Coachella 2005

Here's the site though: www.ambitious-outsiders.com

http://www.coachella.com/

...lists the dates (April 30, May 1) but the ticket section doesn't indicate they're on sale yet.

http://www.ticketmaster.com/artist/954606

...also indicates not on sale.

http://www.ticketmaster.com/artist/806308

The Coachella 2005 presale:
BEGINS: Friday, January 21st at 3 PM PST
ENDS: Sunday, January 23rd at 9 PM PST

This pre sale is exclusive to Coachella and Goldenvoice email list subscribers only!

Since you have supported Coachella throughout the last 5 years, Goldenvoice is offering you a chance to buy your tickets before they go on sale to the general public. This presale will help you to get a head start in booking your hotel rooms, camping spots and make travel arrangements to get to the show. In addition, since the event sold out last year, we want the people who have gone in the past to have the opportunity to buy tickets first. The full line up will be announced on Monday, January 31st. The dates of the show are Saturday April 30th and Sunday, May 1st.

We are offering the 2-day pass for $150.00 plus $2 for charity plus applicable service charges. IMPORTANT: Single day tickets will not be offered during the presale.

We are offering a camping presale for $35.00 per person for 3 nights, plus applicable service charges. Camp on site at Coachella this year for $35 all weekend! Camping opens at 3pm on Friday, April 29th and ends at 10am on Monday, May 2nd. A limited number of onsite camping spots at a location adjacent to the festival grounds are available for $35 per person total for all 3 nights (plus applicable service
charges). Book your camp spot early, as there are only a limited number of camping spots on the beautiful grass pictured on www.coachella.com.

Here are some camping rules:
*All camping attendees MUST be eighteen years of age
or older and have a valid I.D.
*Each camping attendee must purchase their OWN camping
ticket for entrance into the camping area.
*A camping ticket is NOT GOOD for ENTRANCE into the
festival.
*A camping ticket allows you to enjoy a camping area
to pitch a tent and sleep under the stars.
* Campsite opens Friday, April 29th at 3:00pm and
closes on Monday, May 2nd at 10:00am
*There will be on-site security at all times as well
as first aid stations open 24/7.
*All camping attendees are subject to search upon entry.
* You may bring your own food and beverages, but
unfortunately there will be NO open fires, gas or
propane cooking devices allowed.
*No alcohol, glass containers, weapons, drug
paraphernalia or drugs allowed.
*No animals will be allowed in the campground.
*Campers may go in & out of the campground and
wristbands will be checked each time upon re-entry.
There is no in & out to the festival grounds.
*Campers are expected to behave in a manner that is
courteous to other campers.
*Noise curfew is 2:00am.
*No tailgating allowed.

*prepares water balloons full of rotting fish guts for the Killers*

a. new order are confirmed

b. new order are confirmed and will DEFINATELY not tour the US

"Just to clarify a couple of things. I just got off the phone with a person of Higher Power (and by that I hope you know who I'm referring to). The said person just wanted to clarify a couple of our posts. Portishead/Massive Attack are not expected to play this year. Although they do have hopes for them for future Coachella's. We jumped the gun on those two but the rest are legit."

» Nine Inch Nails (by reps at William Morriss Agency)
» Coldplay (by reps at William Morriss Agency)
» New Order (by repst)
» Gang of Four (by the NY Times)
» Rilo Kiley (by Jenny Lewis)
» the Futureheads (by Dave Hyde)
» the Doves (by Billboard.com)
» Autolux (by their email newsletter)
» M83 (by their new promo sticker put out by the label)
» the Bravery (by their manager Pete Galli)
» Radio 4 (by their manager Brian Long)
» Fiery Furnaces (by Billboard.com)
» the Killers (by the NME)
» Wolf Eyes (by SubPop)
» the Arcade Fire (by many emails I've received)
» Boom Bip (by the Windish Agency)
» Four Tet (by the Windish Agency)
» Diplo (by the Windish Agency)
» Matthew Dear (by the Windish Agency)
» Miss Kittin (by the Windish Agency)
» Sixtoo (by the Windish Agency)
» the Perceptionists (by the Windish Agency)
» Subtle (by their booking agency - KORK)

The rumor that is amusing me greatly is a Pulp appearance. I have my doubts.

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xpost-snore!

however, waking up at 7am because youre being slow roasted kinda sucks.

Okay, okay, so I shouldn't get excited until I have a ticket first. But my plan is to fly down.

Wilco (by the LA Times)
Bauhaus (by the LA Times)
Cocteau Twins (by the LA Times)
Chemical Brothers (by the LA Times)
M.I.A. (by the LA Times)
Dresden Dolls (by the LA Times)
Snow Patrol (by the LA Times)
Sage Francis (by the LA Times)
Mercury Rev (by the LA Times)
the Kills (by the LA Times)

?!?!?

