've waited a lifetime to see her, and to not even be able to hear it, it was heartbreaking. I knew I wasn't going to be able to see, but not to even be able to tell what songs she was singing?! We weren't even that far out of the tent... Not far from where we had been for Daft Punk. All they had to do was put a fucking speaker facing outside the tent and it would have been problem solved. So, if any of you out there are all bummed about missing her, don't worry. You didn't miss anything, literally. So, after what I'm guessing was 2 or 3 songs we left and took advantage of the short lines for food. : D Then it was onto Tool. This was my first time seeing them, and they didn't disappoint. They were so incredible...Everything I thought they would be. Rock on Tool... Rock on. They were also my favorite along with Daft Punk.
The rest of the time can be summed up as follows: waiting in lines. Whether at the airport, in LA traffic (we had a 3 hour drive from LAX to our hotel, and a 2 hour drive from the concert to our hotel...mmmm yummy.), traffic getting in and out of the parking at the concert (seriously, after 6 years you'd think they'd have a better system to get people in and out), drinks, food, bathrooms, etc. It was all just one big line. If I go again there are definitely things I would do different now that I know what to expect from the whole experience, I would be better prepared next time.
Some of my favorite snipets of conversation I overheard at the show:
"Oooh, there's a reception spot over here." (no cell service anywhere...oi!)
"Are you starting to feel that stuff yet?"
"I guess I'll just stand back here and take everyone's sloppy seconds." (heard at the mist fan)
"Sometimes shrooms grow there..." (This was said by a guy behind us on the LONG walk back to the car which took us by a bunch of horse stables that reeked of shit! It was so gross, so he started singing a song about shit. lol.)
"Hey everyone...I'm fucking stoned!" (said by a guy waiting for the port-o-potties.)
P.S. On a unrealted note...I finally got my high speed working. Woo Hoo...finally no more dial up!
6 comments:
oh no!
that totally sucks. i'm sorry.
we sweated it out inside the tent for 2 and half hours just for our spot. i think we got there right in time because right after we found our spot things got CRAZY. i heard the same from people outside the tent, but inside it was unbelievable. and "we" (a.k.a.-NOT cristal and justin) weren't inside the tent for daft punk...and our sentiments were the same as yours were for madonna. we watched like 3 or 4 daft songs and decided to bail and sit in the grass, look at the stars and drink some lemonade. all i kept saying was "i love daft punk, but i'm really disappointed" so i think the key for daft/madonna was to actually be inside the tent.
other than that i hope you had fun, i'm heading back next year for round three.
This just shows me that if I ever want to see Madonna I'm just going to have to buy a ticket to see her tour in another state. Damn her issues with Colorado!
bill browns mom told me that she had scheduled a date here in denver for this tour but right before the tour announcement she/they pulled it due to a scheduling conflict. so instead phoenix gets to see her....
PHOENIX!! wtf?
I've pretty much decided fuck Arizona in general.
Ok i have to defend Arizona.. That's where Maynards vineyards are!! Don't talk shit about Arizona man!!
from what i understand...
...there is in fact SHIT in ARIZONA.
bu-ha-ha-ha-ha!
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