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Showing posts with label coachella. Show all posts
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Coachella Cruise Announced



Yesterday, July 17, the promoters behind the Coachella festival, Goldenvoice, called for a special announcement at 6pm.  No one knew what was going on.  Sources believed it was an announcement as to whether or not the festival was moving locations or staying put.  However,  Coachella had something elese in store for everyone.

Goldenvoice brought to us a...

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Breaking news: Coachella to leave indio, ca???


Breaking news regarding coachella leaving indio, cali. Read on for details: 

(Techibeats)"Since 1999 Goldenvoice has been hosting the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, CA. With a guest list boasting around 250,000 music lovers for the past two years, news has arisen from Goldenvoice President Paul Tollett threatening to move his business elsewhere, saying that next year will potentially be the last in Indio. Alright Mayans, you guys were funny at first, but this is ridiculous; why move such a highly rated, successful event so suddenly and eastward

Apparently DesertSun, the news source for Palm Springs, got a hold of some texts between Goldenvoice’s VP Skip Paige and an Indio Official regarding moving out of the city, for good.

“PAIGE: Fyi, you know were moving right? All this is a game. Why in the world would we stay where we are not wanted. LQ doesn’t want us, Indio wants to take all our profits. Its a joke. You have no idea the battles we have had to fight and how much money we have lost on that show. You have no idea what its like to risk everything you own on your business. We all lost our homes, most of us lost our marriages all over Coachella. Now you think you can just come and take our profit. Its not going to happen.”  For more dialogue, go HERE

Tax initiatives proposed by the City Council to make up for furloughs and cuts in municipal departments will put an extra cost anywhere from $4 million to $6 million on the music festival. With already high prices, it seemed absurd to even consider adding some more bills onto festival goer tickets. Polo Club and Goldenvoice both agree they would prefer building a new venue elsewhere opposed to dealing with this tax proposal.

Obviously Coachella and Stagecoach generate millions of dollars for the city just on ticket fees and transient tax, and another $9 million just for food and beverages sold during Coachella. An angry Tollett says,”Forget legal, is that even fair? To go and pick one thing and say the shows that are happening at Empire are going to solve the problem because (Indio) fired police chiefs, mayor and city managers and are paying them forever.”

Maybe the heat is finally getting too hot over in Southern California. Either way, Goldenvoice suggests this might impede on the continuation of Coachella in 2014, and make people wait until 2015 for another festival.

What do you guys think? Another few bucks on the ticket stub to keep it at Indio, or send it away?"

**UPDATE**

The proposed tax hike on coachella has been renounced by Councilman Sam Torres. According to NBC Los Angeles stating: “I cannot in good conscience allow this to happen no matter how dire the city’s circumstance,” Torres said in a press released posted at 4 p.m. “My sincere hope is that we can now move past this episode and I personally look forward to working to enhance relationships.”

Breathe easy as your day continues knowing that Coachella isn't going anywhere. But honestly, did anyone think a group of politicians would let a money maker like coachella leave their district?  Their constituents would vote them out in a second for losing that kind of business.

In 2013 the festival looks to attact 158,000 people and is going to take place April 12-14 and the 19-21st.

Monday, May 14, 2012

Coachella 2013 Dates & Advance Sale

Coachella has released the 2013 Dates for the festival. Coachella 2013 will be held over two weekends as was this years edition.

See below for the official announcement:

"We are excited to announce Coachella 2013 will again be held over two consecutive weekends.
Advance passes go on sale beginning this Thursday, May 17th, 2012 10:00 am PDT through the following Thursday, May 24th, 2012 10:00 pm PDT. This advance sale will be the only opportunity to take advantage of the Coachella Purchase Plan. New for 2013, the price you see is what you pay — prices reflect all fees included. The general on sale will happen early next year."

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Top Ten Awkward Coachella Dance Move GIFs

Festivals are all about coming together to see incredible artists put on amazing shows in succession.  Well, we'd like to say that the music isn't the only interesting thing that takes place at festivals.

