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Open Thread: Coachella 2010 lineup announcement
By Alex Young on January 18th, 2010 in
Update: As you can probably tell, no lineup yet. Both KROQ FM in Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Times will officially unveil it around 7:15am PST. Now, get some sleep.
For all the festival lineup announcements made every year, no one is more exciting than that of Coachella’s. This time tomorrow, we’ll know who will be alive and kicking this Summer, which acts from our wishlists earned themselves a trip to Indio this April 16-18, and which acts were nothing more than unfulfilled hopes and dreams. It’s a day of anticipation, joy, disappointment, and, most of all, a lack of sleep. Yep, a festival fan’s Christmas is here — it’s Coachella announcement day!
In mere hours, the lineup for the 2010 edition of the Coachella Music Festival will be unveiled for all to see. As we mentioned on Friday, the lineup will be released on KROQ radio tomorrow morning, but, based on the past history, expect a leak sometime after Midnight PST. We’ll of course have it for you as soon as it shows itself.
As for the latest pre-announcement buzz, according to several sources with knowledge of the festival’s plans, Muse will kick things off on Friday, Jay-Z will indeed be Saturday’s headliner, and Gorillaz will close out the festival on Sunday. Faith No More, Vampire Weekend, and Wilco are likely to be the major highlights, while Pavement and Soundgarden remain distinct possibilities to serve as this year’s reunited acts.
As for the some other names we expect to appear, these include:
Aeroplane, As Tall As Lions, Beach House, The Big Pink, Camera Obscura, Caravan Palace, Corinne Bailey Rae, Craze & Klever, Deerhunter, Devo, El Gran Silencio, Hockey, Hot Chip, Iglu & Hartly, Kevin Devine, LCD Soundsystem, Mayer Hawthrone, Miike Snow, Passion Pit, Phoenix, Porcupine Tree, The Raveonettes, Spoon, The xx, Yeasayer, Zoe
On the rumor front, Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and the electro outfit Orbital are two biggest names that could end up finding spots on the bill. The rest of the current rumors include:
The Avett Brothers, Bassnectar, Beastie Boys, Cornelius, The Cribs, The Dead Weather, Dirty Projectors, Echo & the Bunnymen, Imogen Heap, Major Lazer, Mew, Pretty Lights, RX Bandits, She & Him, Tiesto, Treasure Fingers, Underworld
We’ll provide updates on this post throughout the evening if and when any information becomes available. Also please feel free to use it to post any hopes, dreams, gripes, wishlists, and predictions. Buckle up, it’s going to be a wild night!
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comments (110)
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@TheDeliLA
seriously, the deli was first to cover tons of bands that eventually made it to this milestone of rock. this is spam from a fan of both the deli and CoS hehh :/
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You can follow a twitter list with (almost all) of the artist playing this year http://twitter.com/mhegge/coachella-artists
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pavement as well
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JAY-Z
MUSE
GORILLAZ
SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE
THE SPECIALS
THEM CROOKED VULTURES
PHOENIX
THOM YORKE
LCD SOUNDSYSTEM
TIESTO
DAVID GUETTA
MGMT
VAMPIRE WEEKEND
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Ztnashville on Jan 19th, 2010 at 12:48 am
all you people who are bitching about Jay-Z playing are the same people who got excited about The Jesus & Mary Chain headlining…Jesus & Mary Chain…? Really?Listen to Jay-Z…You should be excited.
You’re a tool. JAMC are fuckin’ brilliant.
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I heard Nirvana is gonna play and do a cuts from the crypt tour which is supposed to begin at Coachella
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Daaaaaaaaaaaffffffft!
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Rolling Stones would be legitt!!! Jay-Z too!!! AAAAAAAHHHH!!!! I want Daft Punk!!! I want Soulwax!!!
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Why are people tripping about Jay-Z. Coachella caters to all styles of music. Would you really prefer the rolling stones? Or, to stay with the idea of Hip Hop, Would you prefer something like Lil’ Wayne? I’m sure Jay-z is intelligent enough for you hipster kids.
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Veteran Act is the Beastie Boys, fools…Poorly Kept Secret = Muse, and Long time request filled = GORILLAZ..
