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Trying to settle a discussion with one of my buddies who lives out in LA. So figured who better to ask than my fellow Inforooers. Try to be as unbiased as possible...I know its hard! Thanks everyone...hope everyone had a blast this year!
Post by sparklybecca on Jun 23, 2007 12:35:16 GMT -5
dude, no question roo over coachella. but i think it depends on what your lookin for. if your looking for a celebrity friendly, more pretentious music festival coachella is for you
def agree sparkly....should have been more clear....we were trying to decide on lineup alone...now that we've had a chance to actually see or hear the music live
Post by roolacksreality on Jun 23, 2007 12:52:06 GMT -5
sparklybecca said:
dude, no question roo over coachella. but i think it depends on what your lookin for. if your looking for a celebrity friendly, more pretentious music festival coachella is for you
Agreed. The two festivals are very different. Bonnaroo is very raw, while Coachella is more well-groomed.
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Post by sparklybecca on Jun 23, 2007 12:54:43 GMT -5
i also want to add, as far as music, well i like both choices musically, but i have to say at roo i feel like i have more of a chance to hear some insane band ive never heard of before, and really enjoy them, i just TRUST SF/AC to bring out interesting bands that i will love
Having done both twice, I'm voting Roo for the whole experience but Coachella matches my music tastes better. Trying to decide on tastes alone is pointless however so the whole experience has to be the grounds for selection.
Post by steveternal on Jun 23, 2007 13:29:54 GMT -5
hazed said:
Try to be as unbiased as possible
HAHAHAHAHA ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
The only way this could be fair is if your friend started a poll on the Coachella board and we combined the results. And still it wouldn't really be accurate.
Post by jackinslee on Jun 23, 2007 14:19:42 GMT -5
i was at both festivals, and i have no strong alliegance to either.
that being said, bonnaroo was a much better *experience* than coachella. the toleranant and liberal atmosphere allows for alot more fun to be had. coachella was more of a warzone. i was in pits and insanely packed crowds fighting for spots. much different festival. they surely do have more "popular" acts at coachella. all that indie hipster stuff that i do tend to enjoy is all over the place at coachella. but bonnaroo wins just based on the set up alone. it's a 24 hour party not a day of concerts and then sleep at midnight.
winner = bonnaroo.
though i loved coachella too. (bjork!!!! rage!!!!)
If I had not gone to Bonnaroo this year(don't know why I wouldn't), and looked at both line-ups. I would say Bonnaroo by a long shot. Overall the music is better at Bonnaroo.
Post by strumntheguitar on Jun 23, 2007 15:21:30 GMT -5
I didn't go to Coachella, but the lineup didn't look as phenomenal as Roo's. Plus from what I gather the general environment (minus the dust) is so much more pleasant in Manchester. My vote goes for Bonnaroo.
Post by steveternal on Jun 23, 2007 15:58:29 GMT -5
lerxst said:
If I had not gone to Bonnaroo this year(don't know why I wouldn't), and looked at both line-ups. I would say Bonnaroo by a long shot. Overall the music is better at Bonnaroo.
Right on! It seems generally people say Coachella for lineup, Bonnaroo for atmosphere. But I disagree. I love the indie/hipster stuff as much as anyone, but that's just one type of music. Coachella has a nice variety, but nothing compares to the extreme comprehensiveness of Bonnaroo. That's not to say there isn't room for improvement, but they seem to be working towards that and they sure are much further down that exciting path than other festivals.
I think Coachella really boils down to having the best lineup of Who's Hot Right Now. But the problem with that is two-fold, and both of them turn out to be Bonnaroo's strengths:
1) Novelty fades. Coachella's lineup could play like the soundtrack to summer 2007, but that makes it very timely. Many of the bands are not well-established, and many will fade away in a year or two. Look back at older lineups and you'll be saying "Whatever happened to those guys?" or "Man, I remember when they were cool." Bonnaroo has more of an emphasis on established artists, people who have been around long enough to prove that they are worth paying attention to. Bonnaroo pays tribute to the legends of rock, bluegrass, jazz and other genres. Coachella's idea of a legend appears to be Morrissey. (too mean?)
2) Indie bands don't always make good live acts. By harvesting the freshest crop of hot artists, they are emphasizing the sheer popularity of the groups' records and singles. But this is a live festival, so shouldn't they be good live, too? Bonnaroo wins out here as well, by picking artists who are known to satisfy a live crowd. These are jambands of course, but also indie and experimental rock groups (My Morning Jacket and Tortoise, respectively) who have proven that they not only make good records but also put on terrific shows. At Bonnaroo you can be seeing a 20-year-old band or one just off their debut, but either way you feel confident that you'll be seeing a good show.
It goes without saying that Bonnaroo tries to have its share of hot indie bands which betray the above points (I was looking forward to Annuals this year, but their show kinda fell flat IMO), but overall I think this goes a long way in explaining why Bonnaroo's choice for the type of music they get is a better one.
If we are going based on lineup alone, I would still have to say Bonnaroo. This year I would have loved to go to Coachella on Sunday, but the other 2 days didn't do it for me so much. Another thing that Bonnaroo (and other fests like Waka, All Good, 10klf, etc) have over Coachella (Lolla, ACL) in my opinion is that they are fulltime festivals rather than just 3 separate days of music. I've been to Austin City Limits fest, and while I had a great time and saw some great music, I missed having latenights and the whole vibe you get from a fest like Bonnaroo. I presume that other fests that end at 12 have the same feel, although I may be wrong as I've never done Coachella.
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