At coachella LA Weekly broke down the Top 10 awkward Coachella Dance Moves.

Here they are:























Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Coachella Catches Media's Attention Were Ultra Doesn't ~Kaskade

By Steve Baltin
April 16, 2012 2:00 PM ET

(rollingstone.com)  "Ever since Coachella's inaugural year in 1999, when the Chemical Brothers and Underworld, among others performed, dance music has always been a major part of the festival. Tiësto and the Chemical Brothers both headlined the main stage long before the current EDM boom, and the lineup at the fest's popular Sahara Tent has always been stacked with big-name DJs and producers. This year, Sahara's Friday night lineup featured Afrojack, Datsik and Alesso, who were all greeted by an exuberant capacity crowd. Paul Oakenfold, who was on hand to support 17-year-old French wunderkind Madeon in his impressive Coachella debut, told Rolling Stone after the set that the scene at the tent felt very much like it did when he opened for Madonna there back in 2006.

But while Coachella's embrace of dance music hasn't changed, the genre's surge in popularity was readily apparent at the festival this year. French duo Justice received a deservedly lavish reception on the main stage on Sunday night, and Kaskade's closing set on Saturday at Sahara lured a significant throng of music fans away from Radiohead's main stage performance. The extent to which dance music has infiltrated mainstream pop was driven home, too, when Rihanna joined Scottish DJ-producer Calvin Harris for his Sunday night set (Harris produced a couple of key tracks on the singer's most recent album). Emerging unannounced in cut-off shorts and a T-shirt that read, "Peace," the singer sent the tent into a frenzy.

In response to their growing spotlight, EDM stars clearly turned up the production value for their sets this year, whether it was Avicii spinning tunes from inside an enormous head, Dada Life's giant champagne bottles or Swedish House Mafia and Kaskade's new, dazzling light shows. "It's such a good place to debut a show because there's other press there. At (festivals) that are so dance-centric, a lot of the mainstream press just doesn't pay attention. Daft Punk knew that would be the case," Kaskade told Rolling Stone, referring to the duo's landmark set in 2006. "They said, 'Let's bring out the pyramid – let's show what we got.' They knew it would cause waves here, whereas if they did it in Miami at Bayshore Theater, I'm not sure people would have paid as much attention."

Another reason to pull out all the production stops: since Coachella is as known for breaking emerging artists as it is for its headliners, it offers DJs a chance to convert festivalgoers into EDM fans. "A lot of people that aren't necessarily into nightclubs might like the music and can enjoy it better here," says Kaskade. "It attracts different people, and that's why it has so much credibility. It's all about the music at this festival."

And that remained the case this year. For all of Dada Life's onstage spectacle, it was their killer set that had the tent going crazy. Over at the Gobi tent, Gaslamp Killer's quirky beats and incorporation of classic tunes like the Beatles' "I Am the Walrus" – which seemed downright retro in comparison with the huge choruses being pumped into the Sahara tent – enthralled the crowd without any production bells and whistles. The music is paramount at Coachella, and from Dada Life and Porter Robinson to Alesso and Feed Me, there were plenty of emerging dance acts whose music stood tall."

Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/another-high-note-for-dance-music-at-coachella-20120416#ixzz1sG96QxT1

Friday, April 13, 2012

Welcome Back Coachella: Wasted guy at Coachella 2010

Welcome back Coachella!  Did you miss this guy?

7 Types of People at Coachella


(funnyordie.com)



Hopeless Drug Addicts

Screen_shot_2012-04-11_at_7.57.13_PM.pngThe majority of Coachella attendees fall under this category. They know their lineup before any artists are announced. For these people, Coachella is less about seeing music with your friends and more about turning off your cell phone and peaking on mushrooms in the security line. Music festival my ass, Coachella is a drug festival with some noises in the background. Before anyone tries to say music is a drug, please save that argument. It’s not technically a drug unless you can buy it by the gram. Just ask alcohol.