JAY-Z ..to be added later…
peace out..
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nerado, sorry dude buts that is an old one. Plus Jay-z is playing for sure.
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This looks more real, but I’m not sure.
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so wheres this fake at atleast ??? im willing to give it a try
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looks pretty legit as far as who is on tour. It’s missing a major headliner though….
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it IS a fake.
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Where’s Hot Chip? I’d be stunned if they weren’t there. Leaning towards fake….
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So what’s the opinion of the gathered masses? Real or Fake? If it’s real, I couldn’t be happier.
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Please oh please…no Jay Z. I’ll wait another day to make that wish come true.
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bitching about jay z is stupid. GV will please all you fucktards with orbital in the sahara tent while hova’s on the mainstage. Now wouldn’t you rather have no conflicts with orbital or would you rather have to choose between say the rolling stones and orbital? GV is saving us the headache
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SOMEONE POST A LINK, I KNOW ITS OUT THERE
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I can’t sleep. I am staying up until 7:15, and then am passing out during class/work.
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I really wish they could have snagged Them Crooked Vultures. Austin City Limits did. But the Dead Weather is an acceptable super group.
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can not sleep. first day of class. must sleep. need line up now. grrrr. will paint cave till update arrives
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Whew, thanks for fixing that! I may have to take a quick nap if I want to keep checking this site! >_<
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No need to cry over Jay-Z. He’s really not that great a rapper. I’m positive most people that attend Coachella would rather see Mos Def or Fatlip anyways, you idiot.
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Don’t you mean 7:15AM!?!? I hope that PM is a typo!!!!!
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Drum roll please….
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Tom Green headlines the 3rd day and Mel Brooks headlines the 2nd…from a sauce
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yeah.. wtf. someone has to know.
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where is it?!?!
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Here it comes.
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lol@ father…you’re bitching and whining yourself about people bitching and complaining simply because jay-z is not indie or because he’s black(which btw is not the case) i dont care for him simply because he sucks…then you go and call people faggots..you’re such a hypocrite,lol..best laugh all night,thx
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nah…its a fake..its been floating around for awhile
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If you dont like Jay Z you are a fucking moron. He is the greatest rapper of all time and for any of you to see him live would be a privilege. Just because he is not indie and is black doesnt mean he cant fit in well at Coachella. I hope he is there so all you faggots can cry about not seeing radiohead there.
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I just found this…could this be it?
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KROQ are dropping hints for Foo Fighters and White Stripes…things are going sideways
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http://www.last.fm/user/theworkingmannn
U2 – Muse – Pearl Jam – Pavement – Massive Attack – Soundgarden – Echo & the Bunnymen – Thom Yorke – Dinosaur Jr – LCD Soundsystem – Basement Jaxx – Underworld – Shpongle – Royksopp – Wilco – Spoon – Them Crooked Vultures – The Dead Weather – Feist – Goldfrapp – The Mars Volta – Grizzly Bear – Dethklok – Monsters of Folk – Yeasayer – Phoenix – Bat for Lashes – Battles – Julian Casablancas – The Big Pink – Portugal. The Man
FOR COACHELLA 2010
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U2, Mars Volta, Pearl Jam???
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@Mr. Mike “HEY LOOK RACISM!”
Your a F***ING idiot! Race was not even mentioned in that persons post. Your racist for assuming that “ghetto ass people” are categorized by race. There are ghetto ass people from every race.
Dumb ASS!
Lineup plzzzzzzzzzz!
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Can you shitheads stop bitching about Jay-Z and give us some news? Isn’t KROQ giving info or something?! I think thats more important.
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LOL…blow up doll…good one!
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LOL@ blow up doll…that should be the headliner this year…mr mike and his jay-z blow up doll
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he might have a life sized blow up of him?
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all you people who are bitching about Jay-Z playing are the same people who got excited about The Jesus & Mary Chain headlining…Jesus & Mary Chain…? Really?
Listen to Jay-Z…You should be excited.
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Well I’m just saying…the comments you have made on Jay-Z lead me to believe you have never really listened to what he is saying in his music.
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NOpe…no posters…sorry.
