Posts by Megan Miller31

urbannomad30 said:🙂 🙂
it’s a total self-inflicted wound 🙏 🙏 🙏

Exactly. Honestly, they might as well just toss the Grammy in the trash. I mean, what’s even the point of those awards when you have so many people calling themselves music experts nowadays... 🤮

Morgan Palmer2 said:You mentioned they were there last year. Right... if you look at all the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festivals globally compared to those 200 performers and 15 headliners from last year—this year really fell short with just these four☕
well, feel free to compare them... they're basically the same thing... I mean, one lasts two days while the other lasts four, and the budget differences are negligible. It's not like Lollapalooza is twice as old with 18 different stages and maybe two or three times more performers and double the daily attendance... so sure, you're totally right, they're completely comparable👍

I was referring to previous years in the plural sense, meaning all the years Coachella has been running🙂
Are you saying you've never actually compared the two festivals? I don't know what kind of budgets they're working with, though I'd assume Lollapalooza has more to work with. But regardless, the point is that even with a "meager" budget compared to Lollapalooza, Coachella brought in huge names in previous years, so they can do it this year too. Sure, Arcade Fire won a Grammy and all that, and they're an incredible band, but compared to, say, Alice in Chains last year, they don't quite hit the same level🤷
I love both bands and I'm not comparing them musically, I just think they would have had to pay significantly more for Alice in Chains than they did for Arcade Fire this year, for example
Besides, if my memory serves me right, we usually knew quite a few performers by this time in previous years, yet now we only know four. I can't predict the future; maybe they'll surprise me, or maybe they're saving the best for last, but based on how things stand right now, I'm not feeling very satisfied...

Wait, are you asking about Editors and Tricky? I’ve actually seen both of them live, so what specifically are you wondering about? 😕
I know they weren't on the lineup last year, but I was just listing performers from previous years as they came to mind—it wasn't strictly limited to 2010.
And honestly, I don't see why people would treat Lollapalooza and Coachella as if they belong in different leagues. Of course I'm going to compare them... let's be real, isn't that exactly what the crowd does? I'm not saying that just because everyone else compares them, I have to follow suit, but it's just the natural way things work, and they'll always be measured against each other.

Let’s just set Lollapalooza aside for a moment and look at Coachella compared to previous years. When you consider names like Alice in Chains, Massive Attack, Tricky, Editors, Morcheeba, and Pendulum—not to mention the others—versus this year’s lineup with Jamiroquai as the headliner? It feels underwhelming.
I love Arcade Fire, and I’m a fan of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, so that doesn't change much for me, though I wouldn't miss them if I had the chance to see them live. I also like TV on the Radio, but honestly, I could catch those first two at Lollapalooza along with a whole bunch of even better bands. I know I brought Lollapalooza back into the conversation at the end there, but I really needed it for the comparison. Anyway, it doesn't matter; you aren't going to change my mind about Coachella falling short, and I'm not going to change yours regarding how fun these bands are...

Pulp, Portishead, Beirut, or even Magnetic Man?
I don’t typically listen to Fedde Le Grand, but I know he’s quite the big deal in the electronic circles he runs in.
It’s definitely an upgrade over what they had at Coachella last year—hey, they actually brought out Jamiroquai... 🤦
Compared to last year, the lineup for Coachella has been a bit underwhelming, that's just a fact. I’m not saying they won't announce more great bands by June, but right now, Lollapalooza is definitely winning this one...

Samuel Hill51 said:I honestly can't stand the critics who jump down someone's throat after they've only announced four bands out of an entire lineup of twenty...

Personally, I’d much rather just head to Lollapalooza—where I'm certain the lineup is already looking stronger than this—than sit around waiting for the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival to drop the rest of their names. Even then, there's no guarantee they'll actually be my style anyway...🤷

I’m honestly starting to think about just selling my ticket and skipping Lollapalooza this year; the lineup for Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has been pretty disappointing so far.