Bro's

Screen_shot_2012-04-11_at_8.06.38_PM.pngBro’s at Coachella are the worst. They spend the festival shirtless so as to expose their sweet muscles and poorly thought out tattoos. They pound $7 Heinekens all day then take drugs they bought in the parking lot and head to the Sahara tent. Once inside, they will try to fuck anything without a dick and fight anyone that threatens their space. It’s all a very bizarre and predictable mating ritual. If aliens have a channel like Animal Planet that’s all about humans, they probably have several documentaries on the subject of bro’s at music festivals.

Industry Assholes

Screen_shot_2012-04-11_at_8.18.15_PM.pngWander into the VIP area and you will find industry assholes in abundance at Coachella. It’s pretty considerate of Paul Tollett (big shoutout to Paul Tollett for no Justice/Snoop & Dre conflict) to put all of these losers behind a fence. These people usually don’t pay for their tickets, which is fair considering they don’t see any bands all weekend. They show up at night after attending pool parties all day then hang out in their little zone waiting for an intern to recognize them. It would be funny if it wasn’t so sad.

Dirty Hippies

Screen_shot_2012-04-11_at_8.03.11_PM.pngAnd you will know them by the trail of their dreads. Camping at Coachella sucks because it’s dirty and gross, but these filthy hippies don’t mind. The nicest part of the campgrounds is actually the showers. That’s because so few people bother using them over the course of 3 days and 4 nights. These creatures are generally harmless, they just raise some big questions: where do they go for the rest of the year? How do they pay for these tickets and sandals? Still waiting for the episode of Ancient Aliens that explains this.

Kids on Ecstasy

Screen_shot_2012-04-11_at_8.22.17_PM.pngIf your child leaves the house on Friday morning, Indio bound with nothing but a neon bathing suit and some glow sticks, tell them they’re grounded forever. Every year I see groups of unsupervised children that make Hunter S. Thompson look like the patron saint of moderation. Take it easy on your brains, future leaders of America! Your teenage years will rob you of your serotonin and fill you with sexual urges whether you want them to or not. You don’t need pills for that yet.

People With Babies

Screen_shot_2012-04-11_at_8.01.20_PM.pngI have seen the most lackluster minds of my generation multiply then bring their progeny to Coachella. What the fuck is wrong with these people? Leave your baby at home. Maybe leave the part of your life where you went to Coachella in your past. Just don’t stroll your baby into the beer garden and be surprised when I look at you like you’re everything that’s wrong with the world.

Music Lovers

Screen_shot_2012-04-11_at_8.15.08_PM.pngRumor has it that a long time ago people went to Coachella for music. Legend says that some of this endangered species still wanders the polo fields every April. I don’t know. I'm not sure I buy it. The sentence, "I only go to Coachella for the music," makes me think of the words, "I only read Playboy for the articles," because they're both things that nobody has ever said. If you really do attend Coachella just for the music, more power to you. And more drugs for everyone else.

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Coachella Live Stream

Yes you read that right. Coachella will be live streamed!  EDMBoston will of course embed it on our site for you to enjoy while everyone in Cali gets potentially rained on.

Coachella 2012 Live Stream Trailer

Monday, January 9, 2012

Coachella 2012 lineup

Swedish House Mafia, Afrojack, Amon Tobin, Madeon, SebastiAn, Datsik, Alesso, Feed Me, R3hab, David Guetta, Kaskade, Sebastian Ingrosso, Martin Solveig, Sub Focus, SBTRKT, Flux P, Doctor P, NERO, Calvin Harris, NERO, AWOLNATION, Destructo, Neon Indian, Mt Eden, Borgore, Childish Gambino, Jacques Lu Cont, Flying Lotus, Kaskade, Zeds Dead, JUSTICE, La Roux, Avicii, DJ Shadow, Modeselektor, Dada Life, Porter Robinson, Beats Antique, araabMUZIK, Zedd, NOISIA, Morgan page.

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