So you made it to Coachella! Temperatures are already in the 80s, your sweating and dirty, and the bands haven’t even started yet. Tomorrow is a great day to cool off by the pool and soak in the sun, but on Friday there are bands to see. We break down the bands you cant’t miss, and a few of the ones you should avoid at all costs. Friends don’t let friends listen to crappy music. Have fun out there and use this guide to steer you in the right direction.
Bold selections, go and see. Red selections, don’t tell us we didn’t warn you.
Friday, April 12 and 19
Blur – Damon Albarn not in cartoon form!
The Stone Roses
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Karen O will go down as one of the most awesome chicks in rock n roll ever. A headliner that is accessible by everyone.
Modest Mouse
Lou Reed – The Man. The Myth. The Legend. Reed embodies the very essence of Rock and Roll. Go and pay tribute.
Jurassic 5
Grinderman – Check out Nick Cave’s hard rock outfit that is even more menacing than his solo work.
Bassnectar – The Bay Area native will without a doubt put on a visual and audio feast that will shake the grounds of the Polo Fields.
Dog Blood
How to Destroy Angels – It will be hard to find a better light show and stage production at Coachella this year. Make sure to cheer your head off every time Trent touches the mic.
Passion Pit – Enjoy their frenetic & ephemeral tunes, or catch Michael Angelakos having a nervous breakdown. Hopefully just the former.
Tegan and Sara
Band of Horses
Beach House
Metric
Local Natives
Of Monsters and Men
Infected Mushroom
Japandroids
Divine Fits
Stars
Johnny Marr
Luciano
Wolfgang Gartner
Nicky Romero
Modestep
Tommy Trash
Thomas Gold – If big hooks and vocal melodies are your type of house music, you can’t go wrong with Thomas Gold.
the Shouting Matches
Dillon Francis
Four Tet
Aesop Rock
Alt-J – This quirky band is about to blow up Stateside (Their debut album, “An Awesome Wave”, took the Mercury Music Prize in 2012.) Check out the ear worm “Breezeblocks” and stick around for more pensive and beautiful music from this English ensemble.
Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine
TNGHT
Jake Bugg
Earl Sweatshirt
Polica
Sparks
Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra
Purity Ring – The Canadian electro band brings their act to the big stage without the fluff of today’s popular shoegaze bands.
Lee Scratch Perry
Dam-Funk
DJ Harvey
Jamie xx – Avoid the shit show for the xx by catching Jamie today.
Seth Troxler
Youth Lagoon
Deathfix
C2C
Beardyman
Lord Huron
Palma Violets
IO Echo – Selected as the opener for some of the biggest bands in the world, catch them early in the day.
Skinny Lister
the Neighbourhood – Show up late to Coachella on purpose this year.
Sam XL Pure Filth Sound
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