Coachella, The Verve, ATP:MBV
posted Apr 23, 06:13 PM by Rick WebbFile under: Festivals , Reunions
Rock Tourist season is kicking into high gear this week with the second festival of the year, Coachella. This will be a great time. Me and my ladyfriend, my sister and some other pals for a long weekend in a Palm Springs house, with some awesome live sets by The Verve, Portishead, Spiritualized, Swervedriver, Love and Rockets, Roger Waters, um… what year is it again? New stuff, too, like Hot Chip and MGMT and the like, though I’ve seen most of them already this year.
In other news, ATP is attempting a return in a big way to america (after the Matt Greuning curated ATP LA way back in ought one or so, which I actually went to and it actually… wasn’t that awesome). This time it’s in upstate New York, and seems to be more aligned to the Camber/Minehead events in the UK, which as you know I love love love and am obsessed with. And, of course, it’s My Bloody Valentine’s first show in the US in 16 years. I actually went to the last one, as well, in LA in 92 or so when visiting my friend Hugh, so I suppose I should keep up. The lineup is extraordinary: Built to Spill playing “perfect from now on,” Tortoise playing “Millions Now Living Will Never Die,” Thurston Moore playing “Psychic Hearts” (WTF!), along with three of my favorite bands ever – Low, Mogwai and Shellac. I’m a bit annoyed to have to learn about it from Pitchfork, though. Hey Barry. I’ve been on your mailing list for 5 years. would it be too much to ask to let your customers buy tickets before telling the world through Pitchfork, or, even, you know, emailing us?
Also, catching the Verve post-coachella in NYC next week, that should be awesome. Got George Michael tix too, so I’ll be hitting MSG twice this summer. Never been before, it should be fun.
Full writeup after Coachella. Also hiting ATP:MBV, Lollapalooza, ACL and a Day of Saasquatch this summer. Iceland Airwaves in the fall. ATP Nightmare Before Christmas (hopefully, if the curator is good) in December. It’s a fine year for rock.
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