Huh. Well, I've seen them before and all, so I think I'll just wait on the Dead Can Dance tour instead. Still...this is WEIRD news.

Amen to that.

April 30, 2005 Saturday

coldplay
bahaus
weezer
cocteau twins
chemical brothers
wilco
keane
snow patrol
rilo kiley
cafe tacuba
doves
sage francis
armin van buuren
the raveonettes
bloc party
mercury rev
fantomas
hernan cattaneo
zap mama
dj peretz
the secret machines
jamie cullum
m83
ambulance ltd
four tet
mf doom
josh wink
amp fiddler
tiga
the kills
donavan frankenreiter
spoon
boom bip
katie melua
dj marky
immortal technique
jean grae
razorlight
swayzak
radio 4
buck 65
eisley
the sexy magazines
k-os

May 1, 2005 Sunday

nine inch nails
new order
bright eyes
gang of four
prodigy
black star
the faint
roni size
the arcade fire
roots manuva
dj krush
thrice
junkie xl
m.i.a.
british sea power
the dresden dolls
miss kittin
the fiery furnaces
aesop rock
the perceptionists
jem
autolux
sixtoo
tegan and sara
stereophonics
the bravery
matthew dear
diplo
subtle
beans
shout out louds
the futureheads
sloan
kasabian
the blood brothers
matmos
wolf eyes
gram rabbit
smokestacks
zion i

It is with regret that Cocteau Twins announce they will not be performing at the Coachella Valley Music Festival on April 30th as had been planned. Due to personal reasons, member Elizabeth Fraser has decided that she is unable to participate in the reunion, and apologies for any inconvenience that this has caused.

:(

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lukas/11919355/

Bernard was a bit hobbled, sadly.

Barney was wincing from some torn ligament injury. That said, he's really found his own voice singing the Joy Division songs - "Transmission" was overwhelming.

New Order were kind of lame (though would have been great if they stuck to their hits; also, they kind-of played the mash-up of "Can't Get You Out Of My Head" and "Blue Monday," which delighted me to no end). Weezer and Wilco were boring.

Bauhaus fucking blew my mind. They were phenomenal.

Also great:
British Sea Power
The Fiery Furnaces
The Faint
Autolux
Zap Mama
Chemical Brothers (I was on E, though)

and The Kills were tough as hell and definitely THE most unheralded act of the entire show. Brilliant stuff.

Ah, good to hear. Personally nothing could have topped the reunion shows in 1998 in my brain just for the sheer pleasure of seeing them again at all, so this had less appeal for me on that front, but it's nice to hear that they brought it.

Dude came onstage hanging from the rafters from his ankles, singing "Bela Lugosi Is Dead." It only got better from there. As a sidenote that could either totally discredit my opinion of the performance, or just reinstate how amazing it was, I'd never cared much for Bauhaus before last night. Actually I'd never really heard much outside of "She's In Parties," "Kick In The Eye," and "Bela Lugosi's Dead." After that performance, I went out and bought three Bauhaus CDs. I'm not fucking around anymore.

Bauhaus pretty cool. Snow Patrol/Keane very boring (the latter sounds like Air Supply!). Wilco was fine. Coldplay drew a big crowd but offered no surprises. Nine Inch Nails tore it up, etc. Fiery Furnaces pretty good, too. Alas, virtually nil surprises across the board, come to think about it, but one of the nicest things about Coachella is how well everything is run. I guess that means surprises must be kept to a minimum.

I really would have liked to see Doves and Cocteau Twins.

1) "This is the Kills. Not the Killers, not the Distillers, no the Thrills. Just the Kills."

2) Some guy asking me "Is this Bloc Party?" during Mercury Rev's set.

COGNITIVE DISSONANCE.

(One of my greatest regrets in life, because the opportunity never arose -- never being able to see the David Baker-led version of the Rev.)

that's amazing. she probably summoned them.

Did they sing along with them?

All reports I've read so far of the Gang of Four set say it was really something. This is good to hear as I'll be seeing them soon and have been kindof worried about how the whole reunion thing might be going for them.

WTF Peter Murphy hanging upside down?!?! Hahaha. Man, never put anything past THAT man on a stage! What's next, turning into a bat and flying away?

I'm pondering if I should go and see Gang of Four this weekend. That is if there are tickets still available.

did anyone go to the filter mag party?

Arcade Fire drew what seemed to me the largest non-main stage crowd. M.I.A. did a short set, then came out for an encore. New Order seemed disappointed with their short slot - no "True Faith," no "Temptation," etc, and Barney ended by saying "We don't have any more time, but that's life." I didn't realize they were only doing 4 US dates, and am happy to be seeing them again tonight.

The weather was great, no higher than 90 during the day and much cooler at night. I heard last year it was still in the upper 80s when the sun went down.