Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (Archive)

Tickets for Cave were priced at $280, $300, and $110.

So there's no question—I'm heading to the festival. It’s happening just for them. That's the whole point. Everything else on the bill is just a nice little extra, regardless of who actually shows up.

And honestly, imagine if they added Arctic Monkeys... The Killers... Razorlight... or even Mando Diaio!!
Interpol... Editors...
Band of Horses... Athlete... British Sea Power!

wanderingraven20 said:Look, try to see the bright side here 🙂

Right now, we only know about Caveman—but let's say he does a solo show outside of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, maybe at Madison Square Garden instead. The ticket would probably cost just as much anyway $83.

They’ve already announced about 30 acts for Coachella, so if there are even two or three more bands in that lineup I actually want to see, that's enough reason for me to take the gamble 🙏.

Exactly 🙂—they already posted what Nick Cave tickets went for earlier. And they weren't exactly cheap when he played Madison Square Garden the first time, either. Plus, I’d have to commit to both days—by the time I pay for travel to Vegas... money just flies out the window. Honestly, this will probably be the cheapest Nick Cave concert I ever attend 🙏.

I'm grabbing my tickets first thing Monday morning... I don't want to miss out. 😬

vividcanyon2 said:well, yeah... before we even hit the outskirts of Chicago... money was just flying out the window.

If you're talking about Cavea performing with the Seeds at Central Park back in '01, that was easily one of the top three concerts I've ever seen.🙏🙏🙏

vividcanyon2 said:Exactly. 🙂 People already mentioned what Nick Cave tickets cost before. They weren't even much cheaper when he first played at Carnegie Hall. Plus, I have to hit both days, which means traveling out toward Philly... money just disappears. This is probably going to be my cheapest Nick Cave show ever. 🙏

Keep in mind this isn't Nick Cave "solo" like that Carnegie Hall gig; he’s performing with the Bad Seed. 👍

I think $83 for the festival is more than fair and actually a great deal, regardless of the fact that it falls on a Tuesday and Wednesday or whatever other lineup details we don't know yet.

At the end of the day, we're just a small part of the US, and someone made a good point earlier—we can't really compete with those massive mega-festivals. Trying to coordinate timing and artist availability with everyone's expectations is a nightmare. We should honestly just be grateful to have a festival like this (small but sweet) at this price point.

I just hope the organizers learned their lesson from last year and fix the mistakes that don't even require a huge budget... more vendor stalls, more bathrooms, and better beer instead of that watered-down stuff.

Susan Clark10 said:If you mean that Cave show with the Bad Seed at the amphitheater back in '01—man, that was easily one of the top three concerts I've ever seen in my life.🙏

Yeah, that’s the one. When Saint Huck started, I honestly thought I was going to need an ambulance to get me out of there.🙏 🙏 😍 🙏 🙏 😍 🙏 🙏

crimsonheron982 said:It's about time Nick Cave stopped doing those "solo" gigs at Carnegie Hall and actually toured with the Bad Seed again...👍

He actually performed with the Bad Seed at Carnegie Hall for the first time.

vividcanyon2 said:Yeah, him. When Saint Huck started, I honestly thought I was going to end up in the ER.🙏 🙏 😍 🙏 🙏 😍 🙏 🙏

The first time he played was with Bad Seed at the local concert hall.

I meant the last time he was around...

Robin Booth said:look, if I—literally ME—have to call you out for acting like such indie snobs, then you guys have definitely lost the plot...
I'm totally with electrocuting (man, don't hate me🙂), but honestly, if any band I actually like showed up, I wouldn't care a damn where they played...
Sure, it’d be nicer if it were somewhere like an iconic club in NYC or Austin, but even if they played at a local Community Center in a small town, I'd show up.☕
chill out.

exactly

vividcanyon2 said:Yeah, tell me about it. When Saint Huck started playing, I honestly thought I was going to end up in the ER. 🙏 🙏 😍 🙏 🙏 😍 🙏 🙏

As for me, during The Curse of Millhaven—when that guy was just standing there holding those lyric sheets in front of him—I nearly lost my mind. 😍 😍

Kimberly Clark2 said:Pinkpop, rock festivals in parks and orchards—it’s all happening at the start of June. So why on earth didn't they organize a festival in freaking July or like they did last year?
Anyway, I'm way too annoyed to write any more. Peace!

