Posts by Charles Wells11

Larry Morales12 said:He’s got zero charm, honestly.

I have four of those wristbands hanging on my wall, untouched. Beg to differ. Not only is it possible, but I have a friend who pulled that exact move at a few Lollapalooza shows.

Michelle Diaz14 said:Fine, but why spend weeks clogging up this thread with hate posts instead of just emailing the organizers to complain?

I’m not trying to kill the vibe here, but I sent emails last year and the year before. No response. No changes made. I didn't even get a polite "get lost," let alone a "thanks, we'll look into it."

I've accepted that it's just a massive corporate machine and nobody's forcing me to show up, but honestly? I'd pay double if they'd just book Grinderman.

Morgan Palmer2 said:Are you actually being serious right now?😕😕
Nine Inch Nails? Portishead? Arcade Fire? Grinderman? The Glitch Mob? Pulp? Beirut? I won't even start on the DJs. Or are they somehow "dishonest" too?😂

Look, I was specifically talking about the headliners—the heavy hitters and the household names.😁

Out of the list you gave me, only Pulp and Portishead come close to the level of fame and scale of Arcade Fire. So, if we do the math, Lollapalooza—which pulls in roughly 6.6 times more people—actually announced just a tiny bit more big names than Coachella.

(I'm strictly talking about listener numbers here, not quality.)

feraltrucker5 said:How could anyone actually be happy with how this is unfolding? Not even the most hardcore Arcade Fire or Grinderman fans would cheer this. 🤷 Only three bands confirmed so far, the clock is ticking, and tickets have been on sale forever... does this look like a professionally organized festival to you? 🤷

It’s a shame I’m too lazy to dig up last year’s lineup, but this whole thing feels like a total joke.

Meanwhile, I’ve been watching Lollapalooza—which is several times larger—and they’ve already announced more decent acts than Coachella has. But hey, that’s just how things work around here.

Coachella has always had a knack for booking bands that don't just chase the mainstream hype or cater to whatever's trending on the radio.

feralpilot81 said:What happened to the Pixies?

There is no god, so they aren't coming.

Florence Nightingale has a concert scheduled in the USA right during the festival, so I highly doubt it.

Give me the Pixies, then. I see they've got an open slot.

http://www.b92.net/kultura/moj_ugao....&nav_id=441206

Claiming to be the premier, smartest, most organized—the absolute best—music festival in the entire region usually just triggers a wave of hate rather than actual praise. It’s almost predictable. Yet, in just five years, the T-Mobile Coachella has managed to pull off the impossible: it captured the chaotic, anarchic energy of a spectacle like Lollapalooza, paired it with the massive marketing muscle of a giant like Lollapalooza, matched the flawless organization you'd see at a major German festival, and wrapped it all in a seaside vacation vibe. Now, they're actually brave enough to plan for the next five years, praying that this recession finally decides to leave the US alone.

So, here we go: someone bashing Lollapalooza while singing praises for the T-Mobile Coachella. 😁