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and you’re so right…i don’t listen to any music,none at all.that’s why i’m awaiting the lineup for this year,lol
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lol your probably right about that
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Prince would throw your ass in the icy waters of lake minnetonka for that shit.
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ohhhh mr mike probably has posters of jay-z on his bedroom wall next to his bunkbed.im sorry mikeypoo
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didnt mean to hate on prince people, my bad
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dude at least its not kanye bitch. that would be even worse!!!
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LOL @ PoopieJacobs. You’ve obviously never listened to a Jay-Z song in your life. Either that or you don’t really listen to music…you just skim through it.
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yeah that is true, prince wasnt toooo bad. but jay-z? come on
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In what bizzaro universe do you live in where Prince at Coachella wasn’t absolutely incredible?
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that’s worse! at least prince has some talent…jay-z is just ghetto mindless crap! er,i mean rap or whatever the fuck it is. just horrible really. who’s next? that guy from hootie and the blowfish? hahaha
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prince is amazing
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okay then you think jay-z fits? thats almost as bad as prince 2 years ago
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HEY LOOK RACISM!
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god please let some decent acts be included…so far everything i’ve read..rumour or not or whatever…they all suck. jay-z??? come on…totally all wrong!! so many ghetto ass people will be in attendance…nice!
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Lol at “doesn’t fit in with the scene.”
Fucking stupidest thing I’ve ever heard/read.
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Daft Punk FTW!!!!
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Playing: Muse, Hot Chip, Vampire Weekend, The xx, Spoon, Phoenix, Yeasayer, Devo, LCD Soundsystem, Passion Pit, As Tall As Lions, Kevin Devine, Camera Obscura, The Temper Trap, Florence and the Machine, Little Boots, Steel Train, Beach House, The Big Pink, Hockey, Girls, Mayer Hawthorne, Miike Snow, Thom Yorke, Tiesto, Edawrd Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
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kroq is dropping hints right now.. if they are being serious then apparently foo fighters may be there and white stripes and muse (duh.)
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Any of you bitching twats ever actually listen to Reasonable Doubt or The Blueprint?
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I have never been to Coachella. But one observation I have made from years of trolling the boards and watching the interaction on COS is that there will never ever be a lineup that suits every single person and that without fail there will always be a question as to whether or not one or more of the headliners is headliner material, yet this is one of the most successful music festivals in the world. I think that GV know what they are doing and are fully capable of deciding on an adequate lineup and who is capable of headlining.
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okay im pissed off that Jay-Z is headlining. He really dosnt fit in with the scene. But muse and gorillaz are gonna be insane
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The dudes up there are totally wrong.
Gorillaz AND Muse are more than qualified to be the headliners for those days.
Sure maybe they arent AS big as Jay-Z but they’re still good headliners -
Coachella is not all about the headliners, but to say that they are irrelevent is also untrue. Having a great headliner to look forward to all day makes it more exciting for me and makes the smaller acts more enjoyable. Knowing that I was going to see Paul McCartney last year just put me in the right state of mind all day. Ditto with Waters and Prince before.
And I totally agree with the Muse thing. I really like Muse, and I really like Gorillaz, but I don’t think either are headline material. I am no rap fan but Jay Z is at least big enough to constitute a headlining spot.
Here’s hoping Thom Yorke plays (and it would be siiiick to see him at Sahara). Saw him at the Orpheum, it was legendary.
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Why do we complain about headliners. The Sahara tent is where it’s at. Last year, the Killers (although I do love them) brought so many younger kids. It was the youngest crowd I’ve ever seen at Coachella. With Gorillaz, Jay-Z, and Beastie Boys…we might get a better crowd (I don’t know what Muse would bring). So who goes to Coachella just to see the headliners? The rest of the day is what it’s all about. Also, every year we think the line up is coming out. I hope it does, but it’s hard to believe it’s gonna be tonight…now by the time I post this, the lineup will be posted.
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Mike B. on Jan 18th, 2010 at 10:26 pm
“I’m surprised people are complaining about Jay-Z, but not about Muse. Maybe it’s just because we’ve known Muse would be headlining for a while now…”
I’m totally with you on that one. But like many other have said, the headliners are very rarely the best act of the weekend. Personally it’s always some mid-level act at night in one of the tents that usually blows me away most. It’s the totality of the experience that matters to a good Coachella experience not one or two major acts.
