Coachella 2016

Reunions: LCD Soundsystem, Guns 'n Roses, A Tribe Called Quest, and I believe Husker Du. Maybe the Promise Ring too.

GNR is Axl, Slash, Duff, Richard Fortus, Frank Ferrer, and possibly Izzy. Tribe will be backed by the Roots.

No gaz. surely some mistake

Where's Izzy?

idg how these stunt reunions make them money, does anyone actually give a shit about any of them

Yes people like to see the bands they love play live.

Husker Du, really? If that's true, I'm actually bummed.

I guess I've just never heard anyone say "I saw [_____]'s reunion show at Coachella and it was amazing!" Like, not once.

xp who are you to question gabbneb's hotline to this world exclusive news

I guess I've just never heard anyone say "I saw [_____]'s reunion show at Coachella and it was amazing!" Like, not once.

The Stooges

Elvis OTM

Yeah, that was a good one. (I wasn't there, but I saw the Stooges in August of that year when they played NYC, and holy fuck.)

Husker Du, really? If that's true, I'm actually bummed.

― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Wednesday, December 30, 2015 1:23 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Not sure. Think so. They're reuniting in any event.

idg how these stunt reunions make them money, does anyone actually give a shit about any of them

― Οὖτις, Wednesday, December 30, 2015 12:57 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

They make money either way. The thing basically sells out without even a single act announced. Coachella grossed $78 million last year. A super-expensive act like GNR (who are getting $8 million; seriously) is a relative money-loser in the short term, as that's twice what even some very big acts might get, and more like 4-10x what more ordinary headliners might, but helps build the brand in the long.

Husker Du, really? I don't think Greg has played in decades, and dunno if Grant really drums or screams like he did. Bob isin great shape, at least.

oh noes the sublime artistic integrity of lcd soundsystem has been cheapened

― probably.tasteful.forever (imago), Thursday, December 31, 2015 9:19 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

oh noes, you have another chance to see a good band, how terrible

i meant this, but works just as well...

Husker Du, really? If that's true, I'm actually bummed.

― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Wednesday, December 30, 2015 1:23 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Actually, if these reunions are exclusive to huge, lame, expensive outdoor fests, a la Outkast, then no, it's not quite the same as a reunion tour. It just rubs it in your face. Sure, you can see them again, but only in a less than ideal environment, with bad sound, for a small fortune. Like any dayglo glasses 19 year old wants to see (however unlikely) Husker Du. I have no problem paying a premium to get another shot at a favorite band, but not one hampered by thousands of jackasses out in the sun.

Feels like it was only yesterday everyone was laughing at a video of Axl failing horribly at singing one of his old songs.

Wake me up when LCD Sucksystem is broken up for good.

Because they are so boring that just reading about LCD Soundsystem in the news has put me to sleep.

I'm sure Husker Du isn't going to exclusively play Coachella or any other festival. LCD might, though the one they were going to play in NYC may have been canceled. Would be funny if they did that omg-you-have-to-be-there show (which I passed on in part because I seriously doubted it would be their last) at MSG then came back to play Barclays 5 years later.

They're also playing Bonnaroo, either Pitchfork or Lollapalooza, HARD Summer, at least one London festival (British Summer Time, I believe), and possibly Primavera and Sasquatch (among others?).

LCD, that is

should be UK, not London

Where's Steven Tyler? I mean Adler? He contributed more to those classic tracks than he gets credit for.

The reasons he was kicked out of the band make him still unable to perform reliably now.

Do they still forbid you to bring in bottled water / water bottles / water?

Coachella fest I mean

Didn't Greg Norton say the new merch site shouldnt qualify as steps for a physical reunion; only that theyre talking wrt masters etc

Where's Steven Tyler? I mean Adler? He contributed more to those classic tracks than he gets credit for.

Are you sure about this? The joke about Adler for decades has been "He was so high, he thought he played on the album."

GNR basically old GNR plus nu GNR. Regardless, last time I saw the band Axl couldn't make it more than one song without a dash to the wings for (we presume) a hit of O2.

I would pay money to see another acoustic "welcome to the jungle"

They're also playing Bonnaroo, either Pitchfork or Lollapalooza, HARD Summer, at least one London festival (British Summer Time, I believe), and possibly Primavera and Sasquatch (among others?).

― Comprehensive Nuclear Suggest-Ban Treaty (benbbag), Thursday, December 31, 2015 12:54 PM (9 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Outside Lands too.

Btw, my guess is Daft Punk is going to play in 2017. After Lollapalooza in '16, maybe. Which isn't the order I'd expect.

So if Tyler (sorry, Adler) didn't play on those tracks, who did?

Coachella reveals 2016 line-up
http://www.factmag.com/2016/01/05/coachella-2016-lineup/

and the infamous poster
http://factmag-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/coachella-2016-full-050116.jpg

Hmm. Return of M83, Underworld, Bat for Lashes ... LOL Pete Yorn!