The festival should have been in early July... but then again, that wouldn't have even been a weekend; people were talking about July 3rd. 😉 But like I already said, the festival caters to the headliners and what they want, not to the audience and our school or college schedules. Now it turns out everyone will just happen to be on break that exact day, yeah right. 🙄 Back when I was in college, I was just happy if some band eventually made their way to a nearby city, and I didn't complain about having to travel mid-week or sleeping in train stations... not to mention when I was 19, someone actually brought Sonic Youth to my hometown. Honestly, you guys are just way too spoiled. 👎

Susan Clark10 said:Man, that scene in *The Curse of Millhaven* gets me every time—specifically when the guy is just standing there holding up that one sheet with all the text right in front of his face. Total mouse move. 😍 😍

😍

And then there was this one girl carrying a bouquet—she was trying her hardest to squeeze into the front row, being all polite and everything, just asking if she could get through so she could give Nick Cave some roses. 😁

I'm with Robin Booth on this one—if we need to head over to the Community Center in Kozar Bok, let's just do it.

Raymond Barrett12 said:Yup.

So, let's keep this wishlist moving—alphabetical order, because why not:

0. Arcade Fire
1. Beastie boys
2. Beck
3. Blur
4. Chemical Brothers
5. dinosaur Jr.
6. Editors
7. Foo Fighters
8. Futureheads
9. Hives
10. Interpol
11. LCD Soundsystem 12.
12. Magic Numbers 13.
13. New order 14.
14. REM
15. Radiohead
16. RATM
17. Rapture
18. Smashing Pumpkins
19. Ted Leo & R/x
20. The fall 21.
21. Violent Femmes 22.
22. Weezer 23.
23. Wir Sind Helden
24. Yeah Yeah Yeahs
There we go—starting with the big hitters, then drifting into the smaller acts... honestly, there's more than enough here to fill an entire page. And if we're lucky, maybe we get Fatboy Slim entertaining the crowd at one of the tents after the main sets. 😁

could work

I find myself echoing the sentiments expressed by Raymond Barrett12. I’d throw a few more names into the mix: Arctic Monkeys, Bloc Party, The streets, Kate Nash, Lilly Allen, The Kooks, Dirty pretty things, Roots Manuva, Simian mobile disco, Digitalism, Pendulum, Krafty kuts, Lupe fiasco, CSS, and Dub pistols... Though, let’s be realistic, none of them will probably show up, will they? If we could just land even two or three acts from this list, I suppose I could live with that.🙂

David Sullivan4 said:Nobody went to see Dirty Three at an old warehouse just because the venue was cool. It wasn't about that. They played one of the absolute best shows in the US last year.

Honestly, easily the best concert of the whole year. ☕

Adam Moore said:Best. Show. Ever.

🙏

Man, for me, it was so 🥱 intense that I think my brain actually checked out of reality about five minutes after the show ended...
And look, I love Lambchop, so I'm not just saying that...

Does anyone know if The Dead or Doves will be performing at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival? ☕

I'm Doorse.
It's Janis, obviously.

They’re playing just like The Dead now, though I guess 😁

Well, at least Phil Lesh & friends are coming... It's not quite the Grateful Dead, but I'll take anything over nothing 🙂

Raymond Barrett12 said:Yep.

Let's keep this wishlist going (alphabetical style):

0. Arcade Fire
1. Beastie boys
2. Beck
3. Blur
4. Chemical Brothers
5. dinosaur Jr.
6. Editors
7. Foo Fighters
8. Futureheads
9. Hives
10. Interpol
11. LCD Soundsystem 12.
12. Magic Numbers 13.
13. New order 14.
14. REM
15. Radiohead
16. RATM
17. Rapture
18. Smashing Pumpkins
19. Ted Leo
20. The fall 21.
21. Violent Femmes 22.
22. Weezer 23.
23. Wir Sind Helden
24. Yeah Yeah Yeahs
So yeah, starting with the heavy hitters. Then moving to the smaller acts... honestly, we could fill pages here... and maybe have Fatboy Slim entertaining us at one of the tents after the main sets. 😁

Anything is possible!!👍
Personally, I'd love to see Hold Steady again, maybe National too, then catch Bloc Party for the first time, plus Godspeed you Black Emperor, Arctic Monkeys, Spoon—why not even They Might Be Giants.
And why shouldn't Paul Weller headline the main stage?😕
Look, we can dream all we want. Whatever they manage to book and pay for, as long as they actually show up, that's what matters!
I actually liked last year's timing—having the festival toward the end of summer makes the transition into September a lot easier to swallow.
Last year was great for me; just the night before the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, hanging out with my girl near a local park... 😍 the roadies were busy setting up stages while we were just chilling on a bench by the trail......