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BONNAROO
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Lostsoul86:
“Jay-Z will indeed by Saturday’s headliner”
“think he will BE saturdays headliner…..do you guys read this shit at all before you put it up??
lol thats too dam funny
Hey, lostsoul…you misspelled “damn”
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I’m surprised people are complaining about Jay-Z, but not about Muse. Maybe it’s just because we’ve known Muse would be headlining for a while now…
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“stop complaining about Jay-Z people, worse musical acts exist”
Anyone remember Jack Johnson?? That was one of my favorite years EVER…it is so NOT about the headliners…i assure you
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stop complaining about Jay-Z people, worse musical acts exist
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I hope you are right. I don’t want to discredit everything I’ve read but I will head that way.
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and admin also had this response to a thread that started with “COS says JayZ is playing”
“cos has reported that the sky is blue. everyone pay attention and send them money.”
I don’t think JayZ is playing.
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Are you KIDDING me!? Jay-Z!? What a load of shit. I am desperate for another big act, other than him. Otherwise Saturday night is fucking shot!
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If JayZ is headlining Bonaroo and playing LA a few weeks before Coachella, I highly doubt that he will play Coachella.
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The admin on the Coachella message boards just shot down your Underworld rumor. Might want to withdraw that real quick.
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Goatherder on Jan 18th, 2010 at 8:50 pm
COS = Bullshit.
Your posts are mash-ups of the Coachella board rumors section. Stop with the repetitive posts.
LOL…Awww Goat. I bet your Mommy thinks it’s adorable when you type on the computer all by yourself ! Now let the big people talk…
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Don’t forget the Bob Dylan and backstreet boys rumors they just twitted…
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COS = Bullshit.
Your posts are mash-ups of the Coachella board rumors section. Stop with the repetitive posts.
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shit. got my promoters mixed up. those are roo rumors. my bad folks.
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matt jones on Jan 18th, 2010 at 7:59 pm
bonnaroo’s twitter just dropped a rolling stones & jigga hint for coachella…
Uhhhhhh…those are Bonnaroo tweets.
Now, back to the story…
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bonnaroo’s twitter just dropped a rolling stones & jigga hint for coachella…
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“Jay-Z will indeed by Saturday’s headliner”
“think he will BE saturdays headliner…..do you guys read this shit at all before you put it up??
lol thats too dam funny
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“Jay-Z will indeed by Saturday’s headliner”
think he will BE saturdays headliner…..do you guys read this shit at all before you put it up?
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why after 5 ? were they posted last year after 5 the day before …? i dont remember that happening last year ..?
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also check the l.a. times website after 5pm…
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@chrismac
Reading is fundamental.
I never mentioned Headliners…One day left and you can’t find
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Underworld now makes this seem to good to be true
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I’m hoping the Soundgarden rumors are true, but I’d want them to be a headliner.
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Expect to see a few names in an initial lineup announced on KROQ’s website between 7 and 8pm.
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I trek out from Ohio every year…and it’s NEVER about the headliners…the depth of the bill always blows me away…Goldenvoice does amazing work
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Yeah – comp for the festival dollar will be higher than ever! Coachella never disappoints, but people outside the LA area know that it certainly isn’t the best “value” in music festivals. That could have an impact.
Esp if they copy last years headliner of Jay Z, expect East Coast and midwest turnout to go down.
They still need to cap the festival attendance. That way they could still sell out, make their money and continue to make the event a special one.
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In a mere hour or in mere hours not in a mere hours, its hurts to read that.
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@Chachi
Uh, not really. I think most everyone knows that the headliners are Beastie Boys, Gorillaz, Muse, Jay-Z. I, for one, am hoping for a surprise.
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Nice one Chachi!
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Ah…this is like I used to feel on Christmas Eve when I was a kid…good times, good times
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It seems the major fests have really been able to keep the secrets this time around.
perhaps these promoters should take over security at the White House.
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First
Coachella better bring the heat if it wants my hard earned ducats!