Thank goodness no Husker Du. If Skrillex was smart he'd start his lobbying for a post Coachella collaboration with Axl right now.

I thought Chic were supposed to play.

teenage girls are the target market for this shit now, they dont really care who plays

ps will axl go on 2.5 hours late and start a riot like the good ol days?

xp totally otm! as long as they can dress up as bikinied apache squaws or whatever

xp that would be tight

People here in the know, is any active band really in any position to say no to Coachella or Lollapalooza? Or is that burning too many bridges?

lol @ Ice Cube getting second billing under GnR does anyone really gaf about an Ice Cube show these days

i assume the ice cube slot is stealth booking for an NWA reunion, jack u is stealth booking for a justin bieber appearance, and calvin harris headlining night three is how you get taylor swift to show up at your festival

so... hologram Eazy?

idk why anyone would give a shit about seeing Dre and Cube together on a stage again (much less Yella and Ren and the DOC and Arabian Prince)

teenage girls are the target market for this shit now, they dont really care who plays

― carthago delenda est (mayor jingleberries), Tuesday, January 5, 2016 1:58 PM (3 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

uh

calvin harris is also dope

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=an-wU9I0AII

Yay music

idk why anyone would give a shit about seeing Dre and Cube together on a stage again (much less Yella and Ren and the DOC and Arabian Prince)

Can't think of any reason from the last six months why young people might be more interested in seeing Cube and Dre and Ren and Yella onstage, compared to the previous 30x six months

Ice Cube is on

Halsey with the wasted opportunity to glue some plastic bubbles to her outfit and cosplay as Zuul

"YOU'RE NOT IN COACHELLA ANYMORE WELCOME TO THE FUCKING BADLANDS!"

but bruce springsteen failed to materialize, so she played a slow jam

i'm not sure if I'd rather see Vince Staples perform his music live or just watch him answer questions for an hour.

confirmed: Guns 'n Roses @ 12:40

that is too good to be true

i'm expecting total meltdown

"Get Down on It"

we get to see fucking The Damned tonight!

does life get much better?

Barbershop: The Next Cut is in theaters now

hA, he didn't?

he did, as an intro to co-star Common

apparently they used to have beef.

who starts a beef with Common?

anyway is Izzy gonna show up tonight or what

The Damned giving smack to Rolling Stone magazine

Grimes

she is so amazing

LM's number one

*ILM's

anyone else up watching this with me on ILM?

i am watching grimes

from nz

its a neat trick when she does her scary voice

when it comes to "getting Grimes" i am a 1 on a scale of 1-10

janelle monae

this is great, might change your mind alpine?

I do like this song better than the others. she's obviously talented and an engaging/energetic performer. i just don't hear much to like in the actual songs, and i don't particularly like her voice.

to me, she seems like a Saturday Night Live character come to life

stay in there, she is so good she might win you over

got that out of her system

nice

on top of her game

that was fun

really don't give a sit about GnR

bye

adios. thanks for doing this.

Sunday, April 16th:

03:35 – Steady Holiday (1)
03:35 – The Vandals (2)
03:35 – The Heavy (3)
03:55 – Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats (1)
04:15 – Joywave (2)
04:20 – Kamasi Washington (3)
04:40 – Rancid (1)
05:00 – Pete Yorn (2)
05:05 – Matt and Kim (1)
05:20 – Meg Myers (3)
05:40 – Hudson Mohawke (2)
05:55 – Cold War Kids (1)
06:00 – Claptone Immortal (3)
06:30 – Crystal Fighters (2)
06:40 – The 1975 (1)
06:50 – Tchami (3)
07:15 – Autolux (2)
07:40 – Thomas Jack (3)
07:50 – Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros (1)
08:00 – Snails (2)
08:30 – Baauer (3)
08:40 – Major Lazer (1)
08:45 – Beach House (2)
09:20 – The Chainsmokers (3)
09:40 – Sia (1)
10:10 – KSHMR (3)
10:25 – Death Grips (2)
10:40 – Calvin Harris (1)
11:00 – Flume (3)
11:15 – Miike Snow (2)

did anyone here catch the Guns N' Roses set last night?

is Kamasi Washington worth catching live?

is Kamasi Washington worth catching live?

Yes, absolutely.

mildly interested in this Pete Yorn set but probably just waiting for The 1975's.

The 1975

Waiting for Beach House.

it's amazing how much of this stuff streaming today is truly terrible

like every channel is playing some shitbag DJ rn, this is hellish

I usually don't get worked up about this, but fucking hell what is going on...

isn't Beach House supposed to be on right now? or am i reading the sched wrong?

the rest of tonight's stuff is DIRE. wish I'd seen 1975 and Kamasi (and Rancid tbh) earlier but we went over to a friend's house for dinner

are the rumors true? is Taylor Swift going to show up tonight?

well now that would change things, wouldn't it

this sia set sounds great

Taylor Swift is there, that's for sure. Hashtag look at me I bleached my hair